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Douglas Road, Harpenden

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

House prices, sold prices and local information for AL5 2HW, AL5 2EW, AL5 2EN.

Average price (last 12 months)
£461,667
3 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£939,406
32 sales
Price range
£310k – £3.09m
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
6 Jul 2026
AL5 2HW

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At a glance

House prices£462k average51% below the Harpenden average 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 station14 min walkHarpenden station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold63% leaseholdAcross 35 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

32 property sales on Douglas Road, Harpenden have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 3 homes sold here for an average of £461,667. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £449,237. That is 51% below the Harpenden average of £947,911 over the same period. 4 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 3 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 59% flat, 22% detached, 19% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Douglas Road range from £310,000 to £3,090,000. 37% of homes sold here were freehold and 63% leasehold. Of 73 streets in Harpenden with at least two sales in the last year, Douglas Road ranks 66th for average price, making it one of the more affordable streets in the town.

House prices on Douglas Road compared

Douglas Road£461,667
AL5 postcode area£947,911
Harpenden£947,911
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all AL5 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £545,000 (1 sales)2016£545k2017: £1,560,000 (1 sales)2017£1.56m2018: £650,000 (2 sales)2018£650k2019: £399,333 (3 sales)2019£399k2020: £780,500 (2 sales)2020£781k2021: £1,123,333 (3 sales)2021£1.12m2022: £1,429,375 (4 sales)2022£1.43m2023: £795,833 (3 sales)2023£796k2024: £1,404,000 (5 sales)2024£1.4m2025: £803,400 (5 sales)2025£803k2026: £461,667 (3 sales)2026£462k

Tenure: 37% freehold and 63% leasehold across 35 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Flat19£449,2376 Jul 2026
Detached7£1,761,07111 Jun 2025
Semi-detached6£1,533,0003 Apr 2024

Sold prices on Douglas Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
12, Chepstow, Douglas Road AL5 2HW 6 Jul 2026£370,000 FlatLeasehold
1, Chepstow, Douglas Road AL5 2HW 22 Jun 2026£390,000 FlatLeasehold
7, Tanglewood, Douglas Road AL5 2ES 25 Feb 2026£625,000 FlatLeasehold
11C, Douglas Road AL5 2EN 11 Jun 2025£2,195,000 DetachedFreehold
2, Chepstow, Douglas Road AL5 2HW 16 May 2025£405,000 FlatLeasehold
5, Tanglewood, Douglas Road AL5 2ES 6 May 2025£535,000 FlatLeasehold
3, Chepstow, Douglas Road AL5 2HW 28 Feb 2025£367,000 FlatLeasehold
5, The Coppice, 25, Douglas Road AL5 2ER 21 Jan 2025£515,000 FlatLeasehold
24C, Douglas Road AL5 2EW 23 Aug 2024£1,685,000 DetachedFreehold
10, Douglas Road AL5 2EW 3 Apr 2024£1,600,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
8, Douglas Road AL5 2EW 7 Mar 2024£1,735,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
6, Tanglewood, Douglas Road AL5 2ES 27 Feb 2024£500,000 FlatLeasehold
11B, Douglas Road AL5 2EN 26 Jan 2024£1,500,000 DetachedFreehold
5, Douglas Road AL5 2EN 6 Jun 2023£1,600,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
11, Chepstow, Douglas Road AL5 2HW 5 Apr 2023£382,500 FlatLeasehold
7, Chepstow, Douglas Road AL5 2HW 3 Apr 2023£405,000 FlatLeasehold
22A, Douglas Road AL5 2EW 15 Dec 2022£1,717,500 DetachedFreehold
13, Chepstow, Douglas Road AL5 2HW 25 Nov 2022£390,000 FlatLeasehold
5, Tanglewood, Douglas Road AL5 2ES 17 Jun 2022£520,000 FlatLeasehold
24, Douglas Road AL5 2EW 7 Jan 2022£3,090,000 DetachedFreehold
4, Douglas Road AL5 2EW 4 Nov 2021£1,835,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
21, Douglas Road AL5 2EP 28 Jun 2021£1,150,000 DetachedFreehold
20C, Douglas Road AL5 2EW 16 Apr 2021£500,000 FlatLeasehold
1, Chepstow, Douglas Road AL5 2HW 9 Mar 2021£385,000 FlatLeasehold
17B, Douglas Road AL5 2EN 16 Dec 2020£868,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
20B, Douglas Road AL5 2EW 21 Aug 2020£693,000 FlatLeasehold
4, The Coppice, 25, Douglas Road AL5 2ER 20 Nov 2019£500,000 FlatLeasehold
7, Chepstow, Douglas Road AL5 2HW 4 Jul 2019£368,000 FlatLeasehold
15, Chepstow, Douglas Road AL5 2HW 31 May 2019£330,000 FlatLeasehold
11C, Douglas Road AL5 2EN 20 Nov 2018£990,000 DetachedFreehold
4, Chepstow, Douglas Road AL5 2HW 14 Sep 2018£340,000 FlatLeasehold
4, Chepstow, Douglas Road AL5 2HW 14 Sep 2018£340,000 FlatLeasehold
7, Chepstow, Douglas Road AL5 2HW 25 Jan 2018£310,000 FlatLeasehold
7, Douglas Road AL5 2EN 24 Jul 2017£1,560,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
5, Tanglewood, Douglas Road AL5 2ES 17 May 2016£545,000 FlatLeasehold

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
1, Chepstow, Douglas Road £385,000 (Mar 2021) → £390,000 (Jun 2026) +1%
over 5 yrs
11C, Douglas Road £990,000 (Nov 2018) → £2,195,000 (Jun 2025) +122%
over 7 yrs
5, Tanglewood, Douglas Road £545,000 (May 2016) → £520,000 (Jun 2022) → £535,000 (May 2025) -2%
over 9 yrs
7, Chepstow, Douglas Road £310,000 (Jan 2018) → £368,000 (Jul 2019) → £405,000 (Apr 2023) +31%
over 5 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Douglas Road

Crime

74 crimes were reported within about a mile of Douglas 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 behaviour16
Violence & sexual offences14
Other theft13
Criminal damage & arson6
Shoplifting6
Vehicle crime5

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

Flood risk

Douglas 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 Douglas Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
St Hilda's School 134 pupils Other independent school 2–11 Report 0.1 mi
Roundwood Primary School 338 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.3 mi
Roundwood Park School 1,421 pupils Secondary 11–18 Outstanding Report 0.3 mi
St Nicholas CofE VA Primary School 149 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 0.4 mi
St George's School 1,351 pupils Secondary Christian 11–18 Report 0.5 mi
Harpenden Academy 216 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.6 mi
The King's School 169 pupils Other independent school Christian 4–16 Report 0.6 mi
Manland Primary School 204 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.8 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 0.7 mi · 14 min walk
  • Luton Airport Parkway station 3.8 mi · 1 hr 17 min walk
  • Luton station 4.8 mi · 1 hr 35 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Aplins Clopse (Townsend Lane) 3 min walk
  • Douglas Road (nr, Luton Road) 3 min walk
  • Clarence Road (nr, Luton Road) 3 min walk
  • Old Rectory Close (opp, Luton Road) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Davenport House Surgery
    Davenport House, Bowers Way, Harpenden · 0.5 mi
  • Village Surgery
    Amenbury Lane, Harpenden · 0.5 mi
  • Elms Medical Practice
    5 Stewart Road, Harpenden · 0.6 mi

Supermarkets

  • Marks and Spencer BP M&S Townsend BP · 0.2 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Harpenden Luton Rd Express · 0.2 mi
  • Cook Cook Harpenden · 0.4 mi
  • Marks and Spencer Simply Food M&S Harpenden SF · 0.4 mi

Pharmacies

  • Boots · 0.5 mi
  • Springfield Pharmacy · 0.5 mi
  • Manor Pharmacy · 0.6 mi

Dentists

  • Wayside Dental Practic · 0.1 mi
  • Harpenden Dental Centre · 0.3 mi
  • Harpenden Orthodontics Llp · 0.3 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
Owned85.7%62.5%
Private rented12.7%20.3%
Social rented1.6%17.1%
Households616

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1522.2%17.4%
Aged 15–6454.7%64.1%
Aged 65+23.1%18.6%
Residents1,617

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 Douglas Road

Ethnic group

HereSt Albans
White92.3%83.6%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.5%4.3%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.3%8.2%
Other ethnic group0.6%1.8%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%2.1%

Religion

HereSt Albans
Christian60.4%47.4%
No religion30.1%37.1%
Not answered6.3%6.1%
Hindu1.2%1.8%
Jewish0.9%1.5%
Sikh0.4%–
Buddhist0.3%0.5%
Other religion0.3%0.5%

Country of birth

HereSt Albans
Born in the UK86.6%83%
Born outside the UK13.4%17%

Highest qualification

HereSt Albans
Level 4 qualifications and above68.3%53%
Level 2 qualifications9.7%11.5%
Level 3 qualifications7.4%13.1%
No qualifications7.1%10.2%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications3.6%6.7%
Other qualifications2.4%2.1%
Apprenticeship1.5%3.4%

General health

HereSt Albans
Very good health62.1%57.5%
Good health27.9%30.3%
Fair health7.9%9.1%
Bad health1.7%2.4%
Very bad health0.4%0.6%

Cars or vans per household

HereSt Albans
1 car or van in household45%44.1%
2 cars or vans in household36.2%32.4%
3 or more cars or vans in household11.5%10.7%
No cars or vans in household7.3%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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