47, Southdown Road
47, Southdown Road
Description & Estimates
47, Southdown Road, Harpenden is recorded publicly as a period freehold house across 2,163 ft2 of internal area, sitting on a 457 m2 plot.
Locally, houses of this size normally have 5 bedrooms with a garden.
Our estimate of the sale value of 47, Southdown Road, Harpenden is £1,364,910 and its rental estimate is £3,717 per month, given the available information and assuming reasonable condition.
Southdown Road, Harpenden, AL5 falls within the AL5 postal district, in the borough of St. Albans.
Our Data Sources
47, Southdown Road, Harpenden has a single entry in the Land Registry from December 2013 and a single entry in the EPC database dated June 2013.
We combine this information with that of neighbouring properties to estimate the property attributes and values.
The local information is scored as 1 out of 5 and is considered of low 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 47, Southdown Road, Harpenden, we estimate a market value of £1,433,155 and a rental value of £3,903 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £1,269,366 and £3,457 per month respectively.
Recent Market Change
Over the last year, 47, Southdown Road, Harpenden has seen its estimated sale value move down by £15,299 (1.1%) and its estimated rental value increase by £74 per month (2.0%). This results in an estimated gross rental yield of 3.3%.
Plot Size
HM Land Registry records the plot of land for 47, Southdown Road, Harpenden as measuring 457 m2.
That makes it the 2nd largest plot in the postcode, where all 11 other houses have recorded plot data.
Energy Efficiency
47, Southdown Road, Harpenden has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of E. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 04 Jun 2013.
The property is not connected to mains gas and has some double glazing. It is heated using Boiler and radiators, mains gas.
Sold Prices
The most recent sale of 47, Southdown Road, Harpenden completed on 19th December 2013 at £960,000 and was recorded by HM Land Registry as a freehold house.
Since 1995 this is the property's only sale.
Values of comparable properties have risen by 41.5% over the period since December 2013.
- Sold Dec 2013£960,000
Similar Properties Sold Nearby
Over the past 2 years 3 properties similar to 47, Southdown Road, Harpenden have sold within a radius of 680 metres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.
The latest, on the 18th December 2025, was 8, Spenser Road, Harpenden, AL5 5NN, a freehold house which sold for £1,675,000.
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 119 addresses on Southdown Road, Harpenden, AL5, 47, Southdown Road, Harpenden comes out as the 12th largest and the 15th most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £405k more expensive than the average property across the AL5 district.
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Schools Nearby
- 300mSt Dominic Catholic Primary School
- 800mThe Grove Junior School
- 800mHarpenden Academy
- 1.5kmSt George's School
- 1.5kmSir John Lawes School
- 1.9kmKatherine Warington School
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Public Transport Nearby
From 47, Southdown Road, Harpenden, the nearest station is Harpenden, 700 metres away.
- 700mHarpenden
- 6.7kmSt Albans City
- 7.2kmSt Albans Abbey
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.
