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Harkness Road, Hemel Hempstead

MyStreetCheck free street report: Harkness Road, Hemel Hempstead · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/hemel-hempstead-hertfordshire/harkness-road/

House prices, sold prices and local information for HP2 5GX.

Average price (last 12 months)
£183,167
3 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£164,011
23 sales
Price range
£100k – £277k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
11 Sep 2026
HP2 5GX

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At a glance

House prices£183k average59% below the Hemel Hempstead average CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 3 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station29 min walkHemel Hempstead station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband83% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll leaseholdAcross 24 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 Harkness Road, Hemel Hempstead have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 3 homes sold here for an average of £183,167. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £164,011. Average sale prices fell from £179,250 in 2016 to £145,750 in 2026 (-19%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 59% below the Hemel Hempstead average of £446,293 over the same period. 7 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 5 of them sold for more the second time. Recorded sale prices on Harkness Road range from £100,000 to £276,500. Every home sold here was sold leasehold. Of 177 streets in Hemel Hempstead with at least two sales in the last year, Harkness Road ranks 172nd for average price, making it one of the more affordable streets in the town.

House prices on Harkness Road compared

Harkness Road£183,167
HP2 postcode area£385,293
Hemel Hempstead£446,293
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all HP2 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £179,250 (2 sales)2016£179k2017: £150,000 (2 sales)2017£150k2018: £126,750 (3 sales)2018£127k2019: £129,938 (4 sales)2019£130k2020: £100,000 (1 sales)2020£100k2022: £270,000 (1 sales)2022£270k2023: £212,438 (4 sales)2023£212k2024: £135,000 (1 sales)2024£135k2025: £189,167 (3 sales)2025£189k2026: £145,750 (2 sales)2026£146k

Tenure: 0% freehold and 100% leasehold across 24 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Flat23£164,01111 Sep 2026

Sold prices on Harkness Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
24, Harkness Road HP2 5GX 11 Sep 2026£170,000 FlatLeasehold
21, Harkness Road HP2 5GX 3 Jul 2026£121,500 FlatLeasehold
5, Harkness Road HP2 5GX 19 Dec 2025£258,000 FlatLeasehold
7, Harkness Road HP2 5GX 11 Apr 2025£202,000 FlatLeasehold
22, Harkness Road HP2 5GX 27 Jan 2025£107,500 FlatLeasehold
27, Harkness Road HP2 5GX 5 Feb 2024£135,000 FlatLeasehold
26, Harkness Road HP2 5GX 24 Nov 2023£101,250 FlatLeasehold
10, Harkness Road HP2 5GX 6 Oct 2023£255,000 FlatLeasehold
7, Harkness Road HP2 5GX 1 Jun 2023£217,000 FlatLeasehold
18, Harkness Road HP2 5GX 17 Feb 2023£276,500 FlatLeasehold
3, Harkness Road HP2 5GX 21 Oct 2022£270,000 FlatLeasehold
26, Harkness Road HP2 5GX 2 Oct 2020£100,000 FlatLeasehold
27, Harkness Road HP2 5GX 20 Sep 2019£128,250 FlatLeasehold
12, Harkness Road HP2 5GX 4 Apr 2019£130,500 FlatLeasehold
21, Harkness Road HP2 5GX 22 Mar 2019£130,500 FlatLeasehold
23, Harkness Road HP2 5GX 15 Mar 2019£130,500 FlatLeasehold
18, Harkness Road HP2 5GX 22 Oct 2018£117,000 FlatLeasehold
1, Harkness Road HP2 5GX 7 Sep 2018£135,000 FlatLeasehold
8, Harkness Road HP2 5GX 20 Jun 2018£128,250 FlatLeasehold
5, Harkness Road HP2 5GX 4 Aug 2017£195,000 FlatLeasehold
19, Harkness Road HP2 5GX 28 Apr 2017£237,000 FlatLeasehold
22, Harkness Road HP2 5GX 17 Feb 2017£105,000 FlatLeasehold
9, Harkness Road HP2 5GX 19 Dec 2016£255,000 FlatLeasehold
11, Harkness Road HP2 5GX 1 Jun 2016£103,500 FlatLeasehold

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
21, Harkness Road £130,500 (Mar 2019) → £121,500 (Jul 2026) -7%
over 7 yrs
5, Harkness Road £195,000 (Aug 2017) → £258,000 (Dec 2025) +32%
over 8 yrs
7, Harkness Road £217,000 (Jun 2023) → £202,000 (Apr 2025) -7%
over 2 yrs
22, Harkness Road £105,000 (Feb 2017) → £107,500 (Jan 2025) +2%
over 8 yrs
27, Harkness Road £128,250 (Sep 2019) → £135,000 (Feb 2024) +5%
over 4 yrs
26, Harkness Road £100,000 (Oct 2020) → £101,250 (Nov 2023) +1%
over 3 yrs
18, Harkness Road £117,000 (Oct 2018) → £276,500 (Feb 2023) +136%
over 4 yrs

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Schools near Harkness Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
George Street Primary School 224 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.2 mi
Broadfield Academy 429 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.5 mi
Yewtree Primary School 321 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.6 mi
The Collett School 128 pupils Community special school 4–16 Report 0.6 mi
Gade Valley Primary School 236 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.6 mi
Lockers Park School 152 pupils Other independent school Church of England 5–14 Report 0.7 mi
Laureate Academy 703 pupils Secondary 11–18 Good Report 0.7 mi
St Cuthbert Mayne Voluntary Catholic Junior Academy 247 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 7–11 Report 0.7 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

  • Hemel Hempstead station 1.5 mi · 29 min walk
  • Apsley station 1.8 mi · 35 min walk
  • Kings Langley station 3.8 mi · 1 hr 15 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Allandale (nr, Queensway) 2 min walk
  • Fensomes Alley (adj, Queensway) 2 min walk
  • Fensomes Alley (opp, Queensway) 2 min walk
  • Allandale (opp, Queensway) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Fernville Surgery
    Midland Road, Hemel Hempstead · 0.3 mi
  • Everest House Surgery
    Everest House, Everest Way, Hemel Hempstead · 0.8 mi
  • Grove Hill Medical Centre
    Kilbride Court, Grovehill, Hemel Hempstead · 1.1 mi
  • Parkwood Surgery
    Parkwood Drive Surgery, Parkwood Drive, Hemel Hempstead · 1.2 mi

Supermarkets

  • Asda Supermarket Asda Hemel Hempstead Supermarket · 0.3 mi
  • Iceland Iceland Hemel Hempstead · 0.3 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Hemel Fletcher Way Express · 0.5 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Hemel Hempstead Marlows Express · 0.6 mi

Pharmacies

  • Medpharm · 0.2 mi
  • Fernville Pharmacy · 0.3 mi
  • Boots · 0.5 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Surgery · 0.2 mi
  • Marlowes Health Centre · 0.3 mi
  • Health And Wellbeing Centre · 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 3 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.

Income3 of 10
Employment3 of 10
Education and skills2 of 10
Health and disability3 of 10
Crime4 of 10
Access to housing and services6 of 10
Living environment9 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned41.5%62.5%
Private rented11.2%20.3%
Social rented47.3%17.1%
Households713

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1520.9%17.4%
Aged 15–6464.2%64.1%
Aged 65+14.9%18.6%
Residents1,779

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)83%80%
Gigabit-capable83%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 networks93%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks96%92%

Share of homes across Dacorum 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 Harkness Road

Ethnic group

HereDacorum
White78.9%86.8%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh9.8%5.8%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.6%3.4%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African4.3%2.9%
Other ethnic group1.4%1.2%

Religion

HereDacorum
No religion43.2%41.1%
Christian40.2%46.4%
Muslim9.3%3.1%
Not answered4.5%6%
Hindu1.1%1.6%
Other religion0.7%0.5%
Buddhist0.6%0.5%
Jewish0.4%0.6%

Country of birth

HereDacorum
Born in the UK82.2%85.7%
Born outside the UK17.8%14.3%

Highest qualification

HereDacorum
Level 4 qualifications and above26.3%37.8%
No qualifications21.8%14.7%
Level 3 qualifications16%16%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications14.4%10.1%
Level 2 qualifications13.6%14.2%
Apprenticeship4.5%4.8%
Other qualifications3.5%2.4%

General health

HereDacorum
Very good health46.1%52%
Good health32.5%33.1%
Fair health15.9%11.1%
Bad health4.3%3.1%
Very bad health1.1%0.8%

Cars or vans per household

HereDacorum
1 car or van in household45.7%40.8%
2 cars or vans in household25.2%32.3%
No cars or vans in household21.5%14.5%
3 or more cars or vans in household7.6%12.4%

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 Dacorum.

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