Laybrook, St Albans house prices
In Laybrook, St Albans, the median price a home actually changed hands for is £206,000. Over the past decade prices are −14% in cash — but −37% once inflation is stripped out.
- Median sold price
- £206,000
- 10 years · cash
- −14%
- 10 years · real
- −37%
Key facts
Laybrook, St Albans prices since 1995
Headline growth of −14% shrinks to −37% once inflation is removed — the gap portals rarely show.
Recent sales in Laybrook, St Albans
The most recent homes sold here, straight from the HM Land Registry record.
| Date | Address | Type | Price | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Mar 2024 | 30 Laybrook · AL4 9NJ | Flat Leasehold | £257,500 | £5,598 |
| 25 Nov 2022 | 29 Laybrook · AL4 9NJ | Flat Leasehold | £234,995 | £4,700 |
| 30 Sep 2022 | 16 Laybrook · AL4 9NJ | Terraced Freehold | £700,000 | £7,447 |
| 6 Jun 2022 | 7 Laybrook · AL4 9NJ | Terraced Freehold | £570,000 | £6,196 |
| 18 Jun 2020 | 19 Laybrook · AL4 9NJ | Terraced Freehold | £495,000 | £5,893 |
| 9 Dec 2019 | 33 Laybrook · AL4 9NJ | Flat Leasehold | £230,000 | £4,792 |
| 25 Oct 2019 | 27 Laybrook · AL4 9NJ | Flat Leasehold | £225,000 | £4,245 |
| 14 Oct 2019 | 5 Laybrook · AL4 9NJ | Flat Leasehold | £214,000 | £3,963 |
| 10 Apr 2019 | 16 Laybrook · AL4 9NJ | Terraced Freehold | £520,000 | £5,532 |
| 25 Mar 2019 | 30 Laybrook · AL4 9NJ | Flat Leasehold | £235,000 | £5,109 |
| 22 Dec 2017 | 6 Laybrook · AL4 9NJ | Flat Leasehold | £210,000 | £4,468 |
| 10 Oct 2017 | 21 Laybrook · AL4 9NJ | Terraced Freehold | £500,000 | £5,435 |
| 30 Jun 2016 | 23 Laybrook · AL4 9NJ | Terraced Freehold | £475,000 | — |
| 1 Sep 2015 | 33 Laybrook · AL4 9NJ | Flat Leasehold | £206,000 | £4,292 |
| 22 May 2015 | 29 Laybrook · AL4 9NJ | Flat Leasehold | £200,000 | £4,000 |
| 22 Aug 2014 | 27 Laybrook · AL4 9NJ | Flat Leasehold | £179,950 | £3,395 |
| 31 Jan 2014 | 14 Laybrook · AL4 9NJ | Terraced Freehold | £300,500 | £3,266 |
| 10 Jan 2014 | 21 Laybrook · AL4 9NJ | Terraced Freehold | £325,000 | £3,533 |
| 7 Sep 2012 | 29 Laybrook · AL4 9NJ | Flat Leasehold | £156,000 | £3,120 |
| 28 Mar 2012 | 19 Laybrook · AL4 9NJ | Terraced Freehold | £264,000 | £3,143 |
| 10 Feb 2012 | 30 Laybrook · AL4 9NJ | Flat Leasehold | £155,000 | £3,370 |
| 7 Jan 2011 | 20 Laybrook · AL4 9NJ | Terraced Freehold | £267,500 | — |
| 8 Feb 2010 | 23 Laybrook · AL4 9NJ | Terraced Freehold | £265,000 | — |
| 12 Jun 2009 | 33 Laybrook · AL4 9NJ | Flat Leasehold | £150,000 | £3,125 |
| 23 Dec 2008 | 27 Laybrook · AL4 9NJ | Flat Leasehold | £150,000 | £2,830 |
| 27 Feb 2007 | 5 Laybrook · AL4 9NJ | Flat Leasehold | £155,000 | £2,870 |
| 9 Oct 2006 | 20 Laybrook · AL4 9NJ | Terraced Freehold | £232,500 | — |
| 29 Sep 2006 | 8 Laybrook · AL4 9NJ | Terraced Freehold | £230,000 | — |
| 31 Jul 2006 | 7 Laybrook · AL4 9NJ | Terraced Freehold | £244,950 | £2,663 |
| 30 Jun 2006 | 33 Laybrook · AL4 9NJ | Flat Leasehold | £149,950 | £3,124 |
Category A (standard) sales. £/m² shown where an EPC floor-area match exists.
Biggest price gains in Laybrook, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21, Laybrook | £325,000 10 Jan 2014 | £500,000 10 Oct 2017 | 2 | +12% per year | +11% inflation-adjusted |
| 8, Laybrook | £74,000 8 Sep 1995 | £230,000 29 Sep 2006 | 2 | +11% per year | +9% inflation-adjusted |
| 23, Laybrook | £265,000 8 Feb 2010 | £475,000 30 Jun 2016 | 2 | +10% per year | +7% inflation-adjusted |
| 16, Laybrook | £520,000 10 Apr 2019 | £700,000 30 Sep 2022 | 2 | +9% per year | +5% inflation-adjusted |
| 19, Laybrook | £82,500 17 Dec 1996 | £495,000 18 Jun 2020 | 4 | +8% per year | +6% inflation-adjusted |
| 14, Laybrook | £117,000 14 Aug 1998 | £300,500 31 Jan 2014 | 3 | +6% per year | +4% inflation-adjusted |
| 27, Laybrook | £61,950 26 Jun 1998 | £225,000 25 Oct 2019 | 5 | +6% per year | +4% inflation-adjusted |
| 7, Laybrook | £244,950 31 Jul 2006 | £570,000 6 Jun 2022 | 2 | +5% per year | +3% inflation-adjusted |
| 29, Laybrook | £68,500 14 May 1999 | £234,995 25 Nov 2022 | 5 | +5% per year | +3% inflation-adjusted |
| 5, Laybrook | £95,000 18 Oct 2001 | £214,000 14 Oct 2019 | 4 | +5% per year | +2% inflation-adjusted |
| 30, Laybrook | £155,000 10 Feb 2012 | £257,500 1 Mar 2024 | 3 | +4% per year | +1% inflation-adjusted |
| 33, Laybrook | £119,950 2 Dec 2002 | £230,000 9 Dec 2019 | 5 | +4% per year | +2% inflation-adjusted |
| 20, Laybrook | £232,500 9 Oct 2006 | £267,500 7 Jan 2011 | 2 | +3% per year | 0% inflation-adjusted |
Category A (standard) sales that changed hands at least twice. Real return adjusts for inflation using ONS CPIH where available.
How Laybrook, St Albans compares
Laybrook, St Albans house prices — your questions
What is the average house price in Laybrook, St Albans?
Homes in Laybrook, St Albans have a median sold price of £206,000 — the middle of 47 recorded transactions.
What is the price range of homes sold in Laybrook, St Albans?
Recorded sales in Laybrook, St Albans range from £47,000 to £700,000. The range includes flats and large detached homes alike.
Have house prices in Laybrook, St Albans risen?
Over the past decade prices in Laybrook, St Albans are −14% in cash terms but −37% 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 Laybrook, St Albans?
In Laybrook, St Albans the median price is £3,143 per square metre, from 37 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 Laybrook, St Albans was 1 March 2024.
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