AL5 1RW, Harpenden
Sold prices and local information for AL5 1RW on Knowle Drive. Free
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Average sold price
£538,542
12 recorded sales since 2016
Last 12 months
£585,000
1 sale
Ultrafast broadband
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Sold prices in AL5 1RW
| Address | Date | Price | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2, Knowle Drive | 10 Jul 2026 | £585,000 | Terraced |
| 50, Knowle Drive | 9 Aug 2024 | £550,000 | Terraced |
| 9, Knowle Drive | 28 Jun 2024 | £625,000 | Semi-detached |
| 44, Knowle Drive | 13 Oct 2022 | £590,000 | Terraced |
| 16, Knowle Drive | 17 Nov 2021 | £540,000 | Terraced |
| 42, Knowle Drive | 28 Jun 2021 | £490,000 | Terraced |
| 14, Knowle Drive | 4 Dec 2020 | £470,000 | Terraced |
| 10, Knowle Drive | 17 Jun 2019 | £622,500 | Terraced |
| 7, Knowle Drive | 20 Nov 2018 | £640,000 | Semi-detached |
| 2, Knowle Drive | 9 Nov 2018 | £450,000 | Terraced |
| 16, Knowle Drive | 14 Oct 2016 | £450,000 | Terraced |
| 10, Knowle Drive | 16 Sep 2016 | £450,000 | Terraced |
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Tenure: 100% freehold, 0% leasehold.
Streets in AL5 1RW
- Knowle Drive£585k
Schools near AL5 1RW
| School | Type | Ofsted | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Grove Infant and Nursery School | Primary | Outstanding | 0.2 mi |
| The Grove Junior School | Primary | – | 0.2 mi |
| Aldwickbury School | Other independent school | – | 0.6 mi |
| High Beeches Primary School | Primary | – | 0.6 mi |
| St Dominic Catholic Primary School | Primary | Outstanding | 0.7 mi |
| Crabtree Infants' School | Primary | Outstanding | 0.7 mi |
Living in AL5 1RW
Nearest stations
- Harpenden station 0.9 mi · 17 min walk
- St Albans City station 3.8 mi · 1 hr 16 min walk
- St Albans Abbey station 4.2 mi · 1 hr 23 min walk
Supermarkets
- The Co-operative Food 0.3 mi
- Waitrose 1.1 mi
- Sainsburys 1.1 mi
- Morrisons Daily 1.1 mi
Pharmacies
- Manor Pharmacy 0.2 mi
- Topkins Pharmacy 0.9 mi
- Manor Pharmacy 1.0 mi
Dentists
- Colosseum Dental (southdown) 0.2 mi
- Vaughan Dental Practice 1.0 mi
- Leyton Road (dental Surgery) 1.0 mi
GP surgeries
- Village Surgery 1.0 mi
- Davenport House Surgery 1.0 mi
- Elms Medical Practice 1.1 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 9 of 10 (10 = least deprived), English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
| Income | 7 of 10 |
| Employment | 9 of 10 |
| Education and skills | 10 of 10 |
| Health and disability | 9 of 10 |
| Crime | 9 of 10 |
| Access to housing and services | 10 of 10 |
| Living environment | 5 of 10 |
Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).
Who lives in AL5 1RW
Ethnic group
| Here | St Albans | |
|---|---|---|
| White | 90.6% | 83.6% |
| Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh | 4.5% | 8.2% |
| Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups | 2.7% | 4.3% |
| Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African | 1.2% | 2.1% |
| Other ethnic group | 1% | 1.8% |
Religion
| Here | St Albans | |
|---|---|---|
| Christian | 49.5% | 47.4% |
| No religion | 39.6% | 37.1% |
| Not answered | 6.3% | 6.1% |
| Muslim | 2.5% | 4.7% |
| Hindu | 0.9% | 1.8% |
| Jewish | 0.6% | 1.5% |
| Buddhist | 0.3% | 0.5% |
| Sikh | 0.1% | – |
Country of birth
| Here | St Albans | |
|---|---|---|
| Born in the UK | 87.5% | 83% |
| Born outside the UK | 12.5% | 17% |
Highest qualification
| Here | St Albans | |
|---|---|---|
| Level 4 qualifications and above | 54.3% | 53% |
| Level 3 qualifications | 13.7% | 13.1% |
| Level 2 qualifications | 12.4% | 11.5% |
| No qualifications | 8.8% | 10.2% |
| Level 1 and entry level qualifications | 6% | 6.7% |
| Apprenticeship | 3.3% | 3.4% |
| Other qualifications | 1.5% | 2.1% |
General health
| Here | St Albans | |
|---|---|---|
| Very good health | 58.8% | 57.5% |
| Good health | 30.8% | 30.3% |
| Fair health | 7.6% | 9.1% |
| Bad health | 2% | 2.4% |
| Very bad health | 0.9% | 0.6% |
Occupation
| Here | St Albans | |
|---|---|---|
| Professional occupations | 29.9% | 30.5% |
| Managers, directors and senior officials | 21.7% | 20.8% |
| Associate professional and technical occupations | 15.9% | 15.8% |
| Administrative and secretarial occupations | 8.5% | 8.1% |
| Skilled trades occupations | 6.2% | 6% |
| Sales and customer service occupations | 5.6% | 4.7% |
| Caring, leisure and other service occupations | 5.4% | 6.1% |
| Elementary occupations | 4.7% | 5.2% |
| Process, plant and machine operatives | 2.1% | 2.9% |
Cars or vans per household
| Here | St Albans | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 car or van in household | 50.6% | 44.1% |
| 2 cars or vans in household | 30.9% | 32.4% |
| No cars or vans in household | 10.9% | 12.8% |
| 3 or more cars or vans in household | 7.6% | 10.7% |
Economic activity
| Here | St Albans | |
|---|---|---|
| Economically active (excluding full-time students) | 66% | 63.7% |
| Economically inactive | 32.4% | 34.6% |
| Economically active and a full-time student | 1.6% | 1.7% |
Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.
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