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Meadway, Harpenden

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

House prices, sold prices and local information for AL5 1JN, AL5 1JL, AL5 1JQ.

Average price (last 12 months)
£802,500
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£926,985
46 sales
Price range
£475k – £2m
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
28 Nov 2025
AL5 1JL

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At a glance

House prices£803k average15% 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) Nearest station21 min walkHarpenden station Schools5 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 4 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 46 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

46 property sales on Meadway, Harpenden have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £802,500. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £1,209,341. Average sale prices fell from £811,667 in 2016 to £802,500 in 2025 (-1%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 15% below the Harpenden average of £947,911 over the same period. 5 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 43% detached, 41% semi-detached, 15% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Meadway range from £475,000 to £2,000,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold. Of 73 streets in Harpenden with at least two sales in the last year, Meadway ranks 39th for average price.

House prices on Meadway compared

Meadway£802,500
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: £811,667 (6 sales)2016£812k2017: £743,500 (4 sales)2017£744k2018: £668,200 (5 sales)2018£668k2019: £895,875 (4 sales)2019£896k2020: £1,086,437 (3 sales)2020£1.09m2021: £934,429 (7 sales)2021£934k2022: £1,266,250 (6 sales)2022£1.27m2023: £971,250 (4 sales)2023£971k2024: £997,000 (5 sales)2024£997k2025: £802,500 (2 sales)2025£803k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 46 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached20£1,209,34110 Oct 2024
Semi-detached19£740,86828 Nov 2025
Terraced7£625,42918 Nov 2025

Sold prices on Meadway

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
48, Meadway AL5 1JL 28 Nov 2025£875,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
13, Meadway AL5 1JN 18 Nov 2025£730,000 TerracedFreehold
49A, Meadway AL5 1JN 6 Dec 2024£600,000 TerracedFreehold
69, Meadway AL5 1JH 10 Oct 2024£1,315,000 DetachedFreehold
34, Meadway AL5 1JL 26 Sep 2024£625,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
42, Meadway AL5 1JL 21 Aug 2024£875,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
62, Meadway AL5 1JQ 5 Jul 2024£1,570,000 DetachedFreehold
61, Meadway AL5 1JH 22 Nov 2023£1,800,000 DetachedFreehold
2, Meadway AL5 1JL 9 Nov 2023£690,000 DetachedFreehold
15, Meadway AL5 1JN 16 Oct 2023£565,000 TerracedFreehold
36, Meadway AL5 1JL 13 Apr 2023£830,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
80, Meadway AL5 1JQ 11 Nov 2022£2,000,000 DetachedFreehold
2, Meadway AL5 1JL 9 May 2022£750,000 DetachedFreehold
13, Meadway AL5 1JN 4 May 2022£680,000 TerracedFreehold
39, Meadway AL5 1JN 4 May 2022£867,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
77, Meadway AL5 1JH 20 Apr 2022£1,750,000 DetachedFreehold
12, Meadway AL5 1JL 6 Apr 2022£1,550,000 DetachedFreehold
52, Meadway AL5 1JL 25 Nov 2021£807,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
45, Meadway AL5 1JN 19 Nov 2021£865,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
68, Meadway AL5 1JQ 26 Jul 2021£1,405,000 DetachedFreehold
27, Meadway AL5 1JN 30 Jun 2021£800,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
20, Meadway AL5 1JL 5 Mar 2021£1,176,000 DetachedFreehold
25, Meadway AL5 1JN 19 Feb 2021£712,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
43, Meadway AL5 1JN 6 Jan 2021£775,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
19, Meadway AL5 1JN 12 Oct 2020£850,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
90, Meadway AL5 1JQ 13 Aug 2020£1,660,811 DetachedFreehold
29, Meadway AL5 1JN 29 May 2020£748,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
60A, Meadway AL5 1JL 28 Oct 2019£850,000 DetachedFreehold
45, Meadway AL5 1JN 26 Sep 2019£543,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
74, Meadway AL5 1JQ 23 Aug 2019£1,450,000 DetachedFreehold
48, Meadway AL5 1JL 22 May 2019£740,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
43, Meadway AL5 1JN 19 Oct 2018£475,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
6, Meadway AL5 1JL 19 Oct 2018£885,000 DetachedFreehold
1, Meadway AL5 1JN 9 Oct 2018£550,000 DetachedFreehold
13, Meadway AL5 1JN 11 Jul 2018£606,000 TerracedFreehold
28, Meadway AL5 1JL 5 Jan 2018£825,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
5, Meadway AL5 1JN 30 Jun 2017£590,000 TerracedFreehold
70, Meadway AL5 1JQ 13 Apr 2017£1,150,000 DetachedFreehold
11, Meadway AL5 1JN 7 Apr 2017£627,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
7, Meadway AL5 1JN 27 Jan 2017£607,000 TerracedFreehold
58, Meadway AL5 1JL 2 Sep 2016£780,000 DetachedFreehold
38, Meadway AL5 1JL 31 Aug 2016£660,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
24, Meadway AL5 1JL 31 Mar 2016£550,000 DetachedFreehold
100, Meadway AL5 1JQ 17 Mar 2016£1,030,000 DetachedFreehold
75, Meadway AL5 1JH 11 Mar 2016£1,275,000 DetachedFreehold
50, Meadway AL5 1JL 9 Mar 2016£575,000 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
48, Meadway £740,000 (May 2019) → £875,000 (Nov 2025) +18%
over 7 yrs
13, Meadway £606,000 (Jul 2018) → £680,000 (May 2022) → £730,000 (Nov 2025) +20%
over 7 yrs
2, Meadway £750,000 (May 2022) → £690,000 (Nov 2023) -8%
over 2 yrs
45, Meadway £543,500 (Sep 2019) → £865,000 (Nov 2021) +59%
over 2 yrs
43, Meadway £475,000 (Oct 2018) → £775,000 (Jan 2021) +63%
over 2 yrs

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Schools near Meadway

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
The Grove Infant and Nursery School 243 pupils Primary 3–7 Outstanding Report 0.3 mi
The Grove Junior School 350 pupils Primary 7–11 Report 0.3 mi
Aldwickbury School 333 pupils Other independent school 3–13 Report 0.4 mi
High Beeches Primary School 420 pupils Primary 5–11 Report 0.6 mi
Crabtree Junior School 256 pupils Primary 7–11 Outstanding Report 0.8 mi
Crabtree Infants' School 178 pupils Primary 4–7 Outstanding Report 0.8 mi
St Dominic Catholic Primary School 232 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Outstanding Report 0.9 mi
Katherine Warington School 1,113 pupils Secondary 11–19 Good Report 1.2 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 1.0 mi · 21 min walk
  • St Albans City station 3.9 mi · 1 hr 17 min walk
  • St Albans Abbey station 4.3 mi · 1 hr 26 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Meadway (adj, Sibley Avenue) 2 min walk
  • Leycroft Way (adj, Meadway) 2 min walk
  • Greenway (adj, Grove Avenue) 3 min walk
  • Paddock Wood (nr, Grove Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Davenport House Surgery
    Davenport House, Bowers Way, Harpenden · 1.2 mi
  • Village Surgery
    Amenbury Lane, Harpenden · 1.2 mi
  • Elms Medical Practice
    5 Stewart Road, Harpenden · 1.2 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Harpenden - Southdown Road · 0.5 mi
  • Sainsburys Sainsburys Harpenden · 1.3 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Harpenden High Street · 1.3 mi
  • Waitrose Waitrose Harpenden · 1.3 mi

Pharmacies

  • Manor Pharmacy · 0.5 mi
  • Topkins Pharmacy · 1.1 mi
  • Manor Pharmacy · 1.2 mi

Dentists

  • Colosseum Dental (southdown) · 0.5 mi
  • Vaughan Dental Practice · 1.2 mi
  • Leyton Road (dental Surgery) · 1.2 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 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+)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 Meadway

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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