78, Lower Luton Road
78, Lower Luton Road
Description & Estimates
78, Lower Luton Road, Harpenden is recorded publicly as a modern freehold house across 1,496 ft2 of internal area, sitting on a 211 m2 plot.
Locally, houses of this size normally have 4 bedrooms with a garden.
Our estimate of the sale value of 78, Lower Luton Road, Harpenden is £740,681 and its rental estimate is £3,038 per month, given the available information and assuming reasonable condition.
Lower Luton Road, Harpenden, AL5 falls within the AL5 postal district, in the borough of St. Albans.
Our Data Sources
78, Lower Luton Road, Harpenden has a single entry in the Land Registry from December 2013 and a single entry in the EPC database dated December 2013.
We combine this information with that of neighbouring properties to estimate the property attributes and values.
The local information is scored as 5 out of 5 and is considered of high 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 78, Lower Luton Road, Harpenden, we estimate a market value of £777,715 and a rental value of £3,190 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £688,833 and £2,826 per month respectively.
Recent Market Change
Over the last year, 78, Lower Luton Road, Harpenden has seen its estimated sale value drop by £825 (0.1%) and its estimated rental value rise by £85 per month (2.8%). This results in an estimated gross rental yield of 4.9%.
Plot Size
HM Land Registry records the plot of land for 78, Lower Luton Road, Harpenden as measuring 211 m2.
That makes it the 23rd largest plot in the postcode, where 30 of the 31 other houses have recorded plot data.
Energy Efficiency
78, Lower Luton Road, Harpenden has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of B. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 12 Dec 2013.
The property is not connected to mains gas and has high performance glazing. It is heated using Boiler and underfloor heating, mains gas.
Sold Prices
The most recent sale of 78, Lower Luton Road, Harpenden completed on 20th December 2013 at £535,001 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 87.5% over the period since December 2013.
- Sold Dec 2013£535,001
Similar Properties Sold Nearby
Over the past 2 years 3 properties similar to 78, Lower Luton Road, Harpenden have sold within a radius of 690 metres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.
The latest, on the 12th September 2025, was 30A, Lower Luton Road, Harpenden, AL5 5AQ, a freehold house which sold for £865,000.
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 151 addresses on Lower Luton Road, Harpenden, AL5, 78, Lower Luton Road, Harpenden comes out as the 10th largest and the 16th most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £219k less expensive than the average property across the AL5 district.
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Schools Nearby
- 400mSauncey Wood Primary School
- 700mManland Primary School
- 900mCrabtree Junior School
- 400mKatherine Warington School
- 500mSir John Lawes School
- 1.1kmSt George's School
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Public Transport Nearby
From 78, Lower Luton Road, Harpenden, the nearest station is Harpenden, 1.4 kilometres away.
- 1.4kmHarpenden
- 6.7kmLuton Airport Parkway
- 8.2kmSt 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.
