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Vale Close, Harpenden

MyStreetCheck free street report: Vale Close, Harpenden · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/harpenden-hertfordshire/vale-close/

House prices, sold prices and local information for AL5 3LX.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£605,563
24 sales
Price range
£475k – £790k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
9 Jan 2025
AL5 3LX

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At a glance

House prices£606k 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) Nearest station31 min walkHarpenden station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 2 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 26 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

24 property sales on Vale Close, Harpenden have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 9 Jan 2025. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £587,675. 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 83% semi-detached, 17% detached. Recorded sale prices on Vale Close range from £475,000 to £790,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Vale Close compared

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

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Vale Close 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: £560,500 (4 sales)2016£561k2017: £647,500 (2 sales)2017£648k2018: £576,375 (4 sales)2018£576k2019: £506,000 (2 sales)2019£506k2020: £576,000 (1 sales)2020£576k2021: £622,000 (6 sales)2021£622k2022: £790,000 (1 sales)2022£790k2023: £605,000 (1 sales)2023£605k2024: £663,000 (2 sales)2024£663k2025: £650,000 (1 sales)2025£650k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 26 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached20£587,6759 Jan 2025
Detached4£695,00012 Aug 2022

Sold prices on Vale Close

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
35, Vale Close AL5 3LX 9 Jan 2025£650,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
35, Vale Close AL5 3LX 16 Dec 2024£650,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
25, Vale Close AL5 3LX 16 Jul 2024£766,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
33, Vale Close AL5 3LX 25 Apr 2024£560,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
51, Vale Close AL5 3LX 2 Oct 2023£605,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
8, Vale Close AL5 3LX 12 Aug 2022£790,000 DetachedFreehold
23, Vale Close AL5 3LX 5 Oct 2021£670,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
45, Vale Close AL5 3LX 11 Aug 2021£597,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
16, Vale Close AL5 3LX 22 Jun 2021£575,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
14, Vale Close AL5 3LX 26 Mar 2021£560,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
22, Vale Close AL5 3LX 25 Feb 2021£735,000 DetachedFreehold
26, Vale Close AL5 3LX 8 Feb 2021£595,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
30, Vale Close AL5 3LX 26 Nov 2020£576,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
57, Vale Close AL5 3LX 20 Nov 2019£475,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
55, Vale Close AL5 3LX 7 Aug 2019£537,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
35, Vale Close AL5 3LX 29 Nov 2018£570,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
39, Vale Close AL5 3LX 13 Nov 2018£545,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
26, Vale Close AL5 3LX 28 Sep 2018£475,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
28, Vale Close AL5 3LX 14 May 2018£6,250 OtherFreehold
29, Vale Close AL5 3LX 16 Mar 2018£715,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
31, Vale Close AL5 3LX 1 Feb 2017£660,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
22, Vale Close AL5 3LX 9 Jan 2017£635,000 DetachedFreehold
15, Vale Close AL5 3LX 4 Nov 2016£620,000 DetachedFreehold
55, Vale Close AL5 3LX 28 Oct 2016£560,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
30, Vale Close AL5 3LX 3 Oct 2016£532,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
47, Vale Close AL5 3LX 8 Jul 2016£530,000 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
35, Vale Close £570,000 (Nov 2018) → £650,000 (Dec 2024) +14%
over 6 yrs
22, Vale Close £635,000 (Jan 2017) → £735,000 (Feb 2021) +16%
over 4 yrs
26, Vale Close £475,000 (Sep 2018) → £595,000 (Feb 2021) +25%
over 2 yrs
30, Vale Close £532,000 (Oct 2016) → £576,000 (Nov 2020) +8%
over 4 yrs
55, Vale Close £560,000 (Oct 2016) → £537,000 (Aug 2019) -4%
over 3 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Vale Close

Crime

11 crimes were reported within about a mile of Vale Close 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).

Vehicle crime4
Violence & sexual offences2
Anti-social behaviour1
Burglary1
Drugs1
Other theft1

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

Schools near Vale Close

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Wood End School 457 pupils Primary 4–11 Outstanding Report 0.2 mi
The King's School 169 pupils Other independent school Christian 4–16 Report 0.7 mi
Roundwood Park School 1,421 pupils Secondary 11–18 Outstanding Report 0.7 mi
Roundwood Primary School 338 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.7 mi
St Hilda's School 134 pupils Other independent school 2–11 Report 1.0 mi
The Lea Primary School and Nursery 239 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 1.1 mi
St George's School 1,351 pupils Secondary Christian 11–18 Report 1.2 mi
St Nicholas CofE VA Primary School 149 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 1.3 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 1.6 mi · 31 min walk
  • Luton Airport Parkway station 3.1 mi · 1 hr 1 min walk
  • Luton station 3.9 mi · 1 hr 19 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Farm Avenue (nr, Luton Road) 2 min walk
  • Farm Avenue (opp, Luton Road) 2 min walk
  • The Common (opp, Luton Road) 4 min walk
  • Ridgewood Drive (adj, Tuffnells Way) 5 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Elms Medical Practice
    5 Stewart Road, Harpenden · 1.4 mi
  • Davenport House Surgery
    Davenport House, Bowers Way, Harpenden · 1.4 mi
  • Village Surgery
    Amenbury Lane, Harpenden · 1.4 mi

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Express Tesco Harpenden Luton Rd Express · 0.7 mi
  • Marks and Spencer BP M&S Townsend BP · 1.1 mi
  • Cook Cook Harpenden · 1.3 mi
  • Marks and Spencer Simply Food M&S Harpenden SF · 1.3 mi

Pharmacies

  • Springfield Pharmacy · 1.4 mi
  • Boots · 1.4 mi
  • Manor Pharmacy · 1.5 mi

Dentists

  • Pure Dentistry Limited · 0.2 mi
  • Harpenden Dental Centre · 0.6 mi
  • Wayside Dental Practic · 0.9 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 services8 of 10
Living environment10 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned92.0%62.5%
Private rented7.2%20.3%
Social rented0.8%17.1%
Households598

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1525.6%17.4%
Aged 15–6458.5%64.1%
Aged 65+15.9%18.6%
Residents1,741

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 Vale Close

Ethnic group

HereSt Albans
White88.8%83.6%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh6.1%8.2%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.2%4.3%
Other ethnic group1%1.8%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.9%2.1%

Religion

HereSt Albans
Christian52.2%47.4%
No religion35.5%37.1%
Not answered6.2%6.1%
Hindu2.2%1.8%
Muslim1.8%4.7%
Sikh1%–
Jewish0.5%1.5%
Buddhist0.3%0.5%

Country of birth

HereSt Albans
Born in the UK86.7%83%
Born outside the UK13.3%17%

Highest qualification

HereSt Albans
Level 4 qualifications and above64.4%53%
Level 3 qualifications12.7%13.1%
Level 2 qualifications10.1%11.5%
No qualifications5%10.2%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications3.7%6.7%
Other qualifications2.3%2.1%
Apprenticeship1.8%3.4%

General health

HereSt Albans
Very good health66.8%57.5%
Good health26.2%30.3%
Fair health5.5%9.1%
Bad health1.1%2.4%
Very bad health0.4%0.6%

Cars or vans per household

HereSt Albans
2 cars or vans in household48.8%32.4%
1 car or van in household33.1%44.1%
3 or more cars or vans in household14.6%10.7%
No cars or vans in household3.5%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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