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Central Drive, St Albans

MyStreetCheck free street report: Central Drive, St Albans · 24 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/st-albans/central-drive/

House prices, sold prices and local information for AL4 0UN, AL4 0UR, AL4 0UX.

Average price (last 12 months)
£875,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2017)
£740,220
19 sales
Price range
£243k – £1.13m
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
8 Jun 2026
AL4 0UU

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At a glance

House prices£740k averageSince 2017 (few recent sales) CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 10 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station21 min walkSt Albans City station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

19 property sales on Central Drive, St Albans have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2017. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £875,000. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £843,299. 5 homes here have sold more than once since 2017; 4 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Central Drive compared

AL4 postcode area£680,672
St Albans£641,576
England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Central Drive has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all AL4 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2017: £792,365 (6 sales)2017£792k2018: £605,667 (3 sales)2018£606k2020: £606,500 (2 sales)2020£607k2021: £465,000 (2 sales)2021£465k2022: £970,000 (1 sales)2022£970k2023: £793,333 (3 sales)2023£793k2025: £1,125,000 (1 sales)2025£1.13m2026: £875,000 (1 sales)2026£875k

Tenure: 77% freehold and 23% leasehold across 22 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached14£843,2998 Jun 2026
Flat3£286,0007 Jul 2023
Detached1£915,00018 May 2017
Terraced1£485,00027 Mar 2020

Sold prices on Central Drive

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
8, Central Drive AL4 0UU 8 Jun 2026£875,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
14, Central Drive AL4 0UR 4 Jun 2025£1,125,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
33, Central Drive AL4 0UX 29 Nov 2024£165,000 OtherFreehold
15 - 17, Central Drive AL4 0UX 16 Sep 2024£215,000 OtherLeasehold
16, Central Drive AL4 0UR 12 Dec 2023£910,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
32, Central Drive AL4 0UN 30 Aug 2023£1,100,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
33, Central Drive AL4 0UX 7 Jul 2023£370,000 FlatLeasehold
14, Central Drive AL4 0UR 26 Aug 2022£970,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
22, Central Drive AL4 0UR 25 Mar 2021£685,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
18, Irene Stebbings House, Central Drive AL4 0UQ 29 Jan 2021£245,000 FlatLeasehold
45, Central Drive AL4 0UN 4 Sep 2020£728,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
37, Central Drive AL4 0UN 27 Mar 2020£485,000 TerracedLeasehold
18, Irene Stebbings House, Central Drive AL4 0UQ 30 Nov 2018£243,000 FlatLeasehold
49, Central Drive AL4 0UN 10 May 2018£909,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
24, Central Drive AL4 0UR 5 Feb 2018£665,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
14, Central Drive AL4 0UR 30 Oct 2017£768,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
41, Central Drive AL4 0UN 9 Oct 2017£655,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
32, Central Drive AL4 0UN 6 Jul 2017£855,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
39, Central Drive AL4 0UN 23 Jun 2017£731,189 Semi-detachedFreehold
30, Central Drive AL4 0UN 12 Jun 2017£830,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
12, Central Drive AL4 0UR 18 May 2017£915,000 DetachedFreehold
30, Central Drive AL4 0UN 26 Oct 2016£790,000 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
14, Central Drive £768,000 (Oct 2017) → £970,000 (Aug 2022) → £1,125,000 (Jun 2025) +46%
over 8 yrs
33, Central Drive £370,000 (Jul 2023) → £165,000 (Nov 2024) -55%
over 1 yr
32, Central Drive £855,000 (Jul 2017) → £1,100,000 (Aug 2023) +29%
over 6 yrs
18, Irene Stebbings House, Central Drive £243,000 (Nov 2018) → £245,000 (Jan 2021) +1%
over 2 yrs
30, Central Drive £790,000 (Oct 2016) → £830,000 (Jun 2017) +5%
over under a year

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Schools near Central Drive

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Oakwood Primary School 317 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.2 mi
Beaumont School 1,722 pupils Secondary 11–18 Report 0.3 mi
Fleetville Infant and Nursery School 304 pupils Primary 3–7 Outstanding Report 0.4 mi
Verulam School 987 pupils Secondary 11–18 Report 0.5 mi
Fleetville Junior School 358 pupils Primary 7–11 Good Report 0.5 mi
Camp Primary and Nursery School 228 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.7 mi
St John Fisher Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 134 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Report 0.7 mi
Links Academy 10 pupils Academy alternative provision converter 11–16 Report 0.7 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 1.0 mi · 21 min walk
  • St Albans Abbey station 1.8 mi · 36 min walk
  • Park Street station 2.6 mi · 52 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Central Drive (nr, Beechwood Avenue) 1 min walk
  • Central Drive (opp, Beechwood Avenue) 2 min walk
  • Chestnut Drive (opp, Beechwood Avenue) 3 min walk
  • Chestnut Drive (nr, Beechwood Avenue) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Hatfield Road Surgery
    2 The Parade, Ellis House, St. Albans · 1.1 mi
  • Parkbury House Surgery
    St. Peters Street, St Albans · 1.3 mi
  • Grange Street Surgery
    2 Grange Street, St. Albans · 1.3 mi
  • Maltings Surgery
    8-14 Victoria Street, St Albans · 1.4 mi

Supermarkets

  • Spar Spar-Hatfield Road · 0.3 mi
  • Morrisons Morrisons Fleetville St Albans · 0.4 mi
  • Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Marshalswick Local · 0.5 mi
  • Marks and Spencer Foodhall M&S Marshalswick Foodhall · 0.5 mi

Pharmacies

  • Morrisons Pharmacy · 0.4 mi
  • Quadrant Pharmacy · 0.6 mi
  • Highfield Pharmacy · 0.8 mi

Dentists

  • Happy Family Dental · 0.5 mi
  • Colosseum Dental (st Albans) · 0.8 mi
  • Jersey Farm Dental Practice · 1.0 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.

Income10 of 10
Employment10 of 10
Education and skills10 of 10
Health and disability10 of 10
Crime10 of 10
Access to housing and services10 of 10
Living environment9 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned86.0%62.5%
Private rented5.9%20.3%
Social rented8.1%17.1%
Households471

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1524.4%17.4%
Aged 15–6463.7%64.1%
Aged 65+11.8%18.6%
Residents1,404

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 Central Drive

Ethnic group

HereSt Albans
White84.5%83.6%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh8%8.2%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.2%4.3%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.1%2.1%
Other ethnic group1.1%1.8%

Religion

HereSt Albans
No religion44.7%37.1%
Christian41.6%47.4%
Not answered6.1%6.1%
Muslim3.8%4.7%
Hindu1.1%1.8%
Jewish1%1.5%
Buddhist0.9%0.5%
Other religion0.6%0.5%

Country of birth

HereSt Albans
Born in the UK86.7%83%
Born outside the UK13.3%17%

Highest qualification

HereSt Albans
Level 4 qualifications and above58.7%53%
Level 3 qualifications13.6%13.1%
Level 2 qualifications11.9%11.5%
No qualifications8.5%10.2%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications4%6.7%
Apprenticeship2.6%3.4%
Other qualifications0.7%2.1%

General health

HereSt Albans
Very good health62.5%57.5%
Good health28.1%30.3%
Fair health7.2%9.1%
Bad health2%2.4%
Very bad health0.2%0.6%

Cars or vans per household

HereSt Albans
2 cars or vans in household40%32.4%
1 car or van in household38.7%44.1%
3 or more cars or vans in household13.4%10.7%
No cars or vans in household7.9%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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