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Tennyson Road, Harpenden

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

House prices, sold prices and local information for AL5 4BB, AL5 4BD, AL5 4BE.

Average price (last 12 months)
£875,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£1,102,239
23 sales
Price range
£668k – £1.53m
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
16 Sep 2026
AL5 4BB

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At a glance

House prices£1.1m 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 station11 min walkHarpenden station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 23 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

23 property sales on Tennyson Road, Harpenden have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £875,000. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £1,130,450. 3 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 3 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 87% semi-detached, 13% detached. Recorded sale prices on Tennyson Road range from £667,500 to £1,525,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Tennyson Road compared

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

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Tennyson Road 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: £923,250 (4 sales)2016£923k2017: £1,125,000 (1 sales)2017£1.13m2018: £885,167 (3 sales)2018£885k2019: £1,178,125 (4 sales)2019£1.18m2020: £1,256,000 (3 sales)2020£1.26m2022: £1,190,000 (2 sales)2022£1.19m2023: £1,301,250 (2 sales)2023£1.3m2024: £1,200,000 (2 sales)2024£1.2m2025: £1,140,000 (1 sales)2025£1.14m2026: £875,000 (1 sales)2026£875k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 23 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached20£1,130,4507 Apr 2025
Detached3£914,16716 Sep 2026

Sold prices on Tennyson Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
2, Tennyson Road AL5 4BB 16 Sep 2026£875,000 DetachedFreehold
40, Tennyson Road AL5 4BB 7 Apr 2025£1,140,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
26, Tennyson Road AL5 4BB 23 Aug 2024£1,225,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
48, Tennyson Road AL5 4BB 21 Feb 2024£1,175,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
3, Tennyson Road AL5 4BE 20 Oct 2023£1,202,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
18, Tennyson Road AL5 4BB 4 Aug 2023£1,400,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
27, Tennyson Road AL5 4BE 27 Sep 2022£1,230,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
38, Tennyson Road AL5 4BB 28 Jan 2022£1,150,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
34, Tennyson Road AL5 4BB 18 Dec 2020£1,130,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
28, Tennyson Road AL5 4BB 2 Oct 2020£1,162,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
35, Tennyson Road AL5 4BD 29 Jan 2020£1,476,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
31, Tennyson Road AL5 4BD 6 Dec 2019£1,525,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
39, Tennyson Road AL5 4BD 20 Sep 2019£1,200,000 DetachedFreehold
33, Tennyson Road AL5 4BD 27 Aug 2019£1,320,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
2, Tennyson Road AL5 4BB 7 Jun 2019£667,500 DetachedFreehold
16, Tennyson Road AL5 4BB 31 Jul 2018£922,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
46, Tennyson Road AL5 4BB 9 Feb 2018£750,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
48, Tennyson Road AL5 4BB 19 Jan 2018£983,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
45, Tennyson Road AL5 4BD 23 Aug 2017£1,125,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
12, Tennyson Road AL5 4BB 13 Sep 2016£913,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
32, Tennyson Road AL5 4BB 26 Aug 2016£1,275,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
40, Tennyson Road AL5 4BB 28 Apr 2016£745,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
24, Tennyson Road AL5 4BB 8 Jan 2016£760,000 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
2, Tennyson Road £667,500 (Jun 2019) → £875,000 (Sep 2026) +31%
over 7 yrs
40, Tennyson Road £745,000 (Apr 2016) → £1,140,000 (Apr 2025) +53%
over 9 yrs
48, Tennyson Road £983,000 (Jan 2018) → £1,175,000 (Feb 2024) +20%
over 6 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Tennyson Road

Crime

101 crimes were reported within about a mile of Tennyson Road 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 theft14
Vehicle crime9
Shoplifting8
Public order7

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

Flood risk

Tennyson 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 Tennyson Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
St George's School 1,351 pupils Secondary Christian 11–18 Report 0.1 mi
Manland Primary School 204 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.4 mi
St Hilda's School 134 pupils Other independent school 2–11 Report 0.4 mi
St Nicholas CofE VA Primary School 149 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 0.4 mi
Harpenden Academy 216 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.4 mi
Sir John Lawes School 1,373 pupils Secondary 11–18 Outstanding Report 0.5 mi
The Lea Primary School and Nursery 239 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.6 mi
The King's School 169 pupils Other independent school Christian 4–16 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 3.9 mi · 1 hr 17 min walk
  • Luton station 4.8 mi · 1 hr 36 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • St George's School (opp, Sun Lane) 1 min walk
  • St George's School (o/s, Sun Lane) 1 min walk
  • Ox Lane (opp, Sun Lane) 1 min walk
  • Ox Lane (nr, Sun Lane) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Elms Medical Practice
    5 Stewart Road, Harpenden · 0.3 mi
  • Davenport House Surgery
    Davenport House, Bowers Way, Harpenden · 0.4 mi
  • Village Surgery
    Amenbury Lane, Harpenden · 0.6 mi

Supermarkets

  • Marks and Spencer BP M&S Townsend BP · 0.2 mi
  • Cook Cook Harpenden · 0.4 mi
  • Sainsburys Sainsburys Harpenden · 0.4 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Harpenden Luton Rd Express · 0.4 mi

Pharmacies

  • Boots · 0.4 mi
  • Springfield Pharmacy · 0.4 mi
  • Manor Pharmacy · 0.5 mi

Dentists

  • Special Care Dental · 0.3 mi
  • Wayside Dental Practic · 0.3 mi
  • Harpenden Orthodontics Llp · 0.3 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
Owned85.7%62.5%
Private rented12.7%20.3%
Social rented1.6%17.1%
Households616

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1522.2%17.4%
Aged 15–6454.7%64.1%
Aged 65+23.1%18.6%
Residents1,617

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 Tennyson Road

Ethnic group

HereSt Albans
White92.3%83.6%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.5%4.3%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.3%8.2%
Other ethnic group0.6%1.8%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%2.1%

Religion

HereSt Albans
Christian60.4%47.4%
No religion30.1%37.1%
Not answered6.3%6.1%
Hindu1.2%1.8%
Jewish0.9%1.5%
Sikh0.4%–
Buddhist0.3%0.5%
Other religion0.3%0.5%

Country of birth

HereSt Albans
Born in the UK86.6%83%
Born outside the UK13.4%17%

Highest qualification

HereSt Albans
Level 4 qualifications and above68.3%53%
Level 2 qualifications9.7%11.5%
Level 3 qualifications7.4%13.1%
No qualifications7.1%10.2%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications3.6%6.7%
Other qualifications2.4%2.1%
Apprenticeship1.5%3.4%

General health

HereSt Albans
Very good health62.1%57.5%
Good health27.9%30.3%
Fair health7.9%9.1%
Bad health1.7%2.4%
Very bad health0.4%0.6%

Cars or vans per household

HereSt Albans
1 car or van in household45%44.1%
2 cars or vans in household36.2%32.4%
3 or more cars or vans in household11.5%10.7%
No cars or vans in household7.3%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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