1, PLOVERS BARN, HATCHING GREEN, HARPENDEN, AL5 2JY - £470,000

Based on the January 2025 Price Paid Data (released on 3rd March 2025), the December 2024 House Price Index (released on 19th February 2025), and the January 2025 Energy Performance of Buildings Data (released on 27th February 2025). Sources

1 PLOVERS BARN is a very small semi-detached house of 78m², built sometime between 1983 and 1990, which could now be worth an estimated £890,069. It was last sold for £470,000 in May 2010, which was around 18% above the average May 2010 semi-detached price in the St Albans local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was July 2009, where the current energy rating was D, and the potential energy rating was C.

1 PLOVERS BARN Sold Prices

Land registry data shows two sales for 1 PLOVERS BARN since 1^st January 1995. The below table shows the price paid for the two sales, along with the average semi-detached price in the St Albans local authority area for the corresponding sale date. One of the two 1 PLOVERS BARN sales was for above the average price, whilst the other was roughly equal to 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
2010 24 MAY	£470,000	£397,909	18% above HPI
1999 4 AUG	£170,000	£170,621	Close to HPI

1 PLOVERS BARN Price Paid vs. HPI Average

The below graph shows the average semi-detached house price in the St Albans local authority area over time, sourced from the HPI. The two 1 PLOVERS BARN sales from August 1999 and May 2010 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 August 1999 sale roughly matched the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks roughly in line with the HPI over time, until the May 2010 sale, where it rises to 18% above the HPI. The line then continues to track at 18% above the HPI.

What might 1 PLOVERS BARN be worth now?

1 PLOVERS BARN might now be worth an estimated £890,069.

This is based on house price inflation of 89.4%, between May 2010 and February 2025, for semi-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 89.4% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for 1 PLOVERS BARN of £470,000 on 24th May 2010. For the value to have increased from £470,000 to £890,069 over the fifteen years and three months to February 2025, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of 1 PLOVERS BARN has moved in line with the HPI for semi-detached houses in the St Albans local authority area.
• The May 2010 sale price of £470,000 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of 1 PLOVERS BARN has not materially changed since May 2010.

How Large is 1 PLOVERS BARN?

1 PLOVERS BARN is 78m² according to the EPC inspection conducted in July 2009. This puts it in the smallest 10% of semi-detached houses houses in Harpenden, based on EPC data. The below chart shows the distribution of semi-detached houses houses by size in Harpenden, and where 1 PLOVERS BARN lies on this distribution: 2% of semi-detached houses houses are smaller than 1 PLOVERS BARN, and 98% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Harpenden.

1 PLOVERS BARN: Plot and Title Map

1 PLOVERS BARN sits on a plot of roughly 0.043 of an acre, or 174m². The below map shows the location of 1 PLOVERS BARN, 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 PLOVERS BARN). 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 PLOVERS BARN?

1 PLOVERS BARN is located on HATCHING GREEN in HARPENDEN, in the AL5 postcode district. The below map shows the position of 1 PLOVERS BARN on HATCHING GREEN.