1, Townsend Close, Harpenden occupies a 676 m² plot as recorded by HM Land Registry.

Of the 4 other houses in this postcode, 3 have recorded plot sizes, and this one ranks as the 2nd largest.

1, Townsend Close, Harpenden has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of E. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 03 Nov 2011.

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

1, Townsend Close, Harpenden last changed hands on 5th December 2014, selling for £810,000. The transaction was logged as a freehold house by HM Land Registry.

That is its only recorded sale since 1995.

The market for similar properties has risen by 5.5% since December 2014.

• Sold Dec 2014£810,000

Land Registry records and our Estate Agent network show 37 sales of comparable properties within 900 metres of 1, Townsend Close, Harpenden since 2009.

Most recently, 25, Moreton End Lane, Harpenden, AL5 2EY, a freehold house, sold at £1,160,000 on the 27th April 2026.

Read more about house prices in AL5.

• Sold Apr 2026£1,160,000 | 4 Bed House25, Moreton End Lane, Harpenden, AL5 2EY25, Moreton End Lane, Harpenden, AL5 2EY
• Sold Jan 2026£1,160,000 | 4 Bed House11, Lodge Gardens, Harpenden, AL5 4JE11, Lodge Gardens, Harpenden, AL5 4JE
• Sold Sep 2025£1,175,000 | 4 Bed House27, Barns Dene, Harpenden, AL5 2HH27, Barns Dene, Harpenden, AL5 2HH
• Sold Jun 2025£1,445,000 | 4 Bed House86, Townsend Lane, Harpenden, AL5 2RQ86, Townsend Lane, Harpenden, AL5 2RQ
• Sold Jan 2023£1,300,000 | 4 Bed House38, Townsend Lane, Harpenden, AL5 2QS38, Townsend Lane, Harpenden, AL5 2QS
• Sold Oct 2022£1,840,000 | 4 Bed House10, Pondwick Road, Harpenden, AL5 2HG10, Pondwick Road, Harpenden, AL5 2HG
• Sold Aug 2022£1,189,500 | 3 Bed House4, Townsend Close, Harpenden, AL5 2RF4, Townsend Close, Harpenden, AL5 2RF
• Sold Jun 2021£1,150,000 | 4 Bed House21, Douglas Road, Harpenden, AL5 2EP21, Douglas Road, Harpenden, AL5 2EP
• Sold Dec 2020£868,000 | 4 Bed House17B, Douglas Road, Harpenden, AL5 2EN17B, Douglas Road, Harpenden, AL5 2EN
• Sold Dec 2019£785,000 | 4 Bed House21, Claygate Avenue, Harpenden, AL5 2HE21, Claygate Avenue, Harpenden, AL5 2HE
• Sold Nov 2019£800,000 | 4 Bed House51, Moreton End Lane, Harpenden, AL5 2HA51, Moreton End Lane, Harpenden, AL5 2HA
• Sold Sep 2019£900,000 | 4 Bed House11, Claygate Avenue, Harpenden, AL5 2HE11, Claygate Avenue, Harpenden, AL5 2HE
• Sold Apr 2019£1,090,100 | 4 Bed House9, Alders End Lane, Harpenden, AL5 2HL9, Alders End Lane, Harpenden, AL5 2HL
• Sold Jan 2018£1,080,000 | 4 Bed House11, Alders End Lane, Harpenden, AL5 2HL11, Alders End Lane, Harpenden, AL5 2HL
• Sold Jan 2016£1,025,000 | 4 Bed House29, Claygate Avenue, Harpenden, AL5 2HE29, Claygate Avenue, Harpenden, AL5 2HE
• Sold Nov 2015£925,000 | 4 Bed House37, Claygate Avenue, Harpenden, AL5 2HE37, Claygate Avenue, Harpenden, AL5 2HE
• Sold May 2015£920,000 | 4 Bed House26, Barns Dene, Harpenden, AL5 2HQ26, Barns Dene, Harpenden, AL5 2HQ
• Sold Jan 2013£805,000 | 4 Bed House3, Hartwell Gardens, Harpenden, AL5 2RW3, Hartwell Gardens, Harpenden, AL5 2RW
• Sold Aug 2011£810,502 | 4 Bed House10, Barns Dene, Harpenden, AL5 2HQ10, Barns Dene, Harpenden, AL5 2HQ
• Sold Jun 2009£1,800,000 | 4 Bed House31, Park Avenue North, Harpenden, AL5 2EB31, Park Avenue North, Harpenden, AL5 2EB

Our analysis of the public data ranks 1, Townsend Close, Harpenden as the 3rd largest and the 3rd most expensive of the 4 addresses on Townsend Close, Harpenden, AL5.

Against the AL5 postcode district average, it is £272k more expensive than the typical property.

• Roundwood Primary School

  400 m away
• St Nicholas CofE VA Primary School

  700 m away
• Harpenden Academy

  1.0 km away

• Roundwood Park School

  500 m away
• St George's School

  1.2 km away
• Sir John Lawes School

  1.7 km away

• Harpenden

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  1.1 km away
• Luton Airport Parkway

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  6.5 km away
• St Albans City

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  7.9 km away

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