12, Altwood
12, Altwood
Description & Estimates
12, Altwood, Harpenden appears in the public record as a freehold house sitting on a 178 m2 plot.
By comparing it to nearby properties, we estimate it to be a mid-century house with 1,160 ft2 of internal area and a garden.
Locally, houses of this size normally have 3 bedrooms.
Our estimate of the sale value of 12, Altwood, Harpenden is £691,228 and its rental estimate is £2,870 per month, given the available information and assuming reasonable condition.
Altwood, Harpenden, AL5 falls within the AL5 postal district, in the borough of St. Albans.
Our Data Sources
12, Altwood, Harpenden has 31 entries in the Land Registry , most recently in June 2015 and no records in the EPC database.
We combine this sold price information with public data of neighbouring properties to estimate the attributes and values.
The local information is scored as 5 out of 5 and is considered of high accuracy.
Price Range & Condition
The condition of a property plays an important role in determining its value, with the degree of impact varying by property type, size and location.
For 12, Altwood, Harpenden, we estimate a market value of £725,790 and a rental value of £3,014 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £642,842 and £2,669 per month respectively.
Recent Market Change
Over the last year, 12, Altwood, Harpenden has seen its estimated sale value increase by £2,768 (0.4%) and its estimated rental value grow by £96 per month (3.4%). This results in an estimated gross rental yield of 5.0%.
Plot Size
HM Land Registry records the plot of land for 12, Altwood, Harpenden as measuring 178 m2.
That makes it the 9th largest plot in the postcode, where all 13 other houses have recorded plot data.
Sold Prices
The most recent sale of 12, Altwood, Harpenden completed on 12th June 2015 at £458,500 and was recorded by HM Land Registry as a freehold house.
Since 1995 the property has sold 3 times.
Values of comparable properties have risen by 59.9% over the period since June 2015.
- Sold Jun 2015£458,500
- Sold May 2011£366,000
- Sold Apr 1998£115,000
Similar Properties Sold Nearby
Over the past 2 years 3 properties similar to 12, Altwood, Harpenden have sold within a radius of 750 metres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.
The latest, on the 25th November 2025, was 5, Englehurst, Harpenden, AL5 5SQ, a freehold house which sold for £635,000.
Read more about house prices in AL5.
•Nearby is defined as the radius comprising the nearest 2,000 addresses.
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Location Comparison
Of the 13 addresses on Altwood, Harpenden, AL5, 12, Altwood, Harpenden comes out as the 3rd largest and the 3rd most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £269k less expensive than the average property across the AL5 district.
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Schools Nearby
- 200mCrabtree Junior School
- 300mCrabtree Infants' School
- 300mHigh Beeches Primary School
- 800mKatherine Warington School
- 1.0kmSir John Lawes School
- 1.4kmSt George's School
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Public Transport Nearby
From 12, Altwood, Harpenden, the nearest station is Harpenden, 1.0 kilometres away.
- 1.0kmHarpenden
- 7.3kmSt Albans City
- 7.5kmLuton Airport Parkway
Available Internet Speeds
Broadband here reaches ultrafast speeds, based on recent Ofcom data.
According to recent data from Ofcom, Ultrafast broadband is available in the area.
Risk of Flooding
The flood risk here is rated very low, based on Environment Agency data.
