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High Firs Crescent, Harpenden

MyStreetCheck free street report: High Firs Crescent, Harpenden · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/harpenden-hertfordshire/high-firs-crescent/

House prices, sold prices and local information for AL5 1NA, AL5 1NB.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£914,693
15 sales
Price range
£627k – £1.31m
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
19 Aug 2025
AL5 1NB

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At a glance

House prices£915k 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 station16 min walkHarpenden station Schools5 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 4 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband97% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 15 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

15 property sales on High Firs Crescent, Harpenden have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 19 Aug 2025. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £985,667. 2 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 60% detached, 40% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on High Firs Crescent range from £626,889 to £1,310,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on High Firs Crescent compared

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

Average sale price over the last 12 months. High Firs Crescent 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: £890,000 (1 sales)2016£890k2018: £826,000 (1 sales)2018£826k2019: £817,500 (2 sales)2019£818k2020: £903,963 (3 sales)2020£904k2021: £968,750 (2 sales)2021£969k2022: £880,000 (1 sales)2022£880k2023: £822,500 (2 sales)2023£823k2024: £810,000 (1 sales)2024£810k2025: £1,192,500 (2 sales)2025£1.19m

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 15 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached9£985,66719 Aug 2025
Semi-detached6£808,23219 Jan 2024

Sold prices on High Firs Crescent

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
5, High Firs Crescent AL5 1NB 19 Aug 2025£1,075,000 DetachedFreehold
62, High Firs Crescent AL5 1NA 13 Mar 2025£1,310,000 DetachedFreehold
18, High Firs Crescent AL5 1NA 19 Jan 2024£810,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
42, High Firs Crescent AL5 1NA 5 May 2023£790,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
32, High Firs Crescent AL5 1NA 6 Feb 2023£855,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
12, High Firs Crescent AL5 1NA 14 Dec 2022£880,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
58, High Firs Crescent AL5 1NA 6 Dec 2021£1,050,000 DetachedFreehold
16, High Firs Crescent AL5 1NA 22 Jun 2021£887,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
50, High Firs Crescent AL5 1NA 9 Oct 2020£1,100,000 DetachedFreehold
46, High Firs Crescent AL5 1NA 17 Aug 2020£626,889 Semi-detachedFreehold
8, High Firs Crescent AL5 1NA 10 Jul 2020£985,000 DetachedFreehold
4, High Firs Crescent AL5 1NA 5 Jul 2019£900,000 DetachedFreehold
52, High Firs Crescent AL5 1NA 25 Jan 2019£735,000 DetachedFreehold
62, High Firs Crescent AL5 1NA 2 Jul 2018£826,000 DetachedFreehold
8, High Firs Crescent AL5 1NA 29 Nov 2016£890,000 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
62, High Firs Crescent £826,000 (Jul 2018) → £1,310,000 (Mar 2025) +59%
over 7 yrs
8, High Firs Crescent £890,000 (Nov 2016) → £985,000 (Jul 2020) +11%
over 4 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near High Firs Crescent

Crime

46 crimes were reported within about a mile of High Firs Crescent 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).

Violence & sexual offences11
Anti-social behaviour10
Other theft6
Vehicle crime5
Criminal damage & arson3
Bicycle theft2

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

Flood risk

High Firs Crescent 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 High Firs Crescent

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
The Grove Infant and Nursery School 243 pupils Primary 3–7 Outstanding Report 0.1 mi
The Grove Junior School 350 pupils Primary 7–11 Report 0.2 mi
Aldwickbury School 333 pupils Other independent school 3–13 Report 0.2 mi
High Beeches Primary School 420 pupils Primary 5–11 Report 0.3 mi
Crabtree Junior School 256 pupils Primary 7–11 Outstanding Report 0.5 mi
Crabtree Infants' School 178 pupils Primary 4–7 Outstanding Report 0.5 mi
St Dominic Catholic Primary School 232 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Outstanding Report 0.7 mi
Katherine Warington School 1,113 pupils Secondary 11–19 Good 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 0.8 mi · 16 min walk
  • St Albans City station 4.1 mi · 1 hr 21 min walk
  • St Albans Abbey station 4.5 mi · 1 hr 29 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Pipers Avenue (opp, Grove Avenue) 2 min walk
  • Greenway (adj, Grove Avenue) 2 min walk
  • Leycroft Way (adj, Meadway) 4 min walk
  • Grove Road (NE-bound, Grove Road) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

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

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Harpenden - Southdown Road · 0.4 mi
  • Sainsburys Sainsburys Harpenden · 1.0 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Harpenden High Street · 1.1 mi
  • Waitrose Waitrose Harpenden · 1.1 mi

Pharmacies

  • Manor Pharmacy · 0.4 mi
  • Topkins Pharmacy · 0.9 mi
  • Manor Pharmacy · 1.0 mi

Dentists

  • Colosseum Dental (southdown) · 0.4 mi
  • Vaughan Dental Practice · 1.0 mi
  • Davenport House Dental Practice · 1.0 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 services9 of 10
Living environment10 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned90.1%62.5%
Private rented5.4%20.3%
Social rented4.5%17.1%
Households625

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1524.3%17.4%
Aged 15–6456.5%64.1%
Aged 65+19.2%18.6%
Residents1,661

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)97%80%
Gigabit-capable97%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.

Energy ratings and home sizes on High Firs Crescent

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Who lives around High Firs Crescent

Ethnic group

HereSt Albans
White91.1%83.6%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.9%4.3%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.2%8.2%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1%2.1%
Other ethnic group0.8%1.8%

Religion

HereSt Albans
Christian50.6%47.4%
No religion40%37.1%
Not answered6.1%6.1%
Muslim0.9%4.7%
Sikh0.7%–
Hindu0.5%1.8%
Buddhist0.4%0.5%
Other religion0.4%0.5%

Country of birth

HereSt Albans
Born in the UK90.4%83%
Born outside the UK9.6%17%

Highest qualification

HereSt Albans
Level 4 qualifications and above62.2%53%
Level 3 qualifications12.4%13.1%
Level 2 qualifications10.1%11.5%
No qualifications6.4%10.2%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications4.8%6.7%
Apprenticeship3.1%3.4%
Other qualifications1.1%2.1%

General health

HereSt Albans
Very good health62%57.5%
Good health28.8%30.3%
Fair health7%9.1%
Bad health1.6%2.4%
Very bad health0.6%0.6%

Cars or vans per household

HereSt Albans
2 cars or vans in household43.2%32.4%
1 car or van in household38.1%44.1%
3 or more cars or vans in household11.2%10.7%
No cars or vans in household7.5%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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