Sold price history

Black Boy Wood, St Albans house prices

£188,975 is the median sold price in Black Boy Wood, St Albans — not an estimate, but what buyers really paid. Over the past decade prices are +132% in cash — but +68% once inflation is stripped out.

Median sold price
£188,975
10 years · cash
+132%
10 years · real
+68%
HM Land Registry · 112 sales · 0 with floor area · Updated 3 Nov 2025

Key facts

Median price
£188,975
Price per m²
—
No EPC match yet
Sales recorded
112
Price range
£35,000 – £698,000

Black Boy Wood, St Albans prices since 1995

Black Boy Wood, St Albans — median sold price since 1995
2025 £0£171,672£343,344£515,016£686,688 2024 peak 1995 2025
Cash price Today’s money (real)

In cash terms Black Boy Wood, St Albans is +132% over the decade, but only +68% once you adjust for the cost of living.

Recent sales in Black Boy Wood, St Albans

The most recent homes sold here, straight from the HM Land Registry record.

DateAddressTypePrice£/m²
12 Dec 20256 Black Boy Wood · AL2 3LJSemi-detached
Freehold		£580,000—
3 Nov 202546 Black Boy Wood · AL2 3LNTerraced
Freehold		£485,000—
25 Feb 202561 Black Boy Wood · AL2 3LWFlat
Leasehold		£305,000—
22 Jan 202570 Black Boy Wood · AL2 3LNTerraced
Freehold		£495,000—
16 Jan 202568 Black Boy Wood · AL2 3LNTerraced
Freehold		£490,000—
27 Aug 202422 Black Boy Wood · AL2 3LJSemi-detached
Freehold		£515,000—
26 Jul 202431 Black Boy Wood · AL2 3LWFlat
Leasehold		£315,000—
11 Jul 202472 Black Boy Wood · AL2 3LNTerraced
Freehold		£510,000—
31 Jan 202247 Black Boy Wood · AL2 3LWFlat
Leasehold		£320,000—
29 Sep 202129 Black Boy Wood · AL2 3LWFlat
Leasehold		£205,000—
18 Jun 202152 Black Boy Wood · AL2 3LNTerraced
Freehold		£430,000—
26 Mar 202140 Black Boy Wood · AL2 3LLSemi-detached
Freehold		£400,000—
11 Dec 202060 Black Boy Wood · AL2 3LNTerraced
Freehold		£410,000—
20 Nov 202036 Black Boy Wood · AL2 3LLSemi-detached
Freehold		£381,000—
3 Jul 202074 Black Boy Wood · AL2 3LNTerraced
Freehold		£698,000—
6 Mar 202072 Black Boy Wood · AL2 3LNTerraced
Freehold		£402,000—
19 Feb 202046 Black Boy Wood · AL2 3LNTerraced
Freehold		£404,000—
14 Feb 202057 Black Boy Wood · AL2 3LWFlat
Leasehold		£272,950—
10 Feb 202059 Black Boy Wood · AL2 3LWFlat
Leasehold		£300,000—
28 Feb 201920 Black Boy Wood · AL2 3LJSemi-detached
Freehold		£500,000—
29 Mar 201835 Black Boy Wood · AL2 3LWFlat
Leasehold		£255,000—
26 May 201764 Black Boy Wood · AL2 3LNTerraced
Freehold		£414,000—
30 Mar 201718 Black Boy Wood · AL2 3LJSemi-detached
Freehold		£555,000—
28 Feb 201721 Black Boy Wood · AL2 3LWFlat
Leasehold		£169,950—
31 Aug 201637 Black Boy Wood · AL2 3LWFlat
Leasehold		£284,950—
10 Sep 201531 Black Boy Wood · AL2 3LWFlat
Leasehold		£244,000—
28 Jul 201548 Black Boy Wood · AL2 3LNTerraced
Freehold		£375,000—
24 Jul 201549 Black Boy Wood · AL2 3LWFlat
Leasehold		£210,000—
29 Apr 201533 Black Boy Wood · AL2 3LWFlat
Leasehold		£195,000—
27 Mar 201521 Black Boy Wood · AL2 3LWFlat
Leasehold		£100,000—

Category A (standard) sales. £/m² shown where an EPC floor-area match exists.

Biggest price gains in Black Boy Wood, St Albans

Homes that have changed hands more than once, ranked by their annual return — in cash and, where we have the inflation data, after adjusting for it.

AddressFirst soldLast soldTimesCash returnReal return
28, Black Boy Wood£83,000
21 Jul 1997		£118,000
29 Jun 1998		2+42%
per year		+39%
inflation-adjusted
21, Black Boy Wood£100,000
27 Mar 2015		£169,950
28 Feb 2017		2+32%
per year		+29%
inflation-adjusted
30, Black Boy Wood£131,000
27 Jun 2000		£245,000
21 Sep 2004		2+16%
per year		+14%
inflation-adjusted
51, Black Boy Wood£57,500
23 Jun 1999		£189,950
30 Aug 2007		3+16%
per year		+13%
inflation-adjusted
8, Black Boy Wood£172,000
6 Aug 2001		£240,000
15 Dec 2003		2+15%
per year		+13%
inflation-adjusted
4, Black Boy Wood£86,000
27 Jan 1995		£204,950
23 Aug 2002		3+12%
per year		+10%
inflation-adjusted
50, Black Boy Wood£85,000
18 Jul 1997		£245,000
20 Mar 2008		2+10%
per year		+8%
inflation-adjusted
74, Black Boy Wood£125,000
1 May 2002		£698,000
3 Jul 2020		3+10%
per year		+8%
inflation-adjusted
10, Black Boy Wood£77,500
6 Jan 1998		£101,000
27 Oct 2000		2+10%
per year		+8%
inflation-adjusted
37, Black Boy Wood£58,000
14 Dec 1998		£284,950
31 Aug 2016		3+9%
per year		+7%
inflation-adjusted
35, Black Boy Wood£45,250
7 Aug 1996		£255,000
29 Mar 2018		3+8%
per year		+6%
inflation-adjusted
49, Black Boy Wood£42,500
28 Jun 1995		£210,000
24 Jul 2015		4+8%
per year		+6%
inflation-adjusted
32, Black Boy Wood£133,000
29 Oct 1999		£250,000
14 Dec 2007		3+8%
per year		+6%
inflation-adjusted
33, Black Boy Wood£41,500
31 Mar 1995		£195,000
29 Apr 2015		3+8%
per year		+6%
inflation-adjusted
47, Black Boy Wood£47,000
31 May 1996		£320,000
31 Jan 2022		5+8%
per year		+5%
inflation-adjusted
59, Black Boy Wood£54,950
22 Nov 1996		£300,000
10 Feb 2020		4+8%
per year		+5%
inflation-adjusted
18, Black Boy Wood£375,000
24 Oct 2011		£555,000
30 Mar 2017		2+7%
per year		+5%
inflation-adjusted
26, Black Boy Wood£105,000
21 Nov 1997		£302,500
19 Oct 2012		3+7%
per year		+5%
inflation-adjusted
70, Black Boy Wood£66,000
27 Oct 1995		£495,000
22 Jan 2025		4+7%
per year		+4%
inflation-adjusted
20, Black Boy Wood£140,000
11 Feb 2000		£500,000
28 Feb 2019		2+7%
per year		+5%
inflation-adjusted
40, Black Boy Wood£101,000
16 Aug 2000		£400,000
26 Mar 2021		4+7%
per year		+5%
inflation-adjusted
46, Black Boy Wood£74,000
29 Nov 1996		£485,000
3 Nov 2025		4+7%
per year		+4%
inflation-adjusted
57, Black Boy Wood£188,000
2 Apr 2014		£272,950
14 Feb 2020		2+7%
per year		+5%
inflation-adjusted
61, Black Boy Wood£46,000
6 Jan 1995		£305,000
25 Feb 2025		3+6%
per year		+4%
inflation-adjusted
14, Black Boy Wood£203,000
24 Jun 2003		£275,000
12 Sep 2008		3+6%
per year		+4%
inflation-adjusted
52, Black Boy Wood£127,000
25 Nov 1999		£430,000
18 Jun 2021		4+6%
per year		+4%
inflation-adjusted
72, Black Boy Wood£402,000
6 Mar 2020		£510,000
11 Jul 2024		2+6%
per year		+1%
inflation-adjusted
48, Black Boy Wood£242,000
20 Jun 2007		£375,000
28 Jul 2015		2+6%
per year		+3%
inflation-adjusted
68, Black Boy Wood£210,000
19 Feb 2007		£490,000
16 Jan 2025		3+5%
per year		+2%
inflation-adjusted
64, Black Boy Wood£228,000
26 Mar 2004		£414,000
26 May 2017		2+5%
per year		+2%
inflation-adjusted
22, Black Boy Wood£230,000
25 Jun 2004		£515,000
27 Aug 2024		3+4%
per year		+1%
inflation-adjusted
31, Black Boy Wood£139,950
8 Nov 2002		£315,000
26 Jul 2024		4+4%
per year		+1%
inflation-adjusted
29, Black Boy Wood£115,000
23 May 2003		£205,000
29 Sep 2021		3+3%
per year		+1%
inflation-adjusted
55, Black Boy Wood£179,950
10 Aug 2008		£188,000
13 Jan 2012		2+1%
per year		−2%
inflation-adjusted

Category A (standard) sales that changed hands at least twice. Real return adjusts for inflation using ONS CPIH where available.

How Black Boy Wood, St Albans compares

Rank in the town
1065th of 1,229 streets in St Albans
Rank in the postcode district
225th of 268 streets in AL2
Against the town median
34% below the St Albans median of £285,000
Against England & Wales
20% above the national median of £157,000

Black Boy Wood, St Albans house prices — your questions

What is the average house price in Black Boy Wood, St Albans?

Homes in Black Boy Wood, St Albans have a median sold price of £188,975 — the middle of 112 recorded transactions.

What is the price range of homes sold in Black Boy Wood, St Albans?

Recorded sales in Black Boy Wood, St Albans range from £35,000 to £698,000. The range includes flats and large detached homes alike.

Have house prices in Black Boy Wood, St Albans risen?

Over the past decade prices in Black Boy Wood, St Albans are +132% in cash terms but +68% once adjusted for inflation using ONS CPIH — the gap between the two is the real story.

How up to date is this data?

HM Land Registry publishes Price Paid Data monthly. The most recent sale recorded in Black Boy Wood, St Albans was 3 November 2025.

Nearby streets in AL2

How Wood£189,000 medianHampden Place£186,000 medianChester Gibbons Green£185,950 medianWhite Beams£185,500 medianWalnut Close£185,000 medianHalsey Park£184,950 medianSummerfield Close£194,475 medianSt Lawrence Way£195,000 median

Popular places

yearly change, HM Land Registry
London▼ 8%£285,000median · past year downManchester▲ 0%£118,000median · past year upBirmingham▲ 2%£120,000median · past year upLeeds▼ 2%£126,500median · past year downBristol▲ 1%£179,995median · past year upLiverpool▲ 0%£105,000median · past year upSheffield▼ 3%£118,000median · past year downNottingham▼ 2%£123,500median · past year down

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