AL5 2PY, Harpenden
Sold prices and local information for AL5 2PY on Townsend Lane. Free
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Average sold price
£1,323,143
7 recorded sales since 2016
Last 12 months
£950,000
1 sale
Ultrafast broadband
100%
of homes, gigabit 100%
Sold prices in AL5 2PY
| Address | Date | Price | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1, Townsend Lane | 8 May 2026 | £950,000 | Detached |
| 5, Townsend Lane | 22 Sep 2025 | £1,175,000 | Semi-detached |
| 7, Townsend Lane | 7 May 2025 | £740,000 | Semi-detached |
| 21, Townsend Lane | 11 Apr 2024 | £1,950,000 | Detached |
| 15, Townsend Lane | 16 Jul 2021 | £1,537,000 | Detached |
| 11, Townsend Lane | 1 Jul 2019 | £1,610,000 | Detached |
| 17, Townsend Lane | 12 Aug 2016 | £1,300,000 | Detached |
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Tenure: 100% freehold, 0% leasehold.
Streets in AL5 2PY
- Townsend Lane£1.49m
Schools near AL5 2PY
| School | Type | Ofsted | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Hilda's School | Other independent school | – | 0.1 mi |
| St Nicholas CofE VA Primary School | Primary | – | 0.2 mi |
| Harpenden Academy | Primary | – | 0.4 mi |
| St George's School | Secondary | – | 0.4 mi |
| Roundwood Primary School | Primary | Good | 0.5 mi |
| Roundwood Park School | Secondary | Outstanding | 0.5 mi |
Living in AL5 2PY
Nearest stations
- Harpenden station 0.5 mi · 10 min walk
- Luton Airport Parkway station 4.0 mi · 1 hr 20 min walk
- St Albans City station 4.9 mi · 1 hr 39 min walk
Supermarkets
- Marks and Spencer BP 0.1 mi
- Cook 0.2 mi
- Marks and Spencer Simply Food 0.2 mi
- Morrisons Daily 0.3 mi
Pharmacies
- Boots 0.3 mi
- Springfield Pharmacy 0.3 mi
- Manor Pharmacy 0.4 mi
Dentists
- Harpenden Orthodontics Llp 0.1 mi
- Wayside Dental Practic 0.2 mi
- Bowers Way Dental Surgery 0.3 mi
GP surgeries
- Davenport House Surgery 0.3 mi
- Village Surgery 0.4 mi
- Elms Medical Practice 0.4 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 | 10 of 10 |
| Living environment | 6 of 10 |
Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).
Who lives in AL5 2PY
Ethnic group
| Here | St Albans | |
|---|---|---|
| White | 92.3% | 83.6% |
| Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups | 3.5% | 4.3% |
| Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh | 3.3% | 8.2% |
| Other ethnic group | 0.6% | 1.8% |
| Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African | 0.4% | 2.1% |
Religion
| Here | St Albans | |
|---|---|---|
| Christian | 60.4% | 47.4% |
| No religion | 30.1% | 37.1% |
| Not answered | 6.3% | 6.1% |
| Hindu | 1.2% | 1.8% |
| Jewish | 0.9% | 1.5% |
| Sikh | 0.4% | – |
| Buddhist | 0.3% | 0.5% |
| Other religion | 0.3% | 0.5% |
Country of birth
| Here | St Albans | |
|---|---|---|
| Born in the UK | 86.6% | 83% |
| Born outside the UK | 13.4% | 17% |
Highest qualification
| Here | St Albans | |
|---|---|---|
| Level 4 qualifications and above | 68.3% | 53% |
| Level 2 qualifications | 9.7% | 11.5% |
| Level 3 qualifications | 7.4% | 13.1% |
| No qualifications | 7.1% | 10.2% |
| Level 1 and entry level qualifications | 3.6% | 6.7% |
| Other qualifications | 2.4% | 2.1% |
| Apprenticeship | 1.5% | 3.4% |
General health
| Here | St Albans | |
|---|---|---|
| Very good health | 62.1% | 57.5% |
| Good health | 27.9% | 30.3% |
| Fair health | 7.9% | 9.1% |
| Bad health | 1.7% | 2.4% |
| Very bad health | 0.4% | 0.6% |
Occupation
| Here | St Albans | |
|---|---|---|
| Professional occupations | 39.9% | 30.5% |
| Managers, directors and senior officials | 30.1% | 20.8% |
| Associate professional and technical occupations | 13.9% | 15.8% |
| Administrative and secretarial occupations | 7.1% | 8.1% |
| Sales and customer service occupations | 3.1% | 4.7% |
| Caring, leisure and other service occupations | 2.7% | 6.1% |
| Skilled trades occupations | 2.1% | 6% |
| Elementary occupations | 0.7% | 5.2% |
| Process, plant and machine operatives | 0.4% | 2.9% |
Cars or vans per household
| Here | St Albans | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 car or van in household | 45% | 44.1% |
| 2 cars or vans in household | 36.2% | 32.4% |
| 3 or more cars or vans in household | 11.5% | 10.7% |
| No cars or vans in household | 7.3% | 12.8% |
Economic activity
| Here | St Albans | |
|---|---|---|
| Economically active (excluding full-time students) | 55.9% | 63.7% |
| Economically inactive | 43.1% | 34.6% |
| Economically active and a full-time student | 1.1% | 1.7% |
Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.
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