74, MEADWAY, HARPENDEN, AL5 1JQ - £1,450,000

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

74 MEADWAY is a large extended detached house of 224m², built sometime between 1930 and 1949, which could now be worth an estimated £1,771,738. It was last sold for £1,450,000 in August 2019, which was around 42% above the average August 2019 detached price in the St Albans local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was February 2009, where the current energy rating was E, and the potential energy rating was D.

74 MEADWAY Sold Prices

Land registry data shows three sales for 74 MEADWAY since 1^st January 1995. The below table shows the price paid for the three sales, along with the average detached price in the St Albans local authority area for the corresponding sale date. All of the three 74 MEADWAY 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
2019 23 AUG	£1,450,000	£1,018,530	42% above HPI
2015 20 JAN	£1,090,000	£879,305	24% above HPI
2009 1 SEP	£950,000	£600,816	58% above HPI

74 MEADWAY 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 three 74 MEADWAY sales between September 2009 and August 2019 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 January 2015 sale was for 24% above the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 24% above the HPI over time, until the August 2019 sale, where it rises to 42% above the HPI. The line then continues to track at 42% above the HPI.

What might 74 MEADWAY be worth now?

74 MEADWAY might now be worth an estimated £1,771,738.

This is based on house price inflation of 22.2%, between August 2019 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 22.2% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for 74 MEADWAY of £1,450,000 on 23rd August 2019. For the value to have increased from £1,450,000 to £1,771,738 over the four years and eight months to December 2024, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of 74 MEADWAY has moved in line with the HPI for detached houses in the St Albans local authority area.
• The August 2019 sale price of £1,450,000 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of 74 MEADWAY has not materially changed since August 2019.

How Large is 74 MEADWAY?

74 MEADWAY is 224m², which includes two extensions, according to the EPC inspection conducted in February 2009. This puts it in the largest 30% 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 74 MEADWAY lies on this distribution: 75% of detached houses houses are smaller than 74 MEADWAY, and 25% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Harpenden.

74 MEADWAY: Plot and Title Map

74 MEADWAY sits on a plot of roughly 0.217 of an acre, or 878m². The below map shows the location of 74 MEADWAY, 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 74 MEADWAY). 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 74 MEADWAY?

74 MEADWAY is located in HARPENDEN, in the AL5 postcode district. The below map shows the position of No. 74 on MEADWAY.