22, EAST COMMON, HARPENDEN, AL5 1BJ - £819,000

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

22 EAST COMMON is a very small extended semi-detached house of 119m², built sometime before 1900, which could now be worth an estimated £1,457,878. It was last sold for £819,000 in May 2012, which was around 90% above the average May 2012 semi-detached price in the St Albans local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was February 2012, where the current energy rating was E, and the potential energy rating was E.

22 EAST COMMON Sold Prices

Land registry data shows two sales for 22 EAST COMMON 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. Both of the two 22 EAST COMMON sales were for above 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
2012 15 MAY	£819,000	£429,984	90% above HPI
2002 17 MAY	£400,000	£252,083	59% above HPI

22 EAST COMMON 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 22 EAST COMMON sales from May 2002 and May 2012 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 May 2002 sale was for 59% above the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 59% above the HPI over time, until the May 2012 sale, where it rises to 90% above the HPI. The line then continues to track at 90% above the HPI.

What might 22 EAST COMMON be worth now?

22 EAST COMMON might now be worth an estimated £1,457,878.

This is based on house price inflation of 78%, between May 2012 and December 2024, 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 78% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for 22 EAST COMMON of £819,000 on 15th May 2012. For the value to have increased from £819,000 to £1,457,878 over the eleven years and five months to December 2024, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of 22 EAST COMMON has moved in line with the HPI for semi-detached houses in the St Albans local authority area.
• The May 2012 sale price of £819,000 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of 22 EAST COMMON has not materially changed since May 2012.

How Large is 22 EAST COMMON?

22 EAST COMMON is 119m², which includes one extension, according to the EPC inspection conducted in February 2012. This puts it in the smallest 20% 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 22 EAST COMMON lies on this distribution: 18% of semi-detached houses houses are smaller than 22 EAST COMMON, and 82% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Harpenden.

22 EAST COMMON: Plot and Title Map

22 EAST COMMON sits on a plot of roughly 0.103 of an acre, or 417m². The below map shows the location of 22 EAST COMMON, 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 22 EAST COMMON). 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 22 EAST COMMON?

22 EAST COMMON is located in HARPENDEN, in the AL5 postcode district. The below map shows the position of No. 22 on EAST COMMON.