Buying a home in AL5, Harpenden. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£752kmost £653k–£926k

Houses per m²£7,933flats £5,713

Sold last year2651,981 in five years

Prices in St Albans+2.4%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in AL5 sold for £751,787 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £653,388 and £925,737, for about 95 m² of space.

265 homes sold here in the last year: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from. Flats start at around £240k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in AL5 3 (£7,469) and the most in AL5 2 (£8,945).

Across St Albans, prices are up 2.4% on a year ago and up 11.5% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £2,019 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £3,428 a month at 4.5% over 30 years.

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House prices in AL5 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
2	£589,025	£508k–£698k	67 m²	201
3	£751,787	£653k–£926k	95 m²	514
4	£1,033,200	£873k–£1.29m	124 m²	315
5+	£1,501,843	£1.17m–£1.91m	176 m²	551

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	—	£589k	£752k	£1.03m	£1.5m
Detached	—	£729k	£919k	£1.25m	£1.65m
Semi-detached	—	£608k	£758k	£967k	£1.26m
Terraced	—	£564k	£665k	£901k	£1.18m
Flats	£240k	£348k	£605k	£800k	—

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across AL5

Postcode sector	Houses	Flats
AL5 1	£7,553	£5,712
AL5 2	£8,945	£7,714
AL5 3	£7,469	£3,754
AL5 4	£8,234	£5,669
AL5 5	£7,870	£5,553

Schools near AL5

Best state primary within 2 kmManland Primary School91% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%13 state primaries within 2 km

Best state secondary within 5 kmSt George's School85.3% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%5 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

AL3 St. Albans · 4 km3-bed house £673k AL4 St. Albans · 6 km3-bed house £712k AL1 St. Albans · 8 km3-bed house £723k LU1 Luton · 8 km3-bed house £340k HP2 Hemel Hempstead · 9 km3-bed house £427k LU2 Luton · 9 km3-bed house £359k AL8 Welwyn Garden City · 10 km3-bed house £571k AL10 Hatfield · 10 km3-bed house £414k

Questions about AL5

Is AL5 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: prices in St Albans are up 2.4% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (91% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (85.3% against 43.8%); 265 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.

How much is a 3-bedroom house in AL5?

A typical 3-bedroom house in AL5 sold for £751,787 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £653,388 and £925,737.

How many homes sell in AL5 each year?

265 homes sold in the last year and 1,981 in five years: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from.

What are the schools like near AL5?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Manland Primary School, where 91% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near AL5?

For a 3-bedroom house, AL3 (£673k, 4 km), LU1 (£340k, 8 km), HP2 (£427k, 9 km).

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.