AL3 5RB, St Albans
Sold prices and local information for AL3 5RB on Townsend Drive. Free
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Average sold price
£1,451,750
4 recorded sales since 2016
Last 12 months
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0 sales
Ultrafast broadband
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Sold prices in AL3 5RB
| Address | Date | Price | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13, Townsend Drive | 15 Aug 2023 | £1,842,000 | Detached |
| 13, Townsend Drive | 19 Nov 2020 | £1,375,000 | Detached |
| 5, Townsend Drive | 10 May 2019 | £1,500,000 | Detached |
| The Shire, 15A, Townsend Drive | 29 Jan 2016 | £1,090,000 | Detached |
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Tenure: 100% freehold, 0% leasehold.
Streets in AL3 5RB
- Townsend Drive£2.22m
Schools near AL3 5RB
| School | Type | Ofsted | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garden Fields Junior Mixed and Infant School | Primary | – | 0.2 mi |
| Batchwood School | Community special school | Good | 0.2 mi |
| Heathlands School | Community special school | – | 0.3 mi |
| St Albans High School for Girls | Other independent school | – | 0.4 mi |
| Bernards Heath Infant and Nursery School | Primary | – | 0.5 mi |
| Aboyne Lodge Junior Mixed and Infant School | Primary | – | 0.5 mi |
Living in AL3 5RB
Nearest stations
- St Albans City station 1.0 mi · 19 min walk
- St Albans Abbey station 1.2 mi · 24 min walk
- Park Street station 2.5 mi · 51 min walk
Supermarkets
- Morrisons Daily 0.6 mi
- Marks and Spencer BP 0.6 mi
- Tesco Express 0.6 mi
- Marks and Spencer 0.6 mi
Pharmacies
- Normandy Chemist 0.2 mi
- Jade Pharmacy (parkbury House) 0.4 mi
- Jade Pharmacy (st. Albans) 0.5 mi
Dentists
- St Albans City Hospital 0.3 mi
- St Albans City Hospital 0.3 mi
- Dental Beauty St Albans 0.3 mi
GP surgeries
- Lodge,Highfield & Redbourn 0.2 mi
- Grange Street Surgery 0.4 mi
- Parkbury House Surgery 0.4 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 9 of 10 (10 = least deprived), English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
| Income | 9 of 10 |
| Employment | 9 of 10 |
| Education and skills | 10 of 10 |
| Health and disability | 7 of 10 |
| Crime | 7 of 10 |
| Access to housing and services | 10 of 10 |
| Living environment | 5 of 10 |
Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).
Who lives in AL3 5RB
Ethnic group
| Here | St Albans | |
|---|---|---|
| White | 88% | 83.6% |
| Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh | 5.1% | 8.2% |
| Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups | 3.8% | 4.3% |
| Other ethnic group | 2.1% | 1.8% |
| Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African | 0.9% | 2.1% |
Religion
| Here | St Albans | |
|---|---|---|
| Christian | 45.2% | 47.4% |
| No religion | 44.1% | 37.1% |
| Not answered | 5.7% | 6.1% |
| Muslim | 2.8% | 4.7% |
| Jewish | 1.2% | 1.5% |
| Hindu | 0.3% | 1.8% |
| Other religion | 0.3% | 0.5% |
| Buddhist | 0.2% | 0.5% |
Country of birth
| Here | St Albans | |
|---|---|---|
| Born in the UK | 83.4% | 83% |
| Born outside the UK | 16.6% | 17% |
Highest qualification
| Here | St Albans | |
|---|---|---|
| Level 4 qualifications and above | 62.6% | 53% |
| Level 3 qualifications | 12.3% | 13.1% |
| Level 2 qualifications | 8.7% | 11.5% |
| No qualifications | 7.7% | 10.2% |
| Level 1 and entry level qualifications | 5.2% | 6.7% |
| Apprenticeship | 1.8% | 3.4% |
| Other qualifications | 1.7% | 2.1% |
General health
| Here | St Albans | |
|---|---|---|
| Very good health | 61.4% | 57.5% |
| Good health | 28% | 30.3% |
| Fair health | 8.3% | 9.1% |
| Bad health | 1.7% | 2.4% |
| Very bad health | 0.6% | 0.6% |
Occupation
| Here | St Albans | |
|---|---|---|
| Professional occupations | 35.1% | 30.5% |
| Managers, directors and senior officials | 26.8% | 20.8% |
| Associate professional and technical occupations | 15.5% | 15.8% |
| Administrative and secretarial occupations | 7.1% | 8.1% |
| Caring, leisure and other service occupations | 5.5% | 6.1% |
| Skilled trades occupations | 3.5% | 6% |
| Elementary occupations | 2.9% | 5.2% |
| Sales and customer service occupations | 2% | 4.7% |
| Process, plant and machine operatives | 1.6% | 2.9% |
Cars or vans per household
| Here | St Albans | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 car or van in household | 52.4% | 44.1% |
| 2 cars or vans in household | 26.7% | 32.4% |
| No cars or vans in household | 15.5% | 12.8% |
| 3 or more cars or vans in household | 5.4% | 10.7% |
Economic activity
| Here | St Albans | |
|---|---|---|
| Economically active (excluding full-time students) | 67% | 63.7% |
| Economically inactive | 32% | 34.6% |
| Economically active and a full-time student | 1% | 1.7% |
Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.
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