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Broom Cottage, West Common Grove, AL5 2LE

Sold prices, property history and local context for Broom Cottage, West Common Grove, Harpenden, AL5 2LE, from HM Land Registry and EPC records.

Last sold
£985,000
31 Mar 2022
Recorded sales
2
since 1996
Type
Semi-detached house
Freehold
This home in brief

Broom Cottage, West Common Grove, in AL5, is a freehold semi-detached house on West Common Grove. It last sold for £985,000 in 2022 — its 2nd recorded sale, up 306% on its first recorded sale of £242,500 in 1996. For context, AL5's median over the last 8 years is £750,000 — this home's last sale was 31% higher.

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What might it be worth now?

An indicative range from carrying the 2022 sale forward at this home's own historical growth rate — not a formal valuation.

Indicative range
£1,107,000£1,387,000
as of 2026
Last sold
£985,000
2022
Its own growth
5.6%/yr
compounded across 2 recorded sales

Based on this home's own compounded sale-price growth (5.6% 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 Broom Cottage, West Common Grove

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

DatePriceChangeTypeTenureNew build
31 Mar 2022£985,000+306% (+5.6%/yr)Semi-detached houseFreehold
14 Jun 1996£242,500Semi-detached houseFreehold

Other homes at AL5 2LE

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

AddressLast soldPriceSalesFloor area
Gray Corners, West Common Grove2024£2,425,0003

The street and the area

Where Broom Cottage, West Common Grove sits in its local market.

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

Broom Cottage, West Common Grove: quick answers

From HM Land Registry, EPC and VOA records.

When did Broom Cottage, West Common Grove last sell, and for how much?

Broom Cottage, West Common Grove last sold for £985,000 on 31 Mar 2022, according to HM Land Registry.

How many times has Broom Cottage, West Common Grove been sold?

HM Land Registry records 2 sales for Broom Cottage, West Common Grove between 1996 and 2022. Sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset.

What is Broom Cottage, West Common Grove worth today?

Carrying its 2022 sale price forward with its own compounded sale-price growth of 5.6% a year across 2 sales suggests roughly £1,107,000–£1,387,000 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.