AL2 2QY
How Wood, St Albans
Median, last 3 years
—
No sales in Jun 2023 – May 2026
Last standard sale
£225,000
26 May 2023
Standard sales
34
since 1995
(+4 additional entries)
AL2 district median
£520,000
285 sales, 12 months to May 2026
Medians count standard sales only (Price Paid category A). Additional entries (category B) - repossessions, buy-to-lets with an identifiable mortgage, and purchases by companies and other non-private buyers - are listed below but left out.
Median price by year
2009 to 2023. Every year since 1995 is in the figures below.
Paler bars rest on fewer than three sales, so they show which homes sold more than how prices moved.
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| Year | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 (few sales) | £457,500 | 2 |
| 2022 (few sales) | £397,500 | 2 |
| 2020 (few sales) | £212,000 | 1 |
| 2019 (few sales) | £460,750 | 2 |
| 2017 (few sales) | £266,250 | 2 |
| 2014 (few sales) | £387,500 | 2 |
| 2013 (few sales) | £242,250 | 2 |
| 2011 (few sales) | £360,000 | 1 |
| 2010 (few sales) | £230,000 | 1 |
| 2009 (few sales) | £198,500 | 2 |
| 2008 (few sales) | £236,000 | 1 |
| 2007 (few sales) | £249,995 | 1 |
| 2006 (few sales) | £185,000 | 2 |
| 2005 (few sales) | £209,000 | 1 |
| 2002 (few sales) | £185,500 | 2 |
| 2001 | £157,000 | 3 |
| 1999 (few sales) | £149,950 | 1 |
| 1998 (few sales) | £104,500 | 1 |
| 1997 | £85,000 | 3 |
| 1996 (few sales) | £90,000 | 1 |
| 1995 (few sales) | £75,017 | 1 |
Sale history (38 records · 11 homes sold more than once)
| Address | Date | Type | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
|
FLAT 1, 25, HOW WOOD
Cat B
4 Jul 2025 · Other
· Freehold
|
4 Jul 2025 | Other · Freehold | £490,000 |
|
25A, HOW WOOD
Cat B
20 Aug 2024 · Terraced
· Freehold
Previously £325,000 (Aug 2014)
|
20 Aug 2024 | Terraced · Freehold | £450,000 |
|
FLAT 1, 23, HOW WOOD
26 May 2023 · Flat / maisonette
· Leasehold
|
26 May 2023 | Flat / maisonette · Leasehold | £225,000 |
|
5, HOW WOOD
21 Feb 2023 · Semi-detached
· Freehold
Previously £85,000 (Feb 1997) · +712%
|
21 Feb 2023 | Semi-detached · Freehold | £690,000 |
|
21A, HOW WOOD
15 Aug 2022 · Flat / maisonette
· Freehold
|
15 Aug 2022 | Flat / maisonette · Freehold | £440,000 |
|
FLAT 2, 23, HOW WOOD
25 Mar 2022 · Flat / maisonette
· Leasehold
|
25 Mar 2022 | Flat / maisonette · Leasehold | £355,000 |
|
29A, HOW WOOD
Cat B
21 May 2021 · Flat / maisonette
· Leasehold
Previously £160,000 (Apr 2017)
|
21 May 2021 | Flat / maisonette · Leasehold | £193,000 |
|
27A, HOW WOOD
18 Dec 2020 · Flat / maisonette
· Leasehold
|
18 Dec 2020 | Flat / maisonette · Leasehold | £212,000 |
|
27, HOW WOOD
11 Dec 2019 · Flat / maisonette
· Leasehold
Previously £372,500 (Dec 2017) · −6%
|
11 Dec 2019 | Flat / maisonette · Leasehold | £350,000 |
|
31, HOW WOOD
Cat B
28 Jun 2019 · Terraced
· Freehold
Previously £235,000 (Aug 2006)
|
28 Jun 2019 | Terraced · Freehold | £420,000 |
|
7, HOW WOOD
1 Mar 2019 · Semi-detached
· Freehold
Previously £236,000 (Jun 2008) · +142%
|
1 Mar 2019 | Semi-detached · Freehold | £571,500 |
|
27, HOW WOOD
18 Dec 2017 · Terraced
· Freehold
Previously £160,000 (Oct 2001) · +133%
|
18 Dec 2017 | Terraced · Freehold | £372,500 |
|
29A, HOW WOOD
27 Apr 2017 · Flat / maisonette
· Leasehold
|
27 Apr 2017 | Flat / maisonette · Leasehold | £160,000 |
|
25A, HOW WOOD
29 Aug 2014 · Terraced
· Freehold
Previously £222,000 (Oct 2009) · +46%
|
29 Aug 2014 | Terraced · Freehold | £325,000 |
|
9, HOW WOOD
17 Jan 2014 · Semi-detached
· Freehold
|
17 Jan 2014 | Semi-detached · Freehold | £450,000 |
|
21, HOW WOOD
23 Aug 2013 · Terraced
· Freehold
Previously £135,000 (Dec 2006) · +116%
|
23 Aug 2013 | Terraced · Freehold | £291,500 |
|
29, HOW WOOD
5 Feb 2013 · Flat / maisonette
· Leasehold
Previously £175,000 (Mar 2009) · +10%
|
5 Feb 2013 | Flat / maisonette · Leasehold | £193,000 |
|
3, HOW WOOD
25 Feb 2011 · Semi-detached
· Freehold
|
25 Feb 2011 | Semi-detached · Freehold | £360,000 |
|
9, HOW WOOD, PARK STREET
5 Mar 2010 · Semi-detached
· Freehold
|
5 Mar 2010 | Semi-detached · Freehold | £230,000 |
|
25A, HOW WOOD
15 Oct 2009 · Terraced
· Freehold
Previously £157,000 (Jun 2001) · +41%
|
15 Oct 2009 | Terraced · Freehold | £222,000 |
|
29, HOW WOOD
20 Mar 2009 · Terraced
· Freehold
|
20 Mar 2009 | Terraced · Freehold | £175,000 |
|
7, HOW WOOD
12 Jun 2008 · Semi-detached
· Freehold
|
12 Jun 2008 | Semi-detached · Freehold | £236,000 |
|
33, HOW WOOD
22 Jun 2007 · Terraced
· Freehold
Previously £155,000 (Jul 2001) · +61%
|
22 Jun 2007 | Terraced · Freehold | £249,995 |
|
21, HOW WOOD
21 Dec 2006 · Terraced
· Freehold
Previously £209,000 (Oct 2005) · −35%
|
21 Dec 2006 | Terraced · Freehold | £135,000 |
|
31, HOW WOOD
31 Aug 2006 · Terraced
· Freehold
Previously £171,000 (Jun 2002) · +37%
|
31 Aug 2006 | Terraced · Freehold | £235,000 |
|
21, HOW WOOD
17 Oct 2005 · Terraced
· Freehold
|
17 Oct 2005 | Terraced · Freehold | £209,000 |
|
31, HOW WOOD
19 Jun 2002 · Terraced
· Freehold
|
19 Jun 2002 | Terraced · Freehold | £171,000 |
|
1, HOW WOOD
7 Jun 2002 · Semi-detached
· Freehold
|
7 Jun 2002 | Semi-detached · Freehold | £200,000 |
|
27, HOW WOOD
1 Oct 2001 · Terraced
· Freehold
|
1 Oct 2001 | Terraced · Freehold | £160,000 |
|
33, HOW WOOD
12 Jul 2001 · Terraced
· Freehold
|
12 Jul 2001 | Terraced · Freehold | £155,000 |
|
25A, HOW WOOD
4 Jun 2001 · Terraced
· Freehold
|
4 Jun 2001 | Terraced · Freehold | £157,000 |
|
25, HOW WOOD
30 Sep 1999 · Semi-detached
· Freehold
|
30 Sep 1999 | Semi-detached · Freehold | £149,950 |
|
23, HOW WOOD
9 Jan 1998 · Terraced
· Freehold
|
9 Jan 1998 | Terraced · Freehold | £104,500 |
|
39, HOW WOOD
7 Oct 1997 · Semi-detached
· Leasehold
Previously £79,800 (Mar 1997) · +213%
|
7 Oct 1997 | Semi-detached · Leasehold | £249,499 |
|
39, HOW WOOD
21 Mar 1997 · Terraced
· Freehold
|
21 Mar 1997 | Terraced · Freehold | £79,800 |
|
5, HOW WOOD
28 Feb 1997 · Semi-detached
· Freehold
|
28 Feb 1997 | Semi-detached · Freehold | £85,000 |
|
23A, HOW WOOD
25 Sep 1996 · Terraced
· Freehold
Previously £75,017 (Jan 1995) · +20%
|
25 Sep 1996 | Terraced · Freehold | £90,000 |
|
23A, HOW WOOD
31 Jan 1995 · Terraced
· Freehold
|
31 Jan 1995 | Terraced · Freehold | £75,017 |
Cat B An additional Price Paid entry (category B): a repossession, a buy-to-let with an identifiable mortgage, a purchase by a company or other non-private buyer, or a sale of another kind of property. Left out of every average.