St Albans Local Information
Practical local information for St Albans: bin collection days, parking, council tax bands and planning, each one linked back to the official source.
Top story
St Albans Roadworks: A414 Shut Four Nights Running
The A414 westbound at Park Street shuts overnight four nights running, Monday 21 to Thursday 24 September. The M1 southbound closes from 26 September.
More stories
Local Info
St Albans planning: Local Plan adopted, 15,045 homes
St Albans adopted its new Local Plan on 9 September, replacing the 1994 plan: 15,045 homes by 2041 on twelve strategic sites. Plus live applications.
Bins
St Albans Bin Collection Days: Bins Out by 5am, Round 1 or 2
Containers must be at the boundary by 5am, and crews work to 6pm. Find whether you are round 1 or round 2, plus garden waste at £69 and the Christmas backlog.
Parking
Parking in St Albans: the bays that only charge for 2 hours
Every council car park tariff for St Albans and Harpenden, the bays enforced only 10am to noon, and the car park that gives you three hours free on a weekday.
Council tax
St Albans council tax bands 2026/27: all 10 parish rates
Band D runs from £2,360.52 in St Michael to £2,498.45 in Colney Heath. Full A to H charges for all ten parishes, what rose, and how to challenge a band.
Local Info
St Albans trains to London: 21 minutes to St Pancras
The fastest St Albans train reaches St Pancras in 21 minutes and contactless costs £13.50. Season ticket prices, Harpenden fares and the Abbey Line.
Local Info
St Albans house prices: £605,000, dearest in Herts
The middle St Albans home sold for £605,000 in the year to June, more than any other Hertfordshire district. Figures by ward, postcode, property type and street.
Local Info
Things to do in St Albans: free museum, £3 Roman theatre
A free museum in the old Town Hall, a Roman theatre for £3 and a 175-acre park with five Green Flags between them. Prices and opening times checked this week.