AL1 5AL, St Albans
Sold prices and local information for AL1 5AL on Howard Close. Free
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Average sold price
£534,476
5 recorded sales since 2016
Last 12 months
£550,000
1 sale
Ultrafast broadband
100%
of homes, gigabit 100%
Sold prices in AL1 5AL
| Address | Date | Price | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27, Howard Close | 31 Mar 2026 | £550,000 | Semi-detached |
| 7, Howard Close | 11 Nov 2022 | £560,000 | Semi-detached |
| 11, Howard Close | 12 Sep 2022 | £525,500 | Terraced |
| 19, Howard Close | 22 Jun 2021 | £631,180 | Terraced |
| 9, Howard Close | 30 Jun 2017 | £405,700 | Semi-detached |
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Tenure: 100% freehold, 0% leasehold.
Streets in AL1 5AL
- Howard Close£605k
Schools near AL1 5AL
| School | Type | Ofsted | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windermere Primary School | Primary | – | 0.2 mi |
| Samuel Ryder Academy | All-through | Good | 0.3 mi |
| Cunningham Hill Junior School | Primary | Outstanding | 0.4 mi |
| Cunningham Hill Infant School | Primary | Outstanding | 0.4 mi |
| Camp Primary and Nursery School | Primary | – | 0.4 mi |
| Links Academy | Academy alternative provision converter | – | 0.8 mi |
Living in AL1 5AL
Nearest stations
- St Albans City station 1.1 mi · 22 min walk
- St Albans Abbey station 1.6 mi · 31 min walk
- Park Street station 1.8 mi · 36 min walk
Supermarkets
- Morrisons Daily 0.3 mi
- The Co-operative Food 0.3 mi
- Spar 0.3 mi
- Morrisons 0.7 mi
Pharmacies
- St Albans Pharmacy 0.3 mi
- Highfield Pharmacy 0.3 mi
- Morrisons Pharmacy 0.7 mi
Dentists
- Colosseum Dental (st Albans) 1.0 mi
- Priory Park Dentalcare 1.2 mi
- Victoria Street (dental Surgery) 1.2 mi
GP surgeries
- Hatfield Road Surgery 1.0 mi
- Verulam Medical Group 1.1 mi
- Summerfield Health Centre 1.3 mi
Mobile signal
4G indoors from all four networks: 97% of homes in St Albans (England & Wales 89%).
Source: Ofcom, Jul 2025.
Deprivation
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Decile 3 of 10 (10 = least deprived), English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
| Income | 3 of 10 |
| Employment | 2 of 10 |
| Education and skills | 4 of 10 |
| Health and disability | 3 of 10 |
| Crime | 3 of 10 |
| Access to housing and services | 9 of 10 |
| Living environment | 8 of 10 |
Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).
Who lives in AL1 5AL
Ethnic group
| Here | St Albans | |
|---|---|---|
| White | 66.5% | 83.6% |
| Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh | 21% | 8.2% |
| Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African | 4.8% | 2.1% |
| Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups | 4.7% | 4.3% |
| Other ethnic group | 3% | 1.8% |
Religion
| Here | St Albans | |
|---|---|---|
| No religion | 37% | 37.1% |
| Christian | 36.5% | 47.4% |
| Muslim | 19.2% | 4.7% |
| Not answered | 4.7% | 6.1% |
| Buddhist | 1.2% | 0.5% |
| Hindu | 0.8% | 1.8% |
| Other religion | 0.4% | 0.5% |
| Jewish | 0.1% | 1.5% |
Country of birth
| Here | St Albans | |
|---|---|---|
| Born in the UK | 76.5% | 83% |
| Born outside the UK | 23.5% | 17% |
Highest qualification
| Here | St Albans | |
|---|---|---|
| Level 4 qualifications and above | 36.6% | 53% |
| No qualifications | 19.5% | 10.2% |
| Level 3 qualifications | 13.2% | 13.1% |
| Level 2 qualifications | 12.3% | 11.5% |
| Level 1 and entry level qualifications | 10.9% | 6.7% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.4% | 3.4% |
| Other qualifications | 2.1% | 2.1% |
General health
| Here | St Albans | |
|---|---|---|
| Very good health | 45.6% | 57.5% |
| Good health | 34.7% | 30.3% |
| Fair health | 13.8% | 9.1% |
| Bad health | 4% | 2.4% |
| Very bad health | 2% | 0.6% |
Occupation
| Here | St Albans | |
|---|---|---|
| Professional occupations | 21.9% | 30.5% |
| Managers, directors and senior officials | 14% | 20.8% |
| Associate professional and technical occupations | 13.2% | 15.8% |
| Elementary occupations | 10.5% | 5.2% |
| Caring, leisure and other service occupations | 10.2% | 6.1% |
| Sales and customer service occupations | 9.1% | 4.7% |
| Skilled trades occupations | 8.4% | 6% |
| Process, plant and machine operatives | 6.7% | 2.9% |
| Administrative and secretarial occupations | 6% | 8.1% |
Cars or vans per household
| Here | St Albans | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 car or van in household | 42.5% | 44.1% |
| No cars or vans in household | 25.4% | 12.8% |
| 2 cars or vans in household | 24.6% | 32.4% |
| 3 or more cars or vans in household | 7.4% | 10.7% |
Economic activity
| Here | St Albans | |
|---|---|---|
| Economically active (excluding full-time students) | 61.6% | 63.7% |
| Economically inactive | 35.7% | 34.6% |
| Economically active and a full-time student | 2.8% | 1.7% |
Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.
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