8, Ridge Avenue
8, Ridge Avenue
Description & Estimates
8, Ridge Avenue, Harpenden is recorded publicly as a mid-century freehold house across 1,377 ft2 of internal area, sitting on a 388 m2 plot.
Locally, houses of this size normally have 4 bedrooms with a garden.
Our estimate of the sale value of 8, Ridge Avenue, Harpenden is £870,468 and its rental estimate is £3,259 per month, given the available information and assuming reasonable condition.
Ridge Avenue, Harpenden, AL5 falls within the AL5 postal district, in the borough of St. Albans.
Our Data Sources
8, Ridge Avenue, Harpenden has a single entry in the Land Registry from December 2023 and a single entry in the EPC database dated June 2023.
We combine this information with that of neighbouring properties to estimate the property attributes and values.
The local information is scored as 4 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 8, Ridge Avenue, Harpenden, we estimate a market value of £913,991 and a rental value of £3,422 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £809,535 and £3,031 per month respectively.
Recent Market Change
Over the last year, 8, Ridge Avenue, Harpenden has seen its estimated sale value fall by £969 (0.1%) and its estimated rental value move up by £91 per month (2.8%). This results in an estimated gross rental yield of 4.5%.
Plot Size
HM Land Registry records the plot of land for 8, Ridge Avenue, Harpenden as measuring 388 m2.
That makes it the 11th largest plot in the postcode, where all 14 other houses have recorded plot data.
Energy Efficiency
8, Ridge Avenue, Harpenden has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of E. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 20 Jun 2023.
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 8, Ridge Avenue, Harpenden completed on 11th December 2023 at £675,000 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 9.5% over the period since December 2023.
- Sold Dec 2023£675,000
Similar Properties Sold Nearby
Over the past 2 years 3 properties similar to 8, Ridge Avenue, Harpenden have sold within a radius of 930 metres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.
The latest, on the 12th November 2025, was 19, Ridge Avenue, Harpenden, AL5 3LT, a freehold house which sold for £985,500.
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 42 addresses on Ridge Avenue, Harpenden, AL5, 8, Ridge Avenue, Harpenden comes out as the 29th largest and the 33rd most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £89k less expensive than the average property across the AL5 district.
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Schools Nearby
- 500mWood End School
- 900mRoundwood Primary School
- 1.4kmThe Lea Primary School and Nursery
- 900mRoundwood Park School
- 1.5kmSt George's School
- 2.0kmSir John Lawes School
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Public Transport Nearby
From 8, Ridge Avenue, Harpenden, the nearest station is Harpenden, 2.1 kilometres away.
- 2.1kmHarpenden
- 5.2kmLuton Airport Parkway
- 6.6kmLuton
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.
