8, TOWNSEND LANE, HARPENDEN, AL5 2QE - £1,300,000

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

8 TOWNSEND LANE is a very large detached house of 324m², which could now be worth an estimated £2,202,072. It was last sold for £1,300,000 in July 2013, which was around 77% above the average July 2013 detached price in the St Albans local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was September 2013, where the current energy rating was B, and the potential energy rating was B.

8 TOWNSEND LANE Sold Prices

Land registry data shows two sales for 8 TOWNSEND LANE 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. One of the two 8 TOWNSEND LANE sales was for above the average price, whilst the other was 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
2013 31 JUL	£1,300,000	£734,712	77% above HPI
1996 28 JUN	£128,000	£187,863	32% below HPI

8 TOWNSEND LANE 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 8 TOWNSEND LANE sales from June 1996 and July 2013 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 June 1996 sale was for 32% below the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 32% below the HPI over time, until the July 2013 sale, where it rises to 77% above the HPI. The line then continues to track at 77% above the HPI.

What might 8 TOWNSEND LANE be worth now?

8 TOWNSEND LANE might now be worth an estimated £2,202,072.

This is based on house price inflation of 69.4%, between July 2013 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 69.4% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for 8 TOWNSEND LANE of £1,300,000 on 31st July 2013. For the value to have increased from £1,300,000 to £2,202,072 over the ten years and seven months to December 2024, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of 8 TOWNSEND LANE has moved in line with the HPI for detached houses in the St Albans local authority area.
• The July 2013 sale price of £1,300,000 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of 8 TOWNSEND LANE has not materially changed since July 2013.

How Large is 8 TOWNSEND LANE?

8 TOWNSEND LANE is 324m² according to the EPC inspection conducted in September 2013. This puts it in the largest 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 8 TOWNSEND LANE lies on this distribution: 91% of detached houses houses are smaller than 8 TOWNSEND LANE, and 9% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Harpenden.

8 TOWNSEND LANE: Plot and Title Map

8 TOWNSEND LANE sits on a plot of roughly 0.151 of an acre, or 612m². The below map shows the location of 8 TOWNSEND LANE, 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 8 TOWNSEND LANE). 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 8 TOWNSEND LANE?

8 TOWNSEND LANE is located in HARPENDEN, in the AL5 postcode district. The below map shows the position of No. 8 on TOWNSEND LANE.