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Harness Way, St Albans

MyStreetCheck free street report: Harness Way, St Albans · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/st-albans/harness-way/

House prices, sold prices and local information for AL4 9HB, AL4 9HA.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£455,451
39 sales
Price range
£246k – £765k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
28 Mar 2025
AL4 9HA

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At a glance

House prices£455k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 10 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station34 min walkSt Albans City station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 40 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

39 property sales on Harness Way, St Albans have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 28 Mar 2025. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £337,095. Average sale prices rose from £493,500 in 2016 to £600,500 in 2025 (+22%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. 5 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 5 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 56% terraced, 26% detached, 18% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Harness Way range from £245,500 to £765,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Harness Way compared

AL4 postcode area£681,531
St Albans£641,180
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Harness Way has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all AL4 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £493,500 (2 sales)2016£494k2017: £489,000 (2 sales)2017£489k2018: £377,500 (1 sales)2018£378k2019: £489,183 (6 sales)2019£489k2020: £341,500 (5 sales)2020£342k2021: £488,333 (3 sales)2021£488k2022: £451,400 (5 sales)2022£451k2023: £449,938 (8 sales)2023£450k2024: £451,000 (5 sales)2024£451k2025: £600,500 (2 sales)2025£601k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 40 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced22£337,09528 Mar 2025
Detached10£673,10021 Mar 2025
Semi-detached7£516,5008 Nov 2024

Sold prices on Harness Way

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
50, Harness Way AL4 9HB 9 Jan 2026£367,500 TerracedFreehold
15, Harness Way AL4 9HA 28 Mar 2025£436,000 TerracedFreehold
66, Harness Way AL4 9HB 21 Mar 2025£765,000 DetachedFreehold
23, Harness Way AL4 9HA 8 Nov 2024£523,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
83, Harness Way AL4 9HB 27 Sep 2024£620,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
49, Harness Way AL4 9HB 6 Sep 2024£392,000 TerracedFreehold
19, Harness Way AL4 9HA 23 Aug 2024£405,000 TerracedFreehold
42, Harness Way AL4 9HB 6 Jun 2024£315,000 TerracedFreehold
37, Harness Way AL4 9HA 11 Dec 2023£247,000 TerracedFreehold
67, Harness Way AL4 9HB 10 Nov 2023£760,000 DetachedFreehold
47, Harness Way AL4 9HB 23 Oct 2023£250,000 TerracedFreehold
57, Harness Way AL4 9HB 3 Oct 2023£715,000 DetachedFreehold
41, Harness Way AL4 9HB 28 Sep 2023£257,000 TerracedFreehold
75, Harness Way AL4 9HB 8 Sep 2023£475,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
54, Harness Way AL4 9HB 10 May 2023£245,500 TerracedFreehold
65, Harness Way AL4 9HB 23 Jan 2023£650,000 DetachedFreehold
53, Harness Way AL4 9HB 19 Oct 2022£460,000 TerracedFreehold
39, Harness Way AL4 9HA 30 Sep 2022£387,000 TerracedFreehold
15, Harness Way AL4 9HA 26 Jul 2022£432,000 TerracedFreehold
18, Harness Way AL4 9HA 26 Apr 2022£273,000 TerracedFreehold
45, Harness Way AL4 9HB 6 Jan 2022£705,000 DetachedFreehold
40, Harness Way AL4 9HA 24 Sep 2021£360,000 TerracedFreehold
48, Harness Way AL4 9HB 25 Jun 2021£460,000 TerracedFreehold
10, Harness Way AL4 9HA 23 Apr 2021£645,000 DetachedFreehold
31, Harness Way AL4 9HA 29 Oct 2020£250,000 TerracedFreehold
75, Harness Way AL4 9HB 27 Aug 2020£352,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
5, Harness Way AL4 9HA 27 Mar 2020£575,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
38, Harness Way AL4 9HA 20 Mar 2020£255,000 TerracedFreehold
42, Harness Way AL4 9HB 31 Jan 2020£275,000 TerracedFreehold
1, Harness Way AL4 9HA 3 Dec 2019£681,000 DetachedFreehold
18, Harness Way AL4 9HA 11 Sep 2019£254,100 TerracedFreehold
11, Harness Way AL4 9HA 26 Jul 2019£665,000 DetachedFreehold
42, Harness Way AL4 9HB 10 May 2019£300,000 TerracedFreehold
7, Harness Way AL4 9HA 30 Jan 2019£625,000 DetachedFreehold
21, Harness Way AL4 9HA 14 Jan 2019£410,000 TerracedFreehold
76, Harness Way AL4 9HB 20 Jun 2018£377,500 TerracedFreehold
3, Harness Way AL4 9HA 2 Aug 2017£603,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
51, Harness Way AL4 9HB 22 Jun 2017£375,000 TerracedFreehold
82, Harness Way AL4 9HB 18 Nov 2016£467,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
57, Harness Way AL4 9HB 22 Jan 2016£520,000 DetachedFreehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
15, Harness Way £432,000 (Jul 2022) → £436,000 (Mar 2025) +1%
over 3 yrs
42, Harness Way £300,000 (May 2019) → £275,000 (Jan 2020) → £315,000 (Jun 2024) +5%
over 5 yrs
57, Harness Way £520,000 (Jan 2016) → £715,000 (Oct 2023) +38%
over 8 yrs
75, Harness Way £352,500 (Aug 2020) → £475,000 (Sep 2023) +35%
over 3 yrs
18, Harness Way £254,100 (Sep 2019) → £273,000 (Apr 2022) +7%
over 3 yrs

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Schools near Harness Way

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Skyswood Primary & Nursery School 230 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.3 mi
St John Fisher Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 134 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Report 0.4 mi
Sandringham School 1,777 pupils Secondary 11–18 Outstanding Report 0.6 mi
Wheatfields Junior Mixed School 358 pupils Primary 7–11 Report 0.7 mi
Wheatfields Infants' and Nursery School 243 pupils Primary 3–7 Report 0.7 mi
Oakwood Primary School 317 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.7 mi
Beaumont School 1,722 pupils Secondary 11–18 Report 0.8 mi
Sandridge School 130 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 1.0 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

  • St Albans City station 1.7 mi · 34 min walk
  • St Albans Abbey station 2.5 mi · 49 min walk
  • Park Street station 3.4 mi · 1 hr 7 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Harness Way (nr, Villiers Crescent) 1 min walk
  • Harness Way (opp, Villiers Crescent) 1 min walk
  • Woodfield Way (opp, The Ridgeway) 2 min walk
  • Stanton Close (opp, Villiers Crescent) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Parkbury House Surgery
    St. Peters Street, St Albans · 1.7 mi
  • Grange Street Surgery
    2 Grange Street, St. Albans · 1.8 mi
  • Hatfield Road Surgery
    2 The Parade, Ellis House, St. Albans · 1.8 mi
  • Lodge,Highfield & Redbourn
    Normandy Road, St. Albans · 2.0 mi

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Express Tesco St Albans Jersey Farm Express · 0.3 mi
  • Budgens Budgens Marshalswick St Albans · 0.5 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Marshalswick The Quadrant · 0.5 mi
  • Marks and Spencer Foodhall M&S Marshalswick Foodhall · 0.5 mi

Pharmacies

  • Jersey Farm Chemist · 0.3 mi
  • Quadrant Pharmacy · 0.5 mi
  • Meera Pharmacy · 1.2 mi

Dentists

  • Jersey Farm Dental Practice · 0.3 mi
  • Happy Family Dental · 0.4 mi
  • Colosseum Dental (st Albans) · 1.5 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 10 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income8 of 10
Employment9 of 10
Education and skills9 of 10
Health and disability9 of 10
Crime10 of 10
Access to housing and services8 of 10
Living environment9 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned79.7%62.5%
Private rented18.6%20.3%
Social rented1.7%17.1%
Households769

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1516.7%17.4%
Aged 15–6463.1%64.1%
Aged 65+20.2%18.6%
Residents1,676

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks97%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks97%92%

Share of homes across St Albans with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around Harness Way

Ethnic group

HereSt Albans
White88.9%83.6%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh6.3%8.2%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.6%4.3%
Other ethnic group0.8%1.8%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.5%2.1%

Religion

HereSt Albans
Christian51.1%47.4%
No religion35.8%37.1%
Not answered7%6.1%
Muslim1.6%4.7%
Buddhist1.5%0.5%
Hindu1.5%1.8%
Jewish1%1.5%
Other religion0.5%0.5%

Country of birth

HereSt Albans
Born in the UK84.4%83%
Born outside the UK15.6%17%

Highest qualification

HereSt Albans
Level 4 qualifications and above46%53%
Level 3 qualifications16.7%13.1%
Level 2 qualifications13.5%11.5%
No qualifications11.2%10.2%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.1%6.7%
Apprenticeship3.6%3.4%
Other qualifications2%2.1%

General health

HereSt Albans
Very good health52.4%57.5%
Good health33.9%30.3%
Fair health10.3%9.1%
Bad health2.8%2.4%
Very bad health0.6%0.6%

Cars or vans per household

HereSt Albans
1 car or van in household45.2%44.1%
2 cars or vans in household32.2%32.4%
No cars or vans in household12.8%12.8%
3 or more cars or vans in household9.9%10.7%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of St Albans.

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