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55 Vale Close, AL5 3LX

Sold prices, property history and local context for 55 Vale Close, Harpenden, AL5 3LX, from HM Land Registry and EPC records.

Last sold
£537,000
7 Aug 2019
Recorded sales
5
since 1997
Type
Semi-detached house
Freehold
This home in brief

55 Vale Close is a freehold semi-detached house on Vale Close in AL5. It last sold for £537,000 in 2019 — its 5th recorded sale, up 289% on its first recorded sale of £138,000 in 1997. That price sits 28% below the £750,000 median for AL5 over the last 8 years.

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What might it be worth now?

An indicative range from carrying the 2019 sale forward at this home's own historical growth rate — not a formal valuation.

Indicative range
£706,000£944,000
as of 2026
Last sold
£537,000
2019
Its own growth
6.3%/yr
compounded across 5 recorded sales

Based on this home's own compounded sale-price growth (6.3% 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 55 Vale Close

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

DatePriceChangeTypeTenureNew build
7 Aug 2019£537,000-4% (-1.5%/yr)Semi-detached houseFreehold
28 Oct 2016£560,000+63% (+5.8%/yr)Semi-detached houseFreehold
29 Feb 2008£343,000+142% (+9.1%/yr)Semi-detached houseFreehold
19 Dec 1997£141,500+3% (+5.5%/yr)Semi-detached houseFreehold
30 Jun 1997£138,000Semi-detached houseFreehold

Other homes at AL5 3LX

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

AddressLast soldPriceSalesFloor area
1 Vale Close2013£545,5003
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

The street and the area

Where 55 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 →

55 Vale Close: quick answers

From HM Land Registry, EPC and VOA records.

When did 55 Vale Close last sell, and for how much?

55 Vale Close last sold for £537,000 on 7 Aug 2019, according to HM Land Registry.

How many times has 55 Vale Close been sold?

HM Land Registry records 5 sales for 55 Vale Close between 1997 and 2019. Sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset.

What is 55 Vale Close worth today?

Carrying its 2019 sale price forward with its own compounded sale-price growth of 6.3% a year across 5 sales suggests roughly £706,000–£944,000 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.