AL3 8DJ

College Close, St Albans

Median, last 3 years

£850,000

2 sales, Jun 2023 – May 2026

Last standard sale

£1,100,000

5 Dec 2025

Standard sales

since 1995 (+1 additional entry)

AL3 district median

£625,000

342 sales, 12 months to May 2026

By property type, Jun 2023 – May 2026: Semi-detached sold for £600,000 · Detached sold for £1,100,000

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

2011 to 2025. 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.

Show the figures

Median sale price and number of sales by year
Year	Median	Sales
2025 (few sales)	£1,100,000	1
2023 (few sales)	£600,000	1
2022 (few sales)	£557,000	2
2021 (few sales)	£557,500	2
2020	£820,000	3
2019 (few sales)	£360,500	2
2018 (few sales)	£470,000	1
2017 (few sales)	£431,250	2
2016 (few sales)	£445,000	1
2015 (few sales)	£497,500	2
2014	£371,025	4
2013 (few sales)	£330,000	1
2009	£262,500	4
2007 (few sales)	£336,000	2
2006	£245,975	6
2005 (few sales)	£307,500	2
2004	£246,250	4
2003 (few sales)	£223,000	1
2002 (few sales)	£179,950	1
2001 (few sales)	£169,950	1
1999	£132,500	3
1998 (few sales)	£103,000	1
1997	£122,000	3
1996 (few sales)	£83,000	1
1995 (few sales)	£71,250	2

Sale history (54 records · 15 homes sold more than once)

Address	Date	Type	Price
9, COLLEGE CLOSE 5 Dec 2025 · Detached · Freehold Previously £580,000 (Sep 2015) · +90%	5 Dec 2025	Detached · Freehold	£1,100,000
27, COLLEGE CLOSE 30 Jun 2023 · Semi-detached · Freehold	30 Jun 2023	Semi-detached · Freehold	£600,000
32, COLLEGE CLOSE 7 Dec 2022 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £330,000 (Dec 2013) · +83%	7 Dec 2022	Terraced · Freehold	£604,000
18, COLLEGE CLOSE 18 Aug 2022 · Terraced · Freehold	18 Aug 2022	Terraced · Freehold	£510,000
10, COLLEGE CLOSE 30 Jun 2021 · Terraced · Freehold	30 Jun 2021	Terraced · Freehold	£500,000
17, COLLEGE CLOSE 25 Mar 2021 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £225,000 (Oct 2004) · +173%	25 Mar 2021	Terraced · Freehold	£615,000
34, COLLEGE CLOSE 22 May 2020 · Terraced · Freehold	22 May 2020	Terraced · Freehold	£385,000
30, COLLEGE CLOSE 28 Feb 2020 · Detached · Freehold	28 Feb 2020	Detached · Freehold	£820,000
30A, COLLEGE CLOSE 21 Feb 2020 · Detached · Freehold Previously £665,000 (Apr 2018)	21 Feb 2020	Detached · Freehold	£820,000
38, COLLEGE CLOSE 20 Dec 2019 · Terraced · Freehold	20 Dec 2019	Terraced · Freehold	£321,000
36, COLLEGE CLOSE 8 Nov 2019 · Terraced · Freehold	8 Nov 2019	Terraced · Freehold	£400,000
14, COLLEGE CLOSE 9 Oct 2018 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £280,000 (Jun 2006) · +68%	9 Oct 2018	Terraced · Freehold	£470,000
30A, COLLEGE CLOSE Cat B 3 Apr 2018 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £395,000 (Sep 2005)	3 Apr 2018	Semi-detached · Freehold	£665,000
2, COLLEGE CLOSE 25 Jul 2017 · Semi-detached · Freehold	25 Jul 2017	Semi-detached · Freehold	£400,000
15, COLLEGE CLOSE 26 Apr 2017 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £372,050 (Aug 2014) · +24%	26 Apr 2017	Terraced · Freehold	£462,500
3, COLLEGE CLOSE 4 Apr 2016 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £250,000 (Aug 2009) · +78%	4 Apr 2016	Semi-detached · Freehold	£445,000
4, COLLEGE CLOSE 29 Sep 2015 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £282,500 (Oct 2009) · +47%	29 Sep 2015	Semi-detached · Freehold	£415,000
9, COLLEGE CLOSE 8 Sep 2015 · Detached · Freehold Previously £165,000 (Dec 1997) · +252%	8 Sep 2015	Detached · Freehold	£580,000
5, COLLEGE CLOSE 5 Dec 2014 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £249,950 (Apr 2006) · +51%	5 Dec 2014	Semi-detached · Freehold	£377,000
15, COLLEGE CLOSE 18 Aug 2014 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £223,000 (Oct 2003) · +67%	18 Aug 2014	Terraced · Freehold	£372,050
1, COLLEGE CLOSE 14 Apr 2014 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £240,000 (Jul 2009) · +42%	14 Apr 2014	Semi-detached · Freehold	£340,000
31, COLLEGE CLOSE 31 Jan 2014 · Semi-detached · Freehold	31 Jan 2014	Semi-detached · Freehold	£370,000
32, COLLEGE CLOSE 20 Dec 2013 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £275,000 (Apr 2009) · +20%	20 Dec 2013	Terraced · Freehold	£330,000
4, COLLEGE CLOSE 26 Oct 2009 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £127,500 (Feb 1999) · +122%	26 Oct 2009	Semi-detached · Freehold	£282,500
3, COLLEGE CLOSE 21 Aug 2009 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £247,500 (Feb 2004) · +1%	21 Aug 2009	Semi-detached · Freehold	£250,000
1, COLLEGE CLOSE 13 Jul 2009 · Semi-detached · Freehold	13 Jul 2009	Semi-detached · Freehold	£240,000
32, COLLEGE CLOSE 1 Apr 2009 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £245,000 (Apr 2004) · +12%	1 Apr 2009	Terraced · Freehold	£275,000
16, COLLEGE CLOSE 7 Nov 2007 · Terraced · Freehold	7 Nov 2007	Terraced · Freehold	£312,000
21, COLLEGE CLOSE 25 Oct 2007 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £279,675 (Aug 2004) · +29%	25 Oct 2007	Terraced · Freehold	£360,000
37, COLLEGE CLOSE 21 Jul 2006 · Flat / maisonette · Freehold	21 Jul 2006	Flat / maisonette · Freehold	£249,995
14, COLLEGE CLOSE 30 Jun 2006 · Terraced · Freehold	30 Jun 2006	Terraced · Freehold	£280,000
5, COLLEGE CLOSE 7 Apr 2006 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £122,000 (Dec 1997) · +105%	7 Apr 2006	Semi-detached · Freehold	£249,950
12, COLLEGE CLOSE 31 Mar 2006 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £205,000 (Jan 2006) · +18%	31 Mar 2006	Terraced · Freehold	£242,000
13, COLLEGE CLOSE 24 Mar 2006 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £136,000 (Aug 1999) · +73%	24 Mar 2006	Terraced · Freehold	£235,000
12, COLLEGE CLOSE 6 Jan 2006 · Terraced · Freehold	6 Jan 2006	Terraced · Freehold	£205,000
30A, COLLEGE CLOSE 23 Sep 2005 · Semi-detached · Freehold	23 Sep 2005	Semi-detached · Freehold	£395,000
11, COLLEGE CLOSE 30 Jun 2005 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £83,000 (Sep 1996) · +165%	30 Jun 2005	Terraced · Freehold	£220,000
17, COLLEGE CLOSE 21 Oct 2004 · Terraced · Freehold	21 Oct 2004	Terraced · Freehold	£225,000
21, COLLEGE CLOSE 26 Aug 2004 · Terraced · Freehold	26 Aug 2004	Terraced · Freehold	£279,675
32, COLLEGE CLOSE 2 Apr 2004 · Terraced · Freehold	2 Apr 2004	Terraced · Freehold	£245,000
3, COLLEGE CLOSE 3 Feb 2004 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £169,950 (Jul 2001) · +46%	3 Feb 2004	Semi-detached · Freehold	£247,500
15, COLLEGE CLOSE 7 Oct 2003 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £68,500 (Oct 1995) · +226%	7 Oct 2003	Terraced · Freehold	£223,000
40, COLLEGE CLOSE 2 May 2002 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £103,000 (Apr 1998) · +75%	2 May 2002	Semi-detached · Freehold	£179,950
3, COLLEGE CLOSE 19 Jul 2001 · Semi-detached · Freehold	19 Jul 2001	Semi-detached · Freehold	£169,950
13, COLLEGE CLOSE 2 Aug 1999 · Terraced · Freehold	2 Aug 1999	Terraced · Freehold	£136,000
19, COLLEGE CLOSE 30 Jul 1999 · Terraced · Freehold	30 Jul 1999	Terraced · Freehold	£132,500
4, COLLEGE CLOSE 12 Feb 1999 · Semi-detached · Freehold	12 Feb 1999	Semi-detached · Freehold	£127,500
40, COLLEGE CLOSE 30 Apr 1998 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £74,000 (Aug 1995) · +39%	30 Apr 1998	Semi-detached · Freehold	£103,000
5, COLLEGE CLOSE 4 Dec 1997 · Semi-detached · Freehold	4 Dec 1997	Semi-detached · Freehold	£122,000
9, COLLEGE CLOSE 4 Dec 1997 · Detached · Freehold	4 Dec 1997	Detached · Freehold	£165,000

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.

Area

Postcode district: AL3
Country: England
Deprivation decile: 9 of 10
LSOA (2021): E01023430
Introduced: Jan 1980

From the English Index of Multiple Deprivation 2019, for the 2011 neighbourhood (LSOA) this postcode sits in. Decile 1 is the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 the least; ranks are not comparable between nations.

UK House Price Index

Dacorum, July 2026 (provisional)

Average price: £459,235
Change since July 2025: +3.0%
First-time buyers: £370,896

Average by property type

Detached: £933,699
Semi-detached: £554,562
Terraced: £425,934
Flat / maisonette: £263,232

The official index for Dacorum as a whole, not AL3 8DJ alone. It is a modelled average, adjusted for the mix of homes sold, so it differs from a median of recorded sales, and its newest months are revised as late registrations arrive. Source: UK House Price Index (about the data).

Location

Postcode centroid, not a specific property.

Nearby postcodes

Median sold price and number of sales, Jun 2023 – May 2026; otherwise the last sale, if it was in the last ten years.

AL3 8DH £407,000 · 1 sale
AL3 8EE £545,500 · 2 sales
AL3 8BP £785,000 · 1 sale
AL3 8EF £515,000 · 1 sale
AL3 8ED £347,500 · 2 sales
AL3 8BN £600,000 · last sale 2022
AL3 8BW £830,000 · 2 sales
AL3 8BS £459,615 · 2 sales
AL3 8DL £475,000 · 1 sale
AL3 8EB £440,500 · 2 sales
AL3 8EL £690,000 · last sale 2022
AL3 8BT £792,500 · 1 sale