1, The Chowns, Harpenden occupies a 1,320 m² plot as recorded by HM Land Registry.

All 16 other houses in this postcode have recorded plot sizes, and this one ranks as the 8th largest.

1, The Chowns, Harpenden has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of C. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 10 Jun 2021.

The property is connected to mains gas and has fully double glazed windows. It is heated using a boiler and radiators (mains gas).

1, The Chowns, Harpenden last changed hands on 15th December 2021, selling for £2,185,000. The transaction was logged as a freehold house by HM Land Registry.

In total it has sold twice since 1995.

The market for similar properties has dropped by 22.1% since December 2021.

• Sold Dec 2021£2,185,000
• Sold Nov 2002£700,000

Land Registry records and our Estate Agent network show 37 sales of comparable properties within 1.5 kilometres of 1, The Chowns, Harpenden since 2010.

Most recently, 41, The Deerings, Harpenden, AL5 2PF, a freehold house, sold at £2,175,000 on the 17th October 2025.

Read more about house prices in AL5.

• Sold Oct 2025£2,175,000 | 5 Bed House41, The Deerings, Harpenden, AL5 2PF41, The Deerings, Harpenden, AL5 2PF
• Sold Aug 2025£2,350,000 | 5 Bed House19, The Uplands, Harpenden, AL5 2PG19, The Uplands, Harpenden, AL5 2PG
• Sold Aug 2025£1,725,000 | 5 Bed House44, The Uplands, Harpenden, AL5 2NZ44, The Uplands, Harpenden, AL5 2NZ
• Sold Jul 2025£2,500,000 | 5 Bed House9, The Uplands, Harpenden, AL5 2PG9, The Uplands, Harpenden, AL5 2PG
• Sold Feb 2025£2,425,000 | 5 Bed House14, High Elms, Harpenden, AL5 2JU14, High Elms, Harpenden, AL5 2JU
• Sold Nov 2024£2,282,200 | 5 Bed HouseCedar Lodge, Redbourn Lane, Harpenden, AL5 2NACedar Lodge, Redbourn Lane, Harpenden, AL5 2NA
• Sold Jul 2024£2,425,000 | 5 Bed HouseGray Corners, West Common Grove, Harpenden, AL5 2LEGray Corners, West Common Grove, Harpenden, AL5 2LE
• Sold Apr 2024£2,287,000 | 5 Bed House14, Wheatfield Road, Harpenden, AL5 2NY14, Wheatfield Road, Harpenden, AL5 2NY
• Sold Mar 2024£3,250,000 | 5 Bed House27, The Uplands, Harpenden, AL5 2PG27, The Uplands, Harpenden, AL5 2PG
• Sold Sep 2023£2,740,000 | 5 Bed House17, The Chowns, Harpenden, AL5 2BN17, The Chowns, Harpenden, AL5 2BN
• Sold Feb 2022£2,400,000 | 5 Bed House72, West Common, Harpenden, AL5 2LD72, West Common, Harpenden, AL5 2LD
• Sold Dec 2021£2,725,000 | 5 Bed House1, Garden Close, Harpenden, AL5 2EG1, Garden Close, Harpenden, AL5 2EG
• Sold Sep 2021£2,750,000 | 5 Bed House31, Oakfield Road, Harpenden, AL5 2NP31, Oakfield Road, Harpenden, AL5 2NP
• Sold Jun 2021£2,375,000 | 5 Bed House5, Oakhurst Avenue, Harpenden, AL5 2NB5, Oakhurst Avenue, Harpenden, AL5 2NB
• Sold Jan 2021£1,875,000 | 5 Bed House9, Bamville Wood, Harpenden, AL5 1AP9, Bamville Wood, Harpenden, AL5 1AP
• Sold Oct 2019£1,700,000 | 5 Bed House4, Burywick, Harpenden, AL5 2AE4, Burywick, Harpenden, AL5 2AE
• Sold Aug 2019£1,975,000 | 5 Bed House10, High Elms, Harpenden, AL5 2JU10, High Elms, Harpenden, AL5 2JU
• Sold Oct 2018£1,925,000 | 5 Bed HouseBardolphs, Redbourn Lane, Harpenden, AL5 2NABardolphs, Redbourn Lane, Harpenden, AL5 2NA
• Sold Oct 2015£1,965,000 | 5 Bed House37, Barlings Road, Harpenden, AL5 2AW37, Barlings Road, Harpenden, AL5 2AW
• Sold Jul 2010£945,000 | 5 Bed House6, Fairway Close, Harpenden, AL5 2NN6, Fairway Close, Harpenden, AL5 2NN

Agents in our network have reported 2 lettings within 1.5 kilometres of 1, The Chowns, Harpenden across the last 2 years.

The newest of these is 3, Childwick Green, St. Albans, AL3 6JJ, a freehold house let by Collinson Hall in April 2025.

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  Let Apr 2025£ Undisclosed | 2 Bed House3, Childwick Green, St. Albans, AL3 6JJ3, Childwick Green, St. Albans, AL3 6JJ
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  Let Jul 2023£ Undisclosed | 2 Bed House1, Childwick Green, St. Albans, AL3 6JJ1, Childwick Green, St. Albans, AL3 6JJ

•Nearby is defined as the radius comprising the nearest 2,000 addresses.

Our analysis of the public data ranks 1, The Chowns, Harpenden as the 5th largest and the 5th most expensive of the 16 addresses on The Chowns, Harpenden, AL5.

Against the AL5 postcode district average, it is £1.498m more expensive than the typical property.

• St Dominic Catholic Primary School

  1.8 km away
• The Grove Junior School

  1.9 km away
• The Grove Infant and Nursery School

  1.9 km away

• Townsend Church of England School

  2.6 km away
• Roundwood Park School

  2.9 km away
• St George's School

  2.9 km away

• Harpenden

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  2.1 km away
• St Albans City

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  5.5 km away
• St Albans Abbey

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  5.8 km away

Environment Agency data suggests this area has a Very Low risk of flooding.