Central Bedfordshire
AL5 house prices in Central Bedfordshire
Sold prices, council tax, schools, deprivation and planning for Central Bedfordshire, from official UK data in one place.
Typical sold price
£751,185
Range £300,000–£1,790,250 · 250 real sales
- Real sales
- 250
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 21 Nov 2025 and 21 Aug 2026.
Summary
House prices in AL5: the typical (median) sold price is £751,185, well above the UK average (£272,611) (UK House Price Index, July 2026). AL5 is an active market, with about 28 recorded sales a month. By property type, 33% were detached homes (typically £1,322,500) and 25% were semi-detached homes (typically £875,000).
Data from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, up to 28 August 2026.
Council tax on a Band D home there is £2,516 a year: Central Bedfordshire's published charge for 2026-27.
Source: Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities, Central Bedfordshire, 2026-27.
Our take · opinion, not advice
Our take on AL5: a steady market, so let the sold prices lead
AL5 sees about 28 sales a month, so there is a fair body of evidence, but not enough of it for a trustworthy twelve-month trend.
For sellers, the spread in AL5 is wide, with most sales between £300,000 and £1,790,250, so the closest sold homes of your type say much more than the middle; buyers can compare homes at this pace but are not spoilt for choice.
Sell houseWhen buying here, AL5 sits well above the UK average for typical prices, so compare any asking price with sold homes of the same type before you commit.
Before you offer in AL5, check planning history nearby (2,833 applications on record within 500 m), whether the home is at risk of flooding and council tax (Band D is £2,516 a year), and ask your conveyancer about the title.
For what the averages cannot tell you, the free AL5 OfferCheck brings flood, crime, planning and council tax together.
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At a glance
AL5 in four numbers
The headline figures from the records below, each one real and dated.
Typical price
£751,185
HM Land Registry
Sales a month
27.9
Across 250 sales
Council tax, Band D
£2,516
A year
The data, honestly
House prices in AL5
These 250 sales are what every figure here rests on. The typical price is the middle sale.
By property type
Average house price in AL5 by property type
Detached homes have the highest typical price at £1,322,500, and flat / maisonette the lowest at £335,000.
See the figures
| Type | Sales | Typical | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 79 | £1,322,500 | £794,000–£2,700,000 |
| Semi-detached | 61 | £875,000 | £540,000–£1,395,000 |
| Terraced | 42 | £625,000 | £455,500–£871,500 |
| Flat / maisonette | 60 | £335,000 | £211,700–£549,500 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 21 Nov 2025 and 21 Aug 2026.
24-month trend
Typical price by quarter in AL5
The quarterly typical price fell 10.0%, from £850,000 in Q4 2025 (58 sales) to £765,000 in Q3 2026 (45 sales).
See the figures
| Quarter | Typical price | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | £850,000 | 58 |
| Q1 2026 | £730,000 | 85 |
| Q2 2026 | £680,000 | 62 |
| Q3 2026 | £765,000 | 45 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 21 Nov 2025 and 21 Aug 2026. Median of each quarter's recorded sales.
Range and mix
The spread of AL5 prices
How far prices run either side of the typical one, who owns what, and homes that have sold twice.
Price range
Where most AL5 homes sold
Eight in ten sales fell between £300,000 and £1,790,250, around a typical £751,185.
Lower and upper end are the 10th and 90th percentile of recorded sales.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 21 Nov 2025 and 21 Aug 2026.
Mix of homes
Who is selling in AL5
Detached homes were 33% of recorded sales (79 of 242). 74% of sales were freehold and 26% leasehold.
Property type
- Detached33%
- Semi-detached25%
- Terraced17%
- Flat / maisonette25%
Tenure
- Freehold74%
- Leasehold26%
See the figures
184 freehold (74%) and 66 leasehold (26%) across the 250 most recent recorded sales in AL5, including 1 new-build sale. Leasehold is normal for flats; check the remaining lease term before you offer.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 21 Nov 2025 and 21 Aug 2026.
Sold twice: what the same home resold for
The strongest price signal there is: the same door, sold twice. Change shown in £, %, and per year. A big % over two decades is smaller than it looks.
ROUNDWOOD COURT, ROUNDWOOD LANE, HARPENDEN
£430,000 (2025)£415,000 (2026)-3.5% over 0.5 yrs (-6.5%/yr)
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Real transactions, never estimates. All sales.
On the map
Where AL5 sits in Central Bedfordshire
The pins are the 5 most recent recorded sales: real prices on real streets, not a valuation.
Latest sales
The most recent sales in AL5
7, RIVERBANKS CLOSE, HARPENDEN
Terraced · Freehold · 21 Aug 2026
£460,000
27, APLINS CLOSE, HARPENDEN
Semi-detached · Freehold · 21 Aug 2026
£425,000
106, TUFFNELLS WAY, HARPENDEN
Detached · Freehold · 13 Aug 2026
£1,200,000
53, PARK RISE, HARPENDEN
Detached · Freehold · 13 Aug 2026
£765,000
HOMEDELL HOUSE, ROUNDWOOD LANE, HARPENDEN
Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 11 Aug 2026
£140,000
Sources: HM Land Registry · postcodes.io / ONS · OpenStreetMap (© contributors). AL5 includes the Caddington ward.
In plain English
What the Central Bedfordshire (AL5) numbers mean
- The headline number blends very different homes: detached homes sold for a typical £1,322,500 against £335,000 for flats: about 3.9 times as much. Use the figure for your type of home, not the mix.
- Prices here are widely spread: most sales fell between £300,000 and £1,790,250, so the median says little about any one home.
- This is an active district: about 28 recorded sales a month.
Based on 250 recorded sales between 21 November 2025 and 21 August 2026. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, to 28 August 2026; page data refreshed 7 October 2026. Compared with the UK House Price Index. Written by Your Property Check (Check Labs Ltd, Birmingham) from this data. How we read the data · spotted a mistake? Tell us. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. UK House Price Index licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Area data
What else the records hold on AL5
Council tax and schools, each from the body that publishes it, with the sample it rests on stated beside it.
Council tax
What council tax costs in AL5
£2,516
Band D a year in Central Bedfordshire, 2026-27: the benchmark band every English authority is compared on.
All bands
| Band | 1991 value | A year |
|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,677 |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £1,957 |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £2,237 |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,516 |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £3,075 |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £3,634 |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £4,194 |
| H | over £320,000 | £5,032 |
These are Central Bedfordshire's charges for 2026-27, the authority AL5 falls in, not an estimate for any individual home. A property's band is set by the Valuation Office Agency and we never guess it; look up a band on GOV.UK and read your row. Bands reflect what a home was worth on 1 April 1991, not today.
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities · 8 of 8 bands published for Central Bedfordshire · data to 2026-27 financial year
Schools
Schools near AL5
8
open schools within 3 km, nearest Harpenden Academy.
All schools
Harpenden Academy
Primary · Free Schools · AL5 4EL
86 m
Good · 2019
St Nicholas CofE VA Primary School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · AL5 2TP
393 m
Good · 2012
St Dominic Catholic Primary School
Primary · Academies · AL5 1PF
535 m
Not graded
St George's School
Middle deemed secondary · Academies · AL5 4TD
697 m
Outstanding · 2014
Crabtree Infants' School
Primary · Academies · AL5 5PU
780 m
Outstanding · 2024
Crabtree Junior School
Primary · Academies · AL5 5PU
780 m
Outstanding · 2023
St Hilda's School
Independent schools · AL5 2ES
869 m
Not graded
Sir John Lawes School
Middle deemed secondary · Academies · AL5 4QP
873 m
Outstanding · 2023
School data from the Department for Education “Get Information about Schools” (GIAS) and Ofsted inspection outcomes. Open Government Licence v3.0. The Ofsted grade shown is the last single overall grade on record (single grades were withdrawn in September 2024). Shows nearest schools by distance, not legal catchment areas. Distances are from the AL5 district centroid, not from any address.
Source: Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · 8 open schools within 3 km, 6 with a grade on record
Area context
Planning and deprivation near AL5
What is being built nearby and how the area ranks, as context for the neighbourhood and never a judgement on a home.
Planning applications
Planning activity around AL5
2,833
applications within 500 m of the district centre, as last checked 24 July 2026.
Recent applications
StAlbans/TP/2026/0318Undecided
345 m
G2 Mixed Growth (Waitrose side) - Trim back lateral growth to the fence approx T3 Beech - Crown reduction by 2-3m approx T1 Yew (adjacent to the house) - Crown reduction by 2-3m approx T4 Magnolia - Sympathetic prune by 1-1.5m approx T5 Yew - Trim to
Received 2026-06-29
StAlbans/5/2026/1221Undecided
337 m
Part single, part two storey rear and single storey side extensions following demolition of existing garage
Received 2026-06-25
StAlbans/5/2026/1103Undecided
124 m
Advertisement Consent - Display of one externally illuminated fascia sign and one externally illuminated projecting/hanging sign
Received 2026-06-08
StAlbans/5/2026/1101Undecided
124 m
Use of premises (ground floor) for both Use Class E (Commercial, Business, and Service) (current use) or Use Class F.1(a) (education centre), new signage, and all associated works
Received 2026-06-08
StAlbans/5/2026/1084Undecided
124 m
Construction of two storey and single storey over existing rear extension to provide two one-bedroom flats at first floor level and office unit at ground floor level
Received 2026-06-03
StAlbans/5/2026/1049Permitted
317 m
Prior Notification - Single storey rear extension 3.72m in height x 4m in depth with 2.75m height to eaves
Received 2026-05-28 · decided 2026-07-09
Applications are matched within 500 m of the AL5 district centroid, so this is activity in the area, not at any one address. Register wording and status are reproduced as the local planning authority published them. Showing 6 of 20 held; run a live planning search for AL5 for the current picture.
Source: Local planning authority records via PlanIt · 2833 applications matched within 500 m of the district centre · data to 24 July 2026
Deprivation (IMD)
Area profile for AL5
Decile 10 of 10
Median across 12 sampled postcodes; 1 is the most deprived 10% of England, 10 the least.
Read the detail
Across the 12 sampled AL5 postcodes, deprivation runs decile 9 to decile 10, with a median of decile 10 of 10: where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived.
AL5 5EJ, the sampled postcode sitting at that median: On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, this postcode falls in decile 10 of 10, where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived. It's area context for the wider neighbourhood, not a judgement on any individual home.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (English Indices of Deprivation 2025, MHCLG). Deprivation is published for small areas (LSOAs), not for postcode districts, so AL5 spans several. We sampled 12 postcodes in AL5: the ones with the most recent recorded sales, up to a limit of 12. That is a convenience sample, not a random one, so it leans toward streets where homes are changing hands. 12 returned a row. It is context for the neighbourhood, never a judgement on any individual home. How we choose the sample.
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · 12 postcodes sampled of 12 checked · data to 2025 indices
Cost to run
Two sources, one table
What it costs to run a home in AL5, band by band
Central Bedfordshire's council tax for 2026-27 set against the AL5 median sold price of £751,185 across 250 recorded sales: the annual running cost beside the purchase price, which neither source shows on its own.
| Band | 1991 valueVOA basis | A yearCentral Bedfordshire | A month÷ 12 | Of the median÷ £751,185 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,677 | £140 | 0.22% |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £1,957 | £163 | 0.26% |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £2,237 | £186 | 0.30% |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,516 | £210 | 0.33% |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £3,075 | £256 | 0.41% |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £3,634 | £303 | 0.48% |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £4,194 | £350 | 0.56% |
| H | over £320,000 | £5,032 | £419 | 0.67% |
The last column is the band's annual charge divided by the AL5 median sold price. A comparison of two published figures, not a rate anyone charges. It is not a mapping from price to band: a band records what a home was worth on 1 April 1991 and is set by the Valuation Office Agency, so it cannot be worked out from a 2020s sale price. Look up a specific band on GOV.UK. Instalment counts vary by authority, so the monthly column is simply the year over twelve.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Median across 250 recorded sales. · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities, Central Bedfordshire, 2026-27.
Address by address
Address by address
What individual homes in AL5 sold for
The 24 most recently sold doors of the 233 distinct addresses in the records we hold for AL5. Real recorded transactions: never estimates.
7, RIVERBANKS CLOSE, HARPENDEN
AL5 5EJ · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£460,000
2026-08-21
27, APLINS CLOSE, HARPENDEN
AL5 2PZ · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£425,000
2026-08-21
106, TUFFNELLS WAY, HARPENDEN
AL5 3HW · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£1,200,000
2026-08-13
53, PARK RISE, HARPENDEN
AL5 3AP · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£765,000
2026-08-13
HOMEDELL HOUSE, ROUNDWOOD LANE, HARPENDEN
AL5 3RA · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 3 recorded sales
£140,000
2026-08-11
11, MORETON PLACE, HARPENDEN
AL5 2UF · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£1,760,000
2026-08-11
12, BRACKENDALE GROVE, HARPENDEN
AL5 3EJ · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£827,000
2026-08-07
37, ST JAMES ROAD, HARPENDEN
AL5 4PB · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£750,000
2026-08-05
29, SPRINGFIELD CRESCENT, HARPENDEN
AL5 4LG · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£605,000
2026-08-04
10, MILLSTONE WAY, HARPENDEN
AL5 5FE · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£324,000
2026-08-04
WALKERS COURT, 101, SOUTHDOWN ROAD, HARPENDEN
AL5 1QL · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 5 recorded sales
£349,995
2026-08-03
7, THE MEWS, HARPENDEN
AL5 4TF · Terraced · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£600,000
2026-07-31
11, GILPIN GREEN, HARPENDEN
AL5 5NP · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£370,000
2026-07-30
10, BARRONS ROW, HARPENDEN
AL5 1SD · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£692,000
2026-07-29
29, COLESWOOD ROAD, HARPENDEN
AL5 1EF · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£625,000
2026-07-29
1, BARTON CLOSE, HARPENDEN
AL5 4QT · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£840,000
2026-07-29
11, CARISBROOKE ROAD, HARPENDEN
AL5 5QS · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£1,365,000
2026-07-28
3, ELLISWICK ROAD, HARPENDEN
AL5 4TP · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£2,325,000
2026-07-24
4, ELIOT PLACE, HARPENDEN
AL5 5PE · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£300,000
2026-07-17
26, MILEY CLOSE, HARPENDEN
AL5 3DS · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£1,400,000
2026-07-17
33, MILLSTONE WAY, HARPENDEN
AL5 5FE · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£300,000
2026-07-17
ROBIN COURT, WESTFIELD ROAD, HARPENDEN
AL5 4UH · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 2 recorded sales
£215,000
2026-07-17
62, GROVE AVENUE, HARPENDEN
AL5 1HA · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£882,000
2026-07-16
STAKERS COURT, MILTON ROAD, HARPENDEN
AL5 5PA · Other · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£275,000
2026-07-16
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Addresses come from recorded sales since 1995, so homes that have never sold do not appear. 0 of these 24 doors resolve to a confident property record and link through; the rest are listed without a link. We match a door to a property record only where the match is certain, never by guessing.
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Postcode districts near AL5
The closest districts to AL5 by straight-line distance between district centres.
- House prices in AL3 (St Albans) 2.7 miles
- House prices in AL4 (St Albans) 3.8 miles
- House prices in AL1 (St Albans) 4.8 miles
- House prices in LU1 (Luton) 5.1 miles
- House prices in HP2 (Hemel Hempstead) 5.5 miles
- House prices in LU2 (Luton) 5.6 miles
- House prices in AL8 (Welwyn Garden City) 6.1 miles
- House prices in AL10 (Hatfield) 6.4 miles
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Data sources
Every AL5 figure is official and dated
Real recorded data from the UK's official registers, never an estimated valuation.
- HM Land RegistrySold prices
- MHCLGCouncil tax & deprivation
- Department for Education · OfstedSchools
- Local planning authoritiesPlanning applications
- Police.UKStreet-level crime
- Environment AgencyFlood risk
- postcodes.io · ONSGeography
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities · Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · Local planning authority records via PlanIt · Police.UK · Environment Agency · postcodes.io / ONS. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. All figures are real, attributed and carry the sample they rest on: never estimates, never a valuation. All sales · Get Free Valuation · About Your Property Check.