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Flat 1, 42 West Common, AL5 2JW

Sold prices, property history and local context for Flat 1, 42 West Common, Harpenden, AL5 2JW, from HM Land Registry and EPC records.

Last sold
£700,000
24 Jun 2021
Recorded sales
3
since 2000
Type
Flat / maisonette
Leasehold
This home in brief

Flat 1, 42 West Common, in AL5, is a leasehold flat / maisonette on West Common. It last sold for £700,000 in 2021 — its 3rd recorded sale, up 126% on its first recorded sale of £310,000 in 2000.

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What might it be worth now?

An indicative range from carrying the 2021 sale forward at this home's own historical growth rate — not a formal valuation.

Indicative range
£750,000£958,000
as of 2026
Last sold
£700,000
2021
Its own growth
4%/yr
compounded across 3 recorded sales

Based on this home's own compounded sale-price growth (4% 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 Flat 1, 42 West Common

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

DatePriceChangeTypeTenureNew build
24 Jun 2021£700,000+17% (+1.4%/yr)Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
2 Jul 2010£600,000+94% (+6.9%/yr)Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
20 Jul 2000£310,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold

Other homes at AL5 2JW

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

AddressLast soldPriceSalesFloor area
2 Redcote End2023£2,800,0002
Flat 2, 42 West Common2024£925,0003
Flat 3, 42 West Common2019£565,0003
Flat 4, 42 West Common2019£552,0004
42a West Common2018£1,115,0001
43 West Common2017£5,860,0005
44 West Common2023£1,416,0002
44a West Common2021£1,600,0002
45 West Common2015£3,750,0001
46 West Common2017£5,300,0001
49 West Common2005£395,0002
50 West Common1995£205,0001
51 West Common2021£610,0002
52 West Common2021£495,0005
53 West Common2014£420,0005
54 West Common2005£275,0003
55 West Common2009£312,5004
56 West Common2006£270,0003
Little Redcote, West Common2012£1,435,0001

The street and the area

Where Flat 1, 42 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 →

Flat 1, 42 West Common: quick answers

From HM Land Registry, EPC and VOA records.

When did Flat 1, 42 West Common last sell, and for how much?

Flat 1, 42 West Common last sold for £700,000 on 24 Jun 2021, according to HM Land Registry.

How many times has Flat 1, 42 West Common been sold?

HM Land Registry records 3 sales for Flat 1, 42 West Common between 2000 and 2021. Sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset.

What is Flat 1, 42 West Common worth today?

Carrying its 2021 sale price forward with its own compounded sale-price growth of 4% a year across 3 sales suggests roughly £750,000–£958,000 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.