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Sherwood Avenue, St Albans

MyStreetCheck free street report: Sherwood Avenue, St Albans · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/st-albans/sherwood-avenue/

House prices, sold prices and local information for AL4 9QJ, AL4 9PL, AL4 9PQ.

Average price (last 12 months)
£820,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£894,502
27 sales
Price range
£685k – £1.49m
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
1 Sep 2026
AL4 9QA

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At a glance

House prices£895k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 10 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNo flood warning areasFrom rivers or the sea Nearest station26 min walkSt Albans City station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 28 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

27 property sales on Sherwood Avenue, St Albans have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £820,000. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £896,862. 3 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 3 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 93% semi-detached, 7% detached. Recorded sale prices on Sherwood Avenue range from £685,000 to £1,485,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Sherwood Avenue compared

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

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Sherwood Avenue 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: £837,500 (2 sales)2016£838k2017: £813,333 (3 sales)2017£813k2018: £789,417 (6 sales)2018£789k2019: £768,750 (4 sales)2019£769k2021: £996,263 (4 sales)2021£996k2023: £1,213,333 (3 sales)2023£1.21m2024: £790,000 (1 sales)2024£790k2025: £996,667 (3 sales)2025£997k2026: £820,000 (1 sales)2026£820k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 28 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached25£896,8621 Sep 2026
Detached2£865,0005 Jan 2018

Sold prices on Sherwood Avenue

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
9, Sherwood Avenue AL4 9QA 1 Sep 2026£820,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
76, Sherwood Avenue AL4 9PL 9 Jun 2025£830,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
19, Sherwood Avenue AL4 9QJ 23 May 2025£1,300,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
70, Sherwood Avenue AL4 9PL 18 Feb 2025£860,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
31, Sherwood Avenue AL4 9QJ 12 Apr 2024£790,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
84, Sherwood Avenue AL4 9PL 17 Oct 2023£1,485,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
35, Sherwood Avenue AL4 9QJ 9 Oct 2023£1,315,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
48, Sherwood Avenue AL4 9PQ 18 Jul 2023£840,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
48, Sherwood Avenue AL4 9PQ 17 Mar 2023£745,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
27, Sherwood Avenue AL4 9QJ 30 Sep 2021£880,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
17, Sherwood Avenue AL4 9QJ 11 Aug 2021£1,175,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
62, Sherwood Avenue AL4 9PL 29 Jun 2021£1,080,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
64, Sherwood Avenue AL4 9PL 17 Jun 2021£850,050 Semi-detachedFreehold
14, Sherwood Avenue AL4 9QL 5 Dec 2019£880,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
31, Sherwood Avenue AL4 9QJ 28 Oct 2019£755,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
99, Sherwood Avenue AL4 9PW 23 Oct 2019£720,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
35, Sherwood Avenue AL4 9QJ 3 Apr 2019£720,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
8, Sherwood Avenue AL4 9QL 14 Dec 2018£950,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
38, Sherwood Avenue AL4 9PQ 20 Aug 2018£685,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
33, Sherwood Avenue AL4 9QJ 10 Aug 2018£737,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
49, Sherwood Avenue AL4 9QJ 13 Jul 2018£825,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
68, Sherwood Avenue AL4 9PL 2 Feb 2018£709,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
75, Sherwood Avenue AL4 9PH 5 Jan 2018£830,000 DetachedFreehold
18, Sherwood Avenue AL4 9QL 7 Jun 2017£900,000 DetachedFreehold
15, Sherwood Avenue AL4 9QJ 12 Apr 2017£690,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
40, Sherwood Avenue AL4 9PQ 28 Feb 2017£850,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
42, Sherwood Avenue AL4 9PQ 4 Nov 2016£750,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
80, Sherwood Avenue AL4 9PL 24 Aug 2016£925,000 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
31, Sherwood Avenue £755,000 (Oct 2019) → £790,000 (Apr 2024) +5%
over 4 yrs
35, Sherwood Avenue £720,000 (Apr 2019) → £1,315,000 (Oct 2023) +83%
over 5 yrs
48, Sherwood Avenue £745,000 (Mar 2023) → £840,000 (Jul 2023) +13%
over under a year

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Crime and flood risk near Sherwood Avenue

Crime

71 crimes were reported within about a mile of Sherwood Avenue in August 2026.

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

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Lower crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Shoplifting15
Violence & sexual offences14
Other theft13
Anti-social behaviour11
Vehicle crime10
Criminal damage & arson4

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

Flood risk

Sherwood Avenue is not in or near any Environment Agency flood warning or alert 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 Sherwood Avenue

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
St John Fisher Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 134 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Report 0.2 mi
Skyswood Primary & Nursery School 230 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.3 mi
Wheatfields Junior Mixed School 358 pupils Primary 7–11 Report 0.4 mi
Wheatfields Infants' and Nursery School 243 pupils Primary 3–7 Report 0.4 mi
Sandringham School 1,777 pupils Secondary 11–18 Outstanding Report 0.4 mi
Oakwood Primary School 317 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.7 mi
Verulam School 987 pupils Secondary 11–18 Report 0.8 mi
Beaumont School 1,722 pupils Secondary 11–18 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 1.3 mi · 26 min walk
  • St Albans Abbey station 2.0 mi · 41 min walk
  • Park Street station 3.1 mi · 1 hr 1 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Hazelmere Road (nr, Sherwood Ave) 2 min walk
  • The Quadrant (opp, The Ridgeway) 3 min walk
  • The Quadrant (nr, The Ridgeway) 3 min walk
  • Recreation Ground (opp, Marshal's Drive) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Parkbury House Surgery
    St. Peters Street, St Albans · 1.3 mi
  • Grange Street Surgery
    2 Grange Street, St. Albans · 1.3 mi
  • Hatfield Road Surgery
    2 The Parade, Ellis House, St. Albans · 1.5 mi
  • Lodge,Highfield & Redbourn
    Normandy Road, St. Albans · 1.5 mi

Supermarkets

  • Cook Cook St Albans · 0.1 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Marshalswick The Quadrant · 0.1 mi
  • Budgens Budgens Marshalswick St Albans · 0.1 mi
  • Marks and Spencer Foodhall M&S Marshalswick Foodhall · 0.1 mi

Pharmacies

  • Quadrant Pharmacy · 0.1 mi
  • Jersey Farm Chemist · 0.6 mi
  • Meera Pharmacy · 0.7 mi

Dentists

  • Happy Family Dental · 0.1 mi
  • Jersey Farm Dental Practice · 0.6 mi
  • Colosseum Dental (st Albans) · 1.1 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
Crime10 of 10
Access to housing and services10 of 10
Living environment10 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned96.5%62.5%
Private rented3.1%20.3%
Social rented0.4%17.1%
Households540

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1522.3%17.4%
Aged 15–6457.1%64.1%
Aged 65+20.6%18.6%
Residents1,595

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 Sherwood Avenue

Ethnic group

HereSt Albans
White86.5%83.6%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh7%8.2%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.6%4.3%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.9%2.1%
Other ethnic group0.9%1.8%

Religion

HereSt Albans
Christian49.7%47.4%
No religion37.6%37.1%
Not answered4.6%6.1%
Hindu3.4%1.8%
Jewish1.8%1.5%
Muslim1.3%4.7%
Sikh0.9%–
Other religion0.5%0.5%

Country of birth

HereSt Albans
Born in the UK88.1%83%
Born outside the UK11.9%17%

Highest qualification

HereSt Albans
Level 4 qualifications and above57%53%
Level 3 qualifications13.8%13.1%
Level 2 qualifications11.5%11.5%
No qualifications6.6%10.2%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications4.9%6.7%
Apprenticeship3.5%3.4%
Other qualifications2.8%2.1%

General health

HereSt Albans
Very good health60.5%57.5%
Good health29.6%30.3%
Fair health8.1%9.1%
Bad health1.6%2.4%
Very bad health0.2%0.6%

Cars or vans per household

HereSt Albans
2 cars or vans in household44.1%32.4%
1 car or van in household33.1%44.1%
3 or more cars or vans in household18.1%10.7%
No cars or vans in household4.6%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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