AL5 2JW, Harpenden
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Average sold price
£1,961,200
15 recorded sales since 2016
Last 12 months
–
0 sales
Ultrafast broadband
100%
of homes, gigabit 100%
Sold prices in AL5 2JW
| Address | Date | Price | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flat 2, 42, West Common | 29 May 2024 | £925,000 | Flat |
| 44, West Common | 9 Oct 2023 | £1,416,000 | Semi-detached |
| 2, Redcote End | 27 Feb 2023 | £2,800,000 | Detached |
| 44A, West Common | 23 Nov 2021 | £1,600,000 | Semi-detached |
| 52, West Common | 30 Jun 2021 | £495,000 | Terraced |
| Flat 1, 42, West Common | 24 Jun 2021 | £700,000 | Flat |
| 51, West Common | 28 May 2021 | £610,000 | Terraced |
| Flat 3, 42, West Common | 19 Jun 2019 | £565,000 | Flat |
| Flat 4, 42, West Common | 11 Jan 2019 | £552,000 | Flat |
| 42A, West Common | 5 Feb 2018 | £1,115,000 | Detached |
| 44A, West Common | 8 Jan 2018 | £740,000 | Semi-detached |
| 46, West Common | 15 Sep 2017 | £5,300,000 | Detached |
| 43, West Common | 30 May 2017 | £5,860,000 | Detached |
| 43, West Common | 30 May 2017 | £5,860,000 | Other |
| 44, West Common | 20 Mar 2017 | £880,000 | Semi-detached |
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Tenure: 73% freehold, 27% leasehold.
Streets in AL5 2JW
- West Common£1.31m
- Redcote End£2.8m
Schools near AL5 2JW
| School | Type | Ofsted | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Dominic Catholic Primary School | Primary | Outstanding | 0.4 mi |
| Harpenden Academy | Primary | – | 0.7 mi |
| St Nicholas CofE VA Primary School | Primary | – | 0.8 mi |
| The Grove Junior School | Primary | – | 0.8 mi |
| The Grove Infant and Nursery School | Primary | Outstanding | 0.8 mi |
| Crabtree Junior School | Primary | Outstanding | 0.9 mi |
Living in AL5 2JW
Nearest stations
- Harpenden station 0.6 mi · 13 min walk
- St Albans City station 4.0 mi · 1 hr 20 min walk
- St Albans Abbey station 4.3 mi · 1 hr 25 min walk
Supermarkets
- The Co-operative Food 0.5 mi
- Waitrose 0.7 mi
- Marks and Spencer Simply Food 0.7 mi
- Morrisons Daily 0.7 mi
Pharmacies
- Manor Pharmacy 0.5 mi
- Manor Pharmacy 0.6 mi
- Topkins Pharmacy 0.7 mi
Dentists
- Colosseum Dental (southdown) 0.5 mi
- Leyton Road (dental Surgery) 0.6 mi
- Vaughan Dental Practice 0.7 mi
GP surgeries
- Village Surgery 0.6 mi
- Davenport House Surgery 0.7 mi
- Elms Medical Practice 0.9 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 | 8 of 10 |
| Employment | 8 of 10 |
| Education and skills | 10 of 10 |
| Health and disability | 10 of 10 |
| Crime | 7 of 10 |
| Access to housing and services | 10 of 10 |
| Living environment | 4 of 10 |
Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).
Who lives in AL5 2JW
Ethnic group
| Here | St Albans | |
|---|---|---|
| White | 86.4% | 83.6% |
| Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh | 6.1% | 8.2% |
| Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups | 3.8% | 4.3% |
| Other ethnic group | 2.1% | 1.8% |
| Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African | 1.7% | 2.1% |
Religion
| Here | St Albans | |
|---|---|---|
| Christian | 53.3% | 47.4% |
| No religion | 32.6% | 37.1% |
| Not answered | 6.7% | 6.1% |
| Muslim | 3.5% | 4.7% |
| Hindu | 1.1% | 1.8% |
| Jewish | 0.8% | 1.5% |
| Sikh | 0.8% | – |
| Buddhist | 0.6% | 0.5% |
Country of birth
| Here | St Albans | |
|---|---|---|
| Born in the UK | 79.5% | 83% |
| Born outside the UK | 20.5% | 17% |
Highest qualification
| Here | St Albans | |
|---|---|---|
| Level 4 qualifications and above | 58.1% | 53% |
| Level 3 qualifications | 12.4% | 13.1% |
| Level 2 qualifications | 9.7% | 11.5% |
| No qualifications | 8.6% | 10.2% |
| Level 1 and entry level qualifications | 5.4% | 6.7% |
| Apprenticeship | 3.2% | 3.4% |
| Other qualifications | 2.6% | 2.1% |
General health
| Here | St Albans | |
|---|---|---|
| Very good health | 53.9% | 57.5% |
| Good health | 32.9% | 30.3% |
| Fair health | 10.1% | 9.1% |
| Bad health | 2.3% | 2.4% |
| Very bad health | 0.7% | 0.6% |
Occupation
| Here | St Albans | |
|---|---|---|
| Professional occupations | 30.8% | 30.5% |
| Managers, directors and senior officials | 23.8% | 20.8% |
| Associate professional and technical occupations | 17.2% | 15.8% |
| Administrative and secretarial occupations | 7.4% | 8.1% |
| Caring, leisure and other service occupations | 6.4% | 6.1% |
| Skilled trades occupations | 5.9% | 6% |
| Elementary occupations | 4% | 5.2% |
| Sales and customer service occupations | 3% | 4.7% |
| Process, plant and machine operatives | 1.7% | 2.9% |
Cars or vans per household
| Here | St Albans | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 car or van in household | 50.4% | 44.1% |
| No cars or vans in household | 22.7% | 12.8% |
| 2 cars or vans in household | 21.5% | 32.4% |
| 3 or more cars or vans in household | 5.5% | 10.7% |
Economic activity
| Here | St Albans | |
|---|---|---|
| Economically active (excluding full-time students) | 56.5% | 63.7% |
| Economically inactive | 42.3% | 34.6% |
| Economically active and a full-time student | 1.2% | 1.7% |
Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.
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