Butterfield Lane, St Albans house prices
In Butterfield Lane, St Albans, the median price a home actually changed hands for is £345,000. Over the past decade prices are +153% in cash — but +82% once inflation is stripped out.
- Median sold price
- £345,000
- 10 years · cash
- +153%
- 10 years · real
- +82%
Key facts
Butterfield Lane, St Albans prices since 1995
The cash line tells one story (+153%); the real-terms line, +82%, tells the truer one.
Recent sales in Butterfield Lane, St Albans
The most recent homes sold here, straight from the HM Land Registry record.
| Date | Address | Type | Price | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 May 2024 | 4 Butterfield Lane · AL1 2HJ | Semi-detached Freehold | £865,000 | £6,865 |
| 28 Jul 2023 | 14 Butterfield Lane · AL1 2HJ | Semi-detached Freehold | £587,505 | £6,753 |
| 26 Aug 2022 | 50 Butterfield Lane · AL1 2HN | Semi-detached Freehold | £840,000 | £6,176 |
| 7 May 2021 | 34 Butterfield Lane · AL1 2HJ | Semi-detached Freehold | £592,000 | £4,353 |
| 25 Sep 2020 | 50 Butterfield Lane · AL1 2HN | Semi-detached Freehold | £345,000 | £2,537 |
| 6 Apr 2020 | 2 Butterfield Lane · AL1 2HJ | Semi-detached Freehold | £865,000 | £5,307 |
| 27 Apr 2018 | 48 Butterfield Lane · AL1 2HN | Semi-detached Freehold | £428,000 | £3,147 |
| 13 Feb 2018 | 38 Butterfield Lane · AL1 2HJ | Semi-detached Freehold | £435,000 | — |
| 22 Sep 2016 | 12 Butterfield Lane · AL1 2HJ | Semi-detached Freehold | £552,000 | £6,571 |
| 13 Sep 2013 | 8 Butterfield Lane · AL1 2HJ | Semi-detached Freehold | £400,000 | — |
| 25 Feb 2013 | 34 Butterfield Lane · AL1 2HJ | Semi-detached Freehold | £285,000 | £2,096 |
| 27 Jul 2012 | 28 Butterfield Lane · AL1 2HJ | Semi-detached Freehold | £349,000 | £3,422 |
| 8 Jun 2012 | Little Sopwell Cottage Butterfield Lane · AL1 2HL | Detached Freehold | £575,000 | £3,249 |
| 15 Feb 2012 | 8 Butterfield Lane · AL1 2HJ | Semi-detached Freehold | £338,000 | — |
| 2 Nov 2007 | 12 Butterfield Lane · AL1 2HJ | Semi-detached Freehold | £287,000 | £3,417 |
| 14 Mar 2007 | 38 Butterfield Lane · AL1 2HJ | Semi-detached Freehold | £275,000 | — |
| 2 Sep 2004 | 38 Butterfield Lane · AL1 2HJ | Semi-detached Freehold | £241,500 | — |
| 27 Aug 2004 | 48 Butterfield Lane · AL1 2HN | Semi-detached Freehold | £229,000 | £1,684 |
| 30 Apr 2004 | 28 Butterfield Lane · AL1 2HJ | Semi-detached Freehold | £250,000 | £2,451 |
| 11 Nov 2002 | 32 Butterfield Lane · AL1 2HJ | Semi-detached Freehold | £91,000 | £765 |
| 13 May 1999 | 4 Butterfield Lane · AL1 2HJ | Semi-detached Freehold | £185,000 | £1,468 |
| 21 Mar 1997 | 2 Butterfield Lane · AL1 2HJ | Semi-detached Freehold | £110,000 | £675 |
| 26 Jul 1995 | 8 Butterfield Lane · AL1 2HJ | Semi-detached Freehold | £84,000 | — |
Category A (standard) sales. £/m² shown where an EPC floor-area match exists.
Biggest price gains in Butterfield Lane, 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.
| Address | First sold | Last sold | Times | Cash return | Real return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50, Butterfield Lane | £345,000 25 Sep 2020 | £840,000 26 Aug 2022 | 2 | +59% per year | +50% inflation-adjusted |
| 2, Butterfield Lane | £110,000 21 Mar 1997 | £865,000 6 Apr 2020 | 2 | +9% per year | +7% inflation-adjusted |
| 34, Butterfield Lane | £285,000 25 Feb 2013 | £592,000 7 May 2021 | 2 | +9% per year | +7% inflation-adjusted |
| 8, Butterfield Lane | £84,000 26 Jul 1995 | £400,000 13 Sep 2013 | 3 | +9% per year | +6% inflation-adjusted |
| 12, Butterfield Lane | £287,000 2 Nov 2007 | £552,000 22 Sep 2016 | 2 | +8% per year | +5% inflation-adjusted |
| 4, Butterfield Lane | £185,000 13 May 1999 | £865,000 16 May 2024 | 2 | +6% per year | +4% inflation-adjusted |
| 48, Butterfield Lane | £229,000 27 Aug 2004 | £428,000 27 Apr 2018 | 2 | +5% per year | +2% inflation-adjusted |
| 38, Butterfield Lane | £241,500 2 Sep 2004 | £435,000 13 Feb 2018 | 3 | +4% per year | +2% inflation-adjusted |
| 28, Butterfield Lane | £250,000 30 Apr 2004 | £349,000 27 Jul 2012 | 2 | +4% per year | +1% inflation-adjusted |
Category A (standard) sales that changed hands at least twice. Real return adjusts for inflation using ONS CPIH where available.
How Butterfield Lane, St Albans compares
Butterfield Lane, St Albans house prices — your questions
What is the average house price in Butterfield Lane, St Albans?
Half of homes sold in Butterfield Lane, St Albans went for more than £345,000 and half for less, across 23 sales.
What is the price range of homes sold in Butterfield Lane, St Albans?
Recorded sales in Butterfield Lane, St Albans range from £84,000 to £865,000. The range includes flats and large detached homes alike.
Have house prices in Butterfield Lane, St Albans risen?
Over the past decade prices in Butterfield Lane, St Albans are +153% in cash terms but +82% once adjusted for inflation using ONS CPIH — the gap between the two is the real story.
How much is a house per square metre in Butterfield Lane, St Albans?
In Butterfield Lane, St Albans the median price is £3,249 per square metre, from 17 sales matched to an EPC floor-area record.
How up to date is this data?
HM Land Registry publishes Price Paid Data monthly. The most recent sale recorded in Butterfield Lane, St Albans was 16 May 2024.
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