Letting agents in Park Street.
Park Street and How Wood sit about two miles south of St Albans city centre, in the Green Belt. You’re about 11 minutes’ drive from our office, and you’ve got two Abbey Line stations and a direct road link to the M25.
- Postcode
- AL2
- Council
- St Albans City & DistrictSt Stephen parish
- Stations
- Park Street and How WoodAbbey Line
- Roads
- A405, A414, A5183Spur to M25 junction 21A
- City centre
- About 2 milesTo the north
- From our office
- About 5 milesAround 11 minutes by car
Letting your Park Street home
Park Street’s selling point is that it’s close to St Albans while feeling like its own place. The A405, A414 and A5183 all meet at the roundabout, and the North Orbital Road has a direct spur to junction 21A of the M25, so drivers will find it especially convenient. Say so clearly in the listing.
The village also has fourteen listed buildings. If yours is one, or if you’re in the Green Belt and planning works, get the permissions side checked before you start. We can then market and manage the let, with all our fees published up front.
What homes rent for locally
These are the latest official figures. They’re averages across all private tenancies, including existing ones, so they won’t match asking prices on Rightmove.
| By bedrooms | |
|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £1,272 |
| 2 bedrooms | £1,635 |
| 3 bedrooms | £2,023 |
| 4 or more bedrooms | £2,907 |
| By type of home | |
| Flat or maisonette | £1,487 |
| Terraced | £1,801 |
| Semi-detached | £2,174 |
| Detached | £2,672 |
| Overall | |
| All homes (up 2.7% in a year) | £1,934 |
The ONS publishes this for the whole St Albans district, which includes Park Street, not for Park Street on its own. Source: Office for National Statistics, Housing prices in St Albans. Your own home’s rent depends on its size, condition and exact location, so ask us for a free valuation.
Renting in Park Street
The village has a recreation ground with sports fields and a cricket ground on Park Street Lane, Mayflower Road Park, and Frogmore Lakes Park to the south. There’s also a village hall that dates from 1936, along with two pubs serving food.
Getting around
Park Street and How Wood stations are both on the Abbey Line between St Albans Abbey and Watford Junction. For fast trains to St Pancras, you’d need to get across St Albans to the City station. Compare that door-to-door journey with driving or changing at Watford before you decide.
Schools
Primary schools include Park Street Church of England Primary and How Wood Primary, with Marlborough Science Academy the nearest secondary. Check Hertfordshire’s admissions rules and Ofsted’s latest reports before making a decision based on a school.
Questions we get about Park Street
Do you cover How Wood too?
Yes. How Wood and Park Street sit side by side, and we treat them as one area.
Which station should a tenant use for London?
It depends where in London they’re going. The Abbey Line connects at Watford Junction, while St Albans City has the fast Thameslink trains. We’d suggest trying both.
How much will you charge to value my home?
Nothing. Valuations are free and there’s no obligation. Call 01727 761816 to arrange one.
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Letting a home in Park Street?
Tell us about it and we’ll give you an honest figure, with no obligation.