51, Townsend Lane
51, Townsend Lane
Description & Estimates
51, Townsend Lane, Harpenden is recorded publicly as a modern freehold house across 2,568 ft2 of internal area, sitting on a 780 m2 plot.
Locally, houses of this size normally have 5 bedrooms with a garden.
Our estimate of the sale value of 51, Townsend Lane, Harpenden is £1,497,818 and its rental estimate is £4,173 per month, given the available information and assuming reasonable condition.
Townsend Lane, Harpenden, AL5 falls within the AL5 postal district, in the borough of St. Albans.
Our Data Sources
51, Townsend Lane, Harpenden has a single entry in the Land Registry from January 2012 and a single entry in the EPC database dated September 2011.
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.
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 51, Townsend Lane, Harpenden, we estimate a market value of £1,572,709 and a rental value of £4,382 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £1,392,970 and £3,881 per month respectively.
Recent Market Change
Over the last year, 51, Townsend Lane, Harpenden has seen its estimated sale value drop by £16,788 (1.1%) and its estimated rental value rise by £83 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 51, Townsend Lane, Harpenden as measuring 780 m2.
That makes it the 4th largest plot in the postcode, where 9 of the 10 other houses have recorded plot data.
Energy Efficiency
51, Townsend Lane, Harpenden has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of D. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 22 Sep 2011.
The property is connected to mains gas and has fully double glazed windows. It is heated using Boiler and radiators, mains gas.
Sold Prices
The most recent sale of 51, Townsend Lane, Harpenden completed on 27th January 2012 at £1,775,000 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 7.6% over the period since January 2012.
- Sold Jan 2012£1,775,000
Similar Properties Sold Nearby
Over the past 2 years 3 properties similar to 51, Townsend Lane, Harpenden have sold within a radius of 860 metres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.
The latest, on the 28th March 2025, was 30, Park Rise, Harpenden, AL5 3AL, a freehold house which sold for £1,375,000.
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 106 addresses on Townsend Lane, Harpenden, AL5, 51, Townsend Lane, Harpenden comes out as the 18th largest and the 50th most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £538k more expensive than the average property across the AL5 district.
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Schools Nearby
- 400mRoundwood Primary School
- 700mSt Nicholas CofE VA Primary School
- 1.1kmHarpenden Academy
- 400mRoundwood Park School
- 1.2kmSt George's School
- 1.7kmSir John Lawes School
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Public Transport Nearby
From 51, Townsend Lane, Harpenden, the nearest station is Harpenden, 1.2 kilometres away.
- 1.2kmHarpenden
- 6.5kmLuton Airport Parkway
- 7.9kmSt Albans City
Available Internet Speeds
Broadband here reaches ultrafast speeds, based on recent Ofcom data.
According to recent data from Ofcom, Ultrafast broadband is available in the area.
Risk of Flooding
The flood risk here is rated very low, based on Environment Agency data.
