38, Townsend Lane, Harpenden occupies a 920 m² plot as recorded by HM Land Registry.

All 12 other houses in this postcode have recorded plot sizes, and this one ranks as the 5th largest.

38, Townsend Lane, Harpenden has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of E. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 16 Aug 2022.

The property is connected to mains gas and has some double glazing. It is heated using a boiler and radiators (mains gas).

38, Townsend Lane, Harpenden last changed hands on 11th January 2023, selling for £1,300,000. 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 12.6% since January 2023.

• Sold Jan 2023£1,300,000

Land Registry records and our Estate Agent network show 37 sales of comparable properties within 730 metres of 38, Townsend Lane, Harpenden since 2011.

Most recently, 25, Moreton End Lane, Harpenden, AL5 2EY, a freehold house, sold at £1,160,000 on the 27th April 2026.

Read more about house prices in AL5.

• Sold Apr 2026£1,160,000 | 4 Bed House25, Moreton End Lane, Harpenden, AL5 2EY25, Moreton End Lane, Harpenden, AL5 2EY
• Sold Dec 2025£1,130,000 | 4 Bed House1, Byron Road, Harpenden, AL5 4AD1, Byron Road, Harpenden, AL5 4AD
• Sold Sep 2025£1,175,000 | 4 Bed House27, Barns Dene, Harpenden, AL5 2HH27, Barns Dene, Harpenden, AL5 2HH
• Sold Jun 2025£1,445,000 | 4 Bed House86, Townsend Lane, Harpenden, AL5 2RQ86, Townsend Lane, Harpenden, AL5 2RQ
• Sold Aug 2023£1,150,000 | 4 Bed House3, Hillside Road, Harpenden, AL5 4BS3, Hillside Road, Harpenden, AL5 4BS
• Sold Apr 2023£1,255,000 | 3 Bed House2, Townsend Lane, Harpenden, AL5 2QE2, Townsend Lane, Harpenden, AL5 2QE
• Sold Feb 2023£1,300,000 | 4 Bed House10, Amenbury Lane, Harpenden, AL5 2EH10, Amenbury Lane, Harpenden, AL5 2EH
• Sold Oct 2022£1,840,000 | 4 Bed House10, Pondwick Road, Harpenden, AL5 2HG10, Pondwick Road, Harpenden, AL5 2HG
• Sold Sep 2021£1,200,000 | 4 Bed House45, Luton Road, Harpenden, AL5 2UB45, Luton Road, Harpenden, AL5 2UB
• Sold Jun 2021£1,150,000 | 4 Bed House21, Douglas Road, Harpenden, AL5 2EP21, Douglas Road, Harpenden, AL5 2EP
• Sold Dec 2020£868,000 | 4 Bed House17B, Douglas Road, Harpenden, AL5 2EN17B, Douglas Road, Harpenden, AL5 2EN
• Sold Dec 2019£785,000 | 4 Bed House21, Claygate Avenue, Harpenden, AL5 2HE21, Claygate Avenue, Harpenden, AL5 2HE
• Sold Nov 2019£800,000 | 4 Bed House51, Moreton End Lane, Harpenden, AL5 2HA51, Moreton End Lane, Harpenden, AL5 2HA
• Sold Sep 2019£900,000 | 4 Bed House11, Claygate Avenue, Harpenden, AL5 2HE11, Claygate Avenue, Harpenden, AL5 2HE
• Sold Apr 2019£1,090,100 | 4 Bed House9, Alders End Lane, Harpenden, AL5 2HL9, Alders End Lane, Harpenden, AL5 2HL
• Sold Jan 2018£1,080,000 | 4 Bed House11, Alders End Lane, Harpenden, AL5 2HL11, Alders End Lane, Harpenden, AL5 2HL
• Sold Aug 2016£1,165,000 | 4 Bed House8, Alders End Lane, Harpenden, AL5 2HL8, Alders End Lane, Harpenden, AL5 2HL
• Sold Jan 2016£1,025,000 | 4 Bed House29, Claygate Avenue, Harpenden, AL5 2HE29, Claygate Avenue, Harpenden, AL5 2HE
• Sold Nov 2015£925,000 | 4 Bed House37, Claygate Avenue, Harpenden, AL5 2HE37, Claygate Avenue, Harpenden, AL5 2HE
• Sold Aug 2011£810,502 | 4 Bed House10, Barns Dene, Harpenden, AL5 2HQ10, Barns Dene, Harpenden, AL5 2HQ

Our analysis of the public data ranks 38, Townsend Lane, Harpenden as the 86th largest and the 73rd most expensive of the 106 addresses on Townsend Lane, Harpenden, AL5.

Against the AL5 postcode district average, it is £277k more expensive than the typical property.

• St Nicholas CofE VA Primary School

  500 m away
• Roundwood Primary School

  500 m away
• Harpenden Academy

  800 m away

• Roundwood Park School

  600 m away
• St George's School

  900 m away
• Sir John Lawes School

  1.4 km away

• Harpenden

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  1.0 km away
• Luton Airport Parkway

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  6.4 km away
• Luton

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  7.9 km away

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