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North Cottages, Napsbury, St Albans

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House prices, sold prices and local information for AL2 1AW, AL2 1AP.

Average price (last 12 months)
£446,250
4 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£474,733
30 sales
Price range
£275k – £900k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
26 Jun 2026
AL2 1AP

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At a glance

House prices£446k average30% below the St Albans average CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 10 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station19 min walkPark Street station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 2 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 31 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

30 property sales on North Cottages, Napsbury, St Albans have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 4 homes sold here for an average of £446,250. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £437,575. That is 30% below the St Albans average of £641,180 over the same period. 4 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 4 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 67% terraced, 30% semi-detached, 3% detached. Recorded sale prices on North Cottages range from £275,000 to £900,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold. Of 280 streets in St Albans with at least two sales in the last year, North Cottages ranks 209th for average price.

House prices on North Cottages compared

North Cottages£446,250
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: £483,500 (1 sales)2016£484k2017: £420,000 (2 sales)2017£420k2018: £401,375 (4 sales)2018£401k2019: £456,333 (3 sales)2019£456k2020: £451,750 (4 sales)2020£452k2021: £408,125 (4 sales)2021£408k2022: £576,667 (3 sales)2022£577k2023: £430,000 (1 sales)2023£430k2024: £900,000 (1 sales)2024£900k2025: £553,167 (3 sales)2025£553k2026: £446,250 (4 sales)2026£446k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 31 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced20£437,57526 Jun 2026
Semi-detached9£510,05614 Feb 2025
Detached1£900,0009 Aug 2024

Sold prices on North Cottages

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
4, North Cottages AL2 1AP 26 Jun 2026£275,000 TerracedFreehold
51, North Cottages AL2 1AW 5 Jun 2026£750,000 TerracedFreehold
23, North Cottages AL2 1AP 9 Mar 2026£345,000 TerracedFreehold
16, North Cottages AL2 1AP 29 Jan 2026£415,000 TerracedFreehold
10, North Cottages AL2 1AP 17 Oct 2025£421,500 TerracedFreehold
50, North Cottages AL2 1AW 14 Jul 2025£668,000 TerracedFreehold
13, North Cottages AL2 1AP 14 Feb 2025£570,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
25, North Cottages AL2 1AP 9 Aug 2024£900,000 DetachedFreehold
15, North Cottages AL2 1AP 15 Dec 2023£430,000 TerracedFreehold
21, North Cottages AL2 1AP 27 May 2022£460,000 TerracedFreehold
26, North Cottages AL2 1AW 27 May 2022£685,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
56, North Cottages AL2 1AW 25 May 2022£450,000 TerracedFreehold
42, North Cottages AL2 1AW 28 Feb 2022£585,000 TerracedFreehold
48, North Cottages AL2 1AW 6 Dec 2021£542,500 TerracedFreehold
24, North Cottages AL2 1AP 3 Dec 2021£450,000 TerracedFreehold
11, North Cottages AL2 1AP 21 Jun 2021£300,000 TerracedFreehold
7, North Cottages AL2 1AP 2 Feb 2021£340,000 TerracedFreehold
52, North Cottages AL2 1AW 18 Dec 2020£407,000 TerracedFreehold
54, North Cottages AL2 1AW 27 Nov 2020£538,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
41, North Cottages AL2 1AW 9 Oct 2020£507,000 TerracedFreehold
15, North Cottages AL2 1AP 8 Jan 2020£355,000 TerracedFreehold
29, North Cottages AL2 1AW 30 Aug 2019£615,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
40, North Cottages AL2 1AW 29 Aug 2019£374,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
51, North Cottages AL2 1AW 12 Mar 2019£380,000 TerracedFreehold
55, North Cottages AL2 1AW 14 Dec 2018£405,500 TerracedFreehold
21, North Cottages AL2 1AP 11 Oct 2018£360,000 TerracedFreehold
14, North Cottages AL2 1AP 7 Sep 2018£355,000 TerracedFreehold
39, North Cottages AL2 1AW 1 Aug 2018£485,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
13, North Cottages AL2 1AP 6 Oct 2017£370,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
46, North Cottages AL2 1AW 10 Apr 2017£470,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
31, North Cottages AL2 1AW 12 Aug 2016£483,500 Semi-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
51, North Cottages £380,000 (Mar 2019) → £750,000 (Jun 2026) +97%
over 7 yrs
13, North Cottages £370,000 (Oct 2017) → £570,000 (Feb 2025) +54%
over 7 yrs
15, North Cottages £355,000 (Jan 2020) → £430,000 (Dec 2023) +21%
over 4 yrs
21, North Cottages £360,000 (Oct 2018) → £460,000 (May 2022) +28%
over 4 yrs

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Schools near North Cottages

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Samuel Ryder Academy 1,577 pupils All-through 4–19 Good Report 0.7 mi
Bowmansgreen Primary School 315 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 1.0 mi
Cunningham Hill Junior School 236 pupils Primary 7–11 Outstanding Report 1.0 mi
Cunningham Hill Infant School 180 pupils Primary 5–7 Outstanding Report 1.0 mi
Mandeville Primary School 340 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 1.0 mi
London Colney Primary & Nursery School 156 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 1.0 mi
Watling View School 115 pupils Community special school 2–19 Report 1.0 mi
Windermere Primary School 134 pupils Primary 4–11 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, shops and health

Train stations

  • Park Street station 1.0 mi · 19 min walk
  • How Wood (Herts) station 1.4 mi · 28 min walk
  • St Albans Abbey station 1.4 mi · 28 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Birklands Park (adj, London Road) 11 min walk
  • Birklands Park (opp, London Road) 11 min walk
  • Drakes Drive (opp, London Road) 11 min walk
  • Drakes Drive (nr, London Road) 11 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Verulam Medical Group
    Colney Medical Centre, 45-47 Kings Road, St. Albans · 0.8 mi
  • Summerfield Health Centre
    Caledon Road, London Colney, St. Albans · 1.0 mi
  • Hatfield Road Surgery
    2 The Parade, Ellis House, St. Albans · 1.2 mi
  • Midway Surgery
    93 Watford Road, St. Albans · 1.6 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Cell Barnes · 1.0 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily St Albans Cell Barnes Lane · 1.0 mi
  • Marks and Spencer BP M&S St Albans Mount BP · 1.0 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Colney Express · 1.0 mi

Pharmacies

  • Well · 0.9 mi
  • St Albans Pharmacy · 1.0 mi
  • Imed Pharmacy · 1.2 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Surgery · 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 10 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.

Income10 of 10
Employment10 of 10
Education and skills10 of 10
Health and disability10 of 10
Crime9 of 10
Access to housing and services9 of 10
Living environment5 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned84.3%62.5%
Private rented14.2%20.3%
Social rented1.5%17.1%
Households664

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1517.6%17.4%
Aged 15–6458.2%64.1%
Aged 65+24.1%18.6%
Residents1,570

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 North Cottages

Ethnic group

HereSt Albans
White81%83.6%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh9.9%8.2%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.5%4.3%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.5%2.1%
Other ethnic group2%1.8%

Religion

HereSt Albans
Christian51%47.4%
No religion33.1%37.1%
Not answered6.1%6.1%
Hindu3.9%1.8%
Muslim3.3%4.7%
Jewish1.7%1.5%
Buddhist0.7%0.5%
Other religion0.3%0.5%

Country of birth

HereSt Albans
Born in the UK78.1%83%
Born outside the UK21.9%17%

Highest qualification

HereSt Albans
Level 4 qualifications and above54.5%53%
Level 2 qualifications13.1%11.5%
Level 3 qualifications11%13.1%
No qualifications9.9%10.2%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications5.6%6.7%
Other qualifications3.6%2.1%
Apprenticeship2.3%3.4%

General health

HereSt Albans
Very good health54.7%57.5%
Good health33.2%30.3%
Fair health9.6%9.1%
Bad health2%2.4%
Very bad health0.5%0.6%

Cars or vans per household

HereSt Albans
1 car or van in household45.4%44.1%
2 cars or vans in household33.6%32.4%
3 or more cars or vans in household11.8%10.7%
No cars or vans in household9.2%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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