Key Street Insights
Drakes Drive is a residential street with 184 addresses.
It ranks as the 347th largest and 127th most expensive of the 357 streets in the AL1 area. The most common property type is a mid-century house built between 1936 and 1979.
The street contains a total of 184 properties: 146 houses and 38 flats.
Key Street Insights
Drakes Drive is a residential street with 184 addresses.
It ranks as the 347th largest and 127th most expensive of the 357 streets in the AL1 area. The most common property type is a mid-century house built between 1936 and 1979.
The street contains a total of 184 properties: 146 houses and 38 flats.
Explore Propertieson Drakes Drive, St. Albans, AL1
- Parkway Court
Mid-century Building | 17 Units
- 1 Drakes Drive
Building  |  2 Flats
- 2A Drakes Drive
2 Bed Modern House
- 2 Drakes Drive
3 Bed Early-century House
- 3 Drakes Drive
Unknown
Sales Market Trendson Drakes Drive
The last sale on Drakes Drive sold for £460,000 on 10th February 2026. Since then prices are down an average of 1.1%.
The current average value in the street is £462,685.
The Drakes Drive Sales Market has increased by 12.4% over the last 10 years.
| Period | Year on Year | Average Price |
|---|---|---|
| June 2026 | -0.3% | £462,685 |
| June 2025 | 1.3% | £464,295 |
| June 2024 | -0.8% | £458,130 |
| June 2023 | -1.1% | £462,014 |
| June 2022 | 6.7% | £467,327 |
| June 2021 | 4.8% | £437,787 |
| June 2020 | 2.1% | £417,543 |
| June 2019 | -1.5% | £408,872 |
| June 2018 | -1.9% | £415,022 |
| June 2017 | 2.8% | £423,125 |
| June 2016 | 11% | £411,640 |
| June 2015 | 12% | £370,870 |
| June 2014 | 14.2% | £331,235 |
| June 2013 | 2.4% | £289,962 |
| June 2012 | 2.6% | £283,136 |
| June 2011 | 0.9% | £275,897 |
| June 2010 | 17.2% | £273,316 |
| June 2009 | -11% | £233,190 |
| June 2008 | -0.8% | £261,869 |
| June 2007 | 0% | £263,874 |
Rental Market Trendson Drakes Drive
There was a total of 1 rental properties that let in the last 12 months.
The current average rental value in the street is £2,023.
The Drakes Drive Rental Market has increased by 52.5% over the last 10 years.
| Period | Year on Year | Average Price |
|---|---|---|
| June 2026 | 4.8% | £2,023pcm |
| June 2025 | 5.8% | £1,931pcm |
| June 2024 | 6.8% | £1,825pcm |
| June 2023 | 8.3% | £1,709pcm |
| June 2022 | 10.8% | £1,578pcm |
| June 2021 | 3.2% | £1,425pcm |
| June 2020 | 3.1% | £1,381pcm |
| June 2019 | -0.7% | £1,339pcm |
| June 2018 | 0.9% | £1,348pcm |
| June 2017 | 0.7% | £1,336pcm |
| June 2016 | 2.6% | £1,326pcm |
| June 2015 | 5.4% | £1,293pcm |
| June 2014 | 7.2% | £1,226pcm |
| June 2013 | 2% | £1,143pcm |
| June 2012 | 1.4% | £1,121pcm |
| June 2011 | 4.1% | £1,106pcm |
| June 2010 | 7.2% | £1,062pcm |
| June 2009 | -4.2% | £991pcm |
| June 2008 | 2.8% | £1,035pcm |
| June 2007 | 0% | £1,006pcm |
Sales Historyon Drakes Drive, St. Albans, AL1
The last sale was on 10th February 2026 for £460,000 and since then the market in the area has decreased by 1.1%. The street has had a total of 153 sales since 1995.
Drakes Drive, St. Albans, AL1 has seen 14 sales in the last three years and 1 sale in the last twelve months.
- Sold Feb 2026£460,000 | 3 Bed House10 Parkway Court, Drakes Drive, St. Albans, AL1 5AA10 Parkway Court, Drakes Drive, St. Albans, AL1 5AA
- Sold Mar 2025£480,000 | 3 Bed House89, Drakes Drive, St. Albans, AL1 5AQ89, Drakes Drive, St. Albans, AL1 5AQ
- Sold Mar 2025£530,000 | 3 Bed House71, Drakes Drive, St. Albans, AL1 5AQ71, Drakes Drive, St. Albans, AL1 5AQ
- Sold Mar 2025£295,000 | 2 Bed Flat221, Drakes Drive, St. Albans, AL1 5AP221, Drakes Drive, St. Albans, AL1 5AP
- Sold Mar 2025£480,000 | 3 Bed House126, Drakes Drive, St. Albans, AL1 5AD126, Drakes Drive, St. Albans, AL1 5AD
Top 3 Most Expensive Saleson Drakes Drive, St. Albans, AL1
- Sold Apr 2022£650,000 | 4 Bed House98, Drakes Drive, St. Albans, AL1 5AD98, Drakes Drive, St. Albans, AL1 5AD
- Sold Feb 2022£641,200 | 4 Bed House124, Drakes Drive, St. Albans, AL1 5AD124, Drakes Drive, St. Albans, AL1 5AD
- Sold May 2022£610,000 | 4 Bed House59, Drakes Drive, St. Albans, AL1 5AG59, Drakes Drive, St. Albans, AL1 5AG
Lettings History
on Drakes Drive, St. Albans, AL1
Lettings Historyon Drakes Drive, St. Albans, AL1
The last let was on November 2025 and since then the market in the area has increased by 3.8%.
Nearby Streetsto Drakes Drive, St. Albans, AL1
Drakes Drive, St. Albans, AL1 is the 347th largest and the 127th most expensive street in the AL1 area.
- Ennerdale Close, St. Albans, AL128 Addresses|92 m away
- Howard Close, St. Albans, AL126 Addresses|150 m away
- Mountbatten Close, St. Albans, AL132 Addresses|165 m away
- Swallow Lane, St. Albans, AL180 Addresses|169 m away
- Catham Close, St. Albans, AL138 Addresses|215 m away
- Frobisher Road, St. Albans, AL135 Addresses|218 m away
Sections of this streeton Drakes Drive, St. Albans, AL1
There are 8 postcodes on Drakes Drive, St. Albans, AL1.
- House prices in AL1 5AD20 Addresses
- House prices in AL1 5AB32 Addresses
- House prices in AL1 5AP30 Addresses
- House prices in AL1 5AW26 Addresses
- House prices in AL1 5AF12 Addresses
- House prices in AL1 5AG35 Addresses
Property Typesin Drakes Drive
- 3 modern houses built after 1980
- 2 modern flats built after 1980
- 73 mid-century houses built between 1936 and 1979
- 44 mid-century flats built between 1936 and 1979
- 4 houses of an unknown age
- 6 early-century houses built between 1912 and 1935
- 3 early-century flats built between 1912 and 1935
- 49 other addresses of unknown type
- modern house (3)
- modern flat (2)
- mid-century house (73)
- mid-century flat (44)
- house (4)
- early-century house (6)
- early-century flat (3)
- Unknown (49)
Energy Efficiencyof properties on Drakes Drive
- Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) surveys conducted for 125 properties.
- The most common rating is C.
- A (0)
- E (7)
- B (14)
- F (0)
- C (65)
- G (0)
- D (39)
- No EPC (59)
Schools Nearby
- Windermere Primary School300 m away
- Camp Primary and Nursery School400 m away
- Cunningham Hill Junior School700 m away
- Nicholas Breakspear Catholic School1.1 km away
- Beaumont School1.3 km away
- Verulam School1.5 km away
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Public Transport Nearby
The closest station to Drakes Drive, St. Albans, AL1 is St Albans City station, which is 1.7 kilometres away.
- St Albans City|1.7 km away
- St Albans Abbey|2.6 km away
- Park Street|3.2 km away
