marketcodeAsking rent
£2,002 a month 12 months to Jul 2026
176 lets
Postcode district
AL4 rental market
Asking rent £2,002 a month · Gross yield 2.9% · 12 months, listings to Aug 2026
What is AL4?
- Buildings
- 10,065
- Mixed-use buildings
- 73%
- HMO-shaped units
- 0.0%
What does AL4 earn?
AL4: asking rent £2,002 a month (12 months to Jul 2026, 176 lets).
Gross yield, asking basis
2.9% 12 months to Aug 2026
252 lets
-1.2% on the previous 12 months.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Homes to rent
58 on 21 Sep 2026
How does AL4 vary by home size?
Asking rent in AL4 runs from £1,256 a month for 1 bedroom to £3,690 a month for 4 bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking rent | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £1,256 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | — | 87 |
| 2 bedrooms | £1,639 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | +1.9% on the previous 12 months | 97 |
| 3 bedrooms | £2,341 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | — | 82 |
| 4 bedrooms | £3,690 a month | 12 months to Sep 2025 | — | 35 |
| 5+ bedrooms | Not published | — | — | — |
Asking rent per calendar month by bedroom band: the monthly medians of lettings that came to market, weighted by their dated listings, over the last 12 observed months, from portal listings. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
Who owns AL4?
Corporate landlords hold 68% of the 220 units in AL4 whose freeholder is classified; 98% of all units are not yet classified.
- Corporate landlords68% of classified · 149 units
- Individuals (not traceable in bulk)17% of classified · 37 units
- Housing associations13% of classified · 29 units
- RMC2.3% of classified · 5 units
Freeholder class per addressable unit, from HM Land Registry CCOD/OCOD matched to the title and Companies House. Individuals are counted, never itemised.
Where does AL4 rank?
AL4 ranks 2nd of 4 postcode districts in St. Albans for asking rent, at £2,002 a month.
Asking rent · postcode districts in St. Albans
AL4 ranks 2nd of 4 postcode districts in St. Albans for asking rent, at £2,002 a month.
Gross yield, asking basis · postcode districts in St. Albans
AL4 ranks 4th of 4 postcode districts in St. Albans for gross yield, asking basis, at 2.9%.
Where next from AL4?
- St. AlbansThe wider market this area sits in.
- AL1Neighbouring postcode district · £7,585/m²
- AL2Neighbouring postcode district · £5,846/m²
- AL5Neighbouring postcode district · £10,637/m²
- AL10Next door, in another authority · £5,260/m²
- AL3Next door, in another authority · £7,467/m²
- AL6Next door, in another authority · £5,900/m²
- AL8Next door, in another authority · £6,182/m²
- AL9Next door, in another authority · £5,500/m²
- EN6Next door, in another authority · £7,085/m²
Questions about AL4
- What is the average rent in AL4?
- Homes to let in AL4 asked a median £2,002 a month over the 12 months to Jul 2026, 176 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
- What is the gross rental yield in AL4?
- 2.9% on the asking basis: the asking rent times twelve over the asking sale price in the same listing cell, before costs, voids and finance, over the 12 months to Aug 2026, 252 lets. -1.2% on the previous 12 months.
Everything else about AL4
- Properties in AL4Every addressable home with its floor area, tenure and last recorded sale.
- Buildings in AL4Footprints, heights and the units inside them.
- Land and plots in AL4Registered parcels with their area, tenure and what stands on them.
- Homes for sale in AL4What is on the market right now, with the evidence beside each asking price.
- Homes to rent in AL4What is available to rent, with the recorded rent and yield beside each asking price.
- Recent house sales in AL4Registered completions from Price Paid, newest first.
- Planning applications in AL4What was proposed, who decided it and whether it was approved.
- Estate agents active in AL4Who actually lists here, ranked by volume over 12 months.
Where these figures come from
| Figure | Dataset | Window | Latest | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asking rent | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Jul 2026 | Jul 2026 | 176 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Aug 2026 | Aug 2026 | 252 lets |
| Homes to rent | portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 21 Sep 2026 | 21 Sep 2026 | — |