8, Penny Croft, Harpenden occupies a 1,072 m² plot as recorded by HM Land Registry.

All 13 other houses in this postcode have recorded plot sizes, and this one ranks as the 4th largest.

8, Penny Croft, Harpenden has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of D. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 07 Jun 2019.

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

8, Penny Croft, Harpenden last changed hands on 28th June 2021, selling for £1,300,000. The transaction was logged as a freehold house by HM Land Registry.

That is its only recorded sale since 1995.

The market for similar properties has dropped by 19.8% since June 2021.

• Sold Jun 2021£1,300,000

Land Registry records and our Estate Agent network show 70 sales of comparable properties within 2.0 kilometres of 8, Penny Croft, Harpenden since 2011.

Most recently, 19, Hawsley Road, Harpenden, AL5 2BL, a freehold house, sold at £1,680,000 on the 28th August 2025.

Read more about house prices in AL5.

• Sold Aug 2025£1,680,000 | 5 Bed House19, Hawsley Road, Harpenden, AL5 2BL19, Hawsley Road, Harpenden, AL5 2BL
• Sold Apr 2025£1,650,000 | 5 Bed House10, The Chowns, Harpenden, AL5 2BN10, The Chowns, Harpenden, AL5 2BN
• Sold Mar 2025£1,750,000 | 5 Bed House34, The Uplands, Harpenden, AL5 2NZ34, The Uplands, Harpenden, AL5 2NZ
• Sold Jan 2025£1,400,000 | 4 Bed House27, Barlings Road, Harpenden, AL5 2AW27, Barlings Road, Harpenden, AL5 2AW
• Sold Nov 2024£1,395,000 | 5 Bed House17, Penny Croft, Harpenden, AL5 2PD17, Penny Croft, Harpenden, AL5 2PD
• 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 Apr 2024£1,310,000 | 5 Bed House19, The Deerings, Harpenden, AL5 2PF19, The Deerings, Harpenden, AL5 2PF
• Sold Dec 2023£1,325,000 | 4 Bed House16, Collens Road, Harpenden, AL5 2AJ16, Collens Road, Harpenden, AL5 2AJ
• Sold Jul 2023£1,305,500 | 5 Bed House10, Hammondswick, Harpenden, AL5 2NR10, Hammondswick, Harpenden, AL5 2NR
• Sold May 2023£1,500,000 | 5 Bed House1, Wheatfield Road, Harpenden, AL5 2NY1, Wheatfield Road, Harpenden, AL5 2NY
• Sold Sep 2022£1,795,000 | 5 Bed House6, Prospect Lane, Harpenden, AL5 2PL6, Prospect Lane, Harpenden, AL5 2PL
• Sold Aug 2022£1,675,000 | 5 Bed House5, Netherfield Road, Harpenden, AL5 2AF5, Netherfield Road, Harpenden, AL5 2AF
• Sold Aug 2021£1,850,000 | 5 Bed House40, The Uplands, Harpenden, AL5 2NZ40, The Uplands, Harpenden, AL5 2NZ
• Sold Mar 2019£1,220,000 | 5 Bed House6, Penny Croft, Harpenden, AL5 2PB6, Penny Croft, Harpenden, AL5 2PB
• Sold Jan 2018£1,250,000 | 5 Bed House5, Barlings Road, Harpenden, AL5 2AL5, Barlings Road, Harpenden, AL5 2AL
• Sold Nov 2016£928,000 | 5 Bed House35, The Deerings, Harpenden, AL5 2PF35, The Deerings, Harpenden, AL5 2PF
• Sold Aug 2014£1,200,000 | 4 Bed House9, The Chowns, Harpenden, AL5 2BN9, The Chowns, Harpenden, AL5 2BN
• Sold May 2011£913,000 | 5 Bed House26, The Deerings, Harpenden, AL5 2PE26, The Deerings, Harpenden, AL5 2PE

Agents in our network have reported 2 lettings within 2.0 kilometres of 8, Penny Croft, Harpenden across the last 2 years.

The newest of these is 3, Childwick Green, St. Albans, AL3 6JJ, a freehold house let by Collinson Hall in April 2025.

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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.

Our analysis of the public data ranks 8, Penny Croft, Harpenden as the 20th largest and the 19th most expensive of the 22 addresses on Penny Croft, Harpenden, AL5.

Against the AL5 postcode district average, it is £600k more expensive than the typical property.

• St Dominic Catholic Primary School

  2.2 km away
• The Grove Junior School

  2.3 km away
• The Grove Infant and Nursery School

  2.3 km away

• Townsend Church of England School

  2.4 km away
• Roundwood Park School

  3.1 km away
• St Albans Girls' School

  3.2 km away

• Harpenden

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  2.5 km away
• St Albans City

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  5.2 km away
• St Albans Abbey

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  5.5 km away

Environment Agency data suggests this area has a Very Low risk of flooding.