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Watsons Walk, St Albans

MyStreetCheck free street report: Watsons Walk, St Albans · 24 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/st-albans/watsons-walk/

House prices, sold prices and local information for AL1 1PD, AL1 1PA.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£584,627
31 sales
Price range
£335k – £850k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
9 May 2025
AL1 1PD

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At a glance

House prices£585k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 9 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station7 min walkSt Albans City station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

31 property sales on Watsons Walk, St Albans have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 9 May 2025. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £569,102. 8 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 7 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Watsons Walk compared

AL1 postcode area£638,185
St Albans£641,576
England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Watsons Walk has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all AL1 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £573,167 (3 sales)2016£573k2017: £660,500 (2 sales)2017£661k2018: £380,833 (3 sales)2018£381k2019: £686,123 (3 sales)2019£686k2020: £493,422 (3 sales)2020£493k2021: £609,286 (7 sales)2021£609k2022: £825,000 (1 sales)2022£825k2023: £540,750 (4 sales)2023£541k2024: £574,700 (4 sales)2024£575k2025: £850,000 (1 sales)2025£850k

Tenure: 97% freehold and 3% leasehold across 32 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced21£569,1029 May 2025
Semi-detached9£648,58913 Dec 2024
Flat1£335,0007 Oct 2016

Sold prices on Watsons Walk

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
27, Watsons Walk AL1 1PD 9 May 2025£850,000 TerracedFreehold
42, Watsons Walk AL1 1PD 13 Dec 2024£538,800 Semi-detachedFreehold
40, Watsons Walk AL1 1PD 27 Sep 2024£455,000 TerracedFreehold
6, Watsons Walk AL1 1PA 30 Aug 2024£465,000 TerracedFreehold
13, Watsons Walk AL1 1PA 6 Aug 2024£840,000 TerracedFreehold
25, Watsons Walk AL1 1PD 27 Oct 2023£788,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
30, Watsons Walk AL1 1PD 29 Sep 2023£465,000 TerracedFreehold
36, Watsons Walk AL1 1PD 13 Jun 2023£390,000 TerracedFreehold
1, Watsons Walk AL1 1PA 7 Jun 2023£520,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
4, Watsons Walk AL1 1PA 19 Dec 2022£440,000 OtherFreehold
29, Watsons Walk AL1 1PD 17 Jan 2022£825,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
25, Watsons Walk AL1 1PD 7 Dec 2021£775,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
27, Watsons Walk AL1 1PD 1 Sep 2021£680,000 TerracedFreehold
42, Watsons Walk AL1 1PD 30 Apr 2021£530,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
31, Watsons Walk AL1 1PD 23 Apr 2021£485,000 TerracedFreehold
13, Watsons Walk AL1 1PA 24 Mar 2021£785,000 TerracedFreehold
24, Watsons Walk AL1 1PD 18 Mar 2021£445,000 TerracedFreehold
32, Watsons Walk AL1 1PD 12 Feb 2021£565,000 TerracedFreehold
4, Watsons Walk AL1 1PA 11 Sep 2020£340,000 TerracedFreehold
11, Watsons Walk AL1 1PA 24 Jul 2020£647,765 TerracedFreehold
8, Watsons Walk AL1 1PA 24 Jun 2020£492,500 TerracedFreehold
21, Watsons Walk AL1 1PD 2 Aug 2019£674,500 TerracedFreehold
7, Watsons Walk AL1 1PA 7 Jun 2019£658,870 TerracedFreehold
9, Watsons Walk AL1 1PA 7 Jun 2019£725,000 TerracedFreehold
34, Watsons Walk AL1 1PD 13 Jul 2018£380,000 TerracedFreehold
42, Watsons Walk AL1 1PD 23 Mar 2018£380,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
38, Watsons Walk AL1 1PD 13 Feb 2018£382,500 TerracedFreehold
32, Watsons Walk AL1 1PD 17 Mar 2017£560,000 TerracedFreehold
25, Watsons Walk AL1 1PD 20 Jan 2017£761,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
16, Watsons Walk AL1 1PD 7 Oct 2016£335,000 FlatLeasehold
11, Watsons Walk AL1 1PA 26 Sep 2016£665,000 TerracedFreehold
29, Watsons Walk AL1 1PD 22 Jul 2016£719,500 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
27, Watsons Walk £680,000 (Sep 2021) → £850,000 (May 2025) +25%
over 4 yrs
42, Watsons Walk £380,000 (Mar 2018) → £530,000 (Apr 2021) → £538,800 (Dec 2024) +42%
over 7 yrs
13, Watsons Walk £785,000 (Mar 2021) → £840,000 (Aug 2024) +7%
over 3 yrs
25, Watsons Walk £761,000 (Jan 2017) → £775,000 (Dec 2021) → £788,000 (Oct 2023) +4%
over 7 yrs
4, Watsons Walk £340,000 (Sep 2020) → £440,000 (Dec 2022) +29%
over 2 yrs
29, Watsons Walk £719,500 (Jul 2016) → £825,000 (Jan 2022) +15%
over 5 yrs
32, Watsons Walk £560,000 (Mar 2017) → £565,000 (Feb 2021) +1%
over 4 yrs
11, Watsons Walk £665,000 (Sep 2016) → £647,765 (Jul 2020) -3%
over 4 yrs

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Schools near Watsons Walk

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
St Peter's School 392 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.1 mi
St Albans Independent College 70 pupils Other independent school 14–19 Report 0.1 mi
The Abbey Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Albans 189 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Good Report 0.3 mi
Loreto College 952 pupils Secondary Roman Catholic 11–18 Report 0.4 mi
Alban City School 381 pupils Primary 5–11 Report 0.4 mi
St Albans School 883 pupils Other independent school Christian/non-denominational 11–19 Report 0.5 mi
Aboyne Lodge Junior Mixed and Infant School 198 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.5 mi
Maple Primary School 214 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.5 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 0.4 mi · 7 min walk
  • St Albans Abbey station 0.4 mi · 8 min walk
  • Park Street station 1.6 mi · 32 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Telford Court (o/s, Alma Road) 4 min walk
  • Cottonmill Crescent (opp, Cottonmill Lane) 4 min walk
  • Telford Court (opp, Alma Road) 4 min walk
  • Alma Road (nr, London Road) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Maltings Surgery
    8-14 Victoria Street, St Albans · 0.3 mi
  • Hatfield Road Surgery
    2 The Parade, Ellis House, St. Albans · 0.4 mi
  • Harvey Group Practice
    13-15 Russell Avenue, St. Albans · 0.5 mi
  • Parkbury House Surgery
    St. Peters Street, St Albans · 0.6 mi

Supermarkets

  • Asda Express Asda St Albans Express Petro · 0.1 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op St Albans London Road · 0.2 mi
  • Iceland Iceland St Albans · 0.3 mi
  • Marks and Spencer M&S St Albans · 0.4 mi

Pharmacies

  • Maltings Jade Pharmacy · 0.3 mi
  • Boots · 0.3 mi
  • Imed Pharmacy · 0.4 mi

Dentists

  • Priory Park Dentalcare · 0.2 mi
  • Dental Specialists · 0.2 mi
  • Victoria Street (dental Surgery) · 0.2 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 9 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
Crime7 of 10
Access to housing and services10 of 10
Living environment2 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned60.9%62.5%
Private rented34.8%20.3%
Social rented4.4%17.1%
Households986

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1516.7%17.4%
Aged 15–6475.8%64.1%
Aged 65+7.5%18.6%
Residents2,056

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 Watsons Walk

Ethnic group

HereSt Albans
White86.3%83.6%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5.2%8.2%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.2%4.3%
Other ethnic group1.7%1.8%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.6%2.1%

Religion

HereSt Albans
No religion48.8%37.1%
Christian40.3%47.4%
Not answered6.8%6.1%
Jewish1.2%1.5%
Muslim1.1%4.7%
Buddhist0.8%0.5%
Hindu0.5%1.8%
Other religion0.4%0.5%

Country of birth

HereSt Albans
Born in the UK74.4%83%
Born outside the UK25.6%17%

Highest qualification

HereSt Albans
Level 4 qualifications and above71.5%53%
Level 3 qualifications10.3%13.1%
Level 2 qualifications7.9%11.5%
No qualifications4.7%10.2%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications2.8%6.7%
Apprenticeship1.5%3.4%
Other qualifications1.4%2.1%

General health

HereSt Albans
Very good health65.8%57.5%
Good health27.4%30.3%
Fair health5.7%9.1%
Bad health0.8%2.4%
Very bad health0.2%0.6%

Cars or vans per household

HereSt Albans
1 car or van in household63.4%44.1%
No cars or vans in household21.2%12.8%
2 cars or vans in household13.2%32.4%
3 or more cars or vans in household2.3%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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