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21, VALE CLOSE, HARPENDEN, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL5 3LX Energy performance D potential B
EPC energy rating
£6,136/m²
Price per m² (last sale)
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Energy performance data © Crown copyright, from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Assessed Jun 2015.
Approximate location (postcode centre). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Schools nearby The nearest 10 schools within 10 miles, by straight-line distance from the postcode centre. These are not catchment areas — admissions depend on each school’s criteria, so check with the local council .
Primary · Council-maintained · ages 4–11 ·
website Ofsted, Nov 2023: Outstanding
All-through · Independent · ages 4–16 · Christian ·
website Independent schools are inspected by Ofsted or the ISI — school record Secondary · Academy · ages 11–18 ·
website Ofsted, Nov 2023: Outstanding
Primary · Council-maintained · ages 3–11 ·
website Ofsted report card, Jan 2026:
Achievement: Expected standard Curriculum & teaching: Strong standard Inclusion: Expected standard Attendance & behaviour: Expected standard Personal development: Strong standard Leadership: Expected standard Early years: Expected standard Safeguarding: Met
Previous overall grade: Good (Oct 2021)
Primary · Independent · ages 2–11 · Girls only ·
website Independent schools are inspected by Ofsted or the ISI — school record Primary · Council-maintained · ages 3–11 ·
website Ofsted, Oct 2024 — graded by area, no overall grade:
Quality of education: Outstanding Behaviour: Outstanding Personal development: Outstanding Leadership: Outstanding
Secondary · Academy · ages 11–18 · Christian ·
website Ofsted, Mar 2025 — graded by area, no overall grade:
Quality of education: Outstanding Behaviour: Outstanding Personal development: Outstanding Leadership: Outstanding
Primary · Council-maintained · ages 4–11 · Church of England ·
website Ungraded inspection, Mar 2022: School remains Good
Primary · Council-maintained · ages 4–11 ·
website Ungraded inspection, Jun 2024: School remains Good (improving)
Primary · Free school · ages 4–11 ·
website Ungraded inspection, Feb 2025: Improved significantly
School details from Get Information About Schools (Department for Education). Inspection outcomes from Ofsted management information as at 30 September 2026; check the latest report on Ofsted’s website. Since November 2025 Ofsted report cards grade each area separately and give no overall grade. © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
How this compares Averages cover every recorded sale in AL5 3LX (2015–2025) and are not adjusted for house-price changes over that period — where the market has risen, older sales pull the average below today’s values, so treat this as a rough guide rather than a like-for-like comparison.
£575,992
Average in AL5 3LX (2015–2025)
£575,992
Average on VALE CLOSE (2015–2025)
-6%
below postcode average
Full transaction history Date sold Price paid Property type Tenure New build 3 September 2015 £540,000 Semi-detached Freehold No
Recent sales nearby £650,000
35, VALE CLOSE, HARPENDEN, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL5 3LX
Semi-detached Jan 2025
£766,000
25, VALE CLOSE, HARPENDEN, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL5 3LX
Semi-detached Jul 2024
£560,000
33, VALE CLOSE, HARPENDEN, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL5 3LX
Semi-detached Apr 2024
£605,000
51, VALE CLOSE, HARPENDEN, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL5 3LX
Semi-detached Oct 2023
£790,000
8, VALE CLOSE, HARPENDEN, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL5 3LX
Detached Aug 2022
£670,000
23, VALE CLOSE, HARPENDEN, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL5 3LX
Semi-detached Oct 2021
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