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Russet Drive, St Albans

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

House prices, sold prices and local information for AL4 0AY, AL4 0AZ, AL4 0AS.

Average price (last 12 months)
£332,500
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£362,991
29 sales
Price range
£233k – £900k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
7 Nov 2025
AL4 0AS

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At a glance

House prices£363k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 4 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station24 min walkSt Albans City station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 3 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold87% leaseholdAcross 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

29 property sales on Russet Drive, St Albans have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £332,500. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £298,230. 7 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 86% flat, 14% detached. Recorded sale prices on Russet Drive range from £233,000 to £900,000. 13% of homes sold here were freehold and 87% leasehold.

House prices on Russet Drive compared

AL4 postcode area£681,531
St Albans£641,180
England & Wales£358,701

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

Average sale price by year

2016: £338,821 (7 sales)2016£339k2017: £315,000 (2 sales)2017£315k2018: £310,000 (2 sales)2018£310k2019: £371,600 (5 sales)2019£372k2020: £274,833 (3 sales)2020£275k2021: £279,333 (3 sales)2021£279k2022: £478,000 (4 sales)2022£478k2024: £570,000 (2 sales)2024£570k2025: £332,500 (1 sales)2025£333k

Tenure: 13% freehold and 87% leasehold across 31 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Flat25£298,2307 Nov 2025
Detached4£767,75012 Jul 2024

Sold prices on Russet Drive

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
Flat 11, Claughton Court, 60, Russet Drive AL4 0AS 7 Nov 2025£332,500 FlatLeasehold
Flat 8, Loyd Court, 63, Russet Drive AL4 0AZ 23 Sep 2024£340,000 FlatLeasehold
52, Russet Drive AL4 0DD 12 Jul 2024£800,000 DetachedFreehold
Flat 13, Loyd Court, 63, Russet Drive AL4 0AZ 21 Oct 2022£372,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 13, Jacob Court, 61, Russet Drive AL4 0AY 30 Aug 2022£330,000 FlatLeasehold
50, Russet Drive AL4 0DD 8 Aug 2022£900,000 DetachedFreehold
Flat 11, Jacob Court, 61, Russet Drive AL4 0AY 20 Jul 2022£310,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 10, Claughton Court, 60, Russet Drive AL4 0AS 11 Nov 2021£280,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 4, Jacob Court, 61, Russet Drive AL4 0AY 3 Sep 2021£275,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 14, Loyd Court, 63, Russet Drive AL4 0AZ 12 Aug 2021£283,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 7, Jacob Court, 61, Russet Drive AL4 0AY 23 Oct 2020£233,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 8, Loyd Court, 63, Russet Drive AL4 0AZ 16 Mar 2020£297,500 FlatLeasehold
Flat 3, Jacob Court, 61, Russet Drive AL4 0AY 17 Feb 2020£294,000 FlatLeasehold
47, Russet Drive AL4 0DB 18 Dec 2019£735,000 DetachedFreehold
Flat 12, Jacob Court, 61, Russet Drive AL4 0AY 28 Oct 2019£285,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 7, Claughton Court, 60, Russet Drive AL4 0AS 3 Sep 2019£250,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 6, Loyd Court, 63, Russet Drive AL4 0AZ 23 Aug 2019£260,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 13, Loyd Court, 63, Russet Drive AL4 0AZ 18 Apr 2019£328,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 13, Jacob Court, 61, Russet Drive AL4 0AY 20 Aug 2018£325,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 11, Jacob Court, 61, Russet Drive AL4 0AY 29 Jun 2018£295,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 3, Jacob Court, 61, Russet Drive AL4 0AY 23 Jun 2017£290,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 6, Claughton Court, 60, Russet Drive AL4 0AS 26 May 2017£340,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 6, Jacob Court, 61, Russet Drive AL4 0AY 20 Jan 2017£330,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 8, Loyd Court, 63, Russet Drive AL4 0AZ 18 Nov 2016£307,500 FlatLeasehold
Flat 9, Loyd Court, 63, Russet Drive AL4 0AZ 5 Aug 2016£250,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 10, Loyd Court, 63, Russet Drive AL4 0AZ 27 Jul 2016£245,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 11, Claughton Court, 60, Russet Drive AL4 0AS 25 Jul 2016£330,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 10, Jacob Court, 61, Russet Drive AL4 0AY 12 Jul 2016£245,000 FlatLeasehold
51, Russet Drive AL4 0DB 17 May 2016£636,000 DetachedFreehold
Flat 5, Loyd Court, 63, Russet Drive AL4 0AZ 31 Mar 2016£308,250 FlatLeasehold
Flat 7, Jacob Court, 61, Russet Drive AL4 0AY 12 Jan 2016£300,000 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
Flat 11, Claughton Court, 60, Russet Drive £330,000 (Jul 2016) → £332,500 (Nov 2025) +1%
over 9 yrs
Flat 8, Loyd Court, 63, Russet Drive £307,500 (Nov 2016) → £297,500 (Mar 2020) → £340,000 (Sep 2024) +11%
over 8 yrs
Flat 13, Loyd Court, 63, Russet Drive £328,000 (Apr 2019) → £372,000 (Oct 2022) +13%
over 4 yrs
Flat 13, Jacob Court, 61, Russet Drive £325,000 (Aug 2018) → £330,000 (Aug 2022) +2%
over 4 yrs
Flat 11, Jacob Court, 61, Russet Drive £295,000 (Jun 2018) → £310,000 (Jul 2022) +5%
over 4 yrs
Flat 7, Jacob Court, 61, Russet Drive £300,000 (Jan 2016) → £233,000 (Oct 2020) -22%
over 5 yrs
Flat 3, Jacob Court, 61, Russet Drive £290,000 (Jun 2017) → £294,000 (Feb 2020) +1%
over 3 yrs

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Schools near Russet Drive

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Windermere Primary School 134 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.3 mi
Camp Primary and Nursery School 228 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.4 mi
Links Academy 10 pupils Academy alternative provision converter 11–16 Report 0.4 mi
Cunningham Hill Infant School 180 pupils Primary 5–7 Outstanding Report 0.5 mi
Cunningham Hill Junior School 236 pupils Primary 7–11 Outstanding Report 0.5 mi
Nicholas Breakspear Catholic School 1,134 pupils Secondary Roman Catholic 11–18 Outstanding Report 0.6 mi
Samuel Ryder Academy 1,577 pupils All-through 4–19 Good Report 0.6 mi
Beaumont School 1,722 pupils Secondary 11–18 Report 0.7 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 1.2 mi · 24 min walk
  • St Albans Abbey station 1.8 mi · 35 min walk
  • Park Street station 2.1 mi · 43 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Claughton Court (adj, Hill End Lane) 1 min walk
  • Claughton Court (opp, Hill End Lane) 1 min walk
  • Bramley Way (nr, Hill End Lane) 1 min walk
  • Camp Road (N-bound, Drakes Drive) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Hatfield Road Surgery
    2 The Parade, Ellis House, St. Albans · 1.1 mi
  • Verulam Medical Group
    Colney Medical Centre, 45-47 Kings Road, St. Albans · 1.4 mi
  • Summerfield Health Centre
    Caledon Road, London Colney, St. Albans · 1.5 mi
  • Parkbury House Surgery
    St. Peters Street, St Albans · 1.6 mi

Supermarkets

  • Spar Spar - St Albans · 0.0 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily St Albans Cell Barnes Lane · 0.5 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Cell Barnes · 0.5 mi
  • Spar Spar-Hatfield Road · 0.6 mi

Pharmacies

  • Highfield Pharmacy · 0.0 mi
  • St Albans Pharmacy · 0.5 mi
  • Morrisons Pharmacy · 0.6 mi

Dentists

  • Colosseum Dental (st Albans) · 1.0 mi
  • Happy Family Dental · 1.3 mi
  • Priory Park Dentalcare · 1.3 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 4 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.

Income3 of 10
Employment3 of 10
Education and skills8 of 10
Health and disability4 of 10
Crime2 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
Owned47.3%62.5%
Private rented8.1%20.3%
Social rented44.6%17.1%
Households493

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1523.8%17.4%
Aged 15–6469.6%64.1%
Aged 65+6.6%18.6%
Residents1,281

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 Russet Drive

Ethnic group

HereSt Albans
White78.6%83.6%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh9.7%8.2%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.5%4.3%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African4.9%2.1%
Other ethnic group1.3%1.8%

Religion

HereSt Albans
Christian41.9%47.4%
No religion40.1%37.1%
Not answered6.7%6.1%
Muslim6.3%4.7%
Hindu2.7%1.8%
Jewish1.1%1.5%
Other religion0.6%0.5%
Buddhist0.5%0.5%

Country of birth

HereSt Albans
Born in the UK83.6%83%
Born outside the UK16.4%17%

Highest qualification

HereSt Albans
Level 4 qualifications and above47.7%53%
No qualifications14.2%10.2%
Level 2 qualifications13.6%11.5%
Level 3 qualifications13.6%13.1%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.1%6.7%
Apprenticeship1.8%3.4%
Other qualifications1.1%2.1%

General health

HereSt Albans
Very good health54%57.5%
Good health32.3%30.3%
Fair health8.9%9.1%
Bad health3.6%2.4%
Very bad health1.2%0.6%

Cars or vans per household

HereSt Albans
1 car or van in household42%44.1%
2 cars or vans in household29.8%32.4%
No cars or vans in household18.2%12.8%
3 or more cars or vans in household10%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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