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42 Cowper Road, AL5 5NG

Sold prices, property history and local context for 42 Cowper Road, Harpenden, AL5 5NG, from HM Land Registry and EPC records.

Last sold
£1,300,000
2 Jun 2025
Recorded sales
5
since 1996
Type
Semi-detached house
Freehold
This home in brief

42 Cowper Road is a freehold semi-detached house on Cowper Road in AL5. It last sold for £1,300,000 in 2025 — its 5th recorded sale, up 656% on its first recorded sale of £172,000 in 1996. For context, AL5's median over the last 8 years is £750,000 — this home's last sale was 73% higher.

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What might it be worth now?

An indicative range from carrying the 2025 sale forward at this home's own historical growth rate — not a formal valuation.

Indicative range
£1,307,000£1,517,000
as of 2026
Last sold
£1,300,000
2025
Its own growth
7.3%/yr
compounded across 5 recorded sales

Based on this home's own compounded sale-price growth (7.3% 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 42 Cowper Road

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

DatePriceChangeTypeTenureNew build
2 Jun 2025£1,300,000+32% (+3.7%/yr)Semi-detached houseFreehold
15 Dec 2017£988,000+27% (+3.3%/yr)Semi-detached houseFreehold
29 Jun 2010£775,000+35% (+19.7%/yr)Semi-detached houseFreehold
30 Oct 2008£575,000+234% (+10.5%/yr)Semi-detached houseFreehold
13 Sept 1996£172,000Semi-detached houseFreehold

Other homes at AL5 5NG

Recorded sales for the other addresses sharing this postcode on Cowper Road.

AddressLast soldPriceSalesFloor area
2 Cowper Road2005£737,5002
4 Cowper Road1998£167,0001
6 Cowper Road2018£795,0005
8 Cowper Road2001£219,9505
10 Cowper Road2023£825,0005
12 Cowper Road2017£750,0005
14 Cowper Road2022£975,0001
16 Cowper Road2007£417,0001
18 Cowper Road2021£842,5008
20 Cowper Road2006£570,0002
22 Cowper Road2012£600,0003
24 Cowper Road2005£375,0001
26 Cowper Road2026£961,0005
28 Cowper Road1996£169,9501
30 Cowper Road2022£990,0003
32 Cowper Road2001£225,0001
34 Cowper Road2001£320,0001
38 Cowper Road2011£660,0003
40 Cowper Road2021£1,060,0002
44 Cowper Road2017£975,0002
46 Cowper Road2019£768,0003
48 Cowper Road2002£349,9503
50 Cowper Road2014£767,0006
52 Cowper Road2023£990,0005
First Floor Flat, 54 Cowper Road2013£175,0001
54a Cowper Road2013£315,0003
54b Cowper Road2014£350,0001
56 Cowper Road2020£450,0001
56a Cowper Road2022£509,0002
58 Cowper Road2008£196,0003

The street and the area

Where 42 Cowper Road sits in its local market.

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

42 Cowper Road: quick answers

From HM Land Registry, EPC and VOA records.

When did 42 Cowper Road last sell, and for how much?

42 Cowper Road last sold for £1,300,000 on 2 Jun 2025, according to HM Land Registry.

How many times has 42 Cowper Road been sold?

HM Land Registry records 5 sales for 42 Cowper Road between 1996 and 2025. Sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset.

What is 42 Cowper Road worth today?

Carrying its 2025 sale price forward with its own compounded sale-price growth of 7.3% a year across 5 sales suggests roughly £1,307,000–£1,517,000 as of 2026. This is indicative only — the full report values it against individual comparable sales.

Buying or selling 42 Cowper Road?

Get the full £5 report — a precise comparables-based valuation, EPC & running costs, flood/mining risk, planning activity, schools, crime and more, for this exact home.

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.