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5, Maple Cottages, West Common, AL5 2AS

Sold prices, property history and local context for 5, Maple Cottages, West Common, Harpenden, AL5 2AS, from HM Land Registry and EPC records.

Last sold
£638,000
9 Oct 2015
Recorded sales
3
since 2003
Type
Semi-detached house
Freehold
This home in brief

5, Maple Cottages, West Common, in AL5, is a freehold semi-detached house on West Common. It last sold for £638,000 in 2015 — its 3rd recorded sale, up 70% on its first recorded sale of £375,000 in 2003. For context, AL5's median over the last 8 years is £750,000 — this home's last sale was 15% lower.

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What might it be worth now?

An indicative range from carrying the 2015 sale forward at this home's own historical growth rate — not a formal valuation.

Indicative range
£830,000£1,220,000
as of 2026
Last sold
£638,000
2015
Its own growth
4.5%/yr
compounded across 3 recorded sales

Based on this home's own compounded sale-price growth (4.5% 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 5, Maple Cottages, West Common

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

DatePriceChangeTypeTenureNew build
9 Oct 2015£638,000+69% (+5.9%/yr)Semi-detached houseFreehold
31 Aug 2006£378,000+1% (+0.3%/yr)Semi-detached houseFreehold
21 Aug 2003£375,000Semi-detached houseFreehold

Other homes at AL5 2AS

Recorded sales for the other addresses sharing this postcode on West Common.

AddressLast soldPriceSalesFloor area
1, Maple Cottages, West Common2000£435,0001
2, Maple Cottages, West Common2005£495,0002
6, Maple Cottages, West Common2021£870,0004
7, Maple Cottages, West Common2000£335,0001
8, Maple Cottages, West Common2009£505,0002
9, Maple Cottages, West Common2017£1,325,0001

The street and the area

Where 5, Maple Cottages, West Common sits in its local market.

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

5, Maple Cottages, West Common: quick answers

From HM Land Registry, EPC and VOA records.

When did 5, Maple Cottages, West Common last sell, and for how much?

5, Maple Cottages, West Common last sold for £638,000 on 9 Oct 2015, according to HM Land Registry.

How many times has 5, Maple Cottages, West Common been sold?

HM Land Registry records 3 sales for 5, Maple Cottages, West Common between 2003 and 2015. Sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset.

What is 5, Maple Cottages, West Common worth today?

Carrying its 2015 sale price forward with its own compounded sale-price growth of 4.5% a year across 3 sales suggests roughly £830,000–£1,220,000 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.