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Driftwood Avenue, St Albans

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

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£570,244
21 sales
Price range
£395k – £795k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
31 Mar 2025
AL2 3DE

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At a glance

House prices£570k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 9 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station14 min walkHow Wood (Herts) station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 22 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

21 property sales on Driftwood Avenue, St Albans have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 31 Mar 2025. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £578,758. 6 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 6 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 76% semi-detached, 19% detached, 5% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Driftwood Avenue range from £395,000 to £795,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Driftwood Avenue compared

AL2 postcode area£567,114
St Albans£641,180
England & Wales£358,701

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

Average sale price by year

2016: £457,500 (2 sales)2016£458k2017: £502,500 (2 sales)2017£503k2018: £527,500 (2 sales)2018£528k2019: £531,500 (2 sales)2019£532k2020: £561,000 (5 sales)2020£561k2021: £629,281 (4 sales)2021£629k2022: £795,000 (1 sales)2022£795k2024: £570,000 (2 sales)2024£570k2025: £680,000 (1 sales)2025£680k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 22 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached16£578,75831 Mar 2025
Detached4£547,5004 May 2021
Terraced1£525,00022 Feb 2021

Sold prices on Driftwood Avenue

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
44, Driftwood Avenue AL2 3DE 31 Mar 2025£680,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
31, Driftwood Avenue AL2 3DE 9 Aug 2024£640,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
22, Driftwood Avenue AL2 3DE 30 Jul 2024£500,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
40, Driftwood Avenue AL2 3DE 4 Feb 2022£795,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
4, Driftwood Avenue AL2 3DE 22 Jun 2021£765,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
42, Driftwood Avenue AL2 3DE 4 May 2021£580,000 DetachedFreehold
28, Driftwood Avenue AL2 3DE 22 Feb 2021£525,000 TerracedFreehold
11A, Driftwood Avenue AL2 3DE 14 Jan 2021£647,125 Semi-detachedFreehold
44, Driftwood Avenue AL2 3DE 21 Dec 2020£590,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
29, Driftwood Avenue AL2 3DE 3 Sep 2020£490,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
31, Driftwood Avenue AL2 3DE 3 Sep 2020£560,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
46, Driftwood Avenue AL2 3DE 28 May 2020£575,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
2A, Driftwood Avenue AL2 3DE 7 May 2020£590,000 DetachedFreehold
12, Driftwood Avenue AL2 3DE 19 Jul 2019£650,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
33, Driftwood Avenue AL2 3DE 15 Jul 2019£413,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
2A, Driftwood Avenue AL2 3DE 3 May 2019£550,000 DetachedFreehold
29, Driftwood Avenue AL2 3DE 5 Nov 2018£475,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
11A, Driftwood Avenue AL2 3DE 23 Mar 2018£580,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
40, Driftwood Avenue AL2 3DE 13 Nov 2017£505,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
24, Driftwood Avenue AL2 3DE 30 Mar 2017£500,000 DetachedFreehold
20, Driftwood Avenue AL2 3DE 27 May 2016£395,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
39, Driftwood Avenue AL2 3DE 15 Apr 2016£520,000 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
44, Driftwood Avenue £590,000 (Dec 2020) → £680,000 (Mar 2025) +15%
over 4 yrs
31, Driftwood Avenue £560,000 (Sep 2020) → £640,000 (Aug 2024) +14%
over 4 yrs
40, Driftwood Avenue £505,000 (Nov 2017) → £795,000 (Feb 2022) +57%
over 4 yrs
11A, Driftwood Avenue £580,000 (Mar 2018) → £647,125 (Jan 2021) +12%
over 3 yrs
29, Driftwood Avenue £475,000 (Nov 2018) → £490,000 (Sep 2020) +3%
over 2 yrs
2A, Driftwood Avenue £550,000 (May 2019) → £590,000 (May 2020) +7%
over 1 yr

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Schools near Driftwood Avenue

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Killigrew Primary and Nursery School 412 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.6 mi
How Wood Primary and Nursery School 215 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.6 mi
Seva Education St Albans Other independent special school 5–16 Report 0.7 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 1.0 mi
The Marlborough Science Academy 1,337 pupils Secondary 11–18 Good Report 1.1 mi
St Adrian Roman Catholic Primary School 194 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Report 1.2 mi
Mandeville Primary School 340 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 1.2 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

  • How Wood (Herts) station 0.7 mi · 14 min walk
  • Park Street station 0.8 mi · 15 min walk
  • Bricket Wood station 1.3 mi · 25 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Driftwood Avenue (adj, Watford Road) 2 min walk
  • Driftwood Avenue (opp, Watford Road) 2 min walk
  • Long Fallow (nr, Watford Road) 4 min walk
  • Long Fallow (opp, Watford Road) 5 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Midway Surgery
    93 Watford Road, St. Albans · 0.7 mi
  • Maltings Surgery
    8-14 Victoria Street, St Albans · 2.1 mi
  • Hatfield Road Surgery
    2 The Parade, Ellis House, St. Albans · 2.1 mi
  • Harvey Group Practice
    13-15 Russell Avenue, St. Albans · 2.2 mi

Supermarkets

  • Little Waitrose Shell Little Waitrose Shell Chiswell · 0.3 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Watford Road - Chiswell Green · 0.3 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op St Albans · 0.4 mi
  • Marks and Spencer BP M&S St Albans Mount BP · 0.8 mi

Pharmacies

  • Chiswell Pharmacy · 0.4 mi
  • How Wood Pharmacy · 0.4 mi
  • Bricket Wood Pharmacy · 1.1 mi

Dentists

  • 65 Oakwood Road (dental Practice) · 1.1 mi
  • Family Dental Practice · 1.2 mi
  • Family Dental Practice · 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 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.

Income8 of 10
Employment9 of 10
Education and skills10 of 10
Health and disability9 of 10
Crime7 of 10
Access to housing and services6 of 10
Living environment6 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned78.5%62.5%
Private rented15.9%20.3%
Social rented5.1%17.1%
Households643

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1516.4%17.4%
Aged 15–6460.4%64.1%
Aged 65+23.2%18.6%
Residents1,557

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 Driftwood Avenue

Ethnic group

HereSt Albans
White79.8%83.6%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh11.5%8.2%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.8%4.3%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.4%2.1%
Other ethnic group2.4%1.8%

Religion

HereSt Albans
Christian47.8%47.4%
No religion34%37.1%
Not answered5.8%6.1%
Muslim4.8%4.7%
Hindu3.7%1.8%
Jewish2.9%1.5%
Buddhist0.4%0.5%
Other religion0.4%0.5%

Country of birth

HereSt Albans
Born in the UK83.2%83%
Born outside the UK16.8%17%

Highest qualification

HereSt Albans
Level 4 qualifications and above46.7%53%
Level 3 qualifications15.2%13.1%
Level 2 qualifications12.5%11.5%
No qualifications10.9%10.2%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.4%6.7%
Apprenticeship4.3%3.4%
Other qualifications3%2.1%

General health

HereSt Albans
Very good health53.1%57.5%
Good health33.3%30.3%
Fair health10.5%9.1%
Bad health2.6%2.4%
Very bad health0.6%0.6%

Cars or vans per household

HereSt Albans
1 car or van in household39.1%44.1%
2 cars or vans in household38.4%32.4%
3 or more cars or vans in household15.3%10.7%
No cars or vans in household7.2%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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