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£1,295,000

Guide Price

4 bed house for sale Wordsworth Road, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, AL5 4AE

4 beds 1 bath Detached house

Freehold

Added on 14/09/2026

About this property

Offered for sale with NO UPPER CHAIN, this substantial four-bedroom family home provides over 1,500 sq ft of well-balanced accommodation and represents an excellent opportunity for buyers seeking a property with significant potential. The house now requires modernisation but offers considerable SCOPE TO EXTEND or reconfigure, subject to the necessary planning consents, allowing purchasers to create a bespoke long-term family home.The accommodation begins with a spacious and welcoming entrance hall, featuring stairs rising to the first floor, useful storage, and a ground floor cloakroom.

Key features

No Upper Chain
Scope To Extend STPP
Modernisation Required
Sought After Poets Neighbourhood
South West Facing Garden
Walk To Excellent Local Schooling
Garage & Driveway
Town Centre & Mainline Station Easily Accessible

Floorplan

Price guide

This home

£822 / sq ft

Area average (sold)

£664 / sq ft

Price per area, sold homes nearby

£480 / sq ft

£822 / sq ft

£858 / sq ft

Lowest

This home

Highest

£822 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

Wordsworth Road, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, AL5 4AE

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Council tax: Band D (Approx £2,419/year)

Mortgage and stamp duty

Property price £1,295,000

£640k £2m

Deposit10% £130,000

£0 £1.3m

Interest rate 4.5%

0.5% 15%

Repayment period 25 years

5 years 40 years

A £1,165,000 mortgage. Most lenders would want a household income of about £259,000 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 4AE. Floor areas from Energy Performance Certificates where matched.

Address	Type	Sold	Size	Size	£/sq ft	Price
27a, Wordsworth Road Detached	Detached	Nov 2016	2,142 sq ft £670/sq ft	2,142 sq ft	£670	£1,435,000
27a, Wordsworth Road Detached	Detached	Feb 2006	2,142 sq ft £362/sq ft	2,142 sq ft	£362	£775,000
27a, Wordsworth Road Semi-detached	Semi-detached	Jan 1999	2,142 sq ft £128/sq ft	2,142 sq ft	£128	£275,000
27, Wordsworth Road Detached	Detached	Nov 1995	—	—	—	£263,000