Watling Street, St Albans

MyStreetCheck free street report: Watling Street, St Albans · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/st-albans/watling-street/

House prices, sold prices and local information for AL1 2QF, AL1 2PY, AL1 2PX.

Average price (last 12 months)

£1,112,500

2 sales

Average price (since 2016)

£1,113,439

33 sales

Price range

£595k – £1.9m

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

19 Feb 2026

AL1 2QF

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At a glance

House prices£1.11m average74% above the St Albans average CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 7 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station12 min walkSt Albans Abbey station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 35 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

33 property sales on Watling Street, St Albans have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £1,112,500. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £1,222,429. Average sale prices rose from £891,000 in 2016 to £1,112,500 in 2026 (+25%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 74% above the St Albans average of £641,180 over the same period. 4 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 64% detached, 36% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Watling Street range from £595,000 to £1,900,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold. Of 280 streets in St Albans with at least two sales in the last year, Watling Street ranks 18th for average price, putting it in the top 10%.

House prices on Watling Street compared

Watling Street£1,112,500

AL1 postcode area£636,421

St Albans£641,180

England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all AL1 house prices.

Average sale price by year

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 35 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Detached	21	£1,222,429	21 Oct 2025
Semi-detached	12	£922,708	19 Feb 2026

Sold prices on Watling Street

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
71, Watling Street AL1 2QF	19 Feb 2026	£975,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
73, Watling Street AL1 2QF	18 Feb 2026	£1,250,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
90, Watling Street AL1 2QG	21 Oct 2025	£1,200,000	Detached	Freehold
43, Watling Street AL1 2QF	4 Nov 2024	£1,240,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
86, Watling Street AL1 2QG	16 Aug 2024	£1,532,000	Detached	Freehold
50, Watling Street AL1 2QE	12 Jul 2024	£780,000	Detached	Freehold
63, Watling Street AL1 2QF	12 Jul 2024	£1,060,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
30, Watling Street AL1 2QB	8 Jul 2024	£1,630,000	Detached	Freehold
4, Watling Street AL1 2PT	2 May 2024	£1,250,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
77, Watling Street AL1 2QF	16 Oct 2023	£675,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
234, Watling Street	28 Sep 2023	£16,000	Other	Freehold
17, Watling Street AL1 2PY	16 Jun 2023	£940,000	Detached	Freehold
29, Watling Street AL1 2PY	24 Aug 2022	£1,200,000	Detached	Freehold
26, Watling Street AL1 2PX	6 Jun 2022	£1,300,000	Detached	Freehold
3, Watling Street AL1 2PY	10 Dec 2021	£595,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
9, Watling Street AL1 2PY	29 Jun 2021	£1,400,000	Detached	Freehold
86, Watling Street AL1 2QG	15 Jan 2021	£1,550,000	Detached	Freehold
79, Watling Street AL1 2QF	11 Dec 2020	£675,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
39, Watling Street AL1 2PY	12 Nov 2020	£1,430,000	Detached	Freehold
75, Watling Street AL1 2QF	23 Aug 2019	£712,500	Semi-detached	Freehold
73, Watling Street AL1 2QF	8 Mar 2019	£785,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
69, Watling Street AL1 2QF	5 Oct 2018	£825,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
5, Watling Street AL1 2PY	23 Jul 2018	£1,900,000	Detached	Freehold
22, Watling Street AL1 2PX	25 Apr 2018	£1,200,000	Detached	Freehold
43, Watling Street AL1 2QF	18 Apr 2018	£1,030,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
26, Watling Street AL1 2PX	27 Mar 2018	£1,060,000	Detached	Freehold
24, Watling Street AL1 2PX	8 Mar 2018	£1,100,000	Detached	Freehold
5B, Watling Street AL1 2PY	15 Feb 2018	£1,570,000	Detached	Freehold
20, Watling Street AL1 2PX	20 Dec 2017	£1,350,000	Detached	Freehold
86, Watling Street AL1 2QG	6 Nov 2017	£965,000	Detached	Freehold
40, Watling Street AL1 2QB	22 Dec 2016	£950,000	Detached	Freehold
26, Watling Street AL1 2PX	20 Dec 2016	£1,650,000	Other	Freehold
52, Watling Street AL1 2QE	3 Nov 2016	£739,000	Detached	Freehold
76, Watling Street AL1 2QG	11 Aug 2016	£635,000	Detached	Freehold
Glebe Lodge, 5A, Watling Street AL1 2PY	23 Mar 2016	£1,240,000	Detached	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
73, Watling Street	£785,000 (Mar 2019) → £1,250,000 (Feb 2026)	+59% over 7 yrs
43, Watling Street	£1,030,000 (Apr 2018) → £1,240,000 (Nov 2024)	+20% over 7 yrs
86, Watling Street	£965,000 (Nov 2017) → £1,550,000 (Jan 2021) → £1,532,000 (Aug 2024)	+59% over 7 yrs
26, Watling Street	£1,650,000 (Dec 2016) → £1,060,000 (Mar 2018) → £1,300,000 (Jun 2022)	-21% over 5 yrs

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Schools near Watling Street

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
St Adrian Roman Catholic Primary School 194 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	3–11	Report	0.1 mi
Watling View School 115 pupils	Community special school	2–19	Report	0.2 mi
Mandeville Primary School 340 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	0.3 mi
The Marlborough Science Academy 1,337 pupils	Secondary	11–18	Good Report	0.3 mi
Killigrew Primary and Nursery School 412 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	0.5 mi
St Columba's College 822 pupils	Other independent school Roman Catholic	4–19	Report	0.5 mi
The Abbey Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Albans 189 pupils	Primary Church of England	4–11	Good Report	0.8 mi
St Peter's School 392 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	0.9 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 Abbey station 0.6 mi · 12 min walk
Park Street station 0.8 mi · 15 min walk
St Albans City station 1.3 mi · 25 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Vesta Avenue (SW-bound, Vesta Avenue) 2 min walk
Watling View (SW-bound, Tavistock Avenue) 2 min walk
Watling View School (o/s, Watling View) 2 min walk
Vesta Avenue (NE-bound, Vesta Avenue) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

Midway Surgery
93 Watford Road, St. Albans · 0.5 mi
Hatfield Road Surgery
2 The Parade, Ellis House, St. Albans · 1.1 mi
Maltings Surgery
8-14 Victoria Street, St Albans · 1.1 mi
Harvey Group Practice
13-15 Russell Avenue, St. Albans · 1.3 mi

Supermarkets

Marks and Spencer BP M&S St Albans Mount BP · 0.4 mi
Aldi Aldi Graham Close St Albans · 0.5 mi
Sainsburys Sainsburys St Albans · 0.5 mi
The Co-operative Food Co-op Watford Road - Chiswell Green · 0.9 mi

Pharmacies

Chiswell Pharmacy · 0.8 mi
Verulam Pharmacy · 1.0 mi
Imed Pharmacy · 1.1 mi

Dentists

Family Dental Practice · 0.2 mi
Family Dental Practice · 0.2 mi
Priory Park Dentalcare · 0.9 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 7 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	4 of 10
Employment	6 of 10
Education and skills	6 of 10
Health and disability	8 of 10
Crime	7 of 10
Access to housing and services	10 of 10
Living environment	7 of 10

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

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	64.2%	62.5%
Private rented	13.4%	20.3%
Social rented	22.3%	17.1%
Households	530

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	25.4%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	59.0%	64.1%
Aged 65+	15.6%	18.6%
Residents	1,595

Broadband

	Here	UK
Superfast (30Mbit+)	100%	95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)	100%	80%
Gigabit-capable	89%	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 Watling Street

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Who lives around Watling Street

Ethnic group

	Here	St Albans
White	72.9%	83.6%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	17.6%	8.2%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	4.4%	4.3%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African	3.7%	2.1%
Other ethnic group	1.4%	1.8%

Religion

	Here	St Albans
Christian	47.7%	47.4%
No religion	28.3%	37.1%
Muslim	13.4%	4.7%
Not answered	6.5%	6.1%
Hindu	1.6%	1.8%
Buddhist	0.8%	0.5%
Sikh	0.8%	–
Jewish	0.7%	1.5%

Country of birth

	Here	St Albans
Born in the UK	78.4%	83%
Born outside the UK	21.6%	17%

Highest qualification

	Here	St Albans
Level 4 qualifications and above	44.2%	53%
No qualifications	14.5%	10.2%
Level 3 qualifications	13.8%	13.1%
Level 2 qualifications	10.9%	11.5%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	9.5%	6.7%
Apprenticeship	3.9%	3.4%
Other qualifications	3.2%	2.1%

General health

	Here	St Albans
Very good health	56.5%	57.5%
Good health	30.3%	30.3%
Fair health	10.1%	9.1%
Bad health	2.2%	2.4%
Very bad health	0.9%	0.6%

Cars or vans per household

	Here	St Albans
1 car or van in household	42%	44.1%
2 cars or vans in household	33.3%	32.4%
No cars or vans in household	12.8%	12.8%
3 or more cars or vans in household	11.9%	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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