HM Land Registry records the plot of land for 5, Penny Croft, Harpenden as measuring 1,037 m².

That makes it the 4th largest plot in the postcode, where all 9 other houses have recorded plot data.

5, Penny Croft, Harpenden has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of E. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 01 Feb 2016.

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

The most recent sale of 5, Penny Croft, Harpenden completed on 25th January 2022 at £1,700,000 and was recorded by HM Land Registry as a freehold house.

Since 1995 the property has sold 5 times.

Values of comparable properties have dropped by 22.6% over the period since January 2022.

• Sold Jan 2022£1,700,000
• Sold Mar 2016£1,250,000
• Sold Sep 2006£875,000

Since 2016 78 properties similar to 5, Penny Croft, Harpenden have sold within a radius of 1.9 kilometres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.

The latest, on the 17th September 2025, was 6, Wheatfield Avenue, Harpenden, AL5 2NU, a freehold house which sold for £1,750,000.

Read more about house prices in AL5.

• Sold Sep 2025£1,750,000 | 5 Bed House6, Wheatfield Avenue, Harpenden, AL5 2NU6, Wheatfield Avenue, Harpenden, AL5 2NU
• Sold Aug 2025£1,680,000 | 5 Bed House19, Hawsley Road, Harpenden, AL5 2BL19, Hawsley Road, Harpenden, AL5 2BL
• Sold Mar 2025£1,637,500 | 5 Bed House3, The Chowns, Harpenden, AL5 2BN3, The Chowns, Harpenden, AL5 2BN
• Sold Oct 2024£1,800,000 | 5 Bed House20, The Deerings, Harpenden, AL5 2PE20, The Deerings, Harpenden, AL5 2PE
• Sold Sep 2024£1,845,000 | 5 Bed House15, Hammondswick, Harpenden, AL5 2NR15, Hammondswick, Harpenden, AL5 2NR
• Sold Jul 2024£1,800,000 | 5 Bed House23, The Uplands, Harpenden, AL5 2PG23, The Uplands, Harpenden, AL5 2PG
• Sold Jul 2024£1,325,000 | 5 Bed House17, Barlings Road, Harpenden, AL5 2AL17, Barlings Road, Harpenden, AL5 2AL
• Sold Jun 2024£1,465,000 | 5 Bed House15, Penny Croft, Harpenden, AL5 2PD15, Penny Croft, Harpenden, AL5 2PD
• Sold Apr 2024£1,310,000 | 5 Bed House19, The Deerings, Harpenden, AL5 2PF19, The Deerings, Harpenden, AL5 2PF
• Sold Nov 2023£1,650,000 | 5 Bed House3, Wheatfield Avenue, Harpenden, AL5 2NU3, Wheatfield Avenue, Harpenden, AL5 2NU
• Sold Sep 2023£1,500,000 | 5 Bed House16, The Deerings, Harpenden, AL5 2PE16, The Deerings, Harpenden, AL5 2PE
• Sold May 2023£1,500,000 | 5 Bed House1, Wheatfield Road, Harpenden, AL5 2NY1, Wheatfield Road, Harpenden, AL5 2NY
• Sold Apr 2023£1,595,000 | 5 Bed House14, Hawsley Road, Harpenden, AL5 2BL14, Hawsley Road, Harpenden, AL5 2BL
• Sold Sep 2022£1,795,000 | 5 Bed House6, Prospect Lane, Harpenden, AL5 2PL6, Prospect Lane, Harpenden, AL5 2PL
• Sold Aug 2021£1,850,000 | 5 Bed House40, The Uplands, Harpenden, AL5 2NZ40, The Uplands, Harpenden, AL5 2NZ
• Sold Sep 2019£1,500,000 | 5 Bed House2, Prospect Lane, Harpenden, AL5 2PL2, Prospect Lane, Harpenden, AL5 2PL
• Sold Apr 2019£1,150,000 | 5 Bed House8, The Deerings, Harpenden, AL5 2PE8, The Deerings, Harpenden, AL5 2PE
• Sold Mar 2019£1,220,000 | 5 Bed House6, Penny Croft, Harpenden, AL5 2PB6, Penny Croft, Harpenden, AL5 2PB
• Sold Aug 2018£1,295,000 | 5 Bed House9, Penny Croft, Harpenden, AL5 2PD9, Penny Croft, Harpenden, AL5 2PD
• Sold Nov 2016£928,000 | 5 Bed House35, The Deerings, Harpenden, AL5 2PF35, The Deerings, Harpenden, AL5 2PF

Over the past 2 years our Estate Agent network has recorded 2 lets within 1.9 kilometres of 5, Penny Croft, Harpenden.

The latest, in April 2025, was 3, Childwick Green, St. Albans, AL3 6JJ, a freehold house let by Collinson Hall.

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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.

Of the 22 addresses on Penny Croft, Harpenden, AL5, 5, Penny Croft, Harpenden comes out as the 13th largest and the 18th most expensive in our analysis of the public data.

It is also £601k more expensive than the average property across the AL5 district.

• 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

The flood risk here is rated Very Low, based on Environment Agency data.