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Harpenden Rise, Harpenden

MyStreetCheck free street report: Harpenden Rise, Harpenden · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/harpenden-hertfordshire/harpenden-rise/

House prices, sold prices and local information for AL5 3BG, AL5 3BH, AL5 3BQ.

Average price (last 12 months)
£515,000
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£586,606
33 sales
Price range
£262k – £945k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
12 Dec 2025
AL5 3BG

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At a glance

House prices£515k average46% 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 station18 min walkHarpenden station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 2 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold95% freeholdAcross 37 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

33 property sales on Harpenden Rise, Harpenden have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £515,000. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £618,737. Average sale prices rose from £508,600 in 2016 to £510,000 in 2025 (+0%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 46% below the Harpenden average of £947,911 over the same period. 9 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 7 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 58% semi-detached, 30% terraced, 9% detached. Recorded sale prices on Harpenden Rise range from £262,000 to £945,000. 95% of homes sold here were freehold and 5% leasehold. Of 73 streets in Harpenden with at least two sales in the last year, Harpenden Rise ranks 60th for average price.

House prices on Harpenden Rise compared

Harpenden Rise£515,000
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: £508,600 (5 sales)2016£509k2017: £552,500 (3 sales)2017£553k2018: £473,500 (2 sales)2018£474k2019: £517,000 (4 sales)2019£517k2020: £571,667 (3 sales)2020£572k2021: £716,667 (3 sales)2021£717k2022: £677,188 (8 sales)2022£677k2023: £680,000 (1 sales)2023£680k2024: £650,000 (1 sales)2024£650k2025: £510,000 (3 sales)2025£510k

Tenure: 95% freehold and 5% leasehold across 37 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached19£618,73716 Aug 2024
Terraced10£524,50012 Dec 2025
Detached3£698,33331 Mar 2025
Flat1£262,00016 Nov 2018

Sold prices on Harpenden Rise

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
1B, Harpenden Rise AL5 3BG 27 May 2026£545,000 FlatLeasehold
7, Harpenden Rise AL5 3BG 12 Dec 2025£605,000 TerracedFreehold
8, Harpenden Rise AL5 3BH 21 Nov 2025£425,000 TerracedFreehold
6A, Harpenden Rise AL5 3BH 31 Mar 2025£500,000 DetachedFreehold
37, Harpenden Rise AL5 3BG 16 Aug 2024£650,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
75, Harpenden Rise AL5 3BQ 20 Oct 2023£680,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
6A, Harpenden Rise AL5 3BH 3 Mar 2023£600,000 DetachedFreehold
42, Harpenden Rise AL5 3BH 27 Oct 2022£775,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
79, Harpenden Rise AL5 3BQ 26 Sep 2022£780,000 DetachedFreehold
19, Harpenden Rise AL5 3BG 7 Sep 2022£945,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
9, Harpenden Rise AL5 3BG 19 May 2022£600,000 TerracedFreehold
55, Harpenden Rise AL5 3BG 5 May 2022£555,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
49, Harpenden Rise AL5 3BG 28 Mar 2022£530,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
15, Harpenden Rise AL5 3BG 4 Feb 2022£582,000 TerracedFreehold
63, Harpenden Rise AL5 3BG 26 Jan 2022£650,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
19, Harpenden Rise AL5 3BG 9 Sep 2021£880,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
17, Harpenden Rise AL5 3BG 29 Jun 2021£455,000 TerracedFreehold
18, Harpenden Rise AL5 3BH 10 Jun 2021£815,000 DetachedFreehold
7, Harpenden Rise AL5 3BG 18 Dec 2020£595,000 TerracedFreehold
20A, Harpenden Rise AL5 3BH 24 Nov 2020£605,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
15, Harpenden Rise AL5 3BG 18 Sep 2020£515,000 TerracedFreehold
37, Harpenden Rise AL5 3BG 11 Nov 2019£440,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
59, Harpenden Rise AL5 3BG 4 Nov 2019£493,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
69, Harpenden Rise AL5 3BG 7 Mar 2019£455,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
20, Harpenden Rise AL5 3BH 22 Feb 2019£680,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
1A, Harpenden Rise AL5 3BG 23 Jan 2019£1,000 OtherFreehold
39, Harpenden Rise AL5 3BG 20 Nov 2018£685,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
1A, Harpenden Rise AL5 3BG 16 Nov 2018£262,000 FlatLeasehold
42, Harpenden Rise AL5 3BH 10 Nov 2017£552,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
37, Harpenden Rise AL5 3BG 6 Oct 2017£445,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
21, Harpenden Rise AL5 3BG 29 Mar 2017£660,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
10, Harpenden Rise AL5 3BH 21 Oct 2016£450,000 TerracedFreehold
55, Harpenden Rise AL5 3BG 15 Jul 2016£410,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
7, Harpenden Rise AL5 3BG 15 Jul 2016£500,000 TerracedFreehold
34, Harpenden Rise AL5 3BH 27 May 2016£535,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
61, Harpenden Rise AL5 3BG 27 May 2016£540,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
9, Harpenden Rise AL5 3BG 28 Apr 2016£518,000 TerracedFreehold

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
7, Harpenden Rise £500,000 (Jul 2016) → £595,000 (Dec 2020) → £605,000 (Dec 2025) +21%
over 9 yrs
6A, Harpenden Rise £600,000 (Mar 2023) → £500,000 (Mar 2025) -17%
over 2 yrs
37, Harpenden Rise £445,000 (Oct 2017) → £440,000 (Nov 2019) → £650,000 (Aug 2024) +46%
over 7 yrs
42, Harpenden Rise £552,500 (Nov 2017) → £775,000 (Oct 2022) +40%
over 5 yrs
19, Harpenden Rise £880,000 (Sep 2021) → £945,000 (Sep 2022) +7%
over under a year
9, Harpenden Rise £518,000 (Apr 2016) → £600,000 (May 2022) +16%
over 6 yrs
55, Harpenden Rise £410,000 (Jul 2016) → £555,500 (May 2022) +35%
over 6 yrs
15, Harpenden Rise £515,000 (Sep 2020) → £582,000 (Feb 2022) +13%
over 1 yr
1A, Harpenden Rise £262,000 (Nov 2018) → £1,000 (Jan 2019) -100%
over under a year

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Crime and flood risk near Harpenden Rise

Crime

69 crimes were reported within about a mile of Harpenden Rise 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 offences13
Other theft11
Shoplifting6
Criminal damage & arson5
Vehicle crime4

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

Flood risk

Harpenden Rise 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 Harpenden Rise

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
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 Hilda's School 134 pupils Other independent school 2–11 Report 0.3 mi
The King's School 169 pupils Other independent school Christian 4–16 Report 0.5 mi
Wood End School 457 pupils Primary 4–11 Outstanding Report 0.6 mi
St Nicholas CofE VA Primary School 149 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 0.6 mi
St George's School 1,351 pupils Secondary Christian 11–18 Report 0.6 mi
The Lea Primary School and Nursery 239 pupils Primary 3–11 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 0.9 mi · 18 min walk
  • Luton Airport Parkway station 3.6 mi · 1 hr 12 min walk
  • Luton station 4.5 mi · 1 hr 31 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Park Mount (nr, Luton Road) 2 min walk
  • Park Mount (opp, Luton Road) 3 min walk
  • Roundwood Lane (opp, Luton Road) 3 min walk
  • Park Rise Close (adj, Park Rise) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Elms Medical Practice
    5 Stewart Road, Harpenden · 0.7 mi
  • Davenport House Surgery
    Davenport House, Bowers Way, Harpenden · 0.8 mi
  • Village Surgery
    Amenbury Lane, Harpenden · 0.8 mi
  • Woodhall Farm Medical Ctr
    Valley Green, Shenley Road, Hemel Hempstead · 4.2 mi

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Express Tesco Harpenden Luton Rd Express · 0.1 mi
  • Marks and Spencer BP M&S Townsend BP · 0.4 mi
  • Cook Cook Harpenden · 0.6 mi
  • Marks and Spencer Simply Food M&S Harpenden SF · 0.7 mi

Pharmacies

  • Boots · 0.7 mi
  • Springfield Pharmacy · 0.7 mi
  • Manor Pharmacy · 0.8 mi

Dentists

  • Harpenden Dental Centre · 0.1 mi
  • Wayside Dental Practic · 0.3 mi
  • Harpenden Orthodontics Llp · 0.6 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 environment7 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned79.0%62.5%
Private rented18.9%20.3%
Social rented2.2%17.1%
Households647

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1524.5%17.4%
Aged 15–6458.6%64.1%
Aged 65+16.9%18.6%
Residents1,740

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 Harpenden Rise

Ethnic group

HereSt Albans
White87.2%83.6%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5%8.2%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.9%4.3%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.2%2.1%
Other ethnic group1.7%1.8%

Religion

HereSt Albans
Christian54%47.4%
No religion34.5%37.1%
Not answered6.4%6.1%
Muslim2.1%4.7%
Hindu1.7%1.8%
Jewish0.6%1.5%
Sikh0.5%–
Buddhist0.2%0.5%

Country of birth

HereSt Albans
Born in the UK81.5%83%
Born outside the UK18.5%17%

Highest qualification

HereSt Albans
Level 4 qualifications and above62.2%53%
Level 3 qualifications10.9%13.1%
Level 2 qualifications10.5%11.5%
No qualifications7.1%10.2%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications4.9%6.7%
Apprenticeship2.4%3.4%
Other qualifications2.1%2.1%

General health

HereSt Albans
Very good health62.5%57.5%
Good health27.4%30.3%
Fair health7.7%9.1%
Bad health2%2.4%
Very bad health0.5%0.6%

Cars or vans per household

HereSt Albans
1 car or van in household42.5%44.1%
2 cars or vans in household34.8%32.4%
No cars or vans in household14.7%12.8%
3 or more cars or vans in household8%10.7%

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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