Analysis of recent property sales -- official HM Land Registry data
The average house price in AL8 (AL8 6AB) is £357,082, based on 30 transactions recorded by HM Land Registry. The median price is £262,500, giving a price range from £106,030 to £1,723,000.
| Date | Price | Type | Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-09 | £250,000 | F | 51.0 m² |
| 2026-01-08 | £199,950 | F | 40.0 m² |
| 2025-12-19 | £108,000 | F | 50.0 m² |
| 2025-12-19 | £310,000 | F | 68.0 m² |
| 2025-12-19 | £800,000 | D | 157.0 m² |
Standard residential rates for primary residence. Does not include surcharges for additional properties or non-UK residents.
Market Overview: AL8
Activity in AL8 over the last twelve months ran to 30 residential sales, giving a workable sample size for median-level analysis. Individual sales ranged from £106k to £1.72m, which is a normal spread for a postcode of this size.
The local market is dominated by flats, which made up 70% of all sales in the sample, while terraced houses accounted for 20%. A flats-heavy composition like this usually points to a city-centre or regeneration postcode where high-density apartment blocks have replaced or supplemented older stock.
The AL8 6AB dataset is a reasonable baseline, but decisions at the individual-property level should still lean on matched comparables rather than the area median alone. On the rental side, the estimated gross yield on a median-priced property here is around 5.5%, based on ONS regional rents.