Housing Market Analysis for COMMON LANE, AL5 5BU

Are you looking to understand AL5 5BU house prices? Here, we provide a detailed analysis of the latest sold house prices, trends over the years, and key statistics to help you gauge the real estate landscape in this St Albans postcode.

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Overview of Sold House prices

As per the latest sold houses in the AL5 5BU postcode area, The average prices are as follows,

Semi-Detached
- The average price is around £327,200 median price is £315,000 Standard Deviation is £156,458 with Total Sold: 16
- The most recent sale happened at this postcode is 5 COMMON LANE: £730,000 (Sold on 15 Dec 2017)
- The first recorded sale happened at this postcode is 7 COMMON LANE: £86,000 (Sold on 26 Apr 1996)
Detached
- The average price is around £400,000 median price is £400,000 Standard Deviation is £90,000 with Total Sold: 2
- The most recent sale happened at this postcode is 13 COMMON LANE: £490,000 (Sold on 23 Feb 2016)
- The first recorded sale happened at this postcode is 5 COMMON LANE: £310,000 (Sold on 26 Aug 2011)

Sold Price Trend Over the Years:

Below table and chart gives the average AL5 5BU house prices and number of sold houses over the years. This helps understand the price trend over the years in this postcode.

Please note that this data is populated based on the sold houses data given by the Land Registry.

House Type: Semi-Detached

Year	Avg. Price	Avg. Price/Sq. mtr	Sold
2017	£730,000	£4,398	1
2016	£480,000	£6,486	1
2014	£446,000	£4,419	2
2012	£325,500	£2,677	4
2011	£310,000	£4,189	1
2009	£381,000	£3,606	1
2005	£240,000	£2,509	1
2003	£310,000		1
2002	£299,950	£2,839	1
1999	£93,750		1
1998	£110,500	£1,046	1
1996	£86,000		1

House Type: Detached

Year	Avg. Price	Avg. Price/Sq. mtr	Sold
2016	£490,000		1
2011	£310,000	£1,867	1

All the Sales in the COMMON LANE, AL5 5BU

See the table below for more details on the sold house prices in the AL5 5BU, St Albans postcode.

Address	Sold Date	Price	% Change
5 COMMON LANESemi-Detached, FreeholdArea: 166 Sq.mtrAge: 1900-1929	15 Dec 2017	£730,000	151.72%
	02 Jul 2012	£290,000	-6.45%
	26 Aug 2011	£310,000	First Sale
13 COMMON LANEDetached, Freehold	23 Feb 2016	£490,000	41.21%
	13 Dec 2012	£347,000	8.44%
	28 Mar 2012	£320,000	First Sale
11 COMMON LANESemi-Detached, FreeholdArea: 74 Sq.mtrAge: 1900-1929	16 Feb 2016	£480,000	54.84%
	26 Apr 2011	£310,000	First Sale
3 COMMON LANESemi-Detached, FreeholdArea: 95.66 Sq.mtrAge: 1950-1966	05 Dec 2014	£400,000	15.94%
	07 Sep 2012	£345,000	43.75%
	20 Jul 2005	£240,000	First Sale
9 COMMON LANESemi-Detached, FreeholdArea: 105.67 Sq.mtrAge: before 1900	08 Sep 2014	£492,000	29.13%
	25 Jun 2009	£381,000	27.02%
	26 Jul 2002	£299,950	171.45%
	28 Jan 1998	£110,500	First Sale
7 COMMON LANESemi-Detached, Freehold	17 Oct 2003	£310,000	260.47%
7 COMMON LANESemi-Detached, Freehold	26 Apr 1996	£86,000	First Sale
1 COMMON LANESemi-Detached, Freehold	08 Jan 1999	£93,750	First Sale

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COMMON LANE, AL5 5BU Near By properties

Interactive Map

This Interactive map can help you visualize the nearby sold house in the AL5 5BU postcode area

Nearby Sold House Price Statstics

Knowing the nearby sold house in the area helps gauge the property market in the area. Below data gives house price Statstics of the surrounding area of the AL5 5BU postcode.

Semi-Detached
- The average price is around £367,011 median price is £300,000 Standard Deviation is £236,069 with Total Sold: 606
- The Last 5 Year average price is £681,583 with Total Sold: 88
- The most recent sale happened at this postcode is , 5 SOUTHVIEW ROAD: £625,000 (Sold on 18 Sep 2024)
- The first recorded sale happened at this postcode is , 33 MARQUIS LANE: £86,300 (Sold on 20 Jan 1995)
Terraced
- The average price is around £296,727 median price is £250,000 Standard Deviation is £174,659 with Total Sold: 379
- The Last 5 Year average price is £572,049 with Total Sold: 51
- The most recent sale happened at this postcode is , 21 MILFORD HILL: £675,000 (Sold on 29 Aug 2024)
- The first recorded sale happened at this postcode is , 6 MARQUIS LANE: £88,750 (Sold on 16 Feb 1995)
Detached
- The average price is around £540,252 median price is £495,000 Standard Deviation is £328,870 with Total Sold: 231
- The Last 5 Year average price is £822,691 with Total Sold: 34
- The most recent sale happened at this postcode is , 82 LOWER LUTON ROAD: £775,000 (Sold on 16 Aug 2024)
- The first recorded sale happened at this postcode is , 23 COMMON LANE: £126,000 (Sold on 25 Jan 1995)
Flat
- The average price is around £187,240 median price is £179,950 Standard Deviation is £97,932 with Total Sold: 529
- The Last 5 Year average price is £308,780 with Total Sold: 91
- The most recent sale happened at this postcode is FLAT 2, ST MARGARETS COURT, 5 CROSS WAY: £280,000 (Sold on 05 Aug 2024)
- The first recorded sale happened at this postcode is , 116B LOWER LUTON ROAD: £45,000 (Sold on 10 Feb 1995)
Other
- The average price is around £530,235 median price is £425,000 Standard Deviation is £449,686 with Total Sold: 17
- The Last 5 Year average price is £642,300 with Total Sold: 10
- The most recent sale happened at this postcode is , 5 SALISBURY ROAD: £615,000 (Sold on 13 Jul 2022)
- The first recorded sale happened at this postcode is , 109 STATION ROAD: £1,000 (Sold on 02 Nov 2015)

Sold Price Trend Over the Years:

House Type: Semi-Detached

Year	Avg. Price	Avg. Price/Sq. mtr	Sold
2024	£664,014	£6,659	7
2023	£820,385	£7,188	13
2022	£665,294	£6,838	17
2021	£651,950	£6,782	20
2020	£665,000	£6,088	13
2019	£648,456	£6,193	18
2018	£606,809	£5,892	17
2017	£573,143	£5,193	14
2016	£584,295	£5,646	28
2015	£623,856	£5,226	16
2014	£488,381	£4,758	13
2013	£468,250	£4,334	20
2012	£376,400	£4,013	20
2011	£409,023	£4,088	22
2010	£380,467	£3,617	15
2009	£284,083	£3,121	12
2008	£354,795	£3,390	10
2007	£391,217	£3,792	36
2006	£335,165	£3,192	27
2005	£276,307	£2,978	29
2004	£264,568	£2,635	30
2003	£255,739	£2,672	27
2002	£230,639	£2,285	25
2001	£188,550	£1,982	26
2000	£168,406	£1,672	26
1999	£126,088	£1,343	21
1998	£138,797	£1,390	15
1997	£116,698	£1,164	26
1996	£98,085	£907	31
1995	£83,650	£771	12

House Type: Terraced

Year	Avg. Price	Avg. Price/Sq. mtr	Sold
2024	£649,375	£5,945	4
2023	£658,889	£6,866	9
2022	£567,333	£7,224	3
2021	£569,000	£6,040	15
2020	£438,250	£6,709	6
2019	£555,750	£5,870	14
2018	£483,857	£8,159	7
2017	£458,625	£6,876	8
2016	£437,692	£5,904	13
2015	£431,667	£5,231	9
2014	£373,464	£5,299	18
2013	£354,000	£4,603	5
2012	£340,073	£4,162	13
2011	£345,591	£4,761	16
2010	£342,809	£4,150	12
2009	£343,279	£3,701	7
2008	£313,357	£4,020	7
2007	£345,123	£3,768	15
2006	£273,363	£2,993	26
2005	£240,193	£3,941	14
2004	£236,885	£3,054	13
2003	£231,607	£2,794	14
2002	£206,502	£2,860	23
2001	£153,931	£1,997	21
2000	£143,618	£1,914	17
1999	£136,608	£1,547	13
1998	£107,241	£1,294	17
1997	£95,559	£1,324	20
1996	£82,328	£1,090	9
1995	£77,955	£1,068	11

House Type: Detached

Year	Avg. Price	Avg. Price/Sq. mtr	Sold
2024	£827,500		2
2023	£822,500	£7,395	4
2022	£1,097,857	£8,738	7
2021	£719,778	£6,675	9
2020	£708,917	£5,715	6
2019	£768,333	£5,021	6
2018	£1,109,500	£7,353	8
2017	£776,889	£5,836	9
2016	£791,600	£6,200	5
2015	£867,143	£5,033	7
2014	£628,333	£4,867	6
2013	£612,100	£4,679	5
2012	£736,875	£4,718	8
2011	£748,600	£5,210	10
2010	£493,500	£3,368	10
2009	£516,667	£3,365	6
2008	£645,000	£4,212	4
2007	£630,088	£4,937	9
2006	£478,538	£3,124	12
2005	£455,267	£3,168	9
2004	£393,000	£2,992	9
2003	£485,778	£2,791	9
2002	£351,086	£2,599	11
2001	£320,333	£2,111	3
2000	£325,929	£2,404	7
1999	£255,905	£1,248	11
1998	£219,024	£1,367	9
1997	£186,395	£1,435	10
1996	£149,167	£963	9
1995	£144,314	£1,104	11

House Type: Flat

Year	Avg. Price	Avg. Price/Sq. mtr	Sold
2024	£302,083	£5,500	6
2023	£281,385	£5,074	13
2022	£340,125	£5,619	20
2021	£299,600	£5,020	15
2020	£306,511	£5,232	22
2019	£305,917	£5,302	15
2018	£278,688	£4,743	8
2017	£290,792	£4,695	10
2016	£297,545	£5,262	11
2015	£253,100	£4,470	15
2014	£241,310	£4,142	19
2013	£201,676	£3,696	17
2012	£185,850	£3,572	7
2011	£209,788	£3,470	12
2010	£209,928	£3,815	16
2009	£180,136	£3,091	7
2008	£243,079	£3,872	51
2007	£214,331	£3,943	24
2006	£169,366	£3,295	14
2005	£158,547	£3,314	16
2004	£161,848	£3,245	13
2003	£141,625	£2,854	18
2002	£132,092	£2,366	19
2001	£114,668	£2,260	22
2000	£91,946	£1,903	25
1999	£83,067	£1,717	30
1998	£75,192	£1,549	25
1997	£64,638	£1,402	28
1996	£53,492	£1,107	12
1995	£54,510	£1,110	19

House Type: Other

Year	Avg. Price	Avg. Price/Sq. mtr	Sold
2022	£911,667	£7,991	3
2021	£498,000		4
2020	£945,000	£12,434	1
2019	£375,500	£18	2
2017	£755,000	£7,080	2
2016	£270,000	£5,805	4
2015	£1,000	£18	1

House Type in AL5 5BU area

The most common house types in the AL5 5BU postcode area are Semi-detached (68), Flat (50), and Terraced (6).

Total	135
Semi-detached	68
Flat	50
Terraced	6
Shared house	6
Detached	5
converted building	0
commercial building	0
temporary structure	0

Tenure of household

As per the tenure of household, most of the the properties are Social rented: Rents from council or Local Authority (52), and Owned: Owns outright (26).

Social rented: Rents from council or Local Authority	52
Owned: Owns outright	26
Owned: Owns with a mortgage or loan	25
Social rented: Other social rented	14
Private rented: Private landlord or letting agency	10
Shared ownership: Shared ownership	6
Does not apply	0
Private rented: Other private rented	0
Lives rent free	0

Number of People in a Household

The most houses in the AL5 5BU have 1 person in household (50), and 2 people in household (35).

1 person in household	50
2 people in household	35
3 people in household	21
4 people in household	18
5 people in household	8
6 people in household	3
0 people in household	0
7 people in household	0
8 or more people in household	0