OFFICIAL ONS DATAJULY 2026

Average rent in St Albans

Private rents in St Albans average £1,931 a month across all property sizes, up 3% over the last year. These are the official Office for National Statistics figures, not portal asking rents, so they reflect what tenants actually pay.

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All sizes
£1,931
1-bed
£1,271
2-bed
£1,632
3-bed
£2,018
4+ bed
£2,902
Flats
£1,486

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The £1,931 average above is the whole district, every size and condition mixed together. It's a fair sanity check, but it isn't a valuation of one property, and the gap between a 1-bed at £1,271 and a 3-bed at £2,018 shows why. For an actual figure you need the specific address: its size, its EPC, its street, and what comparable homes nearby genuinely let for.

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Two years of rents in St Albans
Two-year change: +9.8%Five-year change: +31.6%Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents
Rents are up 1.3% over the last six months, against +1.8% in the six before: a steady market.
What homes sell for, by postcode area
AL5556 sales£770,000AL3499 sales£630,000AL4453 sales£624,950AL2406 sales£536,500AL1708 sales£520,000
Median sold prices over the last two years, HM Land Registry. District-wide median: £610,500.
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What next door costs
St Albans is the 7th cheapest of these 7 on a 2-bed, average rent by bedrooms
Area
2 bed
3 bed
4+ bed
1Luton£1,113£1,336£1,8142Dacorum£1,368£1,643£2,2723Welwyn Hatfield£1,373£1,643£2,3334Three Rivers£1,584£1,966£2,7705Hertsmere£1,594£1,928£2,7806Watford£1,595£1,819£2,642
7St AlbansYou are here£1,632£2,018£2,902
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Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents, July 2026, average private rents by local authority. Sold prices: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Figures are area averages, not valuations of any individual property.