House prices in HarpendenSold prices and price per sq ft
East of England · St Albans
In brief
- The median home in Harpenden sold for £800,000 between July 2025 and June 2026, based on 392 sales registered with HM Land Registry.
- In St Albans, prices rose by 2.3% in the year to July 2026, according to the UK House Price Index.
Median price
£800,000
July 2025 to June 2026
Price per sq ft and per m²
We work out the price per sq ft from sales matched to the floor area on their energy certificate. In Harpenden, fewer than 20 matched sales exist so far, so we do not publish this figure yet. The number of matched sales grows every month.
Median price by property type in Harpenden
Sales between July 2025 and June 2026. A figure needs at least 11 sales.
| Property type | Median price | Middle half of sales | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | £1,450,000 | £986,500 to £1,850,000 | 136 |
| Semi-detached | £892,500 | £686,875 to £1,135,000 | 106 |
| Terraced | £609,000 | £511,250 to £717,615 | 67 |
| Flat | £345,000 | £269,500 to £432,500 | 83 |
Median price each year since 1995
Years with fewer than 11 sales are left out.
Show the figures for each year
| Year | Median price | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | £800,000 | 499 |
| 2024 | £815,000 | 449 |
| 2023 | £787,500 | 432 |
| 2022 | £775,000 | 518 |
| 2021 | £710,000 | 633 |
| 2020 | £740,000 | 421 |
| 2019 | £710,000 | 491 |
| 2018 | £708,750 | 480 |
| 2017 | £646,250 | 487 |
| 2016 | £575,000 | 561 |
| 2015 | £635,000 | 577 |
| 2014 | £540,500 | 614 |
| 2013 | £525,000 | 549 |
| 2012 | £468,000 | 513 |
| 2011 | £460,000 | 493 |
| 2010 | £455,000 | 579 |
| 2009 | £402,500 | 476 |
| 2008 | £365,000 | 416 |
| 2007 | £405,700 | 706 |
| 2006 | £350,000 | 827 |
| 2005 | £337,500 | 687 |
| 2004 | £299,475 | 672 |
| 2003 | £270,000 | 697 |
| 2002 | £248,250 | 718 |
| 2001 | £224,350 | 766 |
| 2000 | £185,000 | 624 |
| 1999 | £169,475 | 736 |
| 1998 | £152,000 | 648 |
| 1997 | £128,250 | 692 |
| 1996 | £118,000 | 741 |
| 1995 | £115,000 | 609 |
Price map around Harpenden
Each small area is raised and coloured by its median price over the last 24 months. Hatched areas have too few sales for their own figure.
Latest sold prices in Harpenden
The 20 most recent sales, registered up to August 2026.
| Address | Date | Price | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Riverbanks Close, Harpenden AL5 5EJ | 21 Aug 2026 | £460,000 | Terraced |
| 27 Aplins Close, Harpenden AL5 2PZ | 21 Aug 2026 | £425,000 | Semi-detached |
| 106 Tuffnells Way, Harpenden AL5 3HW | 13 Aug 2026 | £1,200,000 | Detached |
| 53 Park Rise, Harpenden AL5 3AP | 13 Aug 2026 | £765,000 | Detached |
| 16, Homedell House Roundwood Lane, Harpenden AL5 3RA | 11 Aug 2026 | £140,000 | Flat |
| 11 Moreton Place, Harpenden AL5 2UF | 11 Aug 2026 | £1,760,000 | Detached |
| 12 Brackendale Grove, Harpenden AL5 3EJ | 7 Aug 2026 | £827,000 | Detached |
| 37 St James Road, Harpenden AL5 4PB | 5 Aug 2026 | £750,000 | Terraced |
| 29 Springfield Crescent, Harpenden AL5 4LG | 4 Aug 2026 | £605,000 | Semi-detached |
| 10 Millstone Way, Harpenden AL5 5FE | 4 Aug 2026 | £324,000 | Flat |
| 28, Walkers Court, 101 Southdown Road, Harpenden AL5 1QL | 3 Aug 2026 | £349,995 | Flat |
| 7 The Mews, Harpenden AL5 4TF | 31 Jul 2026 | £600,000 | Terraced |
| 11 Gilpin Green, Harpenden AL5 5NP | 30 Jul 2026 | £370,000 | Flat |
| 10 Barrons Row, Harpenden AL5 1SD | 29 Jul 2026 | £692,000 | Semi-detached |
| 29 Coleswood Road, Harpenden AL5 1EF | 29 Jul 2026 | £625,000 | Terraced |
| 1 Barton Close, Harpenden AL5 4QT | 29 Jul 2026 | £840,000 | Semi-detached |
| 11 Carisbrooke Road, Harpenden AL5 5QS | 28 Jul 2026 | £1,365,000 | Detached |
| 3 Elliswick Road, Harpenden AL5 4TP | 24 Jul 2026 | £2,325,000 | Detached |
| 4 Eliot Place, Harpenden AL5 5PE | 17 Jul 2026 | £300,000 | Detached |
| 26 Miley Close, Harpenden AL5 3DS | 17 Jul 2026 | £1,400,000 | Detached |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Questions about house prices in Harpenden
How much does a house cost in Harpenden?
The median price of a home sold in Harpenden between July 2025 and June 2026 was £800,000, from 392 sales. Half of these homes sold for between £525,000 and £1,260,000.
How much does a detached house cost in Harpenden?
The median price of a detached house in Harpenden was £1,450,000 over the last 12 complete months, from 136 sales.
Which type of home costs the most in Harpenden?
Detached houses sold for the most, with a median of £1,450,000. Flats sold for the least, with a median of £345,000.
Are house prices going up in Harpenden?
Yes. In St Albans, prices rose by 2.3% in the year to July 2026, according to the UK House Price Index.
How many homes sell in Harpenden each year?
392 homes sold in Harpenden in the last 12 complete months, and 901 over the last 24 months.
Where do these prices come from?
Every sale comes from the Price Paid Data of HM Land Registry, which records the price of every home sold in England and Wales since 1995. We keep standard sales at market value of houses and flats (category A) and leave out repossessions, transfers to companies and other special sales. Price changes over a year come from the UK House Price Index, published by HM Land Registry with the Office for National Statistics.
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Region
Sales registered up to August 2026. Read how we calculate the figures.