84, Townsend Lane
84, Townsend Lane
Description & Estimates
84, Townsend Lane, Harpenden is recorded publicly as a mid-century freehold house across 1,657 ft2 of internal area, sitting on a 699 m2 plot.
Locally, houses of this size normally have 4 bedrooms with a garden.
Our estimate of the sale value of 84, Townsend Lane, Harpenden is £1,550,549 and its rental estimate is £3,833 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
84, Townsend Lane, Harpenden has a single entry in the Land Registry from September 2013 and a single entry in the EPC database dated February 2013.
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 84, Townsend Lane, Harpenden, we estimate a market value of £1,628,076 and a rental value of £4,024 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £1,442,011 and £3,564 per month respectively.
Recent Market Change
Over the last year, 84, Townsend Lane, Harpenden has seen its estimated sale value decrease by £1,726 (0.1%) and its estimated rental value grow by £108 per month (2.8%). This results in an estimated gross rental yield of 3.0%.
Plot Size
HM Land Registry records the plot of land for 84, Townsend Lane, Harpenden as measuring 699 m2.
That makes it the 10th largest plot in the postcode, where all 11 other houses have recorded plot data.
Energy Efficiency
84, Townsend Lane, Harpenden has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of D. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 28 Feb 2013.
The property is not 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 84, Townsend Lane, Harpenden completed on 6th September 2013 at £835,000 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 15.2% over the period since September 2013.
- Sold Sep 2013£835,000
Similar Properties Sold Nearby
Over the past 2 years 3 properties similar to 84, Townsend Lane, Harpenden have sold within a radius of 970 metres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.
The latest, on the 29th May 2024, was 1, Claygate Avenue, Harpenden, AL5 2HE, a freehold house which sold for £1,360,000.
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, 84, Townsend Lane, Harpenden comes out as the 67th largest and the 44th most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £591k more expensive than the average property across the AL5 district.
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Schools Nearby
- 200mRoundwood Primary School
- 900mSt Nicholas CofE VA Primary School
- 1.2kmWood End School
- 300mRoundwood Park School
- 1.3kmSt George's School
- 1.8kmSir John Lawes School
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Public Transport Nearby
From 84, Townsend Lane, Harpenden, the nearest station is Harpenden, 1.4 kilometres away.
- 1.4kmHarpenden
- 6.4kmLuton Airport Parkway
- 7.8kmLuton
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.
