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Sandpit Lane, St Albans

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

House prices, sold prices and local information for AL4 0BT, AL1 4DZ, AL1 4EY.

Average price (last 12 months)
£1,290,000
7 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£981,099
66 sales
Price range
£353k – £3.38m
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
31 Jul 2026
AL4 0BT

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At a glance

House prices£1.29m average101% above the St Albans average CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 8 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station29 min walkSt Albans City station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 2 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold85% freeholdAcross 72 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

66 property sales on Sandpit Lane, St Albans have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 7 homes sold here for an average of £1,290,000. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £1,290,176. Average sale prices rose from £836,222 in 2016 to £1,224,167 in 2026 (+46%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 101% above the St Albans average of £641,180 over the same period. 9 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 9 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 50% detached, 20% semi-detached, 18% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Sandpit Lane range from £353,000 to £3,375,000. 85% of homes sold here were freehold and 15% leasehold. Of 280 streets in St Albans with at least two sales in the last year, Sandpit Lane ranks 11th for average price, putting it in the top 10%.

House prices on Sandpit Lane compared

Sandpit Lane£1,290,000
AL4 postcode area£681,531
St Albans£641,180
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all AL4 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £836,222 (9 sales)2016£836k2017: £770,000 (4 sales)2017£770k2018: £622,400 (5 sales)2018£622k2019: £667,850 (5 sales)2019£668k2020: £922,222 (9 sales)2020£922k2021: £903,350 (10 sales)2021£903k2022: £1,496,800 (5 sales)2022£1.5m2023: £1,208,333 (3 sales)2023£1.21m2024: £1,325,467 (6 sales)2024£1.33m2025: £988,750 (4 sales)2025£989k2026: £1,224,167 (6 sales)2026£1.22m

Tenure: 85% freehold and 15% leasehold across 72 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached33£1,290,17624 Jul 2026
Semi-detached13£955,30831 Jul 2026
Terraced12£528,81325 Jul 2025
Flat8£426,50019 Dec 2024

Sold prices on Sandpit Lane

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
215, Sandpit Lane AL4 0BT 31 Jul 2026£830,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
227, Sandpit Lane AL4 0BU 24 Jul 2026£805,000 DetachedFreehold
125, Sandpit Lane AL4 0BP 25 Mar 2026£1,600,000 DetachedFreehold
89C, Sandpit Lane AL1 4BJ 12 Mar 2026£1,570,000 DetachedFreehold
217, Sandpit Lane AL4 0BT 21 Jan 2026£900,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
111, Sandpit Lane AL4 0BP 6 Jan 2026£1,640,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
45, Sandpit Lane AL1 4EY 19 Nov 2025£1,685,000 DetachedFreehold
14A, Sandpit Lane AL1 4DZ 25 Jul 2025£565,000 TerracedFreehold
189, Sandpit Lane AL4 0BT 30 May 2025£925,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
11, Sandpit Lane AL1 4EA 27 Mar 2025£780,000 TerracedFreehold
9B, Sandpit Lane AL1 4EA 19 Dec 2024£375,000 FlatLeasehold
86, Sandpit Lane AL4 0BX 2 Dec 2024£1,100,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
193, Sandpit Lane AL4 0BT 23 Sep 2024£735,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
87, Sandpit Lane AL1 4EY 29 Aug 2024£3,375,000 DetachedFreehold
66, Sandpit Lane AL4 0BX 31 Jul 2024£1,475,000 DetachedFreehold
241A, Sandpit Lane AL4 0BU 23 Feb 2024£892,800 DetachedFreehold
235, Sandpit Lane AL4 0BU 22 Sep 2023£1,000,000 DetachedFreehold
56, Sandpit Lane AL1 4BW 13 Jul 2023£1,300,000 DetachedFreehold
195, Sandpit Lane AL4 0BT 31 Jan 2023£1,325,000 DetachedFreehold
17A, Sandpit Lane AL1 4DY 27 Jan 2023£575,000 TerracedFreehold
60A, Sandpit Lane AL1 4BW 26 Jan 2023£1,320,000 OtherFreehold
65, Sandpit Lane AL1 4EY 5 Oct 2022£2,655,000 DetachedFreehold
1, Wickwood Court, Sandpit Lane AL1 4BP 23 Feb 2022£499,000 FlatLeasehold
60, Sandpit Lane AL1 4BW 18 Feb 2022£1,485,000 DetachedFreehold
31A, Sandpit Lane AL1 4EW 11 Feb 2022£1,820,000 DetachedFreehold
117A, Sandpit Lane AL4 0BP 25 Jan 2022£1,025,000 DetachedFreehold
123, Sandpit Lane AL4 0BP 29 Nov 2021£1,220,000 DetachedFreehold
76, Sandpit Lane AL4 0BX 15 Nov 2021£1,100,000 DetachedFreehold
9B, Sandpit Lane AL1 4EA 18 Oct 2021£357,500 FlatLeasehold
191, Sandpit Lane AL4 0BT 25 Aug 2021£721,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
33B, Sandpit Lane AL1 4EU 25 Jun 2021£415,000 FlatLeasehold
37A, Sandpit Lane AL1 4EU 4 Jun 2021£370,000 TerracedLeasehold
46, Sandpit Lane AL1 4EZ 26 May 2021£740,000 DetachedFreehold
13, Sandpit Lane AL1 4DY 28 Apr 2021£840,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
87, Sandpit Lane AL1 4EY 24 Mar 2021£1,400,000 DetachedFreehold
87B, Sandpit Lane AL1 4EY 24 Mar 2021£1,870,000 DetachedFreehold
163, Sandpit Lane AL4 0BS 10 Dec 2020£1,400,000 DetachedFreehold
68, Sandpit Lane AL4 0BX 27 Nov 2020£1,200,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
203, Sandpit Lane AL4 0BT 29 Sep 2020£925,000 DetachedFreehold
6, Sandpit Lane AL1 4DZ 1 Sep 2020£460,000 TerracedFreehold
2, Sandpit Lane AL1 4DZ 5 Aug 2020£815,000 TerracedFreehold
231, Sandpit Lane AL4 0BU 22 Jul 2020£750,000 DetachedFreehold
107, Sandpit Lane AL4 0BW 16 Mar 2020£850,000 DetachedFreehold
87, Sandpit Lane AL1 4EY 13 Mar 2020£1,200,000 DetachedFreehold
195, Sandpit Lane AL4 0BT 9 Jan 2020£700,000 DetachedFreehold
49, Sandpit Lane AL1 4EY 27 Nov 2019£1,640,000 DetachedFreehold
33A, Sandpit Lane AL1 4EU 25 Oct 2019£353,000 FlatLeasehold
33B, Sandpit Lane AL1 4EU 30 Aug 2019£370,000 FlatLeasehold
10, Sandpit Lane AL1 4DZ 11 Apr 2019£456,000 TerracedFreehold
91, Sandpit Lane AL1 4BJ 1 Mar 2019£520,250 TerracedFreehold
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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
111, Sandpit Lane £945,000 (Jul 2017) → £1,640,000 (Jan 2026) +74%
over 8 yrs
14A, Sandpit Lane £480,000 (Mar 2016) → £565,000 (Jul 2025) +18%
over 9 yrs
9B, Sandpit Lane £357,500 (Oct 2021) → £375,000 (Dec 2024) +5%
over 3 yrs
87, Sandpit Lane £1,200,000 (Mar 2020) → £1,400,000 (Mar 2021) → £3,375,000 (Aug 2024) +181%
over 4 yrs
195, Sandpit Lane £700,000 (Jan 2020) → £1,325,000 (Jan 2023) +89%
over 3 yrs
17A, Sandpit Lane £472,000 (Dec 2017) → £575,000 (Jan 2023) +22%
over 5 yrs
33B, Sandpit Lane £370,000 (Aug 2019) → £415,000 (Jun 2021) +12%
over 2 yrs
46, Sandpit Lane £647,000 (Feb 2018) → £740,000 (May 2021) +14%
over 3 yrs
2, Sandpit Lane £441,000 (Jun 2018) → £815,000 (Aug 2020) +85%
over 2 yrs

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Schools near Sandpit Lane

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Oakwood Primary School 317 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.4 mi
Skyswood Primary & Nursery School 230 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.4 mi
St John Fisher Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 134 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Report 0.4 mi
Beaumont School 1,722 pupils Secondary 11–18 Report 0.5 mi
Sandringham School 1,777 pupils Secondary 11–18 Outstanding Report 0.7 mi
Wheatfields Junior Mixed School 358 pupils Primary 7–11 Report 0.8 mi
Wheatfields Infants' and Nursery School 243 pupils Primary 3–7 Report 0.8 mi
Fleetville Infant and Nursery School 304 pupils Primary 3–7 Outstanding Report 0.8 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 1.4 mi · 29 min walk
  • St Albans Abbey station 2.2 mi · 44 min walk
  • Park Street station 3.1 mi · 1 hr 1 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Fernleys (opp, Barnfield Road) 1 min walk
  • Ardens Way (nr, Sandpit Lane) 2 min walk
  • Barnfield Road (nr, The Ridgeway) 4 min walk
  • Barnfield Road (opp, The Ridgeway) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Hatfield Road Surgery
    2 The Parade, Ellis House, St. Albans · 1.5 mi
  • Parkbury House Surgery
    St. Peters Street, St Albans · 1.5 mi
  • Grange Street Surgery
    2 Grange Street, St. Albans · 1.6 mi
  • Maltings Surgery
    8-14 Victoria Street, St Albans · 1.8 mi

Supermarkets

  • Marks and Spencer Foodhall M&S Marshalswick Foodhall · 0.4 mi
  • Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Marshalswick Local · 0.4 mi
  • Budgens Budgens Marshalswick St Albans · 0.4 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Marshalswick The Quadrant · 0.4 mi

Pharmacies

  • Quadrant Pharmacy · 0.4 mi
  • Jersey Farm Chemist · 0.6 mi
  • Morrisons Pharmacy · 0.9 mi

Dentists

  • Happy Family Dental · 0.3 mi
  • Jersey Farm Dental Practice · 0.6 mi
  • Colosseum Dental (st Albans) · 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 8 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
Employment6 of 10
Education and skills9 of 10
Health and disability8 of 10
Crime7 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
Owned62.8%62.5%
Private rented24.1%20.3%
Social rented12.8%17.1%
Households844

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1522.0%17.4%
Aged 15–6466.5%64.1%
Aged 65+11.5%18.6%
Residents2,016

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 Sandpit Lane

Ethnic group

HereSt Albans
White81.3%83.6%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh10.7%8.2%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.6%4.3%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.6%2.1%
Other ethnic group0.8%1.8%

Religion

HereSt Albans
Christian44.8%47.4%
No religion39.9%37.1%
Not answered6.1%6.1%
Muslim4.3%4.7%
Hindu3.1%1.8%
Buddhist0.6%0.5%
Jewish0.5%1.5%
Other religion0.5%0.5%

Country of birth

HereSt Albans
Born in the UK76.8%83%
Born outside the UK23.2%17%

Highest qualification

HereSt Albans
Level 4 qualifications and above53.5%53%
Level 3 qualifications13.5%13.1%
Level 2 qualifications10.2%11.5%
No qualifications8.9%10.2%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8%6.7%
Apprenticeship3.3%3.4%
Other qualifications2.6%2.1%

General health

HereSt Albans
Very good health59.3%57.5%
Good health30.8%30.3%
Fair health7.3%9.1%
Bad health1.9%2.4%
Very bad health0.6%0.6%

Cars or vans per household

HereSt Albans
1 car or van in household47.3%44.1%
2 cars or vans in household31.2%32.4%
No cars or vans in household12.9%12.8%
3 or more cars or vans in household8.7%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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