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Cornwall Road, Harpenden

MyStreetCheck free street report: Cornwall Road, Harpenden · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/harpenden-hertfordshire/cornwall-road/

House prices, sold prices and local information for AL5 4TQ, AL5 4TH.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2017)
£830,375
12 sales
Price range
£642k – £1.38m
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
30 Apr 2025
AL5 4TQ

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At a glance

House prices£830k averageSince 2017 (few recent sales) CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 10 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station5 min walkHarpenden station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 4 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 12 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

12 property sales on Cornwall Road, Harpenden have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2017. The most recent sale was on 30 Apr 2025. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £736,188. Average sale prices rose from £785,000 in 2017 to £1,102,500 in 2025 (+40%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. 2 homes here have sold more than once since 2017; 2 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 67% terraced, 33% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Cornwall Road range from £642,000 to £1,375,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Cornwall Road compared

AL5 postcode area£947,911
Harpenden£947,911
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Cornwall Road has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all AL5 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2017: £785,000 (2 sales)2017£785k2019: £642,000 (1 sales)2019£642k2020: £642,500 (1 sales)2020£643k2021: £725,000 (1 sales)2021£725k2022: £897,500 (2 sales)2022£898k2023: £700,000 (1 sales)2023£700k2024: £842,500 (2 sales)2024£843k2025: £1,102,500 (2 sales)2025£1.1m

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 12 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced8£736,18824 Apr 2024
Semi-detached4£1,018,75030 Apr 2025

Sold prices on Cornwall Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
17, Cornwall Road AL5 4TQ 30 Apr 2025£830,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
2, Cornwall Road AL5 4TH 5 Feb 2025£1,375,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
21, Cornwall Road AL5 4TQ 24 Apr 2024£780,000 TerracedFreehold
14, Cornwall Road AL5 4TH 28 Mar 2024£905,000 TerracedFreehold
10, Cornwall Road AL5 4TH 15 Dec 2023£700,000 TerracedFreehold
21, Cornwall Road AL5 4TQ 27 Oct 2022£795,000 TerracedFreehold
15, Cornwall Road AL5 4TQ 11 Mar 2022£1,000,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
16, Cornwall Road AL5 4TH 17 Mar 2021£725,000 TerracedFreehold
12, Cornwall Road AL5 4TH 12 Aug 2020£642,500 TerracedFreehold
19, Cornwall Road AL5 4TQ 3 Apr 2019£642,000 TerracedFreehold
21, Cornwall Road AL5 4TQ 30 Oct 2017£700,000 TerracedFreehold
15, Cornwall Road AL5 4TQ 16 Oct 2017£870,000 Semi-detachedFreehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
21, Cornwall Road £700,000 (Oct 2017) → £795,000 (Oct 2022) → £780,000 (Apr 2024) +11%
over 6 yrs
15, Cornwall Road £870,000 (Oct 2017) → £1,000,000 (Mar 2022) +15%
over 4 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Cornwall Road

Crime

110 crimes were reported within about a mile of Cornwall Road in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Lower crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Anti-social behaviour28
Violence & sexual offences22
Other theft15
Shoplifting9
Vehicle crime9
Public order8

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

Cornwall Road is in or near 3 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • River Lee at Luton, Harpenden and Wheathampstead Flood alert area
  • River Ver in Hertfordshire Flood alert area
  • River Lee at Harpenden Flood warning area

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Schools near Cornwall Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Harpenden Academy 216 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.2 mi
St George's School 1,351 pupils Secondary Christian 11–18 Report 0.3 mi
St Nicholas CofE VA Primary School 149 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 0.3 mi
Sir John Lawes School 1,373 pupils Secondary 11–18 Outstanding Report 0.4 mi
Manland Primary School 204 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.4 mi
Crabtree Infants' School 178 pupils Primary 4–7 Outstanding Report 0.5 mi
Crabtree Junior School 256 pupils Primary 7–11 Outstanding Report 0.5 mi
St Dominic Catholic Primary School 232 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Outstanding Report 0.5 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

  • Harpenden station 0.3 mi · 5 min walk
  • Luton Airport Parkway station 4.2 mi · 1 hr 24 min walk
  • St Albans City station 4.8 mi · 1 hr 36 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Cornwall Rd (Breadcroft Lane) 1 min walk
  • Cornwall Rd (opp, Breadcroft Lane) 1 min walk
  • Memorial Hospital Grounds (adj, Hospital Road) 2 min walk
  • Overstone Road (opp, Station Road) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Elms Medical Practice
    5 Stewart Road, Harpenden · 0.1 mi
  • Davenport House Surgery
    Davenport House, Bowers Way, Harpenden · 0.2 mi
  • Village Surgery
    Amenbury Lane, Harpenden · 0.4 mi

Supermarkets

  • Sainsburys Sainsburys Harpenden · 0.2 mi
  • Cook Cook Harpenden · 0.2 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Harpenden High Street · 0.3 mi
  • Marks and Spencer Simply Food M&S Harpenden SF · 0.3 mi

Pharmacies

  • Boots · 0.2 mi
  • Springfield Pharmacy · 0.2 mi
  • Topkins Pharmacy · 0.2 mi

Dentists

  • Special Care Dental · 0.1 mi
  • Bowers Way Dental Surgery · 0.2 mi
  • Davenport House Dental Practice · 0.2 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 10 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income10 of 10
Employment10 of 10
Education and skills10 of 10
Health and disability10 of 10
Crime10 of 10
Access to housing and services10 of 10
Living environment6 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned77.7%62.5%
Private rented14.8%20.3%
Social rented7.4%17.1%
Households512

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1525.0%17.4%
Aged 15–6460.8%64.1%
Aged 65+14.3%18.6%
Residents1,494

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks97%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks97%92%

Share of homes across St Albans with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around Cornwall Road

Ethnic group

HereSt Albans
White88.9%83.6%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4.6%8.2%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.1%4.3%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.3%2.1%
Other ethnic group0.1%1.8%

Religion

HereSt Albans
Christian59.8%47.4%
No religion31.5%37.1%
Not answered5.8%6.1%
Hindu1.2%1.8%
Muslim0.7%4.7%
Jewish0.3%1.5%
Sikh0.3%–
Other religion0.3%0.5%

Country of birth

HereSt Albans
Born in the UK86%83%
Born outside the UK14%17%

Highest qualification

HereSt Albans
Level 4 qualifications and above65.7%53%
Level 2 qualifications12%11.5%
Level 3 qualifications10.1%13.1%
No qualifications6.1%10.2%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications3.7%6.7%
Apprenticeship1.9%3.4%
Other qualifications0.5%2.1%

General health

HereSt Albans
Very good health65.8%57.5%
Good health25.6%30.3%
Fair health6.6%9.1%
Bad health1.4%2.4%
Very bad health0.7%0.6%

Cars or vans per household

HereSt Albans
1 car or van in household40.6%44.1%
2 cars or vans in household36.1%32.4%
3 or more cars or vans in household12.3%10.7%
No cars or vans in household10.9%12.8%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of St Albans.

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