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1 Vale Close, AL5 3LX

Sold prices, property history and local context for 1 Vale Close, Harpenden, AL5 3LX, from HM Land Registry and EPC records.

Last sold
£545,500
24 Sept 2013
Recorded sales
3
since 1997
Type
Detached house
Freehold
Floor area
128 m²
from its EPC
£ per m²
£4,262
at its last sold price
This home in brief

1 Vale Close is a freehold detached house on Vale Close in AL5. It last sold for £545,500 in 2013 — its 3rd recorded sale, up 297% on its first recorded sale of £137,500 in 1997. At 128 m² (per its EPC) the last sale works out near £4,262/m². For context, AL5's median over the last 8 years is £750,000 — this home's last sale was 27% lower.

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What might it be worth now?

An indicative range from carrying the 2013 sale forward at this home's own historical growth rate — not a formal valuation.

Indicative range
£1,244,000£1,924,000
as of 2026
Last sold
£545,500
2013
Its own growth
8.6%/yr
compounded across 3 recorded sales

Based on this home's own compounded sale-price growth (8.6% a year between its recorded sales), projected from its last sale. It can't see improvements, condition or anything specific to the property — the £5 report values it against individual comparable sales instead.

Sale history for 1 Vale Close

Every transaction recorded by HM Land Registry for this address, newest first.

DatePriceChangeTypeTenureNew build
24 Sept 2013£545,500+91% (+5.2%/yr)Detached houseFreehold
16 Nov 2000£285,000+107% (+21.3%/yr)Detached houseFreehold
7 Feb 1997£137,500Detached houseFreehold

Other homes at AL5 3LX

Recorded sales for the other addresses sharing this postcode on Vale Close.

AddressLast soldPriceSalesFloor area
3 Vale Close1996£122,0002
7 Vale Close2015£530,0003
8 Vale Close2022£790,0004
9 Vale Close2001£263,5001
10 Vale Close2009£340,0003
11 Vale Close2009£470,0001
14 Vale Close2021£560,0001
15 Vale Close2016£620,0003
16 Vale Close2021£575,0001
18 Vale Close2005£270,0001
19 Vale Close2010£375,0001
20 Vale Close2003£295,0001
21 Vale Close2015£540,0003
22 Vale Close2021£735,0003
23 Vale Close2021£670,0004
25 Vale Close2024£766,0004
26 Vale Close2021£595,0002
27 Vale Close2003£250,0001
28 Vale Close2015£470,0001
29 Vale Close2018£715,0002
30 Vale Close2020£576,0004
31 Vale Close2017£660,0002
33 Vale Close2024£560,0002
35 Vale Close2025£650,0005
36 Vale Close2002£217,0002
37 Vale Close2009£275,0003
39 Vale Close2018£545,5001
41 Vale Close2003£250,0002
43 Vale Close2011£367,5002
45 Vale Close2021£597,0002

The street and the area

Where 1 Vale Close sits in its local market.

AL5 median
£750,000
last 8 years
Vale Close sold prices & street profile →AL5 house prices & area guide →

1 Vale Close: quick answers

From HM Land Registry, EPC and VOA records.

When did 1 Vale Close last sell, and for how much?

1 Vale Close last sold for £545,500 on 24 Sept 2013, according to HM Land Registry.

How many times has 1 Vale Close been sold?

HM Land Registry records 3 sales for 1 Vale Close between 1997 and 2013. Sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset.

How big is 1 Vale Close?

Its most recent Energy Performance Certificate records 128 m² of floor area.

What is 1 Vale Close worth today?

Carrying its 2013 sale price forward with its own compounded sale-price growth of 8.6% a year across 3 sales suggests roughly £1,244,000–£1,924,000 as of 2026. This is indicative only — the full report values it against individual comparable sales.

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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. EPC data © Crown copyright. Council tax band from the Valuation Office Agency. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset. Figures describe recorded transactions and are not a valuation of this home; the indicative range is a district-level projection, not a survey or appraisal.