17, Townsend Drive, St. Albans occupies a 303 m² plot as recorded by HM Land Registry.

All 10 other houses in this postcode have recorded plot sizes, and this one ranks as the 10th largest.

17, Townsend Drive, St. Albans has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of B. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 13 Mar 2013.

The property is not connected to mains gas and has high performance glazing. It is heated using a boiler and radiators (mains gas).

17, Townsend Drive, St. Albans last changed hands on 11th November 2013, selling for £625,000. The transaction was logged as a freehold house by HM Land Registry.

That is its only recorded sale since 1995.

The market for similar properties has risen by 15.6% since November 2013.

• Sold Nov 2013£625,000

Land Registry records and our Estate Agent network show 24 sales of comparable properties within 530 metres of 17, Townsend Drive, St. Albans since 2008.

Most recently, 16, Palfrey Close, St. Albans, AL3 5RE, a freehold house, sold at £1,150,000 on the 15th August 2025.

Read more about house prices in AL3.

• Sold Aug 2025£1,150,000 | 4 Bed House16, Palfrey Close, St. Albans, AL3 5RE16, Palfrey Close, St. Albans, AL3 5RE
• Sold Oct 2023£975,000 | 4 Bed House18, Dickens Close, St. Albans, AL3 5PP18, Dickens Close, St. Albans, AL3 5PP
• Sold Aug 2023£900,000 | 4 Bed House39, Townsend Drive, St. Albans, AL3 5RF39, Townsend Drive, St. Albans, AL3 5RF
• Sold Jul 2022£1,105,267 | 4 Bed House4, Spencer Gate, St. Albans, AL1 4AD4, Spencer Gate, St. Albans, AL1 4AD
• Sold Mar 2021£938,806 | 4 Bed House39, Carlisle Avenue, St. Albans, AL3 5LX39, Carlisle Avenue, St. Albans, AL3 5LX
• Sold Oct 2020£1,072,500 | 4 Bed House45, Carlisle Avenue, St. Albans, AL3 5LX45, Carlisle Avenue, St. Albans, AL3 5LX
• Sold Dec 2019£1,145,000 | 3 Bed HousePemberton, Grange Street, St. Albans, AL3 5NDPemberton, Grange Street, St. Albans, AL3 5ND
• Sold Jun 2019£975,000 | 4 Bed House17, Spencer Gate, St. Albans, AL1 4AD17, Spencer Gate, St. Albans, AL1 4AD
• Sold Mar 2019£695,000 | 4 Bed House12A, Avenue Road, St. Albans, AL1 3QQ12A, Avenue Road, St. Albans, AL1 3QQ
• Sold Dec 2017£885,000 | 3 Bed House15, Heath Road, St. Albans, AL1 4DS15, Heath Road, St. Albans, AL1 4DS
• Sold Feb 2017£845,000 | 4 Bed House52, Carlisle Avenue, St. Albans, AL3 5LX52, Carlisle Avenue, St. Albans, AL3 5LX
• Sold Jan 2016£925,000 | 4 Bed House44, Carlisle Avenue, St. Albans, AL3 5LX44, Carlisle Avenue, St. Albans, AL3 5LX
• Sold Feb 2014£775,000 | 4 Bed House12D, Townsend Drive, St. Albans, AL3 5RQ12D, Townsend Drive, St. Albans, AL3 5RQ
• Sold Feb 2013£600,000 | 3 Bed House30, Carlisle Avenue, St. Albans, AL3 5LU30, Carlisle Avenue, St. Albans, AL3 5LU
• Sold Jan 2013£538,850 | 4 Bed House2, Dickens Close, St. Albans, AL3 5PP2, Dickens Close, St. Albans, AL3 5PP
• Sold Nov 2012£547,500 | 4 Bed House14, Dickens Close, St. Albans, AL3 5PP14, Dickens Close, St. Albans, AL3 5PP
• Sold Aug 2012£500,000 | 4 Bed House12, Avenue Road, St. Albans, AL1 3QQ12, Avenue Road, St. Albans, AL1 3QQ
• Sold Jan 2011£640,000 | 4 Bed House93, Bernard Street, St. Albans, AL3 5QL93, Bernard Street, St. Albans, AL3 5QL
• Sold Jul 2009£350,000 | 4 Bed House68, Normandy Road, St. Albans, AL3 5PW68, Normandy Road, St. Albans, AL3 5PW
• Sold Nov 2008£500,000 | 4 Bed House9, Carlisle Avenue, St. Albans, AL3 5LU9, Carlisle Avenue, St. Albans, AL3 5LU

Agents in our network have reported 17 lettings within 530 metres of 17, Townsend Drive, St. Albans across the last 2 years.

The newest of these is 25, Chime Square, St. Albans, AL3 5JZ, a freehold house let by Collinson Hall in November 2025.

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  Let agreed Nov 2025£ Undisclosed | 4 Bed House25, Chime Square, St. Albans, AL3 5JZ25, Chime Square, St. Albans, AL3 5JZ
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  Let agreed May 2025£ Undisclosed | 2 Bed House28, Church Street, St. Albans, AL3 5NQ28, Church Street, St. Albans, AL3 5NQ
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  Let agreed May 2025£ Undisclosed | 4 Bed House50, Catherine Street, St. Albans, AL3 5BU50, Catherine Street, St. Albans, AL3 5BU
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  Let Apr 2025£ Undisclosed | 1 Bed Flat13 Cumberland Court, Carlisle Avenue, St. Albans, AL3 5LS13 Cumberland Court, Carlisle Avenue, St. Albans, AL3 5LS
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  Let Apr 2025£ Undisclosed | 1 Bed Flat10, Church Street, St. Albans, AL3 5NQ10, Church Street, St. Albans, AL3 5NQ
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  Let Apr 2025£ Undisclosed | 2 Bed Flat7, Chime Square, St. Albans, AL3 5JZ7, Chime Square, St. Albans, AL3 5JZ
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  Let Apr 2025£ Undisclosed | 1 Bed Flat7 Cumberland Court, Carlisle Avenue, St. Albans, AL3 5LS7 Cumberland Court, Carlisle Avenue, St. Albans, AL3 5LS
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  Let agreed Nov 2024£ Undisclosed | 2 Bed Flat15, Chime Square, St. Albans, AL3 5JZ15, Chime Square, St. Albans, AL3 5JZ
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  Let Jun 2024£ Undisclosed | 2 Bed Flat57A, Catherine Street, St. Albans, AL3 5BN57A, Catherine Street, St. Albans, AL3 5BN
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  Let agreed May 2024£ Undisclosed | 1 Bed Flat24 Cumberland Court, Carlisle Avenue, St. Albans, AL3 5LS24 Cumberland Court, Carlisle Avenue, St. Albans, AL3 5LS
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  Let May 2024£ Undisclosed | 4 Bed House23, Pegasus Place, St. Albans, AL3 5QT23, Pegasus Place, St. Albans, AL3 5QT
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  Let agreed Apr 2024£ Undisclosed | 1 Bed Flat40, Catherine Street, St. Albans, AL3 5BU40, Catherine Street, St. Albans, AL3 5BU
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  Let agreed Dec 2023£ Undisclosed | 3 Bed House14, Dalton Street, St. Albans, AL3 5QJ14, Dalton Street, St. Albans, AL3 5QJ
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  Let agreed Oct 2023£ Undisclosed | 1 Bed FlatFlat 2, 11, Avenue Road, St. Albans, AL1 3QGFlat 2, 11, Avenue Road, St. Albans, AL1 3QG
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  Let agreed Aug 2023£ Undisclosed | 1 Bed Flat23 Cumberland Court, Carlisle Avenue, St. Albans, AL3 5LS23 Cumberland Court, Carlisle Avenue, St. Albans, AL3 5LS
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  Let agreed Oct 2022£ Undisclosed | 2 Bed House25, Normandy Road, St. Albans, AL3 5QG25, Normandy Road, St. Albans, AL3 5QG
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  Let agreed Sep 2022£ Undisclosed | 3 Bed House16, Church Street, St. Albans, AL3 5NQ16, Church Street, St. Albans, AL3 5NQ

•Nearby is defined as the radius comprising the nearest 2,000 addresses.

Our analysis of the public data ranks 17, Townsend Drive, St. Albans as the 53rd largest and the 39th most expensive of the 66 addresses on Townsend Drive, St. Albans, AL3.

Against the AL3 postcode district average, it is £410k more expensive than the typical property.

• Maple Primary School

  500 m away
• Garden Fields Junior Mixed and Infant School

  500 m away
• Aboyne Lodge Junior Mixed and Infant School

  600 m away

• Loreto College

  900 m away
• St Albans Girls' School

  1.2 km away
• Verulam School

  1.4 km away

• St Albans City

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  1.2 km away
• St Albans Abbey

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  1.7 km away
• Park Street

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  3.8 km away

Environment Agency data suggests this area has a Very Low risk of flooding.