20, SHEPHERDS WAY, HARPENDEN, AL5 3HF - £355,000

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

20 SHEPHERDS WAY is a small extended detached house of 139m², built sometime between 1950 and 1966, which could now be worth an estimated £792,245. It was last sold for £355,000 in March 2009, which was around 36% below the average March 2009 detached price in the St Albans local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was December 2008, where the current energy rating was E, and the potential energy rating was C.

20 SHEPHERDS WAY Sold Prices

Land registry data shows two sales for 20 SHEPHERDS WAY 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 20 SHEPHERDS WAY 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 6 MAR	£355,000	£557,666	36% below HPI
2003 22 AUG	£344,000	£496,069	31% below HPI

20 SHEPHERDS WAY 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 20 SHEPHERDS WAY sales from August 2003 and March 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 August 2003 sale was for 31% below the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 31% below the HPI over time, until the March 2009 sale, where it falls to 36% below the HPI. The line then continues to track at 36% below the HPI.

What might 20 SHEPHERDS WAY be worth now?

20 SHEPHERDS WAY might now be worth an estimated £792,245.

This is based on house price inflation of 123.2%, between March 2009 and December 2024, 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 123.2% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for 20 SHEPHERDS WAY of £355,000 on 6th March 2009. For the value to have increased from £355,000 to £792,245 over the fourteen years and three months to December 2024, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of 20 SHEPHERDS WAY has moved in line with the HPI for detached houses in the St Albans local authority area.
• The March 2009 sale price of £355,000 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of 20 SHEPHERDS WAY has not materially changed since March 2009.

How Large is 20 SHEPHERDS WAY?

20 SHEPHERDS WAY is 139m², which includes one extension, according to the EPC inspection conducted in December 2008. This puts it in the smallest 40% 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 20 SHEPHERDS WAY lies on this distribution: 34% of detached houses houses are smaller than 20 SHEPHERDS WAY, and 66% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Harpenden.

20 SHEPHERDS WAY: Plot and Title Map

20 SHEPHERDS WAY sits on a plot of roughly 0.077 of an acre, or 310m². The below map shows the location of 20 SHEPHERDS WAY, 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 20 SHEPHERDS WAY). 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 20 SHEPHERDS WAY?

20 SHEPHERDS WAY is located in HARPENDEN, in the AL5 postcode district. The below map shows the position of No. 20 on SHEPHERDS WAY.