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Hitherfield Lane, Harpenden

MyStreetCheck free street report: Hitherfield Lane, Harpenden · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/harpenden-hertfordshire/hitherfield-lane/

House prices, sold prices and local information for AL5 4JA, AL5 4JF, AL5 4JD.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£853,922
15 sales
Price range
£690k – £1.38m
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
15 Jul 2025
AL5 4JD

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At a glance

House prices£854k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 9 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station9 min walkHarpenden station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 2 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold87% leaseholdAcross 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 Hitherfield Lane, Harpenden have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 15 Jul 2025. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £812,987. Average sale prices rose from £912,500 in 2016 to £1,062,500 in 2025 (+16%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. 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 87% flat, 13% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Hitherfield Lane range from £690,000 to £1,375,000. 13% of homes sold here were freehold and 87% leasehold.

House prices on Hitherfield Lane compared

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

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Hitherfield Lane 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: £912,500 (2 sales)2016£913k2018: £865,000 (1 sales)2018£865k2019: £700,000 (1 sales)2019£700k2020: £846,332 (1 sales)2020£846k2021: £895,833 (3 sales)2021£896k2022: £792,500 (2 sales)2022£793k2023: £760,000 (1 sales)2023£760k2024: £707,500 (2 sales)2024£708k2025: £1,062,500 (2 sales)2025£1.06m

Tenure: 13% freehold and 87% leasehold across 15 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Flat13£812,98729 Jan 2025
Terraced2£1,120,00015 Jul 2025

Sold prices on Hitherfield Lane

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
16, Hitherfield Lane AL5 4JD 15 Jul 2025£1,375,000 TerracedFreehold
Flat 11, Gerard Court, Hitherfield Lane AL5 4JA 29 Jan 2025£750,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 11, Cornelia Court, Hitherfield Lane AL5 4JF 4 Apr 2024£725,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 9, Gerard Court, Hitherfield Lane AL5 4JA 21 Feb 2024£690,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 5, Gerard Court, Hitherfield Lane AL5 4JA 7 Jun 2023£760,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 5, Cornelia Court, Hitherfield Lane AL5 4JF 13 Jul 2022£820,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 12, Gerard Court, Hitherfield Lane AL5 4JA 4 May 2022£765,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 7, Cornelia Court, Hitherfield Lane AL5 4JF 18 May 2021£980,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 10, Gerard Court, Hitherfield Lane AL5 4JA 19 Mar 2021£822,500 FlatLeasehold
Flat 7, Gerard Court, Hitherfield Lane AL5 4JA 11 Feb 2021£885,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 8, Gerard Court, Hitherfield Lane AL5 4JA 7 Aug 2020£846,332 FlatLeasehold
Flat 12, Gerard Court, Hitherfield Lane AL5 4JA 14 Jan 2019£700,000 FlatLeasehold
14, Hitherfield Lane AL5 4JD 26 Jul 2018£865,000 TerracedFreehold
Flat 10, Cornelia Court, Hitherfield Lane AL5 4JF 27 Oct 2016£1,100,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 11, Gerard Court, Hitherfield Lane AL5 4JA 1 Jun 2016£725,000 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
Flat 11, Gerard Court, Hitherfield Lane £725,000 (Jun 2016) → £750,000 (Jan 2025) +3%
over 9 yrs
Flat 12, Gerard Court, Hitherfield Lane £700,000 (Jan 2019) → £765,000 (May 2022) +9%
over 3 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Hitherfield Lane

Crime

94 crimes were reported within about a mile of Hitherfield Lane in August 2026.

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

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Lower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Anti-social behaviour25
Violence & sexual offences17
Other theft15
Shoplifting8
Vehicle crime7
Criminal damage & arson6

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

Flood risk

Hitherfield Lane 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 Hitherfield Lane

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
St George's School 1,351 pupils Secondary Christian 11–18 Report 0.2 mi
St Nicholas CofE VA Primary School 149 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 0.3 mi
Harpenden Academy 216 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.3 mi
St Hilda's School 134 pupils Other independent school 2–11 Report 0.3 mi
Manland Primary School 204 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.4 mi
Sir John Lawes School 1,373 pupils Secondary 11–18 Outstanding Report 0.5 mi
Roundwood Primary School 338 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.6 mi
St Dominic Catholic Primary School 232 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Outstanding Report 0.7 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 0.5 mi · 9 min walk
  • Luton Airport Parkway station 4.0 mi · 1 hr 20 min walk
  • Luton station 4.9 mi · 1 hr 39 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Bowers Way (nr, Sun Lane) 2 min walk
  • Bowers Way (opp, Sun Lane) 2 min walk
  • St George's School (opp, Sun Lane) 2 min walk
  • Old Rectory Close (adj, Luton Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Elms Medical Practice
    5 Stewart Road, Harpenden · 0.2 mi
  • Davenport House Surgery
    Davenport House, Bowers Way, Harpenden · 0.3 mi
  • Village Surgery
    Amenbury Lane, Harpenden · 0.4 mi

Supermarkets

  • Marks and Spencer BP M&S Townsend BP · 0.1 mi
  • Cook Cook Harpenden · 0.2 mi
  • Sainsburys Sainsburys Harpenden · 0.3 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Harpenden High Street · 0.3 mi

Pharmacies

  • Boots · 0.3 mi
  • Springfield Pharmacy · 0.3 mi
  • Manor Pharmacy · 0.4 mi

Dentists

  • Harpenden Orthodontics Llp · 0.2 mi
  • Bowers Way Dental Surgery · 0.2 mi
  • Special Care Dental · 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 9 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.

Income8 of 10
Employment8 of 10
Education and skills10 of 10
Health and disability10 of 10
Crime7 of 10
Access to housing and services10 of 10
Living environment4 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned55.7%62.5%
Private rented31.7%20.3%
Social rented12.6%17.1%
Households992

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1514.7%17.4%
Aged 15–6458.2%64.1%
Aged 65+27.2%18.6%
Residents1,931

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 Hitherfield Lane

Ethnic group

HereSt Albans
White86.4%83.6%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh6.1%8.2%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.8%4.3%
Other ethnic group2.1%1.8%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.7%2.1%

Religion

HereSt Albans
Christian53.3%47.4%
No religion32.6%37.1%
Not answered6.7%6.1%
Muslim3.5%4.7%
Hindu1.1%1.8%
Jewish0.8%1.5%
Sikh0.8%–
Buddhist0.6%0.5%

Country of birth

HereSt Albans
Born in the UK79.5%83%
Born outside the UK20.5%17%

Highest qualification

HereSt Albans
Level 4 qualifications and above58.1%53%
Level 3 qualifications12.4%13.1%
Level 2 qualifications9.7%11.5%
No qualifications8.6%10.2%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications5.4%6.7%
Apprenticeship3.2%3.4%
Other qualifications2.6%2.1%

General health

HereSt Albans
Very good health53.9%57.5%
Good health32.9%30.3%
Fair health10.1%9.1%
Bad health2.3%2.4%
Very bad health0.7%0.6%

Cars or vans per household

HereSt Albans
1 car or van in household50.4%44.1%
No cars or vans in household22.7%12.8%
2 cars or vans in household21.5%32.4%
3 or more cars or vans in household5.5%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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