24, FIELD CLOSE, HARPENDEN, AL5 1EP - £960,000

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

24 FIELD CLOSE is a very small detached house of 83m², built sometime between 1967 and 1975, which could now be worth an estimated £1,012,479. It was last sold for £960,000 in August 2023, which was around 18% below the average August 2023 detached price in the St Albans local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was August 2013, where the current energy rating was D, and the potential energy rating was B.

24 FIELD CLOSE Sold Prices

Land registry data shows five sales for 24 FIELD CLOSE since 1^st January 1995. The below table shows the price paid for the five sales, along with the average detached price in the St Albans local authority area for the corresponding sale date. All of the five 24 FIELD 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
2023 7 AUG	£960,000	£1,173,500	18% below HPI
2018 9 MAR	£552,500	£1,047,090	47% below HPI
2013 29 NOV	£450,000	£750,756	40% below HPI
2004 26 OCT	£270,000	£537,414	50% below HPI
1995 26 OCT	£114,500	£188,463	39% below HPI

24 FIELD 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 five 24 FIELD CLOSE sales between October 1995 and August 2023 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 March 2018 sale was for 47% below the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 47% below the HPI over time, until the August 2023 sale, where it rises to 18% below the HPI. The line then continues to track at 18% below the HPI.

What might 24 FIELD CLOSE be worth now?

24 FIELD CLOSE might now be worth an estimated £1,012,479.

This is based on house price inflation of 5.5%, between August 2023 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 5.5% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for 24 FIELD CLOSE of £960,000 on 7th August 2023. For the value to have increased from £960,000 to £1,012,479 over the two years and six months to February 2025, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of 24 FIELD CLOSE has moved in line with the HPI for detached houses in the St Albans local authority area.
• The August 2023 sale price of £960,000 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of 24 FIELD CLOSE has not materially changed since August 2023.

How Large is 24 FIELD CLOSE?

24 FIELD CLOSE is 83m² according to the EPC inspection conducted in August 2013. This puts it in the smallest 10% 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 24 FIELD CLOSE lies on this distribution: 3% of detached houses houses are smaller than 24 FIELD CLOSE, and 97% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Harpenden.

24 FIELD CLOSE: Plot and Title Map

24 FIELD CLOSE sits on a plot of roughly 0.068 of an acre, or 274m². The below map shows the location of 24 FIELD 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 24 FIELD 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 24 FIELD CLOSE?

24 FIELD CLOSE is located in HARPENDEN, in the AL5 postcode district. The below map shows the position of No. 24 on FIELD CLOSE.