Compton Gardens, St Albans

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

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2019)

£880,000

1 sales

Price range

£880k – £880k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

13 Aug 2019

AL2 3HU

At a glance

House prices£880k averageSince 2019 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 9 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station14 min walkPark Street station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

1 property sale on Compton Gardens, St Albans has been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2019. The most recent sale was on 13 Aug 2019. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £880,000.

House prices on Compton Gardens compared

AL2 postcode area£551,477

St Albans£641,576

England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Compton Gardens has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all AL2 house prices.

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Detached	1	£880,000	13 Aug 2019

Sold prices on Compton Gardens

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
3, Compton Gardens AL2 3HU	13 Aug 2019	£880,000	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.

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Crime and flood risk near Compton Gardens

Crime

79 crimes were reported within about a mile of Compton Gardens in August 2026.

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

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Lower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Anti-social behaviour	21
Other theft	21
Violence & sexual offences	15
Public order	5
Shoplifting	5
Vehicle crime	5

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

Flood risk

Compton Gardens 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 Compton Gardens

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Killigrew Primary and Nursery School 412 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	0.4 mi
How Wood Primary and Nursery School 215 pupils	Primary	3–11	Good Report	0.7 mi
Seva Education St Albans	Other independent special school	5–16	Report	0.8 mi
Park Street Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 153 pupils	Primary Church of England	3–11	Good Report	0.8 mi
Watling View School 115 pupils	Community special school	2–19	Report	0.9 mi
The Marlborough Science Academy 1,337 pupils	Secondary	11–18	Good Report	0.9 mi
St Adrian Roman Catholic Primary School 194 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	3–11	Report	1.0 mi
Mandeville Primary School 340 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	1.1 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

Park Street station 0.7 mi · 14 min walk
How Wood (Herts) station 0.8 mi · 16 min walk
Bricket Wood station 1.4 mi · 29 min walk

Nearest bus stops

North Orbital Road (NW-bound, Tippendell Lane) 2 min walk
North Orbital Road (SE-bound, Tippendell Lane) 2 min walk
Driftwood Avenue (opp, Watford Road) 3 min walk
Driftwood Avenue (adj, Watford Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

Midway Surgery
93 Watford Road, St. Albans · 0.5 mi
Maltings Surgery
8-14 Victoria Street, St Albans · 2.0 mi
Hatfield Road Surgery
2 The Parade, Ellis House, St. Albans · 2.0 mi
Harvey Group Practice
13-15 Russell Avenue, St. Albans · 2.1 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 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.

Income: decile 8 of 10 · Crime: decile 7 of 10.

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	78.5%	62.5%
Private rented	15.9%	20.3%
Social rented	5.1%	17.1%
Households	643

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	16.4%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	60.4%	64.1%
Aged 65+	23.2%	18.6%
Residents	1,557

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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