AL5 2RU, Harpenden
Sold prices and local information for AL5 2RU on High Street. Free
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Average sold price
£746,250
4 recorded sales since 2016
Last 12 months
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0 sales
Ultrafast broadband
100%
of homes, gigabit 100%
Sold prices in AL5 2RU
| Address | Date | Price | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flat 2, 29, High Street | 8 Oct 2024 | £262,000 | Flat |
| Flat 5, 29, High Street | 21 Dec 2023 | £275,000 | Flat |
| 23 - 25, High Street | 23 Nov 2023 | £2,400,000 | Other |
| 33B, High Street | 26 Sep 2018 | £48,000 | Other |
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Tenure: 50% freehold, 50% leasehold.
Streets in AL5 2RU
- High Street£331k
Schools near AL5 2RU
| School | Type | Ofsted | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harpenden Academy | Primary | – | 0.1 mi |
| St Nicholas CofE VA Primary School | Primary | – | 0.1 mi |
| St Dominic Catholic Primary School | Primary | Outstanding | 0.4 mi |
| St Hilda's School | Other independent school | – | 0.4 mi |
| St George's School | Secondary | – | 0.4 mi |
| Crabtree Junior School | Primary | Outstanding | 0.6 mi |
Living in AL5 2RU
Nearest stations
- Harpenden station 0.2 mi · 4 min walk
- Luton Airport Parkway station 4.3 mi · 1 hr 25 min walk
- St Albans City station 4.7 mi · 1 hr 34 min walk
Supermarkets
- Sainsburys 0.0 mi
- Morrisons Daily 0.1 mi
- Waitrose 0.1 mi
- Marks and Spencer Simply Food 0.1 mi
Pharmacies
- Boots 0.0 mi
- Springfield Pharmacy 0.0 mi
- Manor Pharmacy 0.1 mi
Dentists
- Dental Surgeon 0.0 mi
- Davenport House Dental Practice 0.0 mi
- Vaughan Dental Practice 0.1 mi
GP surgeries
- Davenport House Surgery 0.0 mi
- Village Surgery 0.2 mi
- Elms Medical Practice 0.3 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 2RU
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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