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AL5 (Harpenden) area guide
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Postcode District:
AL5
Postcode District Name:
Harpenden
Location:
The AL5 postcode district lies within or includes part of the following towns, counties, localities, electoral wards and stations: Bedfordshire, Caddington, Hyde and Slip End, Harpenden, Harpenden East, Harpenden North, Harpenden South, Harpenden West, Hertfordshire, Redbourn, Wheathampstead.
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Present Day:
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Notes:
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A Mouseprice property guide for AL5 Harpenden is coming soon. In the meantime, please have a look at the raw data and statistics about AL5 that can be found by click the relevant links on the left hand side.
Old area guide:
The commentary below was written for the mouseprice.com website in 2006, please be aware that the comments below might be out of date. We recommend disregarding these comments in favour of the data that can be found either above or in the other sections of this website.
Market trends:
 The size of the property market in AL5 is 11504 homes.
When growth averages 9% over a 5 year period, as in this postcode district, there are a number of possible explanations, for example that this isan area which has invested in improving housing stock, transport links or other local infrastructure. It may also suggest proximity to an area of economic growth such as one of the financial clusters (London, Leeds, Bristol etc.) or strong local presence in growth industries (for example investment in university facilities, attractiveness of an area to IT companies or other knowledge- based organisations).
Average property prices in this postcode district over the last three months have been approximately £395931.
Price earnings ratio is an indicator of the affordability of property for someone on the average salary in the area. Price Earnings Ratio in this postcode district is 10.9. Places like this represent the “well- heeled” districts of each postcode area. Although recently there have been some spectacular price increases in more expensive areas, in general, prices appreciate slowly in more expensive places because there is less demand for more expensive properties, and the turnover of them is slower because they are not commonly used as investment property.
New transactions as a percentage of overall sales are 3.1%.
Housing stock:
Detached Houses make up the most significant portion of the housing stock, representing 40.8% of the total.
The least common type of property in this area is Terraced Houses (15.4% of the total housing stock).
This is an area with a high proportion of property suitable for families with children.
Socially rented accommodation represents 8.2% of the total rented accommodation in the area.
The majority of property in this area is owner occupied.
The average price of a two bed property in this area is higher than the national average of £187894 at £243221.
Who lives here:
The population of this postcode district is 28452.
The average age in this area is 39.
This area has a high percentage of married people at 23.3%.
Average working hours in this area for men are 43 and for women are 31.
This area has 12.3 people per square kilometre.
Job prospects in this area are good with low unemployment (1.5%). Most jobs are found in the Real Estate and Wholesale & Retail sectors.
This area has one of the highest proportions of degree educated people in the country, at 41.5%.
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