1, ARAN CLOSE, HARPENDEN, AL5 1SW - £312,000

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1 ARAN CLOSE is a very small extended detached house of 105m², built sometime between 1976 and 1982, which could now be worth an estimated £697,989. It was last sold for £312,000 in June 2009, which was around 44% below the average June 2009 detached price in the St Albans local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was March 2022, where the current energy rating was C, and the potential energy rating was B.

1 ARAN CLOSE Sold Prices

Land registry data shows two sales for 1 ARAN CLOSE since 1^st January 1995. The below table shows the price paid for the two sales, along with the average detached price in the St Albans local authority area for the corresponding sale date. Both of the two 1 ARAN CLOSE sales were for below the average price. The average price is sourced from the Office for National Statistics' House Price Index (HPI).

Date	Price	HPI Price	Variation from HPI
2009 1 JUN	£312,000	£553,228	44% below HPI
1998 16 OCT	£170,000	£269,684	37% below HPI

1 ARAN CLOSE Price Paid vs. HPI Average

The below graph shows the average detached house price in the St Albans local authority area over time, sourced from the HPI. The two 1 ARAN CLOSE sales from October 1998 and June 2009 have been plotted on the graph. A line has been extrapolated to show what the value of the property might have been over time, following each sale, had it maintained the same margin above or below the HPI (as a percentage). For example, the October 1998 sale was for 37% below the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 37% below the HPI over time, until the June 2009 sale, where it falls to 44% below the HPI. The line then continues to track at 44% below the HPI.

What might 1 ARAN CLOSE be worth now?

1 ARAN CLOSE might now be worth an estimated £697,989.

This is based on house price inflation of 123.7%, between June 2009 and February 2025, for detached houses, in the St Albans local authority area, as calculated by the Office for National Statistics and published in their UK House Price Index (HPI).

The 123.7% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for 1 ARAN CLOSE of £312,000 on 1st June 2009. For the value to have increased from £312,000 to £697,989 over the sixteen years and four months to February 2025, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of 1 ARAN CLOSE has moved in line with the HPI for detached houses in the St Albans local authority area.
• The June 2009 sale price of £312,000 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of 1 ARAN CLOSE has not materially changed since June 2009.

How Large is 1 ARAN CLOSE?

1 ARAN CLOSE is 105m², which includes one extension, according to the EPC inspection conducted in March 2022. This puts it in the smallest 20% of detached houses houses in Harpenden, based on EPC data. The below chart shows the distribution of detached houses houses by size in Harpenden, and where 1 ARAN CLOSE lies on this distribution: 10% of detached houses houses are smaller than 1 ARAN CLOSE, and 89% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Harpenden.

1 ARAN CLOSE: Plot and Title Map

1 ARAN CLOSE sits on a plot of roughly 0.141 of an acre, or 570m². The below map shows the location of 1 ARAN CLOSE, an approximate outline of the building(s), and the indicative extent of the property. The plot extent is a Land Registry INSPIRE Index Polygon, and it is important to note that a title may include more than one polygon, whereas only one polygon is shown on the map (the polygon which intersects with the position of 1 ARAN CLOSE). The full extent of the land contained in any registered title can only be identified from the individual title plan. The maps on this page should not be relied upon to establish the extent of a title.

Where is 1 ARAN CLOSE?

1 ARAN CLOSE is located in HARPENDEN, in the AL5 postcode district. The below map shows the position of No. 1 on ARAN CLOSE.