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Bucknalls Drive, Bricket Wood, St Albans

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House prices, sold prices and local information for AL2 3XJ, AL2 3XL.

Average price (last 12 months)
£1,052,500
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£781,273
20 sales
Price range
£530k – £1.65m
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
16 Jan 2026
AL2 3XJ

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At a glance

House prices£1.05m average64% above the St Albans average CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 10 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station10 min walkBricket Wood station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 21 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

20 property sales on Bucknalls Drive, Bricket Wood, St Albans have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £1,052,500. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £783,182. That is 64% above the St Albans average of £641,180 over the same period. 2 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 2 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 95% detached, 5% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Bucknalls Drive range from £530,000 to £1,650,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold. Of 280 streets in St Albans with at least two sales in the last year, Bucknalls Drive ranks 21st for average price, putting it in the top 10%.

House prices on Bucknalls Drive compared

Bucknalls Drive£1,052,500
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: £746,475 (2 sales)2016£746k2017: £875,000 (1 sales)2017£875k2018: £622,500 (3 sales)2018£623k2020: £720,000 (4 sales)2020£720k2021: £565,000 (2 sales)2021£565k2022: £745,000 (1 sales)2022£745k2024: £783,333 (3 sales)2024£783k2025: £1,003,333 (3 sales)2025£1m2026: £1,275,000 (1 sales)2026£1.28m

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 21 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached19£783,18216 Jan 2026
Semi-detached1£745,0006 Sep 2022

Sold prices on Bucknalls Drive

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
75, Bucknalls Drive AL2 3XJ 16 Jan 2026£1,275,000 DetachedFreehold
50, Bucknalls Drive AL2 3XL 29 Oct 2025£830,000 DetachedFreehold
51, Bucknalls Drive AL2 3XJ 16 Jul 2025£1,650,000 DetachedFreehold
14, Bucknalls Drive AL2 3XL 21 Mar 2025£530,000 DetachedFreehold
34, Bucknalls Drive AL2 3XL 23 Sep 2024£1,250,000 DetachedFreehold
20, Bucknalls Drive AL2 3XL 9 Aug 2024£550,000 DetachedFreehold
51, Bucknalls Drive AL2 3XJ 5 Jul 2024£535,000 DetachedFreehold
12, Bucknalls Drive AL2 3XL 26 Jan 2024£550,000 DetachedFreehold
66, Bucknalls Drive AL2 3XL 6 Sep 2022£745,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
27, Bucknalls Drive AL2 3XJ 25 Feb 2021£540,000 DetachedFreehold
31, Bucknalls Drive AL2 3XJ 5 Feb 2021£590,000 DetachedFreehold
33, Bucknalls Drive AL2 3XJ 8 Dec 2020£585,000 DetachedFreehold
49, Bucknalls Drive AL2 3XJ 14 Feb 2020£585,000 DetachedFreehold
73, Bucknalls Drive AL2 3XJ 29 Jan 2020£830,000 DetachedFreehold
41, Bucknalls Drive AL2 3XJ 10 Jan 2020£880,000 DetachedFreehold
46, Bucknalls Drive AL2 3XL 30 Aug 2018£610,000 DetachedFreehold
52, Bucknalls Drive AL2 3XL 10 Jul 2018£617,500 DetachedFreehold
15, Bucknalls Drive AL2 3XJ 16 Mar 2018£640,000 DetachedFreehold
53, Bucknalls Drive AL2 3XJ 14 Jul 2017£875,000 DetachedFreehold
34, Bucknalls Drive AL2 3XL 29 Jul 2016£595,000 DetachedFreehold
6, Bucknalls Drive AL2 3XL 1 Jul 2016£897,950 DetachedFreehold

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
51, Bucknalls Drive £535,000 (Jul 2024) → £1,650,000 (Jul 2025) +208%
over 1 yr
34, Bucknalls Drive £595,000 (Jul 2016) → £1,250,000 (Sep 2024) +110%
over 8 yrs

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Schools near Bucknalls Drive

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Mount Pleasant Lane Primary School 200 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.4 mi
Saint Michael's Catholic High School 1,130 pupils Secondary Roman Catholic 11–18 Report 0.7 mi
Coates Way JMI and Nursery School 223 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.7 mi
Parmiter's School 1,496 pupils Secondary 11–18 Outstanding Report 0.8 mi
St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School 268 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Report 0.8 mi
Garston Manor School 175 pupils Community special school 11–16 Report 1.0 mi
Future Academies Watford 1,060 pupils Secondary 11–18 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, shops and health

Train stations

  • Bricket Wood station 0.5 mi · 10 min walk
  • Garston (Herts) station 1.3 mi · 25 min walk
  • How Wood (Herts) station 1.5 mi · 29 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • West Riding (opp, Mount Pleasant Lane) 3 min walk
  • West Riding (nr, Mount Pleasant Lane) 3 min walk
  • United Reformed Church (opp, West Riding) 5 min walk
  • United Reformed Church (nr, West Riding) 5 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Abbotswood Medical Centre
    12 Katherine Place, College Road, Abbots Langley · 1.4 mi
  • Garston Medical Centre
    6A North Western Avenue, Watford · 1.7 mi
  • Sheepcot Medical Centre
    6 Cunningham Way, Watford · 1.9 mi
  • Vine House Health Centre
    87-89 High Street, Abbots Langley · 2.1 mi

Supermarkets

  • Spar PFS Spar Harvest - Hks - Classic · 0.6 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Watford Garston Express · 1.1 mi
  • Little Waitrose Shell Little Waitrose Shell Chiswell · 1.2 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op St Albans · 1.4 mi

Pharmacies

  • Bricket Wood Pharmacy · 0.4 mi
  • Park Pharmacy · 1.1 mi
  • How Wood Pharmacy · 1.4 mi

Dentists

  • 65 Oakwood Road (dental Practice) · 0.4 mi
  • The Dental Practice · 1.4 mi
  • Same Day Dentist · 1.9 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 10 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.

Income9 of 10
Employment9 of 10
Education and skills9 of 10
Health and disability10 of 10
Crime9 of 10
Access to housing and services6 of 10
Living environment8 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned90.1%62.5%
Private rented6.9%20.3%
Social rented3.0%17.1%
Households757

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1516.1%17.4%
Aged 15–6457.3%64.1%
Aged 65+26.5%18.6%
Residents1,910

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 Bucknalls Drive

Ethnic group

HereSt Albans
White81.7%83.6%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh10.3%8.2%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African3%2.1%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.6%4.3%
Other ethnic group2.3%1.8%

Religion

HereSt Albans
Christian51.3%47.4%
No religion21.2%37.1%
Jewish10.9%1.5%
Not answered6.1%6.1%
Hindu5.8%1.8%
Muslim3.2%4.7%
Sikh0.7%–
Other religion0.5%0.5%

Country of birth

HereSt Albans
Born in the UK84.3%83%
Born outside the UK15.7%17%

Highest qualification

HereSt Albans
Level 4 qualifications and above40.1%53%
Level 3 qualifications16.1%13.1%
Level 2 qualifications14.9%11.5%
No qualifications13.3%10.2%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.5%6.7%
Apprenticeship5.3%3.4%
Other qualifications2.8%2.1%

General health

HereSt Albans
Very good health55.1%57.5%
Good health31.3%30.3%
Fair health10.7%9.1%
Bad health2.7%2.4%
Very bad health0.2%0.6%

Cars or vans per household

HereSt Albans
2 cars or vans in household39.8%32.4%
1 car or van in household31.5%44.1%
3 or more cars or vans in household21.1%10.7%
No cars or vans in household7.6%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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