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East Common, Harpenden

MyStreetCheck free street report: East Common, Harpenden · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/harpenden-hertfordshire/east-common/

House prices, sold prices and local information for AL5 1BJ, AL5 1DG, AL5 1AW.

Average price (last 12 months)
£875,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£1,469,510
23 sales
Price range
£695k – £3.21m
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
21 Aug 2026
AL5 1BJ

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At a glance

House prices£1.47m averageSince 2016 (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 station15 min walkHarpenden station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 4 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband61% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 24 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

23 property sales on East Common, Harpenden have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £875,000. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £1,191,248. 3 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 2 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 48% terraced, 43% detached, 9% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on East Common range from £695,000 to £3,210,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on East Common compared

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

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

Average sale price by year

2016: £1,325,000 (1 sales)2016£1.33m2017: £1,836,333 (3 sales)2017£1.84m2018: £2,070,000 (2 sales)2018£2.07m2019: £1,115,500 (2 sales)2019£1.12m2020: £1,154,056 (4 sales)2020£1.15m2021: £1,686,500 (5 sales)2021£1.69m2022: £1,075,000 (2 sales)2022£1.08m2023: £1,506,667 (3 sales)2023£1.51m2026: £875,000 (1 sales)2026£875k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 24 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced11£1,191,24821 Aug 2026
Detached10£1,815,00014 Jan 2022
Semi-detached2£1,272,50028 Sep 2021

Sold prices on East Common

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
3, East Common AL5 1BJ 21 Aug 2026£875,000 TerracedFreehold
4, East Common AL5 1BJ 14 Dec 2023£1,070,000 TerracedFreehold
17, East Common AL5 1BJ 29 Sep 2023£1,500,000 TerracedFreehold
18, East Common AL5 1BJ 2 Feb 2023£1,950,000 TerracedFreehold
16, East Common AL5 1BJ 13 Oct 2022£1,050,000 TerracedFreehold
21, East Common AL5 1BJ 14 Jan 2022£1,100,000 DetachedFreehold
5, East Common AL5 1BJ 25 Nov 2021£1,562,500 TerracedFreehold
Woodlands, East Common AL5 1DG 12 Nov 2021£2,700,000 DetachedFreehold
23A, East Common AL5 1BJ 28 Sep 2021£1,220,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
10, East Common AL5 1BJ 15 Apr 2021£1,250,000 TerracedFreehold
The Kymin, East Common AL5 1DG 12 Feb 2021£1,700,000 DetachedFreehold
Ivy Cottage, East Common AL5 1DA 7 Dec 2020£1,010,000 DetachedFreehold
4, East Common AL5 1BJ 12 Oct 2020£695,000 TerracedFreehold
Brambledene, East Common AL5 1DQ 5 May 2020£1,395,000 DetachedFreehold
7, East Common AL5 1BJ 24 Apr 2020£1,516,225 TerracedFreehold
9, East Common AL5 1BJ 3 Dec 2019£835,000 TerracedFreehold
Grosvenor, East Common AL5 1DA 11 Jan 2019£1,396,000 DetachedFreehold
Greygates, East Common AL5 1DD 21 Sep 2018£3,210,000 DetachedFreehold
23, East Common AL5 1BJ 23 Aug 2018£930,000 DetachedFreehold
Barnfield House, East Common AL5 1AW 23 Nov 2017£3,116,000 DetachedFreehold
Chimney Tops, East Common AL5 1DG 12 Apr 2017£1,593,000 DetachedFreehold
10, East Common AL5 1BJ 13 Jan 2017£800,000 TerracedFreehold
Three Horseshoes, East Common AL5 1AW 22 Sep 2016£1,150,000 OtherFreehold
23A, East Common AL5 1BJ 26 Aug 2016£1,325,000 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
4, East Common £695,000 (Oct 2020) → £1,070,000 (Dec 2023) +54%
over 3 yrs
23A, East Common £1,325,000 (Aug 2016) → £1,220,000 (Sep 2021) -8%
over 5 yrs
10, East Common £800,000 (Jan 2017) → £1,250,000 (Apr 2021) +56%
over 4 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near East Common

Crime

56 crimes were reported within about a mile of East Common 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 behaviour11
Violence & sexual offences11
Other theft10
Shoplifting7
Criminal damage & arson4
Bicycle theft3

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

Flood risk

East Common 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 East Common

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
The Grove Junior School 350 pupils Primary 7–11 Report 0.5 mi
The Grove Infant and Nursery School 243 pupils Primary 3–7 Outstanding Report 0.5 mi
St Dominic Catholic Primary School 232 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Outstanding Report 0.5 mi
High Beeches Primary School 420 pupils Primary 5–11 Report 0.8 mi
Crabtree Infants' School 178 pupils Primary 4–7 Outstanding Report 0.8 mi
Crabtree Junior School 256 pupils Primary 7–11 Outstanding Report 0.8 mi
Aldwickbury School 333 pupils Other independent school 3–13 Report 0.9 mi
Harpenden Academy 216 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.9 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 · 15 min walk
  • St Albans City station 3.8 mi · 1 hr 16 min walk
  • St Albans Abbey station 4.1 mi · 1 hr 22 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Queens Road (opp, Walkers Road) 3 min walk
  • Queens Road (adj, Walkers Road) 3 min walk
  • St Albans Road (SW-bound, Walkers Road) 4 min walk
  • The Plough and Harrow PH (opp, Southdown Road) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Village Surgery
    Amenbury Lane, Harpenden · 0.8 mi
  • Davenport House Surgery
    Davenport House, Bowers Way, Harpenden · 0.9 mi
  • Elms Medical Practice
    5 Stewart Road, Harpenden · 1.0 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Harpenden - Southdown Road · 0.3 mi
  • Waitrose Waitrose Harpenden · 0.9 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Harpenden High Street · 0.9 mi
  • Marks and Spencer Simply Food M&S Harpenden SF · 0.9 mi

Pharmacies

  • Manor Pharmacy · 0.3 mi
  • Topkins Pharmacy · 0.8 mi
  • Manor Pharmacy · 0.8 mi

Dentists

  • Colosseum Dental (southdown) · 0.2 mi
  • Vaughan Dental Practice · 0.8 mi
  • Leyton Road (dental Surgery) · 0.8 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 services6 of 10
Living environment10 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned94.6%62.5%
Private rented5.2%20.3%
Social rented0.2%17.1%
Households648

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1518.4%17.4%
Aged 15–6458.7%64.1%
Aged 65+22.9%18.6%
Residents1,806

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)75%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)61%80%
Gigabit-capable61%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 East Common

Ethnic group

HereSt Albans
White89.9%83.6%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5.8%8.2%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.7%4.3%
Other ethnic group1.2%1.8%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.5%2.1%

Religion

HereSt Albans
Christian63.3%47.4%
No religion26.6%37.1%
Not answered3.8%6.1%
Hindu2.7%1.8%
Sikh1.4%–
Jewish0.9%1.5%
Muslim0.7%4.7%
Other religion0.7%0.5%

Country of birth

HereSt Albans
Born in the UK88%83%
Born outside the UK12%17%

Highest qualification

HereSt Albans
Level 4 qualifications and above65.5%53%
Level 2 qualifications11%11.5%
Level 3 qualifications9.6%13.1%
No qualifications5.3%10.2%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications4.4%6.7%
Apprenticeship2.6%3.4%
Other qualifications1.6%2.1%

General health

HereSt Albans
Very good health66.9%57.5%
Good health25.4%30.3%
Fair health5.9%9.1%
Bad health1.4%2.4%
Very bad health0.3%0.6%

Cars or vans per household

HereSt Albans
2 cars or vans in household46.8%32.4%
3 or more cars or vans in household28.9%10.7%
1 car or van in household21.5%44.1%
No cars or vans in household2.9%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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