Meads Lane, Wheathampstead, St Albans

MyStreetCheck free street report: Meads Lane, Wheathampstead, St Albans · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/st-albans/meads-lane/

House prices, sold prices and local information for AL4 8BZ.

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2009)

£857,500

2 sales

Price range

£610k – £1.11m

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

12 Jul 2022

AL4 8BZ

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At a glance

House prices£858k averageSince 2009 (few recent sales) CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 70% 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 station52 min walkHarpenden station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 3 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

2 property sales on Meads Lane, Wheathampstead, St Albans have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2009. The most recent sale was on 12 Jul 2022. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £857,500. 1 home here has sold more than once since 2009; 0 of them sold for more the second time. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Meads Lane compared

AL4 postcode area£681,531

St Albans£641,180

England & Wales£358,701

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

Average sale price by year

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 3 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Detached	2	£857,500	12 Jul 2022

Sold prices on Meads Lane

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
3, Meads Lane AL4 8BZ	8 May 2026	£462,500	Other	Freehold
5, Meads Lane AL4 8BZ	12 Jul 2022	£1,105,000	Detached	Freehold
3, Meads Lane AL4 8BZ	30 Apr 2009	£610,000	Detached New build	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.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

Address	Sales	Change
3, Meads Lane	£610,000 (Apr 2009) → £462,500 (May 2026)	-24% over 17 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Meads Lane

Crime

34 crimes were reported within about a mile of Meads Lane in August 2026.

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

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Lower crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences	12
Anti-social behaviour	7
Criminal damage & arson	6
Other theft	5
Public order	2
Burglary	1

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

Flood risk

Meads Lane is in or near 3 Environment Agency flood areas:

River Lee at Luton, Harpenden and Wheathampstead Flood alert area
River Mimram in Hertfordshire Flood alert area
River Lee at Harpenden 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 Meads Lane

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
St Helen's Church of England Primary School 184 pupils	Primary Church of England	4–11	Report	0.4 mi
Beech Hyde Primary School and Nursery 171 pupils	Primary	3–11	Good Report	0.4 mi
Aldwickbury School 333 pupils	Other independent school	3–13	Report	1.7 mi
Katherine Warington School 1,113 pupils	Secondary	11–19	Good Report	1.9 mi
High Beeches Primary School 420 pupils	Primary	5–11	Report	2.0 mi
The Grove Infant and Nursery School 243 pupils	Primary	3–7	Outstanding Report	2.0 mi
The Grove Junior School 350 pupils	Primary	7–11	Report	2.1 mi
Batford Nursery School 72 pupils	Nursery	3–5	Report	2.1 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, shops and health

Train stations

Harpenden station 2.6 mi · 52 min walk
Welwyn Garden City station 3.8 mi · 1 hr 16 min walk
Welwyn North station 4.3 mi · 1 hr 25 min walk

Nearest bus stops

St Helen's Church (opp, High Street) 3 min walk
St Helen's Church (o/s, High Street) 4 min walk
Memorial Hall (opp, Marford Road) 4 min walk
Memorial Hall (o/s, Marford Road) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

Elms Medical Practice
5 Stewart Road, Harpenden · 2.7 mi
Davenport House Surgery
Davenport House, Bowers Way, Harpenden · 2.7 mi
Village Surgery
Amenbury Lane, Harpenden · 2.9 mi

Supermarkets

Tesco Express Tesco Wheathampstead Express · 0.1 mi
Tesco Express Esso Tesco Harpenden Esso Express · 2.3 mi
The Co-operative Food Co-op Harpenden - Southdown Road · 2.3 mi
The Co-operative Food Co-op Batford · 2.4 mi

Pharmacies

Manor Pharmacy · 0.2 mi

Dentists

Dental Surgery · 0.2 mi
Marford Road Dental Surgery · 0.2 mi
Colosseum Dental (southdown) · 2.3 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.

Income	8 of 10
Employment	8 of 10
Education and skills	10 of 10
Health and disability	10 of 10
Crime	8 of 10
Access to housing and services	6 of 10
Living environment	7 of 10

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

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	77.4%	62.5%
Private rented	10.1%	20.3%
Social rented	12.5%	17.1%
Households	744

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	19.6%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	60.4%	64.1%
Aged 65+	20.0%	18.6%
Residents	1,810

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.

Mobile signal

	Here	Eng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks	97%	89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network	100%	100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks	100%	99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks	97%	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.

Energy ratings and home sizes on Meads Lane

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Who lives around Meads Lane

Ethnic group

	Here	St Albans
White	92.9%	83.6%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	3%	4.3%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	1.7%	8.2%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African	1.5%	2.1%
Other ethnic group	0.9%	1.8%

Religion

	Here	St Albans
Christian	50.3%	47.4%
No religion	40.8%	37.1%
Not answered	5.1%	6.1%
Muslim	1.2%	4.7%
Hindu	0.8%	1.8%
Jewish	0.8%	1.5%
Other religion	0.4%	0.5%
Buddhist	0.3%	0.5%

Country of birth

	Here	St Albans
Born in the UK	89.9%	83%
Born outside the UK	10.1%	17%

Highest qualification

	Here	St Albans
Level 4 qualifications and above	49.6%	53%
Level 3 qualifications	13.2%	13.1%
Level 2 qualifications	12.2%	11.5%
No qualifications	10.6%	10.2%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	7.1%	6.7%
Apprenticeship	4.8%	3.4%
Other qualifications	2.6%	2.1%

General health

	Here	St Albans
Very good health	57.6%	57.5%
Good health	30.4%	30.3%
Fair health	9.4%	9.1%
Bad health	2.1%	2.4%
Very bad health	0.5%	0.6%

Cars or vans per household

	Here	St Albans
2 cars or vans in household	42.1%	32.4%
1 car or van in household	36.9%	44.1%
3 or more cars or vans in household	12.4%	10.7%
No cars or vans in household	8.6%	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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