AL3 5AX
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Property report — AL3 5AX
Open-data due diligence for AL3 5AX and the area around it.
AL3 5AX in brief: 42 recorded sales (£87,000–£1,051,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for AL3 5AX itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the AL3 5 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£695,336
Population
17,286
Crimes recorded
56
Schools
6
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
94%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in AL3 5, 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 (32 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-20 | £815,000 | 170 BEECH ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2025-02-14 | £650,000 | 172 BEECH ROAD | Terraced |
| 2023-03-03 | £1,051,000 | 156 BEECH ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2022-02-18 | £810,000 | 192 BEECH ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2020-08-21 | £600,000 | 186 BEECH ROAD | Terraced |
| 2020-06-26 | £635,000 | 182 BEECH ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2020-06-19 | £600,000 | 178 BEECH ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2019-09-06 | £600,000 | 194 BEECH ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2019-05-16 | £765,000 | 192 BEECH ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2018-11-02 | £600,000 | 138 BEECH ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2017-01-13 | £746,000 | 146 BEECH ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2016-12-21 | £580,000 | 180 BEECH ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2014-12-19 | £525,000 | 184 BEECH ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2013-11-22 | £530,000 | 174 BEECH ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2013-07-08 | £590,000 | 192 BEECH ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2012-04-19 | £429,609 | 152 BEECH ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2010-11-30 | £425,000 | 158 BEECH ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2010-09-07 | £600,000 | 162 BEECH ROAD | Detached |
| 2010-06-11 | £635,000 | 204 BEECH ROAD | Detached |
| 2010-01-20 | £300,000 | 162 BEECH ROAD | Detached |
| 2009-07-13 | £335,000 | 204 BEECH ROAD | Detached |
| 2009-06-09 | £280,000 | 152 BEECH ROAD | Terraced |
| 2008-02-14 | £344,000 | 196 BEECH ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2007-11-19 | £356,000 | 192 BEECH ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2007-06-04 | £555,000 | 156 BEECH ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2006-08-15 | £350,000 | 136 BEECH ROAD | Detached |
| 2005-10-21 | £320,000 | 166 BEECH ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2005-04-08 | £422,500 | 202 BEECH ROAD | Detached |
| 2004-05-06 | £250,000 | 136 BEECH ROAD | Detached |
| 2003-03-24 | £272,000 | 156 BEECH ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2002-11-27 | £335,000 | 164 BEECH ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2002-08-12 | £266,950 | 170 BEECH ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2002-05-03 | £265,000 | 130 BEECH ROAD | Terraced |
| 2000-09-13 | £293,000 | 202 BEECH ROAD | Detached |
| 2000-06-30 | £249,950 | 174 BEECH ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 1998-09-04 | £172,000 | 202 BEECH ROAD | Detached |
| 1997-02-28 | £116,000 | 144 BEECH ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 1996-11-15 | £87,000 | 146 BEECH ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 1996-10-18 | £136,000 | 202 BEECH ROAD | Detached |
| 1996-03-14 | £99,500 | 130 BEECH ROAD | Terraced |
| 1995-10-27 | £103,250 | 154 BEECH ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 1995-10-16 | £113,500 | 166 BEECH ROAD | Semi-detached |
42 recorded sales on AL3 5AX. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bernards Heath Junior School | 0.2 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| St Albans Girls' School | 0.3 mi | Secondary | Report card → |
| Garden Fields Junior Mixed and Infant School | 0.3 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Bernards Heath Infant and Nursery School | 0.4 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Margaret Wix Primary School | 0.6 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Townsend Church of England School | 0.7 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: LODGE,HIGHFIELD & REDBOURN (0.6 mi) · GRANGE STREET SURGERY (0.7 mi) · PARKBURY HOUSE SURGERY (0.7 mi)
Nearest hospitals: ST. ALBANS CITY HOSPITAL (0.7 mi) · ST ALBANS CITY HOSPITAL (0.7 mi) · HARPENDEN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (3.8 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: 9, HARPENDEN ROAD (Grade II) (0.5 mi) · Church of Saint Saviour (Grade II) (0.6 mi) · PEMBERTON ALMSHOUSES (Grade II) (0.7 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: MEERA PHARMACY (0.3 mi) · NORMANDY CHEMIST (0.6 mi) · JADE PHARMACY (PARKBURY HOUSE) (0.7 mi)
Nearest stations: St Albans City (1.1 mi) · St Albans Abbey (1.6 mi) · Park Street (2.9 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Budgens (1.0 mi) · M&S Foodhall (1.1 mi) · Mrs. Ladybird Polish Shop (1.2 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 39
- One-person households
- 27%
- Households with children
- 36%
- Households
- 7,007
Owned 64% · Social rent 15% · Private rent 21%
Census 2021 (ONS), for AL3 5.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in AL3 5 (May 24–Apr 26, average 57/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for AL3 5AX 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 | DistrictAL3 | SectorAL3 5 | PostcodeAL3 5AX |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £677,971 | £695,336 | £433,530 |
| Population | 47,152 | 17,286 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 8/10 | 8/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 193 | 56 | — |
| Schools | 18 | 6 | — |
| Flood risk | High | Low | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 75% | 94% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 91% | 99% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (AL3 5); 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.