Postcode district
AL5
Median asking price
£713K
Across 152 for-sale listings
Growth, 3 years
-1.1%
A year, annualised
Gross yield
4.0%
Indicative, from listing medians
Days on market
79
Average time on market
Investment overview
Median asking price
£713K
Average £921K, range £180K to £4.3M
Gross yield
4.0%
ModerateIndicative gross yield from listing medians
Price growth
% a year, annualised over each horizon
Market heat
Warm
79 days average time on market
Median asking rent
£2,350/mo
Of 19 to-let listings
Most common type
Flat
3 bedrooms on average
Market data
Listings
Summary
Homes listed
171
For sale and to let. Excludes 1 that are not homes or not monthly rents
Median asking price
£713K
Asking price range
£180K to £4.3M
Homes analysed
13,005
Behind the growth and area averages
For-sale listings equal 1.2% of the homes analysed.
Strategy fit
Buy to let
ModerateGross yield
4.0%
- Moderate indicative gross yield of 4.0%
- Median asking rent £2K a month
HMO
WeakMedian asking price
£713K
- High entry price (£713K) squeezes HMO returns
- 12% of households rent privately
- Most listings are flat
Flip
WeakGrowth, 3 years
-1.1% a year
- Prices moving -1.1% a year over 3 years raises resale risk
- 79 days average time on market
Recent listings
The 6 most recently updated for-sale listings, a sample of 152 in AL5.
1 bed flat in AL5
£275,000
Flat · Seen 6 Nov 2026
4 bed semi detached in AL5
£950,000
Semi detached · Seen 6 Nov 2026
Milton Road, Harpenden AL5
£355,000
Flat · Seen 6 Nov 2026
Pipers Avenue, Harpenden, Hertfordshire AL5
£975,000
Semi detached · Seen 6 Nov 2026
Rosebery Avenue, Harpenden AL5
£1,100,000
Flat · Seen 6 Nov 2026
2 bed terraced in AL5
£500,000
Terraced · Seen 6 Nov 2026