AL5 5JD, Harpenden
Sold prices and local information for AL5 5JD on Porters Hill. Free
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Average sold price
£491,800
5 recorded sales since 2016
Last 12 months
£460,000
1 sale
Ultrafast broadband
100%
of homes, gigabit 100%
Sold prices in AL5 5JD
| Address | Date | Price | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14, Porters Hill | 5 Jan 2026 | £460,000 | Semi-detached |
| 6, Porters Hill | 4 Apr 2023 | £720,000 | Semi-detached |
| 14, Porters Hill | 30 Mar 2021 | £420,000 | Semi-detached |
| 6, Porters Hill | 8 Sep 2017 | £410,000 | Semi-detached |
| 10, Porters Hill | 21 Oct 2016 | £449,000 | Semi-detached |
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Tenure: 100% freehold, 0% leasehold.
Streets in AL5 5JD
- Porters Hill£460k
Schools near AL5 5JD
| School | Type | Ofsted | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sauncey Wood Primary School | Primary | – | 0.2 mi |
| Batford Nursery School | Nursery | – | 0.3 mi |
| Sir John Lawes School | Secondary | Outstanding | 0.4 mi |
| Manland Primary School | Primary | – | 0.4 mi |
| Katherine Warington School | Secondary | Good | 0.5 mi |
| The Lea Primary School and Nursery | Primary | – | 0.6 mi |
Living in AL5 5JD
Nearest stations
- Harpenden station 1.0 mi · 19 min walk
- Luton Airport Parkway station 3.9 mi · 1 hr 18 min walk
- Luton station 4.9 mi · 1 hr 38 min walk
Supermarkets
- The Co-operative Food 0.1 mi
- Tesco Express Esso 0.2 mi
- Marks and Spencer BP 0.9 mi
- Cook 0.9 mi
Pharmacies
- Springfield Pharmacy 1.0 mi
- Boots 1.0 mi
- Topkins Pharmacy 1.0 mi
Dentists
- Special Care Dental 0.7 mi
- Bowers Way Dental Surgery 0.8 mi
- Davenport House Dental Practice 0.9 mi
GP surgeries
- Elms Medical Practice 0.7 mi
- Davenport House Surgery 0.9 mi
- Village Surgery 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 5 of 10 (10 = least deprived), English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
| Income | 3 of 10 |
| Employment | 4 of 10 |
| Education and skills | 6 of 10 |
| Health and disability | 4 of 10 |
| Crime | 4 of 10 |
| Access to housing and services | 8 of 10 |
| Living environment | 9 of 10 |
Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).
Who lives in AL5 5JD
Ethnic group
| Here | St Albans | |
|---|---|---|
| White | 84.4% | 83.6% |
| Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh | 5.3% | 8.2% |
| Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups | 4.7% | 4.3% |
| Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African | 4.4% | 2.1% |
| Other ethnic group | 1.3% | 1.8% |
Religion
| Here | St Albans | |
|---|---|---|
| Christian | 45% | 47.4% |
| No religion | 44.3% | 37.1% |
| Not answered | 5.3% | 6.1% |
| Muslim | 3% | 4.7% |
| Hindu | 1.3% | 1.8% |
| Jewish | 0.5% | 1.5% |
| Other religion | 0.4% | 0.5% |
| Sikh | 0.3% | – |
Country of birth
| Here | St Albans | |
|---|---|---|
| Born in the UK | 86.1% | 83% |
| Born outside the UK | 13.9% | 17% |
Highest qualification
| Here | St Albans | |
|---|---|---|
| Level 4 qualifications and above | 36% | 53% |
| No qualifications | 16.8% | 10.2% |
| Level 3 qualifications | 15.9% | 13.1% |
| Level 2 qualifications | 12.3% | 11.5% |
| Level 1 and entry level qualifications | 10.5% | 6.7% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.4% | 3.4% |
| Other qualifications | 2% | 2.1% |
General health
| Here | St Albans | |
|---|---|---|
| Very good health | 51.9% | 57.5% |
| Good health | 30.9% | 30.3% |
| Fair health | 11.1% | 9.1% |
| Bad health | 5.3% | 2.4% |
| Very bad health | 0.8% | 0.6% |
Occupation
| Here | St Albans | |
|---|---|---|
| Professional occupations | 23.3% | 30.5% |
| Associate professional and technical occupations | 15.8% | 15.8% |
| Managers, directors and senior officials | 13.5% | 20.8% |
| Caring, leisure and other service occupations | 10.3% | 6.1% |
| Skilled trades occupations | 10.1% | 6% |
| Elementary occupations | 9.5% | 5.2% |
| Administrative and secretarial occupations | 6.2% | 8.1% |
| Sales and customer service occupations | 6.2% | 4.7% |
| Process, plant and machine operatives | 5.1% | 2.9% |
Cars or vans per household
| Here | St Albans | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 car or van in household | 48% | 44.1% |
| 2 cars or vans in household | 26.8% | 32.4% |
| No cars or vans in household | 17.8% | 12.8% |
| 3 or more cars or vans in household | 7.4% | 10.7% |
Economic activity
| Here | St Albans | |
|---|---|---|
| Economically active (excluding full-time students) | 62.9% | 63.7% |
| Economically inactive | 36.1% | 34.6% |
| Economically active and a full-time student | 1% | 1.7% |
Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.
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