57, Southdown Road
57, Southdown Road
Description & Estimates
57, Southdown Road, Harpenden is recorded publicly as a period freehold house across 1,627 ft2 of internal area, sitting on a 158 m2 plot.
Locally, houses of this size normally have 4 bedrooms with a garden.
Our estimate of the sale value of 57, Southdown Road, Harpenden is £1,069,516 and its rental estimate is £3,507 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
57, Southdown Road, Harpenden has 41 entries in the Land Registry , most recently in October 2014 and a single entry in the EPC database dated July 2009.
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 57, Southdown Road, Harpenden, we estimate a market value of £1,122,991 and a rental value of £3,682 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £994,650 and £3,262 per month respectively.
Recent Market Change
Over the last year, 57, Southdown Road, Harpenden has seen its estimated sale value decrease by £1,191 (0.1%) and its estimated rental value grow by £98 per month (2.8%). This results in an estimated gross rental yield of 3.9%.
Plot Size
HM Land Registry records the plot of land for 57, Southdown Road, Harpenden as measuring 158 m2.
That makes it the 11th largest plot in the postcode, where all 11 other houses have recorded plot data.
Energy Efficiency
57, Southdown Road, Harpenden has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of F. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 14 Jul 2009.
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 57, Southdown Road, Harpenden completed on 24th October 2014 at £830,000 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 34.7% over the period since October 2014.
- Sold Oct 2014£830,000
- Sold Dec 2009£575,000
- Sold Jan 2006£468,000
Similar Properties Sold Nearby
Over the past 2 years 3 properties similar to 57, 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 20th May 2025, was 8, Meadow Walk, Harpenden, AL5 5TG, a freehold house which sold for £1,270,000.
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, 57, Southdown Road, Harpenden comes out as the 26th largest and the 31st most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £110k 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 57, 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.
