UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/postcode/al5
AL5Harpenden, St Albans, England
House prices in AL5, Harpenden
Homes in AL5 sold for a median of £775,000 between September 2024 and August 2026, from 846 standard sales.
It is the most expensive of the 5 postcode districts in the St Albans council area with at least 100 sales.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half | Per m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 284 | £1,400,000 | £1,034,000 to £1,801,000 | Too few |
| Semi-detached | 233 | £835,500 | £670,000 to £1,095,000 | Too few |
| Terraced | 138 | £600,000 | £516,000 to £715,000 | Too few |
| Flats and maisonettes | 191 | £340,000 | £277,000 to £433,000 | Too few |
Only 37 sales here are linked to an energy certificate with a floor area, so treat the per m² figures as a rough guide.
Detached houses were the most common type sold here, at 34% of sales, ahead of semi-detached houses at 28%.
The gap between types is wide: detached houses sold for 4.1 times the median for flats, so compare an asking price with the same type of home.
302 sales in AL5, or 36%, were for £1 million or more, against 3% across England and Wales.
Flats here sold for a median of £340,000, 39% more than the £244,000 typical of the 6 nearest districts with enough flat sales.
Compare an asking price
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Where prices are higher in AL5
Of the postcode sectors with at least 20 standard sales, prices were highest in AL5 2, around Harpenden, with a median of £1,555,000, and lowest in AL5 5, around Harpenden, at £665,000. Dashed outlines on the map show roughly where the two sectors are.
Each dot is a postcode in AL5 with at least 3 standard sales from September 2024 to August 2026, shaded by the median price of those sales. Select a dot for its median and a link to its sales, or use the list below the map.
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List the 98 postcodes on the map, dearest first
| Postcode | Median price | Standard sales |
|---|---|---|
| AL5 2ED | £3,200,000 | 3 |
| AL5 2PF | £2,175,000 | 3 |
| AL5 4AJ | £1,815,000 | 3 |
| AL5 2BN | £1,750,000 | 5 |
| AL5 5PT | £1,700,000 | 3 |
| AL5 3PP | £1,662,500 | 4 |
| AL5 3AB | £1,595,000 | 3 |
| AL5 5NN | £1,550,000 | 3 |
| AL5 3EZ | £1,538,500 | 3 |
| AL5 3BZ | £1,535,000 | 4 |
| AL5 4BS | £1,495,000 | 3 |
| AL5 3DS | £1,400,000 | 3 |
| AL5 1JF | £1,320,000 | 3 |
| AL5 4DB | £1,302,500 | 6 |
| AL5 5PX | £1,287,000 | 3 |
| AL5 5PL | £1,284,000 | 4 |
| AL5 1FA | £1,265,000 | 6 |
| AL5 5NF | £1,150,000 | 3 |
| AL5 5PJ | £1,140,000 | 3 |
| AL5 1HF | £1,100,000 | 3 |
| AL5 5UB | £1,077,500 | 4 |
| AL5 5QP | £1,065,500 | 4 |
| AL5 4RD | £1,060,000 | 5 |
| AL5 3AN | £1,055,000 | 3 |
| AL5 3DE | £1,050,000 | 3 |
| AL5 5QS | £1,042,000 | 4 |
| AL5 3AR | £1,020,000 | 5 |
| AL5 3HN | £995,000 | 5 |
| AL5 1LP | £970,000 | 3 |
| AL5 3LT | £960,000 | 3 |
| AL5 4QU | £953,500 | 3 |
| AL5 2PY | £950,000 | 3 |
| AL5 5RG | £910,000 | 4 |
| AL5 5SY | £910,000 | 3 |
| AL5 4PR | £900,000 | 5 |
| AL5 4RH | £900,000 | 3 |
| AL5 4SJ | £885,000 | 3 |
| AL5 3PB | £882,500 | 4 |
| AL5 4RU | £872,000 | 3 |
| AL5 4JE | £866,500 | 4 |
| AL5 1RZ | £850,000 | 3 |
| AL5 3AW | £850,000 | 3 |
| AL5 5AQ | £850,000 | 3 |
| AL5 3AL | £847,500 | 4 |
| AL5 1HA | £825,000 | 4 |
| AL5 1LJ | £775,000 | 3 |
| AL5 4LF | £775,000 | 3 |
| AL5 5SU | £765,500 | 5 |
| AL5 1SP | £765,000 | 3 |
| AL5 1RJ | £760,000 | 3 |
| AL5 4PP | £755,000 | 5 |
| AL5 3LZ | £752,500 | 3 |
| AL5 2FH | £750,000 | 4 |
| AL5 1BQ | £745,000 | 6 |
| AL5 3AT | £738,000 | 10 |
| AL5 1EG | £725,000 | 3 |
| AL5 3AS | £721,000 | 4 |
| AL5 2JP | £718,000 | 3 |
| AL5 5NB | £685,000 | 3 |
| AL5 5SX | £680,000 | 3 |
| AL5 5AT | £675,000 | 3 |
| AL5 1QX | £670,000 | 5 |
| AL5 1EF | £662,500 | 4 |
| AL5 5AA | £655,000 | 5 |
| AL5 1BA | £642,500 | 5 |
| AL5 4NF | £632,500 | 4 |
| AL5 2UD | £620,000 | 3 |
| AL5 4LG | £605,000 | 3 |
| AL5 5SQ | £602,500 | 4 |
| AL5 5AH | £588,000 | 6 |
| AL5 5LD | £582,500 | 4 |
| AL5 5RE | £570,000 | 3 |
| AL5 1ST | £565,000 | 3 |
| AL5 5BG | £550,000 | 4 |
| AL5 5LR | £534,000 | 3 |
| AL5 4DE | £530,000 | 5 |
| AL5 4EG | £510,000 | 4 |
| AL5 1QG | £460,000 | 4 |
| AL5 4FH | £425,000 | 3 |
| AL5 4FX | £407,500 | 4 |
| AL5 5LL | £405,000 | 4 |
| AL5 5LA | £400,000 | 3 |
| AL5 2HW | £380,000 | 4 |
| AL5 5LU | £375,000 | 3 |
| AL5 5LW | £365,000 | 3 |
| AL5 2UN | £348,500 | 4 |
| AL5 4FE | £346,500 | 6 |
| AL5 5FE | £327,500 | 12 |
| AL5 4XS | £326,000 | 4 |
| AL5 4SS | £320,000 | 7 |
| AL5 1NY | £300,000 | 4 |
| AL5 5EW | £274,000 | 4 |
| AL5 5LQ | £267,500 | 4 |
| AL5 4PT | £265,000 | 3 |
| AL5 4UW | £255,000 | 4 |
| AL5 4UH | £239,000 | 4 |
| AL5 1QL | £211,500 | 8 |
| AL5 3RA | £146,500 | 6 |
Prices over time
The median rose 39%, from £575,000 in 2016 to £800,000 in 2025, more than the 33% rise for a typical district in the East of England.
Postcode districts in the St Albans council area
Median sale price of the 5 districts with at least 100 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first, each named by its post town. AL5 is the most expensive.
- AL5 Harpenden, this district£775,000
- AL4 St Albans£660,000
- AL3 St Albans£630,500
- AL2 St Albans£543,500
- AL1 St Albans£532,500
Recent sales
The 10 latest sales ran from £278,000 for a flat on Luton Road to £1,435,000 for a detached house on West Way.
The latest standard sales recorded in AL5. Sales take 2 weeks to 2 months to appear (how to find out what a house sold for). Select an address to check that home, or a postcode for every sale there.
- 10 Bewdley CloseSold for £890,000
- 2 Tennyson RoadSold for £875,000
- 31 Barnfield RoadSold for £807,000
- 11 The CloseSold for £648,500
- Flat 3, Verulam House, 110 Luton RoadSold for £278,000
- 55 Highfield AvenueSold for £1,110,000
- 52 West CommonSold for £575,250
- 13 West WaySold for £1,435,000
- 24 Wroxham WaySold for £770,000
- 22 Park RiseSold for £765,000
Streets with the most standard sales, with their median price, September 2024 to August 2026:
- Station Road, Harpenden£347,50022 sales
- Luton Road, Harpenden£622,00020 sales
- Milton Road, Harpenden£405,00020 sales
- Southdown Road, Harpenden£265,00015 sales
- Cravells Road, Harpenden£649,00014 sales
Living in AL5
Crime
38 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Lower than 88 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of postcode districts are between 47 and 93.
The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.
Gigabit broadband
Across its postcodes, an average of 91% of homes can get it
Higher than 63 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of postcode districts are between 73% and 94%.
Radon
Every postcode is in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Higher than 83 in 100 postcode districts.
In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.
Council tax
Band D is £2,419 a year in St Albans for 2026 to 2027
Near the middle of all council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.
Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.
The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).
Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Prices by council ward
Median price in the council wards that cover most of AL5, from the sales in AL5, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first:
- Harpenden North & Rural 222 sales£847,500
- Harpenden South 190 sales£794,500
- Harpenden West 256 sales£760,000
- Harpenden East 207 sales£710,000
Energy ratings of homes for sale
| Rating | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 3 | |
| B | 37 | |
| C | 384 | |
| D | 315 | |
| E | 60 | |
| F | 7 | |
| G | 2 |
When the homes were built
| Built | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 29 | ||
| 94 | ||
| 106 | ||
| 183 | ||
| 208 | ||
| 72 | ||
| 74 | ||
| 42 |
About these figures
The figures come from 846 standard sales in AL5, the latest on 28 August 2026 (what counts as a standard sale). Of these, 23% were flats.
Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.