Harpenden

Area Guide For Harpenden

Harpenden is a town in Hertfordshire, England. The town's total population is just under 30,000. There are two civil parishes Harpenden and Harpenden Rural. Harpenden railway station is on a frequent and fast rail link to central London now served by First Capital Connect, having been served previously by Thameslink. Some trains stop at 'all stations' on the route, others stop at St Albans before continuing non-stop to London St Pancras International (Harpenden to St Pancras International - 25 minutes). Trains run north to Luton and on to Bedford. From London, the trains continue south to Brighton via Gatwick, Sevenoaks or Wimbledon and Sutton. The rail link therefore gives direct access to London Luton Airport (one stop north) and London Gatwick Airport (approx 1hr 10 m on a limited stops train). In common with much of the region, Harpenden is an area of extremely high property costs. Land Registry data suggests that the average house price in Harpenden in the 1st quarter of 2006 was £500,902 (against £287,277 for St Albans District generally, and £183,598 nationally). The data also indicates that an unusually high proportion of houses in Harpenden are owner occupied (81.4%, as

 
 

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Estimated Price: £734,907
Average Asking Price: £1,057,770
Price change in last one year: £53,679
Average Price Paid: £603,488
Average Rent Rates: £1,696

 
 

Property Prices Breakdown in Harpenden

Average Price for property in Harpenden is around £734,907 which varies based on type of property you are interested in and ranges from £1,101,011 for detached house to around £636,816 for semi-detached. Similarly terraced house is around £438,777 and a flat is worth £308,037. Values have been changing and have risen £8,055 in last 3 months alone. Similar historical trend can be observed in price changes e.g. prices changed £18,169 in last 6 months, £53,679 in last 1 year, £85,015 in last 2 years, £124,705 in last 3 years, £131,812 in last 4 years and £164,818 in last 5 years.

Currently average asking price of a property in Harpenden is around £1,057,770 based on approximately 515 properties for sale. Same is the case with rental options based on 73 properties up for rent, average asking rent is around £1,696 per month.

Estimated property value in Harpenden is £734,907. Average asking price is £1,057,770 while average price paid is £672,541 which is up by £53,679 and Avg. asking rent £1,696.Based on an Online Survey

Buyers are willing to pay high dollar prices to grab these properties because of the recent trend in real estate investment especially in Harpenden area. In last 1 year alone average price buyer paid is around £672,541 based on approximately 515 sales in Harpenden area alone. If you compare it to last 3 years sales of 1,536 properties where buyers paid around £636,680. It has been same for some time now for e.g. if you take an average of amount paid in last 5 years, it comes to around £603,488 for 2,575 and average amount paid for purchase of approx. 3,420 properties sold in last 7 years comes to about £576,259 per sale.

 
 

Properties For Sale in Harpenden

 
 

Breakdown of asking prices for homes of different sizes show that price varies clearly based on no of bedrooms and type of house. Asking price for a house with 1 bedroom is around £204,998, £350,000 for a 2 bedroom house, £839,000 for a 3 bedroom house, £1,045,398 for a 4 bedroom house and £1,982,469 for a 5 bedroom house. For a flat similarly the prices varies from £211,024 for a single bedroom to £354,161 for a 2 bedroom Flat. Same is the case with 3 bedroom flat £1,350,000. To sum up the asking prices for properties in Harpenden it comes to around average £210,120 for 1 bedroom property, £353,405 for 2 bedroom, £924,167 for 3 bedroom, £1,045,398 for 4 bedroom and £1,982,469 for a 5 bedroom property.

Rent per calendar month varies similarly based on type and size of the house. If you look at the rents per month for houses alone it can vary from £1,461 for 2 bedroom to £1,763 for 3 bedroom, £2,446 for 4 bedroom and £3,186 for 5 bedroom. But if you are interested in renting a 1 bedroom flat then rent per month can be around £743. As the no. of bedroom increase so will the rent e.g. for a 2 bedroom flat it will be around £1,022, £1,595 for 3 bedroom and £3,402 for 5 bedroom. You should be generally be expecting around average £743 rent per month for single bedroom property, £1,110 for 2 bedroom, £1,718 for 3 bedroom, £2,446 for 4 bedroom and approximately £3,229 for a 5 bedroom property in Harpenden area.

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Disclaimer : Location real estate estimates and values are based on House price index background data and Sales data provided by United Kingdom Land registry Records available as public records from their website. This information is updated monthly on our website and may not reflect all public transactions. This information is based on estimated calculation generated from our developed algorithms. We are striving to make this information as accurate and useful as possible. This data covers the transactions received at Land Registry in the period 1/1/1995 to 9/1/2014. © Crown copyright 2014. Data produced by Land Registry © Crown copyright 2014.

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