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Drakes Drive, St Albans

MyStreetCheck free street report: Drakes Drive, St Albans · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/st-albans/drakes-drive/

House prices, sold prices and local information for AL1 5AA, AL1 5AW, AL1 5AG.

Average price (last 12 months)
£415,000
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£442,620
43 sales
Price range
£260k – £650k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
10 Feb 2026
AL1 5AA

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At a glance

House prices£415k average35% below the St Albans average CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 6 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station21 min walkSt Albans City station Schools6 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 3 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold87% freeholdAcross 45 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

43 property sales on Drakes Drive, St Albans have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £415,000. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £451,402. That is 35% below the St Albans average of £641,180 over the same period. 9 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 9 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 60% terraced, 28% semi-detached, 12% flat. Recorded sale prices on Drakes Drive range from £260,000 to £650,000. 87% of homes sold here were freehold and 13% leasehold. Of 280 streets in St Albans with at least two sales in the last year, Drakes Drive ranks 220th for average price.

House prices on Drakes Drive compared

Drakes Drive£415,000
AL1 postcode area£636,421
St Albans£641,180
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all AL1 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £411,590 (5 sales)2016£412k2017: £453,750 (2 sales)2017£454k2018: £390,000 (2 sales)2018£390k2019: £406,250 (4 sales)2019£406k2020: £405,750 (4 sales)2020£406k2021: £400,000 (4 sales)2021£400k2022: £489,275 (8 sales)2022£489k2023: £486,667 (3 sales)2023£487k2024: £436,667 (3 sales)2024£437k2025: £470,714 (7 sales)2025£471k2026: £460,000 (1 sales)2026£460k

Tenure: 87% freehold and 13% leasehold across 45 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced26£451,40210 Feb 2026
Semi-detached12£494,10025 Nov 2025
Flat5£273,40024 Mar 2025

Sold prices on Drakes Drive

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
10, Parkway Court, Drakes Drive AL1 5AA 10 Feb 2026£460,000 TerracedFreehold
65, Drakes Drive AL1 5AG 25 Nov 2025£370,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
89, Drakes Drive AL1 5AQ 31 Mar 2025£480,000 TerracedFreehold
71, Drakes Drive AL1 5AQ 26 Mar 2025£530,000 TerracedFreehold
221, Drakes Drive AL1 5AP 24 Mar 2025£295,000 FlatLeasehold
126, Drakes Drive AL1 5AD 10 Mar 2025£480,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
145, Drakes Drive AL1 5AW 31 Jan 2025£535,000 TerracedFreehold
91, Drakes Drive AL1 5AQ 30 Jan 2025£605,000 TerracedFreehold
55, Drakes Drive AL1 5AG 3 May 2024£540,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
67, Drakes Drive AL1 5AG 19 Apr 2024£500,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
153, Drakes Drive AL1 5AW 2 Apr 2024£499,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
235, Drakes Drive AL1 5AP 21 Mar 2024£270,000 FlatLeasehold
10, Parkway Court, Drakes Drive AL1 5AA 15 Sep 2023£445,000 TerracedFreehold
5, Parkway Court, Drakes Drive AL1 5AA 30 Mar 2023£450,000 TerracedFreehold
159, Drakes Drive AL1 5AW 27 Jan 2023£565,000 TerracedFreehold
8, Parkway Court, Drakes Drive AL1 5AA 20 Dec 2022£365,000 TerracedFreehold
223, Drakes Drive AL1 5AP 9 Nov 2022£279,000 FlatLeasehold
41, Drakes Drive AL1 5AG 31 Aug 2022£578,000 TerracedFreehold
51, Drakes Drive AL1 5AG 17 Jun 2022£350,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
59, Drakes Drive AL1 5AG 20 May 2022£610,000 TerracedFreehold
2A, Drakes Drive AL1 5AF 29 Apr 2022£441,000 TerracedFreehold
98, Drakes Drive AL1 5AD 1 Apr 2022£650,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
124, Drakes Drive AL1 5AD 21 Feb 2022£641,200 Semi-detachedFreehold
15, Parkway Court, Drakes Drive AL1 5AA 23 Nov 2021£435,000 TerracedFreehold
221, Drakes Drive AL1 5AP 30 Sep 2021£260,000 FlatLeasehold
157, Drakes Drive AL1 5AW 29 Jan 2021£425,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
160, Drakes Drive AL1 5AB 22 Jan 2021£480,000 TerracedFreehold
215, Drakes Drive AL1 5AP 13 Jan 2021£235,000 FlatLeasehold
104, Drakes Drive AL1 5AD 7 Aug 2020£475,000 TerracedFreehold
81, Drakes Drive AL1 5AQ 24 Jul 2020£390,000 TerracedFreehold
15, Drakes Drive AL1 5AG 22 Jun 2020£495,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
235, Drakes Drive AL1 5AP 22 May 2020£263,000 FlatLeasehold
5, Parkway Court, Drakes Drive AL1 5AA 6 Dec 2019£380,000 TerracedFreehold
79, Drakes Drive AL1 5AQ 7 Nov 2019£380,000 TerracedFreehold
115, Drakes Drive AL1 5AW 12 Sep 2019£365,000 TerracedFreehold
98, Drakes Drive AL1 5AD 14 Feb 2019£500,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
159, Drakes Drive AL1 5AW 8 Oct 2018£380,000 TerracedFreehold
147, Drakes Drive AL1 5AW 9 Mar 2018£400,000 TerracedFreehold
104, Drakes Drive AL1 5AD 13 Dec 2017£422,500 TerracedFreehold
91, Drakes Drive AL1 5AQ 28 Apr 2017£485,000 TerracedFreehold
172, Drakes Drive AL1 5AB 2 Dec 2016£443,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
186, Drakes Drive AL1 5AB 5 Sep 2016£535,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
160, Drakes Drive AL1 5AB 24 Mar 2016£370,000 TerracedFreehold
162, Drakes Drive AL1 5AB 22 Mar 2016£330,000 TerracedFreehold
4, Parkway Court, Drakes Drive AL1 5AA 11 Mar 2016£379,949 TerracedFreehold

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
10, Parkway Court, Drakes Drive £445,000 (Sep 2023) → £460,000 (Feb 2026) +3%
over 2 yrs
221, Drakes Drive £260,000 (Sep 2021) → £295,000 (Mar 2025) +13%
over 3 yrs
91, Drakes Drive £485,000 (Apr 2017) → £605,000 (Jan 2025) +25%
over 8 yrs
235, Drakes Drive £263,000 (May 2020) → £270,000 (Mar 2024) +3%
over 4 yrs
5, Parkway Court, Drakes Drive £380,000 (Dec 2019) → £450,000 (Mar 2023) +18%
over 3 yrs
159, Drakes Drive £380,000 (Oct 2018) → £565,000 (Jan 2023) +49%
over 4 yrs
98, Drakes Drive £500,000 (Feb 2019) → £650,000 (Apr 2022) +30%
over 3 yrs
160, Drakes Drive £370,000 (Mar 2016) → £480,000 (Jan 2021) +30%
over 5 yrs
104, Drakes Drive £422,500 (Dec 2017) → £475,000 (Aug 2020) +12%
over 3 yrs

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Schools near Drakes Drive

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Samuel Ryder Academy 1,577 pupils All-through 4–19 Good Report 0.1 mi
Cunningham Hill Infant School 180 pupils Primary 5–7 Outstanding Report 0.4 mi
Cunningham Hill Junior School 236 pupils Primary 7–11 Outstanding Report 0.4 mi
Windermere Primary School 134 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.4 mi
Camp Primary and Nursery School 228 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.6 mi
St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery 410 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Good Report 0.9 mi
Fleetville Junior School 358 pupils Primary 7–11 Good Report 1.0 mi
Fleetville Infant and Nursery School 304 pupils Primary 3–7 Outstanding 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

  • St Albans City station 1.1 mi · 21 min walk
  • St Albans Abbey station 1.4 mi · 27 min walk
  • Park Street station 1.5 mi · 29 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Drakes Drive (opp, London Road) 1 min walk
  • Drakes Drive (nr, London Road) 1 min walk
  • Samuel Ryder Academy (opp, Drakes Drive) 3 min walk
  • Samuel Ryder Academy (nr, Drakes Drive) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Hatfield Road Surgery
    2 The Parade, Ellis House, St. Albans · 0.9 mi
  • Verulam Medical Group
    Colney Medical Centre, 45-47 Kings Road, St. Albans · 1.0 mi
  • Summerfield Health Centre
    Caledon Road, London Colney, St. Albans · 1.2 mi
  • Maltings Surgery
    8-14 Victoria Street, St Albans · 1.4 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Cell Barnes · 0.4 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily St Albans Cell Barnes Lane · 0.4 mi
  • Spar Spar - St Albans · 0.7 mi
  • Morrisons Morrisons Fleetville St Albans · 0.9 mi

Pharmacies

  • St Albans Pharmacy · 0.4 mi
  • Highfield Pharmacy · 0.7 mi
  • Imed Pharmacy · 0.9 mi

Dentists

  • Priory Park Dentalcare · 1.0 mi
  • Colosseum Dental (st Albans) · 1.0 mi
  • Victoria Street (dental Surgery) · 1.2 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 6 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.

Income4 of 10
Employment4 of 10
Education and skills7 of 10
Health and disability7 of 10
Crime4 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
Owned57.9%62.5%
Private rented8.5%20.3%
Social rented33.6%17.1%
Households660

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1523.9%17.4%
Aged 15–6460.7%64.1%
Aged 65+15.4%18.6%
Residents1,712

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 Drakes Drive

Ethnic group

HereSt Albans
White71.9%83.6%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh14.8%8.2%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6.7%4.3%
Other ethnic group4.2%1.8%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.4%2.1%

Religion

HereSt Albans
Christian45.7%47.4%
No religion32.5%37.1%
Muslim12.9%4.7%
Not answered5.2%6.1%
Hindu1.5%1.8%
Buddhist1.2%0.5%
Sikh0.5%–
Other religion0.5%0.5%

Country of birth

HereSt Albans
Born in the UK79.9%83%
Born outside the UK20.1%17%

Highest qualification

HereSt Albans
Level 4 qualifications and above39.6%53%
No qualifications17%10.2%
Level 3 qualifications15.1%13.1%
Level 2 qualifications11.7%11.5%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10%6.7%
Apprenticeship3.8%3.4%
Other qualifications2.8%2.1%

General health

HereSt Albans
Very good health50.6%57.5%
Good health33.6%30.3%
Fair health11.9%9.1%
Bad health3.3%2.4%
Very bad health0.6%0.6%

Cars or vans per household

HereSt Albans
1 car or van in household45.7%44.1%
2 cars or vans in household28.5%32.4%
No cars or vans in household19.3%12.8%
3 or more cars or vans in household6.5%10.7%

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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