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Sauncey Avenue, Harpenden

MyStreetCheck free street report: Sauncey Avenue, Harpenden · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/harpenden-hertfordshire/sauncey-avenue/

House prices, sold prices and local information for AL5 4QJ, AL5 4QF, AL5 4QR.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2017)
£1,898,438
16 sales
Price range
£1.15m – £2.44m
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
28 May 2025
AL5 4QR

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At a glance

House prices£1.9m averageSince 2017 (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 station11 min walkHarpenden station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 3 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband95% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 18 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

16 property sales on Sauncey Avenue, Harpenden have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2017. The most recent sale was on 28 May 2025. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £1,898,438. 2 homes here have sold more than once since 2017; 2 of them sold for more the second time. Recorded sale prices on Sauncey Avenue range from £1,150,000 to £2,440,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Sauncey Avenue compared

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

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Sauncey Avenue has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all AL5 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2017: £2,000,000 (1 sales)2017£2m2018: £2,407,500 (2 sales)2018£2.41m2019: £1,150,000 (1 sales)2019£1.15m2020: £1,905,000 (2 sales)2020£1.91m2021: £1,982,500 (2 sales)2021£1.98m2022: £1,840,000 (2 sales)2022£1.84m2023: £1,800,000 (1 sales)2023£1.8m2024: £1,837,500 (2 sales)2024£1.84m2025: £1,826,667 (3 sales)2025£1.83m

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 18 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached16£1,898,43828 May 2025

Sold prices on Sauncey Avenue

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
Henry House, Sauncey Avenue AL5 4QR 28 May 2025£1,550,000 DetachedFreehold
Gilbert House, Sauncey Avenue AL5 4QR 16 May 2025£1,550,000 DetachedFreehold
38, Sauncey Avenue AL5 4QJ 28 Apr 2025£2,380,000 DetachedFreehold
36, Sauncey Avenue AL5 4QJ 1 Nov 2024£2,275,000 DetachedFreehold
44A, Sauncey Avenue AL5 4QL 20 Jun 2024£1,400,000 DetachedFreehold
Gilbert House, Sauncey Avenue AL5 4QR 16 Feb 2024£1,200,000 DetachedFreehold
12, Sauncey Avenue AL5 4QF 6 Jun 2023£1,800,000 DetachedFreehold
32, Sauncey Avenue AL5 4QJ 27 Jul 2022£1,930,000 DetachedFreehold
25, Sauncey Avenue AL5 4QR 12 May 2022£1,750,000 DetachedFreehold
42, Sauncey Avenue AL5 4QL 28 Apr 2021£1,860,000 DetachedFreehold
31, Sauncey Avenue AL5 4QN 19 Mar 2021£2,105,000 DetachedFreehold
44, Sauncey Avenue AL5 4QL 11 Sep 2020£1,950,000 DetachedFreehold
26, Sauncey Avenue AL5 4QJ 15 Jul 2020£1,860,000 DetachedFreehold
1, Sauncey Avenue AL5 4QG 4 Apr 2019£1,150,000 DetachedFreehold
20A, Sauncey Avenue AL5 4QF 22 Nov 2018£2,440,000 DetachedFreehold
20, Sauncey Avenue AL5 4QF 26 Oct 2018£2,375,000 DetachedFreehold
30A, Sauncey Avenue AL5 4QJ 12 May 2017£2,000,000 DetachedFreehold
20A, Sauncey Avenue AL5 4QF 23 Jan 2017£1,900,000 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
Gilbert House, Sauncey Avenue £1,200,000 (Feb 2024) → £1,550,000 (May 2025) +29%
over 1 yr
20A, Sauncey Avenue £1,900,000 (Jan 2017) → £2,440,000 (Nov 2018) +28%
over 2 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Sauncey Avenue

Crime

99 crimes were reported within about a mile of Sauncey Avenue 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 behaviour26
Violence & sexual offences20
Other theft15
Shoplifting8
Public order7
Vehicle crime7

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

Flood risk

Sauncey Avenue 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 Sauncey Avenue

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Sir John Lawes School 1,373 pupils Secondary 11–18 Outstanding Report 0.1 mi
Manland Primary School 204 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.1 mi
St George's School 1,351 pupils Secondary Christian 11–18 Report 0.3 mi
Harpenden Academy 216 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.5 mi
Crabtree Infants' School 178 pupils Primary 4–7 Outstanding Report 0.5 mi
Crabtree Junior School 256 pupils Primary 7–11 Outstanding Report 0.5 mi
Batford Nursery School 72 pupils Nursery 3–5 Report 0.6 mi
Sauncey Wood Primary School 147 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.6 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 0.6 mi · 11 min walk
  • Luton Airport Parkway station 4.0 mi · 1 hr 21 min walk
  • Luton station 5.0 mi · 1 hr 40 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Sir John Lawes School (o/s, Sauncey Avenue) 1 min walk
  • Sir John Lawes School (opp, Sauncey Avenue) 1 min walk
  • Ox Lane East (NE-bound, Ox Lane) 4 min walk
  • Ox Lane West (W-bound, Ox Lane West) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Elms Medical Practice
    5 Stewart Road, Harpenden · 0.3 mi
  • Davenport House Surgery
    Davenport House, Bowers Way, Harpenden · 0.5 mi
  • Village Surgery
    Amenbury Lane, Harpenden · 0.7 mi

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Express Esso Tesco Harpenden Esso Express · 0.3 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Batford · 0.4 mi
  • Cook Cook Harpenden · 0.5 mi
  • Sainsburys Sainsburys Harpenden · 0.5 mi

Pharmacies

  • Springfield Pharmacy · 0.6 mi
  • Boots · 0.6 mi
  • Topkins Pharmacy · 0.6 mi

Dentists

  • Special Care Dental · 0.3 mi
  • Bowers Way Dental Surgery · 0.4 mi
  • Davenport House Dental Practice · 0.5 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 environment6 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned77.7%62.5%
Private rented14.8%20.3%
Social rented7.4%17.1%
Households512

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1525.0%17.4%
Aged 15–6460.8%64.1%
Aged 65+14.3%18.6%
Residents1,494

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)95%80%
Gigabit-capable95%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 Sauncey Avenue

Ethnic group

HereSt Albans
White88.9%83.6%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4.6%8.2%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.1%4.3%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.3%2.1%
Other ethnic group0.1%1.8%

Religion

HereSt Albans
Christian59.8%47.4%
No religion31.5%37.1%
Not answered5.8%6.1%
Hindu1.2%1.8%
Muslim0.7%4.7%
Jewish0.3%1.5%
Sikh0.3%–
Other religion0.3%0.5%

Country of birth

HereSt Albans
Born in the UK86%83%
Born outside the UK14%17%

Highest qualification

HereSt Albans
Level 4 qualifications and above65.7%53%
Level 2 qualifications12%11.5%
Level 3 qualifications10.1%13.1%
No qualifications6.1%10.2%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications3.7%6.7%
Apprenticeship1.9%3.4%
Other qualifications0.5%2.1%

General health

HereSt Albans
Very good health65.8%57.5%
Good health25.6%30.3%
Fair health6.6%9.1%
Bad health1.4%2.4%
Very bad health0.7%0.6%

Cars or vans per household

HereSt Albans
1 car or van in household40.6%44.1%
2 cars or vans in household36.1%32.4%
3 or more cars or vans in household12.3%10.7%
No cars or vans in household10.9%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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