AL5 1BJ, Harpenden
Sold prices and local information for AL5 1BJ on East Common. Free
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Average sold price
£1,200,266
14 recorded sales since 2016
Last 12 months
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0 sales
Ultrafast broadband
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Sold prices in AL5 1BJ
| Address | Date | Price | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4, East Common | 14 Dec 2023 | £1,070,000 | Terraced |
| 17, East Common | 29 Sep 2023 | £1,500,000 | Terraced |
| 18, East Common | 2 Feb 2023 | £1,950,000 | Terraced |
| 16, East Common | 13 Oct 2022 | £1,050,000 | Terraced |
| 21, East Common | 14 Jan 2022 | £1,100,000 | Detached |
| 5, East Common | 25 Nov 2021 | £1,562,500 | Terraced |
| 23A, East Common | 28 Sep 2021 | £1,220,000 | Semi-detached |
| 10, East Common | 15 Apr 2021 | £1,250,000 | Terraced |
| 4, East Common | 12 Oct 2020 | £695,000 | Terraced |
| 7, East Common | 24 Apr 2020 | £1,516,225 | Terraced |
| 9, East Common | 3 Dec 2019 | £835,000 | Terraced |
| 23, East Common | 23 Aug 2018 | £930,000 | Detached |
| 10, East Common | 13 Jan 2017 | £800,000 | Terraced |
| 23A, East Common | 26 Aug 2016 | £1,325,000 | Semi-detached |
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Tenure: 100% freehold, 0% leasehold.
Streets in AL5 1BJ
- East Common£1.5m
Schools near AL5 1BJ
| School | Type | Ofsted | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Grove Junior School | Primary | – | 0.5 mi |
| The Grove Infant and Nursery School | Primary | Outstanding | 0.5 mi |
| St Dominic Catholic Primary School | Primary | Outstanding | 0.5 mi |
| High Beeches Primary School | Primary | – | 0.8 mi |
| Crabtree Junior School | Primary | Outstanding | 0.8 mi |
| Crabtree Infants' School | Primary | Outstanding | 0.8 mi |
Living in AL5 1BJ
Nearest stations
- Harpenden station 0.7 mi · 15 min walk
- St Albans City station 3.8 mi · 1 hr 16 min walk
- St Albans Abbey station 4.1 mi · 1 hr 22 min walk
Supermarkets
- The Co-operative Food 0.3 mi
- Waitrose 0.9 mi
- Morrisons Daily 0.9 mi
- Marks and Spencer Simply Food 0.9 mi
Pharmacies
- Manor Pharmacy 0.3 mi
- Topkins Pharmacy 0.8 mi
- Manor Pharmacy 0.8 mi
Dentists
- Colosseum Dental (southdown) 0.2 mi
- Vaughan Dental Practice 0.8 mi
- Leyton Road (dental Surgery) 0.8 mi
GP surgeries
- Village Surgery 0.8 mi
- Davenport House Surgery 0.9 mi
- Elms Medical Practice 1.0 mi
Mobile signal
4G indoors from all four networks: 97% of homes in St Albans (England & Wales 89%).
Source: Ofcom, Jul 2025.
Deprivation
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Decile 10 of 10 (10 = least deprived), English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
| Income | 10 of 10 |
| Employment | 10 of 10 |
| Education and skills | 10 of 10 |
| Health and disability | 10 of 10 |
| Crime | 10 of 10 |
| Access to housing and services | 6 of 10 |
| Living environment | 10 of 10 |
Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).
Who lives in AL5 1BJ
Ethnic group
| Here | St Albans | |
|---|---|---|
| White | 89.9% | 83.6% |
| Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh | 5.8% | 8.2% |
| Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups | 2.7% | 4.3% |
| Other ethnic group | 1.2% | 1.8% |
| Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African | 0.5% | 2.1% |
Religion
| Here | St Albans | |
|---|---|---|
| Christian | 63.3% | 47.4% |
| No religion | 26.6% | 37.1% |
| Not answered | 3.8% | 6.1% |
| Hindu | 2.7% | 1.8% |
| Sikh | 1.4% | – |
| Jewish | 0.9% | 1.5% |
| Muslim | 0.7% | 4.7% |
| Other religion | 0.7% | 0.5% |
Country of birth
| Here | St Albans | |
|---|---|---|
| Born in the UK | 88% | 83% |
| Born outside the UK | 12% | 17% |
Highest qualification
| Here | St Albans | |
|---|---|---|
| Level 4 qualifications and above | 65.5% | 53% |
| Level 2 qualifications | 11% | 11.5% |
| Level 3 qualifications | 9.6% | 13.1% |
| No qualifications | 5.3% | 10.2% |
| Level 1 and entry level qualifications | 4.4% | 6.7% |
| Apprenticeship | 2.6% | 3.4% |
| Other qualifications | 1.6% | 2.1% |
General health
| Here | St Albans | |
|---|---|---|
| Very good health | 66.9% | 57.5% |
| Good health | 25.4% | 30.3% |
| Fair health | 5.9% | 9.1% |
| Bad health | 1.4% | 2.4% |
| Very bad health | 0.3% | 0.6% |
Occupation
| Here | St Albans | |
|---|---|---|
| Professional occupations | 33.7% | 30.5% |
| Managers, directors and senior officials | 33.2% | 20.8% |
| Associate professional and technical occupations | 14% | 15.8% |
| Administrative and secretarial occupations | 6.3% | 8.1% |
| Skilled trades occupations | 3.6% | 6% |
| Caring, leisure and other service occupations | 3.5% | 6.1% |
| Elementary occupations | 2.6% | 5.2% |
| Sales and customer service occupations | 2% | 4.7% |
| Process, plant and machine operatives | 0.9% | 2.9% |
Cars or vans per household
| Here | St Albans | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 cars or vans in household | 46.8% | 32.4% |
| 3 or more cars or vans in household | 28.9% | 10.7% |
| 1 car or van in household | 21.5% | 44.1% |
| No cars or vans in household | 2.9% | 12.8% |
Economic activity
| Here | St Albans | |
|---|---|---|
| Economically active (excluding full-time students) | 52.5% | 63.7% |
| Economically inactive | 46.6% | 34.6% |
| Economically active and a full-time student | 0.9% | 1.7% |
Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.
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