Sold price history
Harpenden house prices
Homes in Harpenden have a median sold price of £375,000 — every figure here comes straight from HM Land Registry. Over the past decade prices are +20% in cash — but −14% once inflation is stripped out.
- Median sold price
- £375,000
- 10 years · cash
- +20%
- 10 years · real
- −14%
HM Land Registry · 18,361 sales ·
11,953 with floor area ·
Updated 19 May 2026
Key facts
Median price
£375,000
Price per m²
£4,186
Sales recorded
18,361
Price range
£4,250 – £5,860,000
Harpenden prices since 1995
Cash price
Today’s money (real)
Headline growth of +20% shrinks to −14% once inflation is removed — the gap portals rarely show.
Recent sales in Harpenden
The most recent homes sold here, straight from the HM Land Registry record.
| Date | Address | Type | Price | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Jun 2026 | 40 Alzey Gardens · AL5 5SX | Semi-detached Freehold | £675,000 | — |
| 17 Jun 2026 | 91 Crabtree Lane · AL5 5PX | Detached Freehold | £1,450,000 | — |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 6 Amenbury Lane · AL5 2BT | Terraced Freehold | £538,000 | — |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 20, Albany Court Milton Road · AL5 5LU | Flat Leasehold | £383,000 | — |
| 11 Jun 2026 | 12A Maple Road · AL5 2DU | Semi-detached Freehold | £1,870,000 | — |
| 11 Jun 2026 | 47 Long Buftlers · AL5 1JF | Detached Freehold | £1,850,000 | — |
| 11 Jun 2026 | 12 Jameson Road · AL5 4HQ | Detached Freehold | £1,750,000 | — |
| 11 Jun 2026 | 40 Overstone Road · AL5 5PJ | Semi-detached Freehold | £1,095,000 | — |
| 11 Jun 2026 | 32 Batford Road · AL5 5AT | Semi-detached Freehold | £675,000 | — |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 7 Old Rectory Close · AL5 2UD | Terraced Freehold | £575,000 | — |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 9 Hillside Road · AL5 4BS | Detached Freehold | £1,650,000 | — |
| 29 May 2026 | 153 Luton Road · AL5 3BN | Terraced Freehold | £480,000 | — |
| 22 May 2026 | 25 Marquis Lane · AL5 5AA | Semi-detached Freehold | £625,000 | — |
| 19 May 2026 | 46 Crabtree Lane · AL5 5NS | Detached Freehold | £2,250,000 | £17,717 |
| 18 May 2026 | 9 Holcroft Road · AL5 5BG | Semi-detached Freehold | £650,000 | — |
| 15 May 2026 | 4 Kingcroft Road · AL5 1EJ | Semi-detached Freehold | £930,000 | — |
| 15 May 2026 | 42 Willoughby Road · AL5 4PD | Semi-detached Freehold | £745,000 | — |
| 15 May 2026 | 33 Park Mount · AL5 3AS | Semi-detached Freehold | £725,000 | £7,250 |
| 15 May 2026 | 5, St Nicholas Court Bloomfield Road · AL5 4DF | Flat Leasehold | £335,000 | £5,234 |
| 15 May 2026 | 3, Walkers Court, 101 Southdown Road · AL5 1QL | Flat Leasehold | £200,000 | £4,167 |
| 8 May 2026 | 1 Townsend Lane · AL5 2PY | Detached Freehold | £950,000 | £4,378 |
| 8 May 2026 | 58 Lower Luton Road · AL5 5AH | Detached Freehold | £620,000 | £5,124 |
| 7 May 2026 | 34 Long Buftlers · AL5 1JE | Detached Freehold | £1,750,000 | £14,228 |
| 1 May 2026 | 75 Ox Lane · AL5 4PH | Semi-detached Freehold | £1,085,000 | £6,130 |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Flat 40, Balfour Court Station Road · AL5 4XT | Flat Leasehold | £247,000 | £6,861 |
| 27 Apr 2026 | 25 Moreton End Lane · AL5 2EY | Semi-detached Freehold | £1,160,000 | £9,915 |
| 27 Apr 2026 | 24, Arcadian Court Sun Lane · AL5 4EG | Terraced Leasehold | £710,000 | £7,889 |
| 24 Apr 2026 | 19 Park Hill · AL5 3AT | Semi-detached Freehold | £1,200,000 | — |
| 24 Apr 2026 | 25 The Cedars · AL5 5LQ | Flat Leasehold | £270,000 | — |
| 24 Apr 2026 | 17, Clarendon Court Clarendon Road · AL5 4PT | Flat Leasehold | £265,000 | £4,569 |
Category A (standard) sales. £/m² shown where an EPC floor-area match exists.
Biggest price gains in Harpenden
Homes that have changed hands more than once, ranked by their annual return — in cash and, where we have the inflation data, after adjusting for it.
| Address | First sold | Last sold | Times | Cash return | Real return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 59, Ambrose Lane | £80,500 6 Jun 1997 | £195,000 6 Nov 1997 | 2 | +142% per year | +142% inflation-adjusted |
| 95, Crabtree Lane | £225,000 24 Sep 1999 | £499,000 4 Aug 2000 | 2 | +122% per year | +118% inflation-adjusted |
| 23, Wood End Road | £325,000 13 Feb 2001 | £740,000 1 Mar 2002 | 2 | +120% per year | +117% inflation-adjusted |
| 3, Oak Way | £1,250,000 23 Mar 2007 | £2,475,000 12 Mar 2008 | 2 | +98% per year | +91% inflation-adjusted |
| 23, Paddock Wood | £365,000 20 Nov 2006 | £850,000 23 Feb 2008 | 2 | +96% per year | +87% inflation-adjusted |
| 2, Townsend Close | £406,000 1 Dec 2005 | £895,000 15 Feb 2007 | 2 | +92% per year | +85% inflation-adjusted |
| 98, Eastmoor Park | £230,000 14 May 1999 | £515,000 16 Aug 2000 | 2 | +90% per year | +87% inflation-adjusted |
| 39, Barlings Road | £855,000 23 Mar 2010 | £1,900,000 4 Aug 2011 | 2 | +79% per year | +74% inflation-adjusted |
| 26, St James Road | £210,000 28 May 2010 | £430,000 30 Aug 2011 | 2 | +77% per year | +71% inflation-adjusted |
| 11, Mayfield Close | £150,000 16 Oct 2003 | £456,500 30 Sep 2005 | 2 | +77% per year | +73% inflation-adjusted |
| 2, Croftwell | £990,000 22 Jun 2021 | £2,127,500 16 Dec 2022 | 2 | +67% per year | +58% inflation-adjusted |
| 14, Grasmere Avenue | £240,000 29 Jan 2004 | £1,200,000 16 Mar 2007 | 3 | +67% per year | +64% inflation-adjusted |
| 7, Salisbury Avenue | £270,000 8 Dec 1998 | £1,000,000 1 Aug 2001 | 2 | +64% per year | +61% inflation-adjusted |
| Chiltern House, 433, Luton Road | £230,000 23 Oct 2000 | £395,000 28 Nov 2001 | 2 | +64% per year | +61% inflation-adjusted |
| 55A, Roundwood Lane | £379,000 26 Jul 2001 | £875,000 15 Apr 2003 | 2 | +63% per year | +59% inflation-adjusted |
| 80, Townsend Lane | £800,000 17 Oct 2013 | £1,698,500 8 May 2015 | 2 | +62% per year | +59% inflation-adjusted |
| 21, Westfield Drive | £270,295 14 Dec 2012 | £440,000 18 Dec 2013 | 2 | +62% per year | +58% inflation-adjusted |
| 24, Greenway | £767,500 31 Aug 2023 | £1,325,000 1 Nov 2024 | 2 | +59% per year | +56% inflation-adjusted |
| 3, Byron Road | £395,000 24 Oct 2003 | £900,000 5 Aug 2005 | 2 | +59% per year | +55% inflation-adjusted |
| 16, Wheatfield Road | £800,000 29 Oct 2008 | £2,025,000 5 Nov 2010 | 2 | +58% per year | +55% inflation-adjusted |
| 12, Glemsford Drive | £231,000 4 Mar 2005 | £440,000 2 Aug 2006 | 2 | +58% per year | +55% inflation-adjusted |
| 143, Crabtree Lane | £780,000 26 Jun 2015 | £1,500,000 9 Dec 2016 | 2 | +57% per year | +56% inflation-adjusted |
| 82, Townsend Lane | £895,000 9 Jan 2015 | £1,850,000 26 Aug 2016 | 2 | +56% per year | +55% inflation-adjusted |
| 21, Grove Avenue | £335,000 26 Jun 2015 | £520,000 8 Feb 2016 | 2 | +55% per year | +54% inflation-adjusted |
| 10, West Way | £285,000 29 Feb 2004 | £460,000 6 Apr 2005 | 2 | +54% per year | +52% inflation-adjusted |
| 9, Sibley Avenue | £135,000 3 Dec 2009 | £453,100 3 Oct 2012 | 2 | +53% per year | +48% inflation-adjusted |
| 30, Leyton Road | £160,000 16 Apr 2003 | £245,000 30 Jul 2003 | 2 | +53% per year | +53% inflation-adjusted |
| 20A, Douglas Road | £112,000 1 Aug 1996 | £170,000 25 Apr 1997 | 2 | +52% per year | +48% inflation-adjusted |
| 2A, Coleswood Road | £165,000 7 Dec 2001 | £250,000 31 Oct 2002 | 3 | +52% per year | +49% inflation-adjusted |
| 31B, Piggottshill Lane | £90,000 30 Sep 2002 | £415,000 23 Aug 2006 | 2 | +48% per year | +45% inflation-adjusted |
| 17, Sibley Avenue | £312,500 24 May 2013 | £475,000 30 Jun 2014 | 2 | +46% per year | +44% inflation-adjusted |
| 8, Glemsford Drive | £233,000 12 Aug 2005 | £520,000 28 Sep 2007 | 2 | +46% per year | +43% inflation-adjusted |
| 29, Coldharbour Lane | £80,000 22 Aug 1995 | £122,000 7 Oct 1996 | 2 | +45% per year | +42% inflation-adjusted |
| 2, Noke Shot | £200,000 5 Aug 2009 | £289,950 26 May 2010 | 2 | +45% per year | +41% inflation-adjusted |
| 37, Lea Road | £95,000 28 Feb 1996 | £137,500 13 Sep 1996 | 2 | +45% per year | +45% inflation-adjusted |
| 10, Cranbourne Drive | £94,000 20 May 1996 | £135,000 23 May 1997 | 2 | +43% per year | +40% inflation-adjusted |
| 7, Holly Walk | £610,000 7 Nov 2022 | £1,270,000 29 Nov 2024 | 2 | +43% per year | +36% inflation-adjusted |
| 18, Barns Dene | £450,000 18 Aug 2005 | £900,000 2 Aug 2007 | 2 | +43% per year | +39% inflation-adjusted |
| 154, Lower Luton Road | £140,000 14 Jun 2002 | £220,000 26 Sep 2003 | 2 | +42% per year | +40% inflation-adjusted |
| 64, Townsend Lane | £625,000 5 Jan 2004 | £1,267,500 9 Jan 2006 | 2 | +42% per year | +39% inflation-adjusted |
| 27, Barnfield Road | £280,000 4 Apr 2005 | £395,000 16 Sep 2005 | 2 | +41% per year | +41% inflation-adjusted |
| 13, Gorselands | £380,000 10 Feb 2006 | £535,000 26 Oct 2006 | 2 | +41% per year | +41% inflation-adjusted |
| 16, Wood End Hill | £750,000 2 Mar 2015 | £1,135,000 27 May 2016 | 3 | +40% per year | +39% inflation-adjusted |
| 4, Moorland Road | £375,000 29 Nov 2019 | £600,000 30 Apr 2021 | 2 | +39% per year | +36% inflation-adjusted |
| 14, Rowan Way | £170,000 30 Apr 1998 | £236,000 3 Dec 1998 | 2 | +39% per year | +39% inflation-adjusted |
| 11, Pipers Avenue | £490,000 27 May 2011 | £679,000 24 May 2012 | 2 | +39% per year | +35% inflation-adjusted |
| 10, Wheatfield Road | £1,350,000 24 Jan 2008 | £2,266,000 1 Sep 2009 | 2 | +38% per year | +36% inflation-adjusted |
| 39, Ridge Avenue | £356,000 17 Jan 2011 | £840,000 27 Sep 2013 | 2 | +38% per year | +35% inflation-adjusted |
| 31, St James Road | £525,000 10 Apr 2017 | £820,000 7 Sep 2018 | 2 | +37% per year | +35% inflation-adjusted |
| 66, Townsend Lane | £872,000 5 Jan 2011 | £1,950,000 26 Jul 2013 | 2 | +37% per year | +34% inflation-adjusted |
Category A (standard) sales that changed hands at least twice. Real return adjusts for inflation using ONS CPIH where available.
Harpenden house prices — your questions
What is the average house price in Harpenden?
Half of homes sold in Harpenden went for more than £375,000 and half for less, across 18,361 sales.
What is the price range of homes sold in Harpenden?
Recorded sales in Harpenden range from £4,250 to £5,860,000. The range includes flats and large detached homes alike.
Have house prices in Harpenden risen?
Over the past decade prices in Harpenden are +20% in cash terms but −14% once adjusted for inflation using ONS CPIH — the gap between the two is the real story.
How much is a house per square metre in Harpenden?
In Harpenden the median price is £4,186 per square metre, from 11,953 sales matched to an EPC floor-area record.
How up to date is this data?
HM Land Registry publishes Price Paid Data monthly. The most recent sale recorded in Harpenden was 19 May 2026.
Postcode districts in Harpenden
Streets in Harpenden
Station Road£240,000 medianLuton Road£325,000 medianMilton Road£235,000 medianRoundwood Lane£147,750 medianCravells Road£268,000 medianSouthdown Road£250,000 medianCrabtree Lane£525,000 medianCowper Road£409,375 medianOverstone Road£420,000 medianLower Luton Road£247,500 medianTuffnells Way£500,000 medianGrove Road£250,000 medianPark Mount£395,000 medianSun Lane£325,000 medianChesterton Avenue£358,750 medianPiggottshill Lane£450,000 medianPark Rise£495,000 medianTopstreet Way£533,250 medianColeswood Road£323,000 medianBatford Road£268,750 medianWestfield Road£245,000 medianOx Lane£592,475 medianTownsend Lane£975,000 medianColdharbour Lane£214,500 medianMeadway£572,500 medianWest Common£372,500 medianHollybush Lane£285,500 medianHarpenden Rise£305,000 medianHillside Road£249,750 medianEastmoor Park£465,000 median
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