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Kingcroft Road, Harpenden

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

House prices, sold prices and local information for AL5 1EH, AL5 1EJ.

Average price (last 12 months)
£720,000
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£569,142
18 sales
Price range
£396k – £930k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
15 May 2026
AL5 1EJ

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At a glance

House prices£720k average24% below the Harpenden average CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 80% 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 station17 min walkHarpenden station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 4 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 20 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

18 property sales on Kingcroft Road, Harpenden have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £720,000. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £632,591. That is 24% below the Harpenden average of £947,911 over the same period. 4 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 4 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 61% semi-detached, 39% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Kingcroft Road range from £396,000 to £930,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold. Of 73 streets in Harpenden with at least two sales in the last year, Kingcroft Road ranks 48th for average price.

House prices on Kingcroft Road compared

Kingcroft Road£720,000
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: £411,333 (3 sales)2016£411k2017: £523,850 (3 sales)2017£524k2018: £540,000 (1 sales)2018£540k2019: £546,667 (3 sales)2019£547k2020: £455,000 (1 sales)2020£455k2021: £757,500 (3 sales)2021£758k2022: £545,750 (2 sales)2022£546k2025: £510,000 (1 sales)2025£510k2026: £930,000 (1 sales)2026£930k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 20 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached11£632,59115 May 2026
Terraced7£469,4364 Nov 2025

Sold prices on Kingcroft Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
4, Kingcroft Road AL5 1EJ 15 May 2026£930,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
31, Kingcroft Road AL5 1EH 4 Nov 2025£510,000 TerracedFreehold
29, Kingcroft Road AL5 1EH 26 Sep 2022£541,500 TerracedFreehold
7, Kingcroft Road AL5 1EH 23 May 2022£550,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
4, Kingcroft Road AL5 1EJ 23 Sep 2021£835,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
4A, Kingcroft Road AL5 1EJ 11 Jun 2021£655,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
12, Kingcroft Road AL5 1EJ 13 May 2021£782,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
29, Kingcroft Road AL5 1EH 10 Jan 2020£455,000 TerracedFreehold
14, Kingcroft Road AL5 1EJ 30 Aug 2019£600,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
14, Kingcroft Road AL5 1EJ 30 Aug 2019£605,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
17A, Kingcroft Road AL5 1EH 22 Aug 2019£615,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
31, Kingcroft Road AL5 1EH 26 Jul 2019£425,000 TerracedFreehold
4B, Kingcroft Road AL5 1EJ 6 Apr 2018£540,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
12, Kingcroft Road AL5 1EJ 24 Nov 2017£430,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
19A, Kingcroft Road AL5 1EH 13 Oct 2017£516,550 TerracedFreehold
2, Kingcroft Road AL5 1EJ 15 Aug 2017£625,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
12, Kingcroft Road AL5 1EJ 29 Nov 2016£396,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
9, Kingcroft Road AL5 1EH 14 Sep 2016£475,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
31, Kingcroft Road AL5 1EH 31 Aug 2016£418,000 TerracedFreehold
29, Kingcroft Road AL5 1EH 18 Aug 2016£420,000 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
4, Kingcroft Road £835,000 (Sep 2021) → £930,000 (May 2026) +11%
over 5 yrs
31, Kingcroft Road £418,000 (Aug 2016) → £425,000 (Jul 2019) → £510,000 (Nov 2025) +22%
over 9 yrs
29, Kingcroft Road £420,000 (Aug 2016) → £455,000 (Jan 2020) → £541,500 (Sep 2022) +29%
over 6 yrs
12, Kingcroft Road £396,000 (Nov 2016) → £430,000 (Nov 2017) → £782,500 (May 2021) +98%
over 4 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Kingcroft Road

Crime

42 crimes were reported within about a mile of Kingcroft Road in August 2026.

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

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Lower crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Anti-social behaviour10
Violence & sexual offences10
Other theft7
Criminal damage & arson3
Bicycle theft2
Public order2

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

Flood risk

Kingcroft 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 Kingcroft Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
The Grove Infant and Nursery School 243 pupils Primary 3–7 Outstanding Report 0.2 mi
The Grove Junior School 350 pupils Primary 7–11 Report 0.2 mi
Aldwickbury School 333 pupils Other independent school 3–13 Report 0.5 mi
High Beeches Primary School 420 pupils Primary 5–11 Report 0.6 mi
St Dominic Catholic Primary School 232 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Outstanding Report 0.7 mi
Crabtree Infants' School 178 pupils Primary 4–7 Outstanding Report 0.7 mi
Crabtree Junior School 256 pupils Primary 7–11 Outstanding Report 0.7 mi
Harpenden Academy 216 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 1.0 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 · 17 min walk
  • St Albans City station 3.8 mi · 1 hr 17 min walk
  • St Albans Abbey station 4.2 mi · 1 hr 24 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Broadstone Road (E-bound, Broadstone Road) 2 min walk
  • Grove Road (NE-bound, Grove Road) 2 min walk
  • Barons Row (opp, Broadstone Road) 2 min walk
  • Longfield Road (nr, Grove Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Village Surgery
    Amenbury Lane, Harpenden · 1.0 mi
  • Davenport House Surgery
    Davenport House, Bowers Way, Harpenden · 1.0 mi
  • Elms Medical Practice
    5 Stewart Road, Harpenden · 1.1 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Harpenden - Southdown Road · 0.3 mi
  • Waitrose Waitrose Harpenden · 1.0 mi
  • Sainsburys Sainsburys Harpenden · 1.1 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Harpenden High Street · 1.1 mi

Pharmacies

  • Manor Pharmacy · 0.2 mi
  • Topkins Pharmacy · 0.9 mi
  • Manor Pharmacy · 0.9 mi

Dentists

  • Colosseum Dental (southdown) · 0.2 mi
  • Vaughan Dental Practice · 1.0 mi
  • Leyton Road (dental Surgery) · 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 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.

Income7 of 10
Employment9 of 10
Education and skills10 of 10
Health and disability9 of 10
Crime9 of 10
Access to housing and services10 of 10
Living environment5 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned70.3%62.5%
Private rented20.5%20.3%
Social rented8.7%17.1%
Households781

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1520.2%17.4%
Aged 15–6461.8%64.1%
Aged 65+18.0%18.6%
Residents1,887

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 Kingcroft Road

Ethnic group

HereSt Albans
White90.6%83.6%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4.5%8.2%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.7%4.3%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.2%2.1%
Other ethnic group1%1.8%

Religion

HereSt Albans
Christian49.5%47.4%
No religion39.6%37.1%
Not answered6.3%6.1%
Muslim2.5%4.7%
Hindu0.9%1.8%
Jewish0.6%1.5%
Buddhist0.3%0.5%
Sikh0.1%–

Country of birth

HereSt Albans
Born in the UK87.5%83%
Born outside the UK12.5%17%

Highest qualification

HereSt Albans
Level 4 qualifications and above54.3%53%
Level 3 qualifications13.7%13.1%
Level 2 qualifications12.4%11.5%
No qualifications8.8%10.2%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6%6.7%
Apprenticeship3.3%3.4%
Other qualifications1.5%2.1%

General health

HereSt Albans
Very good health58.8%57.5%
Good health30.8%30.3%
Fair health7.6%9.1%
Bad health2%2.4%
Very bad health0.9%0.6%

Cars or vans per household

HereSt Albans
1 car or van in household50.6%44.1%
2 cars or vans in household30.9%32.4%
No cars or vans in household10.9%12.8%
3 or more cars or vans in household7.6%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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