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Townsend & New Greens: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Townsend & New Greens neighbourhood of St Albans, England (ONS area St Albans 009). Headline figures assembled 4 November 2026. Postcodes AL3. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near AL3 5RR.
An affluent neighbourhood, changing little against St Albans
Townsend & New Greens is an affluent neighbourhood; it is changing little against St Albans (few signs of gentrification: 1 of 20 signals rising, 3 falling). Houses here typically resell for £665,000 and flats for £337,500 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across St Albans (0.8 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving in line with the council's and the nearest station, St Albans City, is about a 23-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre.
The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 4 November 2026; source dates are shown below.
Typical house price
£665,000
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +18% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Typical flat price
£337,500
Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +20% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Affluence today
Affluent
How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation
Signs of gentrification
Few signs
Weighted balance -0.06; 1 of 20 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.
Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)
Deprivation
Decile 8 of 10
English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 4 small areas range from decile 4 to 9.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£73,400
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
0.8 times the borough's rate
Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.
Source: Police.uk
Schools getting better
In line with the council's
Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.
Source: Ofsted, Department for Education
Where Townsend & New Greens sits in St Albans
- Typical house price: joint 8th lowest of 20 neighbourhoods in St Albans
- Typical flat price: 5th highest of the 18 neighbourhoods in St Albans with enough flat sales for one
- Average household income: 6th lowest of 20 neighbourhoods in St Albans
Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 4 November 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.
Prices over time in Townsend & New Greens
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 4 November 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.
How the area is changing, signal by signal
1 of 20 counted signals point towards rising affluence against St Albans, 3 the other way and 16 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.
Rising against the borough
- Benefit claims (DWP)
Falling behind the borough
- Income deprivation ranking
- Home improvement applications
- Homes selling
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest station
- St Albans City Railway station, about a 23-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.8 km in a straight line). About 17 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Thameslink to Bedford (32 to 43 min) and Sutton (London) (85 to 91 min).
Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.
Nearest state schools
- Nearest state primary school Garden Fields Junior Mixed and Infant School 320 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: Standards maintained (Dec 2024).
- Nearest state secondary school St Albans Girls' School 1.0 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Outstanding in 4 areas (Nov 2024).
Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (20 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 30 September 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.
Nearest A&E
- Nearest major A&E Watford General Hospital 13.5 km from the neighbourhood's centre, in a straight line.
Hospitals: NHS England, NHS Wales and Public Health Scotland site lists. Waiting times: NHS England's Emergency Care Data Set (experimental statistics), StatsWales and Public Health Scotland, Open Government Licence v3.0. The NHS standard is 95% within 4 hours. Ambulances go to the most suitable A&E, which is not always the nearest.
Questions about Townsend & New Greens
What is the typical house price in Townsend & New Greens?
£665,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +18% against 2017-2019.
How does Townsend & New Greens compare with the rest of St Albans?
Typical house price: joint 8th lowest of 20 neighbourhoods in St Albans. Typical flat price: 5th highest of the 18 neighbourhoods in St Albans with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 6th lowest of 20 neighbourhoods in St Albans.
Is Townsend & New Greens an affluent area?
Affluent. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Townsend & New Greens gentrifying?
Few signs. Weighted balance -0.06; 1 of 20 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Townsend & New Greens?
St Albans City. Railway station, about a 23-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.8 km in a straight line). About 17 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Thameslink to Bedford (32 to 43 min) and Sutton (London) (85 to 91 min).
Which state schools are nearest to Townsend & New Greens?
Nearest state primary school. Garden Fields Junior Mixed and Infant School. 320 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: Standards maintained (Dec 2024). Nearest state secondary school. St Albans Girls' School. 1.0 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Outstanding in 4 areas (Nov 2024).
Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.
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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.