AL5 5NG, Harpenden
Sold prices and local information for AL5 5NG on Cowper Road. Free
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Average sold price
£834,591
22 recorded sales since 2016
Last 12 months
£961,000
1 sale
Ultrafast broadband
100%
of homes, gigabit 100%
Sold prices in AL5 5NG
| Address | Date | Price | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26, Cowper Road | 5 Jan 2026 | £961,000 | Detached |
| 42, Cowper Road | 2 Jun 2025 | £1,300,000 | Semi-detached |
| 66, Cowper Road | 17 Apr 2024 | £675,000 | Terraced |
| 52, Cowper Road | 17 Nov 2023 | £990,000 | Terraced |
| 10, Cowper Road | 31 May 2023 | £825,000 | Terraced |
| 14, Cowper Road | 8 Jul 2022 | £975,000 | Detached |
| 30, Cowper Road | 17 Jun 2022 | £990,000 | Semi-detached |
| 56A, Cowper Road | 7 Jan 2022 | £509,000 | Flat |
| 18, Cowper Road | 26 Mar 2021 | £842,500 | Semi-detached |
| 40, Cowper Road | 4 Feb 2021 | £1,060,000 | Semi-detached |
| 26, Cowper Road | 21 Jan 2021 | £882,500 | Detached |
| 56, Cowper Road | 24 Feb 2020 | £450,000 | Flat |
| 46, Cowper Road | 17 Dec 2019 | £768,000 | Semi-detached |
| 18, Cowper Road | 16 Apr 2019 | £750,000 | Semi-detached |
| 6, Cowper Road | 30 May 2018 | £795,000 | Semi-detached |
| 42, Cowper Road | 15 Dec 2017 | £988,000 | Semi-detached |
| 12, Cowper Road | 26 Oct 2017 | £750,000 | Terraced |
| 44, Cowper Road | 29 Sep 2017 | £975,000 | Detached |
| 64, Cowper Road | 30 Jun 2017 | £750,000 | Semi-detached |
| 18, Cowper Road | 13 Apr 2017 | £750,000 | Semi-detached |
| 70, Cowper Road | 14 Jul 2016 | £740,000 | Terraced |
| 10, Cowper Road | 24 Mar 2016 | £635,000 | Terraced |
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Tenure: 91% freehold, 9% leasehold.
Streets in AL5 5NG
- Cowper Road£1.09m
Schools near AL5 5NG
| School | Type | Ofsted | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harpenden Academy | Primary | – | 0.2 mi |
| Crabtree Junior School | Primary | Outstanding | 0.3 mi |
| Crabtree Infants' School | Primary | Outstanding | 0.3 mi |
| St Dominic Catholic Primary School | Primary | Outstanding | 0.4 mi |
| St Nicholas CofE VA Primary School | Primary | – | 0.4 mi |
| Sir John Lawes School | Secondary | Outstanding | 0.5 mi |
Living in AL5 5NG
Nearest stations
- Harpenden station 0.2 mi · 4 min walk
- Luton Airport Parkway station 4.4 mi · 1 hr 28 min walk
- St Albans City station 4.6 mi · 1 hr 33 min walk
Supermarkets
- Sainsburys 0.3 mi
- Morrisons Daily 0.4 mi
- Cook 0.4 mi
- Waitrose 0.4 mi
Pharmacies
- Topkins Pharmacy 0.3 mi
- Springfield Pharmacy 0.3 mi
- Manor Pharmacy 0.3 mi
Dentists
- Vaughan Dental Practice 0.3 mi
- Special Care Dental 0.3 mi
- Davenport House Dental Practice 0.3 mi
GP surgeries
- Elms Medical Practice 0.3 mi
- Davenport House Surgery 0.3 mi
- Village Surgery 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 | 5 of 10 |
Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).
Who lives in AL5 5NG
Ethnic group
| Here | St Albans | |
|---|---|---|
| White | 86.3% | 83.6% |
| Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh | 6.2% | 8.2% |
| Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African | 2.3% | 2.1% |
| Other ethnic group | 1.4% | 1.8% |
Religion
| Here | St Albans | |
|---|---|---|
| Christian | 51.6% | 47.4% |
| No religion | 36.5% | 37.1% |
| Not answered | 6% | 6.1% |
| Hindu | 1.7% | 1.8% |
| Muslim | 1% | 4.7% |
| Sikh | 1% | – |
| Buddhist | 0.7% | 0.5% |
| Jewish | 0.7% | 1.5% |
Country of birth
| Here | St Albans | |
|---|---|---|
| Born in the UK | 81.9% | 83% |
| Born outside the UK | 18.1% | 17% |
Highest qualification
| Here | St Albans | |
|---|---|---|
| Level 4 qualifications and above | 67.8% | 53% |
| Level 3 qualifications | 11.1% | 13.1% |
| Level 2 qualifications | 8.7% | 11.5% |
| No qualifications | 5% | 10.2% |
| Level 1 and entry level qualifications | 3.7% | 6.7% |
| Other qualifications | 1.9% | 2.1% |
| Apprenticeship | 1.8% | 3.4% |
General health
| Here | St Albans | |
|---|---|---|
| Very good health | 65.6% | 57.5% |
| Good health | 26.9% | 30.3% |
| Fair health | 6.5% | 9.1% |
| Bad health | 0.7% | 2.4% |
| Very bad health | 0.2% | 0.6% |
Occupation
| Here | St Albans | |
|---|---|---|
| Professional occupations | 34.1% | 30.5% |
| Managers, directors and senior officials | 26.5% | 20.8% |
| Associate professional and technical occupations | 16.5% | 15.8% |
| Administrative and secretarial occupations | 7.8% | 8.1% |
| Caring, leisure and other service occupations | 4.9% | 6.1% |
| Skilled trades occupations | 4.3% | 6% |
| Sales and customer service occupations | 2.8% | 4.7% |
| Elementary occupations | 1.8% | 5.2% |
| Process, plant and machine operatives | 1.2% | 2.9% |
Cars or vans per household
| Here | St Albans | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 car or van in household | 51.8% | 44.1% |
| 2 cars or vans in household | 29.1% | 32.4% |
| No cars or vans in household | 13.9% | 12.8% |
| 3 or more cars or vans in household | 5.1% | 10.7% |
Economic activity
| Here | St Albans | |
|---|---|---|
| Economically active (excluding full-time students) | 68.7% | 63.7% |
| Economically inactive | 29.5% | 34.6% |
| Economically active and a full-time student | 1.8% | 1.7% |
Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.
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