Broad Acre, Bricket Wood, St Albans

House prices, sold prices and local information for AL2 3RX.

Average price (last 12 months)

£548,000

2 sales

Average price (since 2021)

£587,000

5 sales

Price range

£510k – £644k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

19 May 2026

AL2 3RX

At a glance

House prices£548k average15% below the St Albans average CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 7 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station16 min walkBricket Wood station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

5 property sales on Broad Acre, Bricket Wood, St Albans have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2021. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £548,000. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £578,750. That is 15% below the St Albans average of £641,576 over the same period. 1 home here has sold more than once since 2021; 1 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Broad Acre compared

Broad Acre£548,000

AL2 postcode area£551,477

St Albans£641,576

England & Wales£356,718

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

Average sale price by year

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Semi-detached	4	£578,750	19 May 2026
Detached	1	£620,000	10 Aug 2022

Sold prices on Broad Acre

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
9, Broad Acre AL2 3RX	19 May 2026	£510,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
7, Broad Acre AL2 3RX	13 Mar 2026	£586,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
6, Broad Acre AL2 3RX	21 Oct 2022	£644,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
12, Broad Acre AL2 3RX	10 Aug 2022	£620,000	Detached	Freehold
6, Broad Acre AL2 3RX	17 Dec 2021	£575,000	Semi-detached	Freehold

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

Address	Sales	Change
6, Broad Acre	£575,000 (Dec 2021) → £644,000 (Oct 2022)	+12% over under a year

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Crime and flood risk near Broad Acre

Crime

53 crimes were reported within about a mile of Broad Acre in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Higher crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences	21
Anti-social behaviour	16
Other theft	5
Vehicle crime	4
Public order	3
Burglary	2

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

Broad Acre is in or near 2 Environment Agency flood areas:

River Ver in Hertfordshire Flood alert area
River Ver at St Albans Flood warning area

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Schools near Broad Acre

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Mount Pleasant Lane Primary School 200 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	0.2 mi
Parmiter's School 1,496 pupils	Secondary	11–18	Outstanding Report	0.7 mi
Saint Michael's Catholic High School 1,130 pupils	Secondary Roman Catholic	11–18	Report	0.7 mi
St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School 268 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	4–11	Report	0.9 mi
Coates Way JMI and Nursery School 223 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	1.0 mi
Future Academies Watford 1,060 pupils	Secondary	11–18	Report	1.0 mi
Garston Manor School 175 pupils	Community special school	11–16	Report	1.0 mi
Seva Education St Albans	Other independent special school	5–16	Report	1.0 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 and local GPs

Train stations

Bricket Wood station 0.8 mi · 16 min walk
How Wood (Herts) station 1.5 mi · 30 min walk
Garston (Herts) station 1.5 mi · 31 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Black Boy PH (nr, North Orbital Road) 2 min walk
Black Boy PH (opp, North Orbital Road) 3 min walk
Mount Pleasant Lane School (opp, Mount Pleasant Lane) 3 min walk
Mount Pleasant Lane School (o/s, Mount Pleasant Lane) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

Abbotswood Medical Centre
12 Katherine Place, College Road, Abbots Langley · 1.3 mi
Sheepcot Medical Centre
6 Cunningham Way, Watford · 1.8 mi
Vine House Health Centre
87-89 High Street, Abbots Langley · 1.8 mi
Garston Medical Centre
6A North Western Avenue, Watford · 1.9 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN) and NHS England practice data. Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 7 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.

Income: decile 8 of 10 · Crime: decile 5 of 10.

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	84.9%	62.5%
Private rented	14.1%	20.3%
Social rented	1.0%	17.1%
Households	667

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	12.8%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	58.2%	64.1%
Aged 65+	29.1%	18.6%
Residents	1,614

Broadband

	Here	UK
Superfast (30Mbit+)	100%	95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)	100%	80%
Gigabit-capable	100%	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.

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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