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£450,000
2 beds · 2 baths
Vallance Place, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, AL5 1AX
0.04 miles
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Freehold
Added on 16/09/2026 
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£475,000
Asking price 2 bed character property for sale Cravells Road, Harpenden
2
beds 1
bath Character property
Freehold
Added on 18/09/2026
About this property
A charming two-bedroom period cottage, full of character and original features, situated in the highly sought-after Southdown area of Harpenden. Ideally located just moments from local shops and amenities, the property is also within easy walking distance of Harpenden town centre, the mainline station, East Common, Harpenden Common and Harpenden Common Golf Club. The property benefits from a spacious double reception room and offers exciting scope for extension, with full planning permission already granted for a two-storey rear extension, Ref No 5/23/2033.
Key features
- Planning permission for a two storey rear extension - Ref No 5/2003/2033 ,details available on request
- South east facing garden
- Short distance from Harpenden town centre and mainline station
- Close to East Common
- Moments from amenities of Southdown
- Open plan lounge / diner with cast iron wood burning stove
- Close to the well regarded Grove JMI School
Floorplan
Price guide
This home
£772 / sq ft
Area average (sold)
£664 / sq ft
Price per area, sold homes nearby
£480 / sq ft
£772 / sq ft
£858 / sq ft
Lowest
This home
Highest
£772 per sq ft, above the middle of recent sales in AL5 (£480–£858, 10th–90th percentile, 851 sales over 24 months).
Lowest and highest are the 10th and 90th percentiles of 851 homes sold in AL5 over the last 24 months. This home's figure uses its asking price. All sold £/sq ft in AL5 →
Location
Cravells Road, Harpenden, AL5 1BD
- Council tax
- Band D (Approx £2,419/year)The agent has not stated the band, so band D is shown as the local reference: St Albans's 2026/27 area average, including the typical parish precept. The actual band and any discounts change the bill.
Mortgage and stamp duty
Property price £475,000
£237k £713k
Deposit10% £48,000
£0 £475k
Interest rate 4.5%
0.5% 15%
Repayment period 25 years
5 years 40 years
A £427,000 mortgage. Most lenders would want a household income of about £95,000 to support it.
A guide only, for a capital repayment mortgage. The rate you are offered and what you can borrow depend on your circumstances and a full application with a lender or broker. Your home may be repossessed if you do not keep up repayments on your mortgage.
Historic sold prices nearby
HM Land Registry sales in AL5 1BD. Floor areas from Energy Performance Certificates where matched.
| Address | Type | Sold | Size | Size | £/sq ft | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18, Cravells Road Terraced | Terraced | Sept 2023 | 635 sq ft £996/sq ft | 635 sq ft | £996 | £632,500 |
| 26, Cravells Road Terraced | Terraced | Mar 2023 | 1,098 sq ft £528/sq ft | 1,098 sq ft | £528 | £580,000 |
| 84a, Cravells Road Flat / maisonette | Flat / maisonette | Aug 2022 | 549 sq ft £638/sq ft | 549 sq ft | £638 | £350,000 |
| 78, Cravells Road Terraced | Terraced | Apr 2022 | 592 sq ft £701/sq ft | 592 sq ft | £701 | £415,000 |
| 84b, Cravells Road Flat / maisonette | Flat / maisonette | Sept 2021 | 753 sq ft £541/sq ft | 753 sq ft | £541 | £407,500 |
| 82, Cravells Road Terraced | Terraced | Mar 2021 | 624 sq ft £673/sq ft | 624 sq ft | £673 | £420,000 |
| 52, Cravells Road Terraced | Terraced | Nov 2019 | 775 sq ft £645/sq ft | 775 sq ft | £645 | £500,000 |
| 28, Cravells Road Terraced | Terraced | Dec 2017 | 614 sq ft £725/sq ft | 614 sq ft | £725 | £445,000 |
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