AL2 3XL
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Property report — AL2 3XL
Open-data due diligence for AL2 3XL and the area around it.
AL2 3XL in brief: 30 recorded sales (£89,500–£1,250,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for AL2 3XL itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the AL2 3 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£666,403
Population
15,202
Crimes recorded
33
Schools
2
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
86%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in AL2 3, 1995–2026 — mean (blue) and median (terracotta). The median is the typical sale; a wide gap to the mean means a few high-value sales pull the average up. 2026 is a part year (27 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-29 | £830,000 | 50 BUCKNALLS DRIVE | Detached |
| 2025-03-21 | £530,000 | 14 BUCKNALLS DRIVE | Detached |
| 2024-09-23 | £1,250,000 | 34 BUCKNALLS DRIVE | Detached |
| 2024-08-09 | £550,000 | 20 BUCKNALLS DRIVE | Detached |
| 2024-01-26 | £550,000 | 12 BUCKNALLS DRIVE | Detached |
| 2022-09-06 | £745,000 | 66 BUCKNALLS DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2018-08-30 | £610,000 | 46 BUCKNALLS DRIVE | Detached |
| 2018-07-10 | £617,500 | 52 BUCKNALLS DRIVE | Detached |
| 2016-07-29 | £595,000 | 34 BUCKNALLS DRIVE | Detached |
| 2016-07-01 | £897,950 | 6 BUCKNALLS DRIVE | Detached |
| 2013-10-25 | £640,000 | 38C BUCKNALLS DRIVE | Detached |
| 2013-08-21 | £457,500 | 32A BUCKNALLS DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2013-08-02 | £625,000 | 38B BUCKNALLS DRIVE | Detached |
| 2013-06-28 | £705,000 | 6 BUCKNALLS DRIVE | Detached |
| 2011-10-26 | £340,000 | 6 BUCKNALLS DRIVE | Detached |
| 2011-05-05 | £490,000 | 10 BUCKNALLS DRIVE | Detached |
| 2009-12-11 | £661,000 | 40 BUCKNALLS DRIVE | Detached |
| 2009-08-14 | £380,000 | 32A BUCKNALLS DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2008-09-26 | £390,000 | 2 BUCKNALLS DRIVE | Detached |
| 2007-11-16 | £365,000 | 56 BUCKNALLS DRIVE | Terraced |
| 2007-10-09 | £350,000 | 40 BUCKNALLS DRIVE | Detached |
| 2007-02-09 | £442,500 | 10 BUCKNALLS DRIVE | Detached |
| 2003-09-26 | £425,500 | 38 BUCKNALLS DRIVE | Detached |
| 2002-11-21 | £420,000 | 38C BUCKNALLS DRIVE | Detached |
| 2002-07-15 | £249,500 | 26 BUCKNALLS DRIVE | Detached |
| 2001-10-18 | £216,500 | 56 BUCKNALLS DRIVE | Terraced |
| 1999-11-05 | £169,900 | 64 BUCKNALLS DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 1999-01-12 | £250,000 | 2A BUCKNALLS DRIVE | Detached |
| 1997-12-23 | £89,500 | 38C BUCKNALLS DRIVE | Detached |
| 1995-05-19 | £145,000 | 38A BUCKNALLS DRIVE | Detached |
30 recorded sales on AL2 3XL. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Pleasant Lane Primary School | 0.4 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Saint Michael's Catholic High School | 0.7 mi | Secondary | Report card → |
| Coates Way JMI and Nursery School | 0.7 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Parmiter's School | 0.8 mi | Secondary | Outstanding (2024) |
| St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School | 0.8 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Future Academies Watford | 1.0 mi | Secondary | Report card → |
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.
What's nearby
Nearest GP surgeries: ABBOTSWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE (1.4 mi) · GARSTON MEDICAL CENTRE (1.7 mi) · SHEEPCOT MEDICAL CENTRE (1.9 mi)
Nearest hospitals: LANGLEY HOUSE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (1.6 mi) · HARPERBURY HOSPITAL SOCIAL SERVICES (2.8 mi) · HARPERBURY HOSPITAL (2.8 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: THE BLACK BOY PUBLIC HOUSE (Grade II) (0.5 mi) · Air-Raid Precaution Railway Control Centre (Grade II) (0.6 mi) · THE CHEQUERS (Grade II) (0.7 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: BRICKET WOOD PHARMACY (0.4 mi) · PARK PHARMACY (1.1 mi) · LEAVESDEN PHARMACY (1.4 mi)
Nearest stations: Bricket Wood (0.5 mi) · Garston (Herts) (1.3 mi) · How Wood (Herts) (1.5 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Londis (0.4 mi) · Costcutter (0.5 mi) · Co-op Food (1.6 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 45
- One-person households
- 26%
- Households with children
- 30%
- Households
- 6,050
Owned 79% · Social rent 6% · Private rent 14%
Census 2021 (ONS), for AL2 3.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in AL2 3 (May 24–Apr 26, average 34/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for AL2 3XL in the Environment Agency dataset. This is reassuring but not a guarantee — Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →
Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.
How granular is this?
| Measure | DistrictAL2 | SectorAL2 3 | PostcodeAL2 3XL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £560,855 | £666,403 | £499,578 |
| Population | 35,084 | 15,202 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 8/10 | 9/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 157 | 33 | — |
| Schools | 7 | 2 | — |
| Flood risk | High | Medium | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 89% | 86% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 97% | 95% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (AL2 3); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.
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Report generated 1 July 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.