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Locally, houses of this size normally have 4 bedrooms with a garden.
Our estimate of the sale value of 18, East Common, Harpenden is £1,164,331 and its rental estimate is £3,010 per month, given the available information and assuming reasonable condition.
East Common, Harpenden, AL5 falls within the AL5 postal district, in the borough of St. Albans.
18, East Common, Harpenden has 2 entries in the Land Registry , most recently in February 2023 and a single entry in the EPC database dated July 2014.
We combine this information with that of neighbouring properties to estimate the property attributes and values.
The local information is scored as 3 out of 5 and is considered of medium accuracy.
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 18, East Common, Harpenden, we estimate a market value of £1,222,547 and a rental value of £3,160 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £1,082,827 and £2,799 per month respectively.
Over the last year, 18, East Common, Harpenden has seen its estimated sale value decrease by £1,296 (0.1%) and its estimated rental value grow by £84 per month (2.8%). This results in an estimated gross rental yield of 3.1%.
HM Land Registry records the plot of land for 18, East Common, Harpenden as measuring 426 m2.
That makes it the 3rd largest plot in the postcode, where 8 of the 24 other houses have recorded plot data.
18, East Common, Harpenden has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of E. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 14 Jul 2014.
The property is not connected to mains gas and has mostly double glazing. It is heated using Boiler and radiators, mains gas.
The most recent sale of 18, East Common, Harpenden completed on 2nd February 2023 at £1,950,000 and was recorded by HM Land Registry as a freehold house.
Since 1995 the property has sold twice.
Values of comparable properties have dropped by 16.9% over the period since February 2023.
Over the past 2 years 3 properties similar to 18, East Common, Harpenden have sold within a radius of 780 metres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.
The latest, on the 27th March 2025, was 100, Cravells Road, Harpenden, AL5 1BQ, a freehold house which sold for £1,210,000.
Read more about house prices in AL5.
•Nearby is defined as the radius comprising the nearest 2,000 addresses.
Of the 56 addresses on East Common, Harpenden, AL5, 18, East Common, Harpenden comes out as the 44th largest and the 44th most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £204k more expensive than the average property across the AL5 district.
From 18, East Common, Harpenden, the nearest station is Harpenden, 1.2 kilometres away.
Broadband here reaches superfast speeds, based on recent Ofcom data.
According to recent data from Ofcom, Superfast broadband is available in the area.
The flood risk here is rated very low, based on Environment Agency data.
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The recent census recorded whether a resident owned or rented their home.
In the area around 18, East Common, Harpenden, 53.5% of property is privately owned outright and 36.4% is privately owned with a mortgage.
The graph below shows how this compares to East of England and the rest of England & Wales.
The recent census recorded the highest level of education achieved by residents in the local area.
In the area around 18, East Common, Harpenden, 22.8% of residents are recorded as possessing school level qualifications and 64.9% as possessing degree level qualifications.
The graph below shows how this compares to East of England and the rest of England & Wales.
The most recent census in 2021 recorded the age of all UK residents.
In the area around 18, East Common, Harpenden, the average age was 42.1 and the most common age was 47.
The graph below shows how this compares to East of England and the rest of England & Wales
The recent census recorded whether a property was a primary or secondary home for the resident.
In the area around 18, East Common, Harpenden, 2.6% of property was a second home.
Comparison figures for East of England and the rest of England & Wales are listed below.
The recent census recorded the number of cars registered in each household.
In the area around 18, East Common, Harpenden, there are an average of 1.9 cars per household.
See below for how this compares to East of England and the rest of England & Wales.