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How Wood, Park Street, St Albans

MyStreetCheck free street report: How Wood, Park Street, St Albans · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/st-albans/how-wood/

House prices, sold prices and local information for AL2 2QY, AL2 2SJ, AL2 2RW.

Average price (last 12 months)
£581,667
3 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£454,521
24 sales
Price range
£160k – £690k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
26 Aug 2026
AL2 2SJ

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At a glance

House prices£582k average9% below the St Albans average CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 6 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station7 min walkHow Wood (Herts) station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold75% freeholdAcross 32 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

24 property sales on How Wood, Park Street, St Albans have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 3 homes sold here for an average of £581,667. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £514,444. That is 9% below the St Albans average of £641,180 over the same period. 2 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 1 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 38% terraced, 33% semi-detached, 29% flat. Recorded sale prices on How Wood range from £160,000 to £690,000. 75% of homes sold here were freehold and 25% leasehold. Of 280 streets in St Albans with at least two sales in the last year, How Wood ranks 157th for average price.

House prices on How Wood compared

How Wood£581,667
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: £210,000 (1 sales)2016£210k2017: £354,375 (4 sales)2017£354k2018: £498,750 (2 sales)2018£499k2019: £460,750 (2 sales)2019£461k2020: £437,333 (3 sales)2020£437k2022: £487,500 (4 sales)2022£488k2023: £457,500 (2 sales)2023£458k2024: £467,500 (2 sales)2024£468k2025: £505,000 (1 sales)2025£505k2026: £581,667 (3 sales)2026£582k

Tenure: 75% freehold and 25% leasehold across 32 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced9£514,44426 Aug 2026
Semi-detached8£540,81311 Feb 2026
Flat7£278,85726 May 2023

Sold prices on How Wood

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
80, How Wood AL2 2SJ 26 Aug 2026£625,000 TerracedFreehold
47, How Wood AL2 2RW 26 Jun 2026£480,000 TerracedFreehold
105, How Wood AL2 2SA 11 Feb 2026£640,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Flat 1, 25, How Wood AL2 2QY 4 Jul 2025£490,000 OtherFreehold
41, How Wood AL2 2RW 13 Jan 2025£505,000 TerracedFreehold
6, How Wood AL2 2RA 23 Sep 2024£190,000 OtherLeasehold
55, How Wood AL2 2RW 16 Sep 2024£450,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
25A, How Wood AL2 2QY 20 Aug 2024£450,000 TerracedFreehold
88, How Wood AL2 2SH 30 Apr 2024£485,000 TerracedFreehold
Flat 1, 23, How Wood AL2 2QY 26 May 2023£225,000 FlatLeasehold
5, How Wood AL2 2QY 21 Feb 2023£690,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
97, How Wood AL2 2RZ 31 Aug 2022£590,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
21A, How Wood AL2 2QY 15 Aug 2022£440,000 FlatFreehold
70, How Wood AL2 2SJ 20 May 2022£565,000 TerracedFreehold
Flat 2, 23, How Wood AL2 2QY 25 Mar 2022£355,000 FlatLeasehold
103, How Wood AL2 2RZ 30 Jun 2021£650,000 TerracedFreehold
29A, How Wood AL2 2QY 21 May 2021£193,000 FlatLeasehold
27A, How Wood AL2 2QY 18 Dec 2020£212,000 FlatLeasehold
90, How Wood AL2 2SH 20 Nov 2020£575,000 TerracedFreehold
46, How Wood AL2 2SJ 18 Sep 2020£286,500 TerracedFreehold
107, How Wood AL2 2SA 13 Feb 2020£525,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
27, How Wood AL2 2QY 11 Dec 2019£350,000 FlatLeasehold
31, How Wood AL2 2QY 28 Jun 2019£420,000 TerracedFreehold
53, How Wood AL2 2RW 28 Mar 2019£370,000 TerracedFreehold
7, How Wood AL2 2QY 1 Mar 2019£571,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
50, How Wood AL2 2SJ 30 Jan 2018£572,500 TerracedFreehold
72, How Wood AL2 2SJ 26 Jan 2018£425,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
27, How Wood AL2 2QY 18 Dec 2017£372,500 TerracedFreehold
78, How Wood AL2 2SJ 8 Nov 2017£450,000 TerracedFreehold
102, How Wood AL2 2SD 6 Oct 2017£435,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
29A, How Wood AL2 2QY 27 Apr 2017£160,000 FlatLeasehold
22A, How Wood AL2 2RA 15 Apr 2016£210,000 FlatLeasehold

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
29A, How Wood £160,000 (Apr 2017) → £193,000 (May 2021) +21%
over 4 yrs
27, How Wood £372,500 (Dec 2017) → £350,000 (Dec 2019) -6%
over 2 yrs

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Schools near How Wood

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Seva Education St Albans Other independent special school 5–16 Report 0.3 mi
How Wood Primary and Nursery School 215 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.3 mi
Park Street Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 153 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Good Report 0.5 mi
Killigrew Primary and Nursery School 412 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.9 mi
Watling View School 115 pupils Community special school 2–19 Report 1.2 mi
St Adrian Roman Catholic Primary School 194 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Report 1.4 mi
The Marlborough Science Academy 1,337 pupils Secondary 11–18 Good Report 1.4 mi
Mandeville Primary School 340 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 1.4 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 0.3 mi · 7 min walk
  • Park Street station 0.7 mi · 14 min walk
  • Bricket Wood station 1.0 mi · 19 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Birchwood Way (nr, How Wood) 1 min walk
  • Birchwood Way (opp, How Wood) 1 min walk
  • Shops (Stop 2, Penn Road) 2 min walk
  • Shops (Stop 1, Penn Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Midway Surgery
    93 Watford Road, St. Albans · 1.1 mi
  • Verulam Medical Group
    Colney Medical Centre, 45-47 Kings Road, St. Albans · 2.2 mi
  • Summerfield Health Centre
    Caledon Road, London Colney, St. Albans · 2.3 mi
  • Hatfield Road Surgery
    2 The Parade, Ellis House, St. Albans · 2.3 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op St Albans · 0.1 mi
  • Little Waitrose Shell Little Waitrose Shell Chiswell · 0.5 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Watford Road - Chiswell Green · 0.7 mi
  • Marks and Spencer BP M&S St Albans Mount BP · 0.9 mi

Pharmacies

  • How Wood Pharmacy · 0.1 mi
  • Chiswell Pharmacy · 0.8 mi
  • Bricket Wood Pharmacy · 0.9 mi

Dentists

  • 65 Oakwood Road (dental Practice) · 0.9 mi
  • Family Dental Practice · 1.4 mi
  • Family Dental Practice · 1.4 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.

Income5 of 10
Employment5 of 10
Education and skills6 of 10
Health and disability7 of 10
Crime5 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
Owned61.9%62.5%
Private rented9.9%20.3%
Social rented27.9%17.1%
Households506

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1518.5%17.4%
Aged 15–6460.5%64.1%
Aged 65+21.0%18.6%
Residents1,219

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 How Wood

Ethnic group

HereSt Albans
White84.4%83.6%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh6.7%8.2%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.8%4.3%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.2%2.1%
Other ethnic group1.9%1.8%

Religion

HereSt Albans
Christian49.9%47.4%
No religion37.2%37.1%
Not answered4.9%6.1%
Muslim4.1%4.7%
Jewish2.5%1.5%
Hindu0.7%1.8%
Other religion0.5%0.5%
Buddhist0.1%0.5%

Country of birth

HereSt Albans
Born in the UK85.1%83%
Born outside the UK14.9%17%

Highest qualification

HereSt Albans
Level 4 qualifications and above32.1%53%
No qualifications17.8%10.2%
Level 2 qualifications15.9%11.5%
Level 3 qualifications15.8%13.1%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.8%6.7%
Apprenticeship6.8%3.4%
Other qualifications2.8%2.1%

General health

HereSt Albans
Very good health49.3%57.5%
Good health35.2%30.3%
Fair health11.1%9.1%
Bad health3.8%2.4%
Very bad health0.6%0.6%

Cars or vans per household

HereSt Albans
1 car or van in household41.7%44.1%
2 cars or vans in household30%32.4%
3 or more cars or vans in household14.4%10.7%
No cars or vans in household13.8%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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