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78 Chesterton Avenue, AL5 5ST

Sold prices, property history and local context for 78 Chesterton Avenue, Harpenden, AL5 5ST, from HM Land Registry and EPC records.

Last sold
£650,000
19 Feb 2016
Recorded sales
3
since 1998
Type
Semi-detached house
Freehold
Floor area
114 m²
from its EPC
£ per m²
£5,702
at its last sold price
This home in brief

78 Chesterton Avenue, in AL5, is a freehold semi-detached house on Chesterton Avenue. It last sold for £650,000 in 2016 — its 3rd recorded sale, up 299% on its first recorded sale of £163,000 in 1998. Its EPC records 114 m² of floor space — about £5,702 per square metre at that last price. For context, AL5's median over the last 8 years is £750,000 — this home's last sale was 13% lower.

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What might it be worth now?

An indicative range from carrying the 2016 sale forward at this home's own historical growth rate — not a formal valuation.

Indicative range
£1,197,000£1,743,000
as of 2026
Last sold
£650,000
2016
Its own growth
8.1%/yr
compounded across 3 recorded sales

Based on this home's own compounded sale-price growth (8.1% 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 78 Chesterton Avenue

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

DatePriceChangeTypeTenureNew build
19 Feb 2016£650,000+124% (+6.9%/yr)Semi-detached houseFreehold
19 Dec 2003£290,000+78% (+10.9%/yr)Semi-detached houseFreehold
29 May 1998£163,000Semi-detached houseFreehold

Other homes at AL5 5ST

Recorded sales for the other addresses sharing this postcode on Chesterton Avenue.

AddressLast soldPriceSalesFloor area
1 Chesterton Avenue2013£530,0003
2 Chesterton Avenue2013£425,0003
3 Chesterton Avenue2008£430,0004
5 Chesterton Avenue2023£732,5007
6 Chesterton Avenue2022£725,0001
7 Chesterton Avenue2019£553,0002
8 Chesterton Avenue2023£757,5003
10 Chesterton Avenue2023£700,0003
11 Chesterton Avenue2024£851,1371
12 Chesterton Avenue2012£640,0002
12a Chesterton Avenue2018£830,0002
15 Chesterton Avenue2019£850,0003
16 Chesterton Avenue1996£129,0001
17 Chesterton Avenue2013£595,0001
19 Chesterton Avenue2017£840,0002
20 Chesterton Avenue2014£595,0002
21 Chesterton Avenue2006£327,0004
22 Chesterton Avenue2010£345,0001
25 Chesterton Avenue2016£525,0004
26 Chesterton Avenue2024£871,5002
27 Chesterton Avenue2021£550,0001
29 Chesterton Avenue2004£243,5004
30 Chesterton Avenue2010£379,9502
31 Chesterton Avenue2009£495,0002
32 Chesterton Avenue2003£340,0001
34 Chesterton Avenue2019£835,0004
35 Chesterton Avenue2013£660,0001
36 Chesterton Avenue2009£460,0003
37 Chesterton Avenue2002£350,0002
38 Chesterton Avenue1996£150,0001

The street and the area

Where 78 Chesterton Avenue sits in its local market.

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

78 Chesterton Avenue: quick answers

From HM Land Registry, EPC and VOA records.

When did 78 Chesterton Avenue last sell, and for how much?

78 Chesterton Avenue last sold for £650,000 on 19 Feb 2016, according to HM Land Registry.

How many times has 78 Chesterton Avenue been sold?

HM Land Registry records 3 sales for 78 Chesterton Avenue between 1998 and 2016. Sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset.

How big is 78 Chesterton Avenue?

Its most recent Energy Performance Certificate records 114 m² of floor area.

What is 78 Chesterton Avenue worth today?

Carrying its 2016 sale price forward with its own compounded sale-price growth of 8.1% a year across 3 sales suggests roughly £1,197,000–£1,743,000 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.