17, Longcroft Avenue
17, Longcroft Avenue
Description & Estimates
17, Longcroft Avenue, Harpenden is recorded publicly as a mid-century freehold house across 1,754 ft2 of internal area, sitting on a 586 m2 plot.
Locally, houses of this size normally have 4 bedrooms with a garden.
Our estimate of the sale value of 17, Longcroft Avenue, Harpenden is £1,268,914 and its rental estimate is £3,460 per month, given the available information and assuming reasonable condition.
Longcroft Avenue, Harpenden, AL5 falls within the AL5 postal district, in the borough of St. Albans.
Our Data Sources
17, Longcroft Avenue, Harpenden has 3 entries in the Land Registry , most recently in September 2021 and a single entry in the EPC database dated August 2020.
We combine this information with that of neighbouring properties to estimate the property attributes and values.
The local information is scored as 2 out of 5 and is considered of medium 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 17, Longcroft Avenue, Harpenden, we estimate a market value of £1,332,359 and a rental value of £3,633 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £1,180,090 and £3,218 per month respectively.
Recent Market Change
Over the last year, 17, Longcroft Avenue, Harpenden has seen its estimated sale value decrease by £1,413 (0.1%) and its estimated rental value grow by £97 per month (2.8%). This results in an estimated gross rental yield of 3.3%.
Plot Size
HM Land Registry records the plot of land for 17, Longcroft Avenue, Harpenden as measuring 586 m2.
That makes it the 3rd largest plot in the postcode, where 3 of the 6 other houses have recorded plot data.
Energy Efficiency
17, Longcroft Avenue, Harpenden has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of D. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 11 Aug 2020.
The property is connected to mains gas and has fully double glazed windows. It is heated using Boiler and radiators, mains gas.
Sold Prices
The most recent sale of 17, Longcroft Avenue, Harpenden completed on 30th September 2021 at £1,240,000 and was recorded by HM Land Registry as a freehold house.
Since 1995 the property has sold 3 times.
Values of comparable properties have dropped by 16.2% over the period since September 2021.
- Sold Sep 2021£1,240,000
- Sold Oct 2013£1,250,000
- Sold Jul 2010£1,100,000
Similar Properties Sold Nearby
Over the past 2 years 3 properties similar to 17, Longcroft Avenue, Harpenden have sold within a radius of 800 metres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.
The latest, on the 15th January 2025, was 16, Broadfields, Harpenden, AL5 2HJ, a freehold house which sold for £1,150,000.
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 25 addresses on Longcroft Avenue, Harpenden, AL5, 17, Longcroft Avenue, Harpenden comes out as the 24th largest and the 23rd most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £309k more expensive than the average property across the AL5 district.
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Schools Nearby
- 500mRoundwood Primary School
- 500mSt Nicholas CofE VA Primary School
- 900mHarpenden Academy
- 500mRoundwood Park School
- 1.0kmSt George's School
- 1.5kmSir John Lawes School
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Public Transport Nearby
From 17, Longcroft Avenue, Harpenden, the nearest station is Harpenden, 1.0 kilometres away.
- 1.0kmHarpenden
- 6.5kmLuton Airport Parkway
- 7.9kmSt Albans City
Risk of Flooding
The flood risk here is rated very low, based on Environment Agency data.
