17, Penny Croft, Harpenden occupies a 1,081 m² plot as recorded by HM Land Registry.

All 9 other houses in this postcode have recorded plot sizes, and this one ranks as the 2nd largest.

17, Penny Croft, Harpenden has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of D. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 19 Jun 2019.

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

17, Penny Croft, Harpenden last changed hands on 14th November 2024, selling for £1,395,000. 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 dropped by 25.1% since November 2024.

• Sold Nov 2024£1,395,000

Land Registry records and our Estate Agent network show 74 sales of comparable properties within 1.8 kilometres of 17, Penny Croft, Harpenden since 2011.

Most recently, 19, Hawsley Road, Harpenden, AL5 2BL, a freehold house, sold at £1,680,000 on the 28th August 2025.

Read more about house prices in AL5.

• Sold Aug 2025£1,680,000 | 5 Bed House19, Hawsley Road, Harpenden, AL5 2BL19, Hawsley Road, Harpenden, AL5 2BL
• Sold Apr 2025£1,650,000 | 5 Bed House10, The Chowns, Harpenden, AL5 2BN10, The Chowns, Harpenden, AL5 2BN
• Sold Jan 2025£1,400,000 | 4 Bed House27, Barlings Road, Harpenden, AL5 2AW27, Barlings Road, Harpenden, AL5 2AW
• Sold Sep 2024£1,845,000 | 5 Bed House15, Hammondswick, Harpenden, AL5 2NR15, Hammondswick, Harpenden, AL5 2NR
• Sold Jul 2024£1,325,000 | 5 Bed House17, Barlings Road, Harpenden, AL5 2AL17, Barlings Road, Harpenden, AL5 2AL
• Sold Jun 2024£1,340,000 | 5 Bed House6A, Hatching Green Close, Harpenden, AL5 2LB6A, Hatching Green Close, Harpenden, AL5 2LB
• Sold Apr 2024£1,310,000 | 5 Bed House19, The Deerings, Harpenden, AL5 2PF19, The Deerings, Harpenden, AL5 2PF
• Sold Dec 2023£1,325,000 | 4 Bed House16, Collens Road, Harpenden, AL5 2AJ16, Collens Road, Harpenden, AL5 2AJ
• Sold May 2023£1,500,000 | 5 Bed House1, Wheatfield Road, Harpenden, AL5 2NY1, Wheatfield Road, Harpenden, AL5 2NY
• Sold Sep 2022£1,795,000 | 5 Bed House6, Prospect Lane, Harpenden, AL5 2PL6, Prospect Lane, Harpenden, AL5 2PL
• Sold Aug 2022£1,488,000 | 4 Bed House20, Netherfield Road, Harpenden, AL5 2AG20, Netherfield Road, Harpenden, AL5 2AG
• Sold Aug 2022£1,675,000 | 5 Bed House5, Netherfield Road, Harpenden, AL5 2AF5, Netherfield Road, Harpenden, AL5 2AF
• Sold Jun 2021£1,300,000 | 5 Bed House8, Penny Croft, Harpenden, AL5 2PB8, Penny Croft, Harpenden, AL5 2PB
• Sold Dec 2018£1,152,500 | 4 Bed House34, The Deerings, Harpenden, AL5 2PE34, The Deerings, Harpenden, AL5 2PE
• Sold Jan 2018£1,250,000 | 5 Bed House5, Barlings Road, Harpenden, AL5 2AL5, Barlings Road, Harpenden, AL5 2AL
• Sold Nov 2016£928,000 | 5 Bed House35, The Deerings, Harpenden, AL5 2PF35, The Deerings, Harpenden, AL5 2PF
• Sold Jul 2016£1,193,000 | 4 Bed House49, The Deerings, Harpenden, AL5 2PF49, The Deerings, Harpenden, AL5 2PF
• Sold Nov 2014£1,200,000 | 5 Bed House7, Barlings Road, Harpenden, AL5 2AL7, Barlings Road, Harpenden, AL5 2AL
• Sold Aug 2014£1,200,000 | 4 Bed House9, The Chowns, Harpenden, AL5 2BN9, The Chowns, Harpenden, AL5 2BN
• Sold May 2011£913,000 | 5 Bed House26, The Deerings, Harpenden, AL5 2PE26, The Deerings, Harpenden, AL5 2PE

Agents in our network have reported 2 lettings within 1.8 kilometres of 17, Penny Croft, 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 17, Penny Croft, Harpenden as the 19th largest and the 21st most expensive of the 22 addresses on Penny Croft, Harpenden, AL5.

Against the AL5 postcode district average, it is £451k more expensive than the typical property.

• St Dominic Catholic Primary School

  2.1 km away
• The Grove Junior School

  2.2 km away
• The Grove Infant and Nursery School

  2.3 km away

• Townsend Church of England School

  2.5 km away
• Roundwood Park School

  3.1 km away
• St George's School

  3.2 km away

• Harpenden

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  2.4 km away
• St Albans City

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  5.3 km away
• St Albans Abbey

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  5.6 km away

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