AL5 2EN is a residential postcode located on Douglas Road, Harpenden, AL5. It is the 831st largest postcode in the AL5 area.
It contains 21 residential addresses consisting of 14 houses and 7 flats and the most common type of property is a mid-century house built between 1936 and 1979.
The average house value is £1,331,830. Sales values have decreased in the last 12 months by 1.1% and Rental values have increased by 6.6%.
Property sale values range from £255,797 for a leasehold flat, with 1 bedrooms split across 431 square feet of gross internal area and has no outside space to £2,482,739 for a freehold house, with 5 bedrooms split across 4,025 square feet of gross internal area and has a garden.
Average £/ft2 for properties in AL5 2EN is £736/ft2.
Properties achieve a rental yield of between 2.6% and 4.3%, and rental values range from £920 to £5,279 per month.
The last sale was 26 Jan 2024 for £1,500,000 and since then the market in the area as increased by 0.7%. The postcode has had a total of 4 sales since 1995.
AL5 2EN has seen 2 sales in the last three years and 1 sale in the last twelve months.
AL5 2EN is the 831st largest and the 757th most expensive postcode out of the 1,022 postcodes in the AL5 area.
AL5 2EN is a residential postcode located on Douglas Road, Harpenden, AL5 with 14 houses and 7 flats within its bounds.
The most common property type in AL5 2EN is a mid-century house built between 1936 and 1979.
The homes are generally mid-century in style with the most common Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating being No EPC.
The closest station to AL5 2EN is Harpenden station which is 1.0 km away.
According to data from the Environment Agency, the flood risk in this area is considered to be very low.
The recent census recorded whether a resident owned or rented their home.
In the area around AL5 2EN, 52.9% of property is privately owned outright and 35.0% is privately owned with a mortgage.
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The recent census recorded the highest level of education achieved by residents in the local area.
In the area around AL5 2EN, 22.7% of residents are recorded as possessing school level qualifications and 60.7% as possessing degree level qualifications.
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The most recent census in 2021 recorded the age of all UK residents.
In the area around AL5 2EN, the average age was 42 and the most common age was 47.
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The recent census recorded whether a property was a primary or secondary home for the resident.
In the area around AL5 2EN, 3.4% of property was a second home.
Comparison figures for East of England and the rest of England & Wales are listed below.
The recent census recorded the number of cars registered in each household.
In the area around AL5 2EN, there are an average of 1.5 cars per household.
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