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Black Boy Wood, Bricket Wood, St Albans

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House prices, sold prices and local information for AL2 3LW, AL2 3LN, AL2 3LJ.

Average price (last 12 months)
£516,667
3 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£406,994
26 sales
Price range
£170k – £698k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
17 Aug 2026
AL2 3LL

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At a glance

House prices£517k average19% below the St Albans average CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 8 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station2 min walkBricket Wood station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband98% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold67% freeholdAcross 30 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

26 property sales on Black Boy Wood, Bricket Wood, St Albans have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 3 homes sold here for an average of £516,667. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £473,800. That is 19% below the St Albans average of £641,180 over the same period. 3 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 3 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 38% terraced, 35% flat, 27% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Black Boy Wood range from £169,950 to £698,000. 67% of homes sold here were freehold and 33% leasehold. Of 280 streets in St Albans with at least two sales in the last year, Black Boy Wood ranks 181st for average price.

House prices on Black Boy Wood compared

Black Boy Wood£516,667
AL2 postcode area£567,114
St Albans£641,180
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all AL2 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £284,950 (1 sales)2016£285k2017: £379,650 (3 sales)2017£380k2018: £255,000 (1 sales)2018£255k2019: £500,000 (1 sales)2019£500k2020: £409,707 (7 sales)2020£410k2021: £345,000 (3 sales)2021£345k2022: £320,000 (1 sales)2022£320k2024: £446,667 (3 sales)2024£447k2025: £471,000 (5 sales)2025£471k2026: £485,000 (1 sales)2026£485k

Tenure: 67% freehold and 33% leasehold across 30 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced10£473,8003 Nov 2025
Flat9£269,76125 Feb 2025
Semi-detached7£488,00017 Aug 2026

Sold prices on Black Boy Wood

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
36, Black Boy Wood AL2 3LL 17 Aug 2026£485,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
6, Black Boy Wood AL2 3LJ 12 Dec 2025£580,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
46, Black Boy Wood AL2 3LN 3 Nov 2025£485,000 TerracedFreehold
61, Black Boy Wood AL2 3LW 25 Feb 2025£305,000 FlatLeasehold
70, Black Boy Wood AL2 3LN 22 Jan 2025£495,000 TerracedFreehold
68, Black Boy Wood AL2 3LN 16 Jan 2025£490,000 TerracedFreehold
28, Black Boy Wood AL2 3LJ 14 Nov 2024£575,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
22, Black Boy Wood AL2 3LJ 27 Aug 2024£515,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
31, Black Boy Wood AL2 3LW 26 Jul 2024£315,000 FlatLeasehold
72, Black Boy Wood AL2 3LN 11 Jul 2024£510,000 TerracedFreehold
47, Black Boy Wood AL2 3LW 31 Jan 2022£320,000 FlatLeasehold
29, Black Boy Wood AL2 3LW 29 Sep 2021£205,000 FlatLeasehold
43, Black Boy Wood AL2 3LW 13 Aug 2021£5,000 OtherFreehold
45, Black Boy Wood AL2 3LW 5 Jul 2021£200,000 FlatLeasehold
52, Black Boy Wood AL2 3LN 18 Jun 2021£430,000 TerracedFreehold
40, Black Boy Wood AL2 3LL 26 Mar 2021£400,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
60, Black Boy Wood AL2 3LN 11 Dec 2020£410,000 TerracedFreehold
36, Black Boy Wood AL2 3LL 20 Nov 2020£381,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
74, Black Boy Wood AL2 3LN 3 Jul 2020£698,000 TerracedFreehold
72, Black Boy Wood AL2 3LN 6 Mar 2020£402,000 TerracedFreehold
46, Black Boy Wood AL2 3LN 19 Feb 2020£404,000 TerracedFreehold
57, Black Boy Wood AL2 3LW 14 Feb 2020£272,950 FlatLeasehold
59, Black Boy Wood AL2 3LW 10 Feb 2020£300,000 FlatLeasehold
10, Black Boy Wood AL2 3LJ 14 Mar 2019£320,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
20, Black Boy Wood AL2 3LJ 28 Feb 2019£500,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
35, Black Boy Wood AL2 3LW 29 Mar 2018£255,000 FlatLeasehold
64, Black Boy Wood AL2 3LN 26 May 2017£414,000 TerracedFreehold
18, Black Boy Wood AL2 3LJ 30 Mar 2017£555,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
21, Black Boy Wood AL2 3LW 28 Feb 2017£169,950 FlatLeasehold
37, Black Boy Wood AL2 3LW 31 Aug 2016£284,950 FlatLeasehold

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
36, Black Boy Wood £381,000 (Nov 2020) → £485,000 (Aug 2026) +27%
over 6 yrs
46, Black Boy Wood £404,000 (Feb 2020) → £485,000 (Nov 2025) +20%
over 6 yrs
72, Black Boy Wood £402,000 (Mar 2020) → £510,000 (Jul 2024) +27%
over 4 yrs

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Schools near Black Boy Wood

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Seva Education St Albans Other independent special school 5–16 Report 0.7 mi
Mount Pleasant Lane Primary School 200 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.8 mi
Coates Way JMI and Nursery School 223 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 1.1 mi
Saint Michael's Catholic High School 1,130 pupils Secondary Roman Catholic 11–18 Report 1.2 mi
How Wood Primary and Nursery School 215 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 1.2 mi
Parmiter's School 1,496 pupils Secondary 11–18 Outstanding Report 1.2 mi
St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School 268 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Report 1.3 mi
Park Street Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 153 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Good Report 1.3 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

  • Bricket Wood station 0.1 mi · 2 min walk
  • How Wood (Herts) station 1.1 mi · 21 min walk
  • Garston (Herts) station 1.6 mi · 32 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • South Riding (adj, Black Boy Wood) 2 min walk
  • Bricket Wood Railway Station (adj, Station Road) 2 min walk
  • Bricket Wood Railway Station (opp, Station Road) 2 min walk
  • Hamilton Close (Stop A, Hunters Ride) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Abbotswood Medical Centre
    12 Katherine Place, College Road, Abbots Langley · 1.9 mi
  • Midway Surgery
    93 Watford Road, St. Albans · 2.0 mi
  • Garston Medical Centre
    6A North Western Avenue, Watford · 2.1 mi
  • Sheepcot Medical Centre
    6 Cunningham Way, Watford · 2.4 mi

Supermarkets

  • Spar PFS Spar Harvest - Hks - Classic · 0.7 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op St Albans · 1.0 mi
  • Little Waitrose Shell Little Waitrose Shell Chiswell · 1.1 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Watford Garston Express · 1.5 mi

Pharmacies

  • Bricket Wood Pharmacy · 0.3 mi
  • How Wood Pharmacy · 1.1 mi
  • Park Pharmacy · 1.5 mi

Dentists

  • 65 Oakwood Road (dental Practice) · 0.3 mi
  • The Dental Practice · 1.9 mi
  • Dillwyn And Caroline Griffiths Dental Practice · 2.1 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 8 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.

Income6 of 10
Employment7 of 10
Education and skills7 of 10
Health and disability9 of 10
Crime6 of 10
Access to housing and services4 of 10
Living environment9 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned72.4%62.5%
Private rented19.2%20.3%
Social rented8.4%17.1%
Households557

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1519.1%17.4%
Aged 15–6463.9%64.1%
Aged 65+17.0%18.6%
Residents1,354

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)98%80%
Gigabit-capable98%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 Black Boy Wood

Ethnic group

HereSt Albans
White83.5%83.6%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh7.1%8.2%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.2%4.3%
Other ethnic group2.8%1.8%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.4%2.1%

Religion

HereSt Albans
Christian43.7%47.4%
No religion35.3%37.1%
Jewish7%1.5%
Not answered5.1%6.1%
Hindu4.4%1.8%
Muslim1.4%4.7%
Buddhist1.3%0.5%
Other religion1.1%0.5%

Country of birth

HereSt Albans
Born in the UK87.4%83%
Born outside the UK12.6%17%

Highest qualification

HereSt Albans
Level 4 qualifications and above37.9%53%
Level 3 qualifications17.5%13.1%
Level 2 qualifications14.6%11.5%
No qualifications13.4%10.2%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9%6.7%
Apprenticeship4.8%3.4%
Other qualifications2.8%2.1%

General health

HereSt Albans
Very good health55.9%57.5%
Good health31.4%30.3%
Fair health9.5%9.1%
Bad health2.4%2.4%
Very bad health0.7%0.6%

Cars or vans per household

HereSt Albans
1 car or van in household39.3%44.1%
2 cars or vans in household37.7%32.4%
3 or more cars or vans in household15.4%10.7%
No cars or vans in household7.5%12.8%

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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