AL1 1HW is a residential postcode situated on Cottonmill Crescent, St. Albans, AL1 with 42 addresses.
It ranks as the 1092nd largest and 576th most expensive of the 1,147 postcodes in the AL1 area. The dominant property type is a early-century house built between 1912 and 1935.
The postcode contains a total of 42 properties: 31 houses, 2 flats and 9 other properties.
Sale prices range from £242,955 for 1 bedroom Leasehold flats (430 ft2) to £674,697 for 3 bedroom freehold houses with a garden (1,105 ft2) .
Monthly rental prices range from £1,183 pcm for 1 bed flats to £2,648 pcm for 3 bed houses.
The gross rental yield is between 4.4% and 5.8%.
The average value per square foot is £738.
The last sale in AL1 1HW sold for £505,000 on 28th July 2023. Since then prices are up an average of 4.0%.
The current average value in the postcode is £521,185.
The AL1 1HW Sales Market has increased by 36.5% over the last 10 years.
Period | Year on Year | Average Price |
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April 2025 | 2.7% | £521,185 |
April 2024 | 0.6% | £507,583 |
April 2023 | -2.6% | £504,338 |
April 2022 | 5.2% | £517,639 |
April 2021 | 5.8% | £492,058 |
April 2020 | 2.5% | £465,082 |
April 2019 | -1.4% | £453,742 |
April 2018 | -2.3% | £460,411 |
April 2017 | 1.3% | £471,389 |
April 2016 | 12.1% | £465,279 |
April 2015 | 11% | £414,947 |
April 2014 | 16.4% | £373,753 |
April 2013 | 3.9% | £321,155 |
April 2012 | 2.5% | £309,162 |
April 2011 | -1.3% | £301,536 |
April 2010 | 17.8% | £305,643 |
April 2009 | -9.2% | £259,496 |
April 2008 | -4.2% | £285,807 |
April 2007 | 0% | £298,420 |
The current average rental value in the postcode is £2,137.
The AL1 1HW Rental Market has increased by 58.4% over the last 10 years.
Period | Year on Year | Average Price |
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April 2025 | 5.5% | £2,137pcm |
April 2024 | 7.9% | £2,026pcm |
April 2023 | 8% | £1,878pcm |
April 2022 | 8.5% | £1,739pcm |
April 2021 | 2.3% | £1,603pcm |
April 2020 | 5.2% | £1,567pcm |
April 2019 | -1% | £1,489pcm |
April 2018 | 0% | £1,504pcm |
April 2017 | -1% | £1,503pcm |
April 2016 | 3.6% | £1,519pcm |
April 2015 | 4.9% | £1,467pcm |
April 2014 | 9.8% | £1,398pcm |
April 2013 | 2.8% | £1,274pcm |
April 2012 | 2.6% | £1,239pcm |
April 2011 | 2.3% | £1,208pcm |
April 2010 | 6.2% | £1,181pcm |
April 2009 | 0% | £1,113pcm |
April 2008 | -3% | £1,112pcm |
April 2007 | 0% | £1,147pcm |
The last sale was on 28th July 2023 for £505,000 and since then the market in the area has increased by 4.0%. The postcode has had a total of 28 sales since 1995.
AL1 1HW has seen 1 sale in the last three years and no sales in the last twelve months.
AL1 1HW is the 1092nd largest and the 576th most expensive postcode out of the 1,147 postcodes in the AL1 area.
The closest station to AL1 1HW is St Albans Abbey station which is 500 metres away.
The recent census recorded whether a resident owned or rented their home.
In the area around AL1 1HW, 35.3% of property is privately owned outright and 27.7% is privately owned with a mortgage.
The graph below shows how this compares to Greater London and the rest of England & Wales.
The recent census recorded the highest level of education achieved by residents in the local area.
In the area around AL1 1HW, 19.3% of residents are recorded as possessing school level qualifications and 53.2% as possessing degree level qualifications.
The graph below shows how this compares to Greater London and the rest of England & Wales
The most recent census in 2021 recorded the age of all UK residents.
In the area around AL1 1HW, the average age was 37.2 and the most common age was 42.
The graph below shows how this compares to East of England and the rest of England & Wales
The recent census recorded whether a property was a primary or secondary home for the resident.
In the area around AL1 1HW, 1.6% of property was a second home.
Comparison figures for East of England and the rest of England & Wales are listed below.
The recent census recorded the number of cars registered in each household.
In the area around AL1 1HW, there are an average of 0.9 cars per household.
See below for how this compares to East of England and the rest of England & Wales.
According to recent data from Ofcom, superfast broadband is available in this area.
According to data from the Environment Agency, the flood risk in this area is considered to be very low.