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Bedford Road, St Albans

MyStreetCheck free street report: Bedford Road, St Albans · 24 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/st-albans/bedford-road/

House prices, sold prices and local information for AL1 3BH, AL1 3BQ, AL1 3EZ.

Average price (last 12 months)
£570,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£552,100
30 sales
Price range
£350k – £835k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
15 Jul 2026
AL1 3BH

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At a glance

House prices£552k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 9 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station4 min walkSt Albans City station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

30 property sales on Bedford Road, St Albans have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £570,000. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £547,320. 9 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 9 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Bedford Road compared

AL1 postcode area£638,185
St Albans£641,576
England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Bedford Road has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all AL1 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £525,250 (4 sales)2016£525k2017: £498,667 (3 sales)2017£499k2018: £520,000 (1 sales)2018£520k2019: £640,000 (2 sales)2019£640k2020: £465,667 (3 sales)2020£466k2021: £610,000 (6 sales)2021£610k2022: £560,000 (3 sales)2022£560k2023: £350,000 (1 sales)2023£350k2024: £618,500 (4 sales)2024£619k2025: £517,500 (2 sales)2025£518k2026: £570,000 (1 sales)2026£570k

Tenure: 97% freehold and 3% leasehold across 31 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced25£547,32015 Jul 2026
Semi-detached3£686,66723 Apr 2021
Flat2£410,0005 May 2023

Sold prices on Bedford Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
43, Bedford Road AL1 3BH 15 Jul 2026£570,000 TerracedFreehold
20, Bedford Road AL1 3BQ 27 Feb 2025£530,000 TerracedFreehold
12, Bedford Road AL1 3BQ 7 Feb 2025£505,000 TerracedFreehold
8, Bedford Road AL1 3BQ 12 Jul 2024£590,000 TerracedFreehold
1, Bedford Road AL1 3BH 7 Jun 2024£835,000 TerracedFreehold
33, Bedford Road AL1 3BH 28 May 2024£610,000 TerracedFreehold
3, Bedford Court, Bedford Road AL1 3EZ 1 May 2024£439,000 TerracedFreehold
Flat 4, Bedford Court, Bedford Road AL1 3EZ 5 May 2023£350,000 FlatFreehold
12, Bedford Road AL1 3BQ 9 Sep 2022£500,000 TerracedFreehold
41, Bedford Road AL1 3BH 11 Jan 2022£550,000 TerracedFreehold
39, Bedford Road AL1 3BH 7 Jan 2022£630,000 TerracedFreehold
28, Bedford Road AL1 3BQ 17 Dec 2021£612,500 TerracedFreehold
1, Bedford Court, Bedford Road AL1 3EZ 6 Oct 2021£360,000 TerracedFreehold
45, Bedford Road AL1 3BH 24 Jun 2021£470,000 FlatLeasehold
35, Bedford Road AL1 3BH 5 May 2021£552,500 TerracedFreehold
7, Bedford Road AL1 3BH 23 Apr 2021£800,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
7, Bedford Road AL1 3BH 21 Jan 2021£710,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
22, Bedford Road AL1 3BQ 14 Jan 2021£515,000 TerracedFreehold
32, Bedford Road AL1 3BQ 18 Dec 2020£465,000 TerracedFreehold
14, Bedford Road AL1 3BQ 12 Jun 2020£387,000 TerracedFreehold
35, Bedford Road AL1 3BH 31 Mar 2020£545,000 TerracedFreehold
1, Bedford Road AL1 3BH 9 Dec 2019£730,000 TerracedFreehold
21, Bedford Road AL1 3BH 15 Jan 2019£550,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
33, Bedford Road AL1 3BH 13 Apr 2018£520,000 TerracedFreehold
20, Bedford Road AL1 3BQ 14 Sep 2017£500,500 TerracedFreehold
22, Bedford Road AL1 3BQ 1 Sep 2017£480,500 TerracedFreehold
6, Bedford Road AL1 3BQ 13 Apr 2017£515,000 TerracedFreehold
8, Bedford Road AL1 3BQ 26 Aug 2016£545,000 TerracedFreehold
19, Bedford Road AL1 3BH 28 Jul 2016£545,000 TerracedFreehold
30, Bedford Road AL1 3BQ 1 Jun 2016£581,000 TerracedFreehold
41, Bedford Road AL1 3BH 18 Jan 2016£430,000 TerracedFreehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
20, Bedford Road £500,500 (Sep 2017) → £530,000 (Feb 2025) +6%
over 7 yrs
12, Bedford Road £500,000 (Sep 2022) → £505,000 (Feb 2025) +1%
over 2 yrs
8, Bedford Road £545,000 (Aug 2016) → £590,000 (Jul 2024) +8%
over 8 yrs
1, Bedford Road £730,000 (Dec 2019) → £835,000 (Jun 2024) +14%
over 4 yrs
33, Bedford Road £520,000 (Apr 2018) → £610,000 (May 2024) +17%
over 6 yrs
41, Bedford Road £430,000 (Jan 2016) → £550,000 (Jan 2022) +28%
over 6 yrs
35, Bedford Road £545,000 (Mar 2020) → £552,500 (May 2021) +1%
over 1 yr
7, Bedford Road £710,000 (Jan 2021) → £800,000 (Apr 2021) +13%
over under a year
22, Bedford Road £480,500 (Sep 2017) → £515,000 (Jan 2021) +7%
over 3 yrs

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Schools near Bedford Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
St Albans Independent College 70 pupils Other independent school 14–19 Report 0.1 mi
Loreto College 952 pupils Secondary Roman Catholic 11–18 Report 0.2 mi
St Peter's School 392 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.3 mi
Alban City School 381 pupils Primary 5–11 Report 0.4 mi
Maple Primary School 214 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.4 mi
St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery 410 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Good Report 0.4 mi
The Abbey Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Albans 189 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Good Report 0.5 mi
Aboyne Lodge Junior Mixed and Infant School 198 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.5 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

  • St Albans City station 0.2 mi · 4 min walk
  • St Albans Abbey station 0.6 mi · 12 min walk
  • Park Street station 1.7 mi · 34 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Alexandra Road (nr, Alma Road) 1 min walk
  • Telford Court (opp, Alma Road) 1 min walk
  • Iceland (o/s, Victoria Street) 2 min walk
  • Telford Court (o/s, Alma Road) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Hatfield Road Surgery
    2 The Parade, Ellis House, St. Albans · 0.3 mi
  • Maltings Surgery
    8-14 Victoria Street, St Albans · 0.3 mi
  • Harvey Group Practice
    13-15 Russell Avenue, St. Albans · 0.5 mi
  • Parkbury House Surgery
    St. Peters Street, St Albans · 0.5 mi

Supermarkets

  • Iceland Iceland St Albans · 0.1 mi
  • Asda Express Asda St Albans Express Petro · 0.1 mi
  • Sainsburys Local Sainsburys St Albans Station Approach Local · 0.2 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op St Albans London Road · 0.3 mi

Pharmacies

  • Imed Pharmacy · 0.3 mi
  • Maltings Jade Pharmacy · 0.3 mi
  • Boots · 0.4 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Specialists · 0.1 mi
  • Victoria Street (dental Surgery) · 0.1 mi
  • Victoria Dental Clinic · 0.1 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 9 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income10 of 10
Employment10 of 10
Education and skills10 of 10
Health and disability10 of 10
Crime7 of 10
Access to housing and services10 of 10
Living environment2 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned60.9%62.5%
Private rented34.8%20.3%
Social rented4.4%17.1%
Households986

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1516.7%17.4%
Aged 15–6475.8%64.1%
Aged 65+7.5%18.6%
Residents2,056

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks97%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks97%92%

Share of homes across St Albans with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around Bedford Road

Ethnic group

HereSt Albans
White86.3%83.6%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5.2%8.2%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.2%4.3%
Other ethnic group1.7%1.8%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.6%2.1%

Religion

HereSt Albans
No religion48.8%37.1%
Christian40.3%47.4%
Not answered6.8%6.1%
Jewish1.2%1.5%
Muslim1.1%4.7%
Buddhist0.8%0.5%
Hindu0.5%1.8%
Other religion0.4%0.5%

Country of birth

HereSt Albans
Born in the UK74.4%83%
Born outside the UK25.6%17%

Highest qualification

HereSt Albans
Level 4 qualifications and above71.5%53%
Level 3 qualifications10.3%13.1%
Level 2 qualifications7.9%11.5%
No qualifications4.7%10.2%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications2.8%6.7%
Apprenticeship1.5%3.4%
Other qualifications1.4%2.1%

General health

HereSt Albans
Very good health65.8%57.5%
Good health27.4%30.3%
Fair health5.7%9.1%
Bad health0.8%2.4%
Very bad health0.2%0.6%

Cars or vans per household

HereSt Albans
1 car or van in household63.4%44.1%
No cars or vans in household21.2%12.8%
2 cars or vans in household13.2%32.4%
3 or more cars or vans in household2.3%10.7%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of St Albans.

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