AL5 2UD
Last sold £268,000 in October 2006
5, Old Rectory Close, Harpenden
- Property type
- Terraced
- Bedrooms
- 3 (est.)
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Floor area
- 1,163 sq ft / 108 sq m
- EPC rating
- C
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Price history in context
- Oct 2006 — £268,000
What this home might be worth today
£452,000
Estimate range £430,000–£475,000
+68.8% since October 2006 — last sale carried forward by the UK House Price Index to April 2026.
paid in line with the local norm
vs 52 nearby sales within a year · 3-bed (est.) terraced within 1 km
The life around it
- Roundwood Primary School 757m
- St Hilda's School 281m
- Harpenden station 843m
- Westfield Wood 864m
- The coast (coastline) 37.3km
- Lake 3.1km
- Pond 1.1km
- Canal 11.5km
- River Lea 1.4km
- Lydekker Park 77m
- Playing Field 797m
- Tesco Express 557m
- Old Rectory Close (Adj) 62m
Broadband
- Gigabit 1 Gbit/s or more 100% of premises
- Ultrafast 100 Mbit/s or more 100% of premises
- Superfast 30 Mbit/s or more 100% of premises
Ofcom figures for every home in this postcode — about fifteen addresses — not a measurement of this one. They say what can be ordered here, not the speed you would get: that depends on the package you buy. Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2024. About this data
Commute by train
From Harpenden, 843m away
- 26 min London
- 81 min Cambridge
- 97 min Oxford
- 104 min Brighton
Train only, station to station, at the weekday morning peak — getting to the station is not included, because we don't know whether you'd walk, drive or take a bus. The distance to the platform is above so you can judge that yourself.
Schools nearby
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3 St George's School · Secondary · Christian 0.3 miles State Attainment 8: 64.2 — top 20% nationally (2023)
Noise
Road noise here is mapped at 55–59 dB (Lden, DEFRA 2022) — audible traffic.
Modelled annual average at this point, not a measurement on the doorstep. Below 55 dB is not mapped.
Planning
- In the Harpenden conservation area — external changes usually need consent.
From planning.data.gov.uk, where the council has published. Not planning advice.
Crime
Above average for England & Wales — 135 crimes recorded nearby last year. About this data
Map
Location: exact
Nearby sold homes
- 4, Old Rectory Close, Harpenden £292,500 · 2006
- 6, Old Rectory Close, Harpenden £250,000 · 2018
- 7, Old Rectory Close, Harpenden £575,000 · 2026
- 2, Old Rectory Close, Harpenden £210,000 · 2001
- 3, Old Rectory Close, Harpenden £235,000 · 2002
- 10, Old Rectory Close, Harpenden £298,000 · 2004
Planning activity nearby
- Permitted Yew - T3 under TPO01904 prune the trunk of the tree, removing the ground level skirt that… Nov 2025 source
- Conditions Maple at front on right - Reduce crown by approximately 3m, as previously, to keep the… Oct 2025 source
- Undecided Installation of air source heat pump and air conditioning unit Dec 2025 source
- Conditions Variation of Conditions 2 (approved plans), 4 (materials), 6 (tree planting), 7 (hard and… Mar 2026 source
- Undecided There is a young pine tree growing at an angle across the Right of Way that runs along… Apr 2026 source
Planning data via PlanIt (planit.org.uk), from local planning authority registers.
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