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74 How Wood, AL2 2SJ

Sold prices, property history and local context for 74 How Wood, St. Albans, AL2 2SJ, from HM Land Registry and EPC records.

Last sold
£310,000
1 Feb 2008
Recorded sales
2
since 2001
Type
Semi-detached house
Freehold
This home in brief

74 How Wood is a freehold semi-detached house on How Wood in AL2. It last sold for £310,000 in 2008 — its 2nd recorded sale, up 96% on its first recorded sale of £158,000 in 2001. For context, AL2's median over the last 8 years is £523,000 — this home's last sale was 41% lower.

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What might it be worth now?

An indicative range from carrying the 2008 sale forward at this home's own historical growth rate — not a formal valuation.

Indicative range
£1,415,000£2,358,000
as of 2026
Last sold
£310,000
2008
Its own growth
10.2%/yr
compounded across 2 recorded sales

Based on this home's own compounded sale-price growth (10.2% a year between its recorded sales), projected from its last sale. It can't see improvements, condition or anything specific to the property — the £5 report values it against individual comparable sales instead.

Sale history for 74 How Wood

Every transaction recorded by HM Land Registry for this address, newest first.

DatePriceChangeTypeTenureNew build
1 Feb 2008£310,000+96% (+10.2%/yr)Semi-detached houseFreehold
6 Mar 2001£158,000Semi-detached houseFreehold

Other homes at AL2 2SJ

Recorded sales for the other addresses sharing this postcode on How Wood.

AddressLast soldPriceSalesFloor area
50 How Wood2018£572,5003
52 How Wood2010£215,0001
54 How Wood2006£235,0001
56 How Wood2012£250,0001
58 How Wood2015£170,0001
60 How Wood1998£112,0001
62 How Wood2003£250,0001
64 How Wood2013£268,0001
66 How Wood2011£250,0001
70 How Wood2022£565,0002
72 How Wood2018£425,0001
78 How Wood2017£450,0001
80 How Wood2001£118,0003

The street and the area

Where 74 How Wood sits in its local market.

AL2 median
£523,000
last 8 years
AL2 £/m²
£5,260
last 8 years
How Wood sold prices & street profile →AL2 house prices & area guide →

74 How Wood: quick answers

From HM Land Registry, EPC and VOA records.

When did 74 How Wood last sell, and for how much?

74 How Wood last sold for £310,000 on 1 Feb 2008, according to HM Land Registry.

How many times has 74 How Wood been sold?

HM Land Registry records 2 sales for 74 How Wood between 2001 and 2008. Sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset.

What is 74 How Wood worth today?

Carrying its 2008 sale price forward with its own compounded sale-price growth of 10.2% a year across 2 sales suggests roughly £1,415,000–£2,358,000 as of 2026. This is indicative only — the full report values it against individual comparable sales.

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Get the full £5 report — a precise comparables-based valuation, EPC & running costs, flood/mining risk, planning activity, schools, crime and more, for this exact home.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. EPC data © Crown copyright. Council tax band from the Valuation Office Agency. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset. Figures describe recorded transactions and are not a valuation of this home; the indicative range is a district-level projection, not a survey or appraisal.