How Wood, St Albans house prices
£189,000 is the median sold price in How Wood, St Albans — not an estimate, but what buyers really paid. Over the past decade prices are +205% in cash — but +118% once inflation is stripped out.
- Median sold price
- £189,000
- 10 years · cash
- +205%
- 10 years · real
- +118%
Key facts
How Wood, St Albans prices since 1995
In cash terms How Wood, St Albans is +205% over the decade, but only +118% once you adjust for the cost of living.
Recent sales in How Wood, St Albans
The most recent homes sold here, straight from the HM Land Registry record.
| Date | Address | Type | Price | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Feb 2026 | 105 How Wood · AL2 2SA | Semi-detached Freehold | £640,000 | — |
| 13 Jan 2025 | 41 How Wood · AL2 2RW | Terraced Freehold | £505,000 | — |
| 16 Sep 2024 | 55 How Wood · AL2 2RW | Semi-detached Freehold | £450,000 | — |
| 30 Apr 2024 | 88 How Wood · AL2 2SH | Terraced Freehold | £485,000 | — |
| 26 May 2023 | Flat 1, 23 How Wood · AL2 2QY | Flat Leasehold | £225,000 | — |
| 21 Feb 2023 | 5 How Wood · AL2 2QY | Semi-detached Freehold | £690,000 | — |
| 31 Aug 2022 | 97 How Wood · AL2 2RZ | Semi-detached Freehold | £590,000 | — |
| 15 Aug 2022 | 21A How Wood · AL2 2QY | Flat Freehold | £440,000 | — |
| 20 May 2022 | 70 How Wood · AL2 2SJ | Terraced Freehold | £565,000 | — |
| 25 Mar 2022 | Flat 2, 23 How Wood · AL2 2QY | Flat Leasehold | £355,000 | — |
| 18 Dec 2020 | 27A How Wood · AL2 2QY | Flat Leasehold | £212,000 | — |
| 20 Nov 2020 | 90 How Wood · AL2 2SH | Terraced Freehold | £575,000 | — |
| 13 Feb 2020 | 107 How Wood · AL2 2SA | Semi-detached Freehold | £525,000 | — |
| 11 Dec 2019 | 27 How Wood · AL2 2QY | Flat Leasehold | £350,000 | — |
| 1 Mar 2019 | 7 How Wood · AL2 2QY | Semi-detached Freehold | £571,500 | — |
| 30 Jan 2018 | 50 How Wood · AL2 2SJ | Terraced Freehold | £572,500 | — |
| 26 Jan 2018 | 72 How Wood · AL2 2SJ | Semi-detached Freehold | £425,000 | — |
| 18 Dec 2017 | 27 How Wood · AL2 2QY | Terraced Freehold | £372,500 | — |
| 8 Nov 2017 | 78 How Wood · AL2 2SJ | Terraced Freehold | £450,000 | — |
| 6 Oct 2017 | 102 How Wood · AL2 2SD | Semi-detached Freehold | £435,000 | — |
| 27 Apr 2017 | 29A How Wood · AL2 2QY | Flat Leasehold | £160,000 | — |
| 15 Apr 2016 | 22A How Wood · AL2 2RA | Flat Leasehold | £210,000 | — |
| 28 Sep 2015 | 58 How Wood · AL2 2SJ | Terraced Freehold | £170,000 | — |
| 29 Aug 2014 | 25A How Wood · AL2 2QY | Terraced Freehold | £325,000 | — |
| 13 Jun 2014 | 105 How Wood · AL2 2SA | Semi-detached Freehold | £355,000 | — |
| 25 Mar 2014 | 119 How Wood · AL2 2SA | Semi-detached Freehold | £355,000 | — |
| 17 Jan 2014 | 9 How Wood · AL2 2QY | Semi-detached Freehold | £450,000 | — |
| 27 Sep 2013 | 100 How Wood · AL2 2SD | Semi-detached Freehold | £392,000 | — |
| 23 Aug 2013 | 21 How Wood · AL2 2QY | Terraced Freehold | £291,500 | — |
| 22 May 2013 | 64 How Wood · AL2 2SJ | Terraced Freehold | £268,000 | — |
Category A (standard) sales. £/m² shown where an EPC floor-area match exists.
Biggest price gains in How 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.
| Address | First sold | Last sold | Times | Cash return | Real return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39, How Wood | £79,800 21 Mar 1997 | £249,499 7 Oct 1997 | 2 | +213% per year | +213% inflation-adjusted |
| 51, How Wood | £160,000 12 Aug 2003 | £223,500 24 Sep 2004 | 3 | +35% per year | +33% inflation-adjusted |
| 61, How Wood | £128,950 25 Aug 1999 | £250,000 6 Aug 2004 | 2 | +14% per year | +12% inflation-adjusted |
| 14A, How Wood | £59,500 29 Mar 1996 | £155,000 31 Oct 2003 | 4 | +13% per year | +11% inflation-adjusted |
| 20A, How Wood | £138,000 20 Dec 2005 | £180,000 27 Mar 2008 | 2 | +12% per year | +8% inflation-adjusted |
| 67, How Wood | £70,000 1 Sep 1995 | £275,000 22 Jun 2007 | 2 | +12% per year | +10% inflation-adjusted |
| 23A, How Wood | £75,017 31 Jan 1995 | £90,000 25 Sep 1996 | 2 | +12% per year | +10% inflation-adjusted |
| 49, How Wood | £106,000 27 Nov 1998 | £140,000 23 Jul 2001 | 3 | +11% per year | +9% inflation-adjusted |
| 74, How Wood | £158,000 6 Mar 2001 | £310,000 1 Feb 2008 | 2 | +10% per year | +8% inflation-adjusted |
| 50, How Wood | £128,000 18 May 2001 | £572,500 30 Jan 2018 | 3 | +9% per year | +7% inflation-adjusted |
| 16A, How Wood | £58,500 10 Mar 1995 | £176,000 30 Nov 2007 | 4 | +9% per year | +7% inflation-adjusted |
| 7, How Wood | £236,000 12 Jun 2008 | £571,500 1 Mar 2019 | 2 | +9% per year | +6% inflation-adjusted |
| 5, How Wood | £85,000 28 Feb 1997 | £690,000 21 Feb 2023 | 2 | +8% per year | +6% inflation-adjusted |
| 33, How Wood | £155,000 12 Jul 2001 | £249,995 22 Jun 2007 | 2 | +8% per year | +6% inflation-adjusted |
| 8A, How Wood | £48,000 20 Nov 1996 | £164,000 24 Jul 2012 | 2 | +8% per year | +6% inflation-adjusted |
| 22A, How Wood | £45,000 14 Jun 1996 | £210,000 15 Apr 2016 | 4 | +8% per year | +6% inflation-adjusted |
| 31, How Wood | £171,000 19 Jun 2002 | £235,000 31 Aug 2006 | 2 | +8% per year | +6% inflation-adjusted |
| 100, How Wood | £125,000 6 Jul 1998 | £392,000 27 Sep 2013 | 2 | +8% per year | +5% inflation-adjusted |
| 97, How Wood | £270,000 6 Sep 2011 | £590,000 31 Aug 2022 | 2 | +7% per year | +5% inflation-adjusted |
| 88, How Wood | £89,000 4 Nov 1997 | £485,000 30 Apr 2024 | 3 | +7% per year | +4% inflation-adjusted |
| 70, How Wood | £250,000 1 Oct 2008 | £565,000 20 May 2022 | 2 | +6% per year | +3% inflation-adjusted |
| 25A, How Wood | £157,000 4 Jun 2001 | £325,000 29 Aug 2014 | 3 | +6% per year | +3% inflation-adjusted |
| 105, How Wood | £355,000 13 Jun 2014 | £640,000 11 Feb 2026 | 2 | +5% per year | +2% inflation-adjusted |
| 80, How Wood | £102,000 23 Mar 1998 | £118,000 23 Feb 2001 | 3 | +5% per year | +3% inflation-adjusted |
| 27, How Wood | £160,000 1 Oct 2001 | £350,000 11 Dec 2019 | 3 | +4% per year | +2% inflation-adjusted |
| 21, How Wood | £209,000 17 Oct 2005 | £291,500 23 Aug 2013 | 3 | +4% per year | +1% inflation-adjusted |
| 55, How Wood | £246,000 20 Jul 2007 | £450,000 16 Sep 2024 | 2 | +4% per year | +1% inflation-adjusted |
| 29, How Wood | £175,000 20 Mar 2009 | £193,000 5 Feb 2013 | 2 | +3% 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 How Wood, St Albans compares
How Wood, St Albans house prices — your questions
What is the average house price in How Wood, St Albans?
Half of homes sold in How Wood, St Albans went for more than £189,000 and half for less, across 110 sales.
What is the price range of homes sold in How Wood, St Albans?
Recorded sales in How Wood, St Albans range from £45,000 to £690,000. The range includes flats and large detached homes alike.
Have house prices in How Wood, St Albans risen?
Over the past decade prices in How Wood, St Albans are +205% in cash terms but +118% 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 How Wood, St Albans was 11 February 2026.
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