31, Cowper Road
31, Cowper Road
Description & Estimates
31, Cowper Road, Harpenden is recorded publicly as a period freehold house across 1,948 ft2 of internal area, sitting on a 402 m2 plot.
Locally, houses of this size normally have 5 bedrooms with a garden.
Our estimate of the sale value of 31, Cowper Road, Harpenden is £1,424,998 and its rental estimate is £3,481 per month, given the available information and assuming reasonable condition.
Cowper Road, Harpenden, AL5 falls within the AL5 postal district, in the borough of St. Albans.
Our Data Sources
31, Cowper Road, Harpenden has 41 entries in the Land Registry , most recently in June 2021 and a single entry in the EPC database dated March 2021.
We combine this information with that of neighbouring properties to estimate the property 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 31, Cowper Road, Harpenden, we estimate a market value of £1,496,248 and a rental value of £3,655 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £1,325,248 and £3,237 per month respectively.
Recent Market Change
Over the last year, 31, Cowper Road, Harpenden has seen its estimated sale value decrease by £15,972 (1.1%) and its estimated rental value grow by £70 per month (2.0%). This results in an estimated gross rental yield of 2.9%.
Plot Size
HM Land Registry records the plot of land for 31, Cowper Road, Harpenden as measuring 402 m2.
That makes it the 5th largest plot in the postcode, where 20 of the 22 other houses have recorded plot data.
Energy Efficiency
31, Cowper Road, Harpenden has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of E. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 10 Mar 2021.
The property is connected to mains gas and has partial double glazing. It is heated using Boiler and radiators, mains gas.
Sold Prices
The most recent sale of 31, Cowper Road, Harpenden completed on 21st June 2021 at £1,435,000 and was recorded by HM Land Registry as a freehold house.
Since 1995 the property has sold 4 times.
Values of comparable properties have risen by 16.4% over the period since June 2021.
- Sold Jun 2021£1,435,000
- Sold Jul 2013£1,085,000
- Sold Dec 2012£1,011,620
Similar Properties Sold Nearby
Over the past 2 years 3 properties similar to 31, Cowper Road, Harpenden have sold within a radius of 600 metres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.
The latest, on the 2nd June 2025, was 42, Cowper Road, Harpenden, AL5 5NG, a freehold house which sold for £1,300,000.
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 101 addresses on Cowper Road, Harpenden, AL5, 31, Cowper Road, Harpenden comes out as the 9th largest and the 10th most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £465k more expensive than the average property across the AL5 district.
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Schools Nearby
- 300mHarpenden Academy
- 500mSt Dominic Catholic Primary School
- 500mCrabtree Infants' School
- 700mSir John Lawes School
- 800mSt George's School
- 1.3kmKatherine Warington School
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Public Transport Nearby
From 31, Cowper Road, Harpenden, the nearest station is Harpenden, 300 metres away.
- 300mHarpenden
- 7.1kmLuton Airport Parkway
- 7.5kmSt Albans City
Available Internet Speeds
Broadband here reaches superfast speeds, based on recent Ofcom data.
According to recent data from Ofcom, Superfast broadband is available in the area.
Risk of Flooding
The flood risk here is rated very low, based on Environment Agency data.
