Sold price history

Porters Hill, Harpenden house prices

In Porters Hill, Harpenden, the median price a home actually changed hands for is £247,500. Over the past decade prices are +2% in cash — but −27% once inflation is stripped out.

Median sold price
£247,500
10 years · cash
+2%
10 years · real
−27%
HM Land Registry · 48 sales · 26 with floor area · Updated 5 Jan 2026

Key facts

Median price
£247,500
Price per m²
£2,271
Sales recorded
48
Price range
£78,000 – £720,000

Porters Hill, Harpenden prices since 1996

Porters Hill, Harpenden — median sold price since 1996
2026 £0£206,322£412,644£618,966£825,287 2023 peak 1996 2026
Cash price Today’s money (real)

The cash line tells one story (+2%); the real-terms line, −27%, tells the truer one.

Recent sales in Porters Hill, Harpenden

The most recent homes sold here, straight from the HM Land Registry record.

DateAddressTypePrice£/m²
5 Jan 202614 Porters Hill · AL5 5JDSemi-detached
Freehold
£460,000£5,287
13 Oct 202532 Porters Hill · AL5 5HRSemi-detached
Freehold
£645,000£6,143
23 Feb 202436 Porters Hill · AL5 5HRTerraced
Freehold
£543,000£3,879
4 Apr 20236 Porters Hill · AL5 5JDSemi-detached
Freehold
£720,000£6,050
24 Sep 202130 Porters Hill · AL5 5HRSemi-detached
Freehold
£575,000
9 Apr 202127 Porters Hill · AL5 5HPSemi-detached
Freehold
£445,000£4,495
30 Mar 202114 Porters Hill · AL5 5JDSemi-detached
Freehold
£420,000£4,828
21 Dec 202036A Porters Hill · AL5 5HRTerraced
Freehold
£607,050
8 Sep 20176 Porters Hill · AL5 5JDSemi-detached
Freehold
£410,000£3,445
21 Oct 201610 Porters Hill · AL5 5JDSemi-detached
Freehold
£449,000£508
30 Oct 201514 Porters Hill · AL5 5JDSemi-detached
Freehold
£250,000£2,874
24 Jul 201520 Porters Hill · AL5 5HRSemi-detached
Freehold
£410,000£4,767
19 Jun 201532 Porters Hill · AL5 5HRSemi-detached
Freehold
£380,000£3,619
12 Dec 201443 Porters Hill · AL5 5HRSemi-detached
Freehold
£385,000£4,185
11 May 201230 Porters Hill · AL5 5HRSemi-detached
Freehold
£320,000
15 Jul 201145 Porters Hill · AL5 5HRTerraced
Freehold
£318,000
10 Sep 201041 Porters Hill · AL5 5HRSemi-detached
Freehold
£335,000
26 Feb 201038 Porters Hill · AL5 5HRTerraced
Freehold
£230,000£1,797
8 May 20096A Porters Hill · AL5 5JDSemi-detached
Freehold
£245,000
14 Apr 200930 Porters Hill · AL5 5HRTerraced
Freehold
£270,000
27 Jun 200826 Porters Hill · AL5 5HRSemi-detached
Freehold
£225,000
20 Dec 20076A Porters Hill · AL5 5JDSemi-detached
Freehold
£270,000
1 Aug 200642 Porters Hill · AL5 5HRTerraced
Freehold
£250,000
30 Jun 200616 Porters Hill · AL5 5JDDetached
Freehold
£322,500£2,481
21 Mar 20064 Porters Hill · AL5 5JDSemi-detached
Freehold
£220,000
13 Dec 20056A Porters Hill · AL5 5JDSemi-detached
Freehold
£200,000
9 Dec 200527 Porters Hill · AL5 5HPSemi-detached
Freehold
£220,000£2,222
15 Jul 200516 Porters Hill · AL5 5JDDetached
Freehold
£280,000£2,154
22 Apr 200545 Porters Hill · AL5 5HRTerraced
Freehold
£225,000
10 Sep 200424 Porters Hill · AL5 5HRSemi-detached
Freehold
£218,000£2,319

Category A (standard) sales. £/m² shown where an EPC floor-area match exists.

Biggest price gains in Porters Hill, Harpenden

Homes that have changed hands more than once, ranked by their annual return — in cash and, where we have the inflation data, after adjusting for it.

AddressFirst soldLast soldTimesCash returnReal return
24, Porters Hill£99,500
6 Aug 1999
£218,000
10 Sep 2004
2+17%
per year
+15%
inflation-adjusted
8, Porters Hill£105,000
28 Jan 1999
£149,000
1 Jun 2001
2+16%
per year
+14%
inflation-adjusted
34, Porters Hill£78,000
22 Mar 1996
£174,000
7 Aug 2001
2+16%
per year
+14%
inflation-adjusted
16, Porters Hill£280,000
15 Jul 2005
£322,500
30 Jun 2006
2+15%
per year
+13%
inflation-adjusted
6, Porters Hill£410,000
8 Sep 2017
£720,000
4 Apr 2023
2+11%
per year
+6%
inflation-adjusted
41, Porters Hill£107,000
26 Mar 1999
£335,000
10 Sep 2010
4+10%
per year
+8%
inflation-adjusted
43, Porters Hill£100,000
26 Mar 1999
£385,000
12 Dec 2014
2+9%
per year
+7%
inflation-adjusted
4, Porters Hill£162,000
12 Jul 2002
£220,000
21 Mar 2006
2+9%
per year
+6%
inflation-adjusted
30, Porters Hill£99,995
23 Jan 1998
£575,000
24 Sep 2021
6+8%
per year
+5%
inflation-adjusted
45, Porters Hill£143,000
14 Jul 2000
£318,000
15 Jul 2011
3+8%
per year
+5%
inflation-adjusted
27, Porters Hill£99,500
30 Oct 1998
£445,000
9 Apr 2021
3+7%
per year
+5%
inflation-adjusted
6A, Porters Hill£200,000
13 Dec 2005
£245,000
8 May 2009
3+6%
per year
+3%
inflation-adjusted
14, Porters Hill£87,000
27 Sep 1996
£460,000
5 Jan 2026
5+6%
per year
+3%
inflation-adjusted
32, Porters Hill£380,000
19 Jun 2015
£645,000
13 Oct 2025
2+5%
per year
+2%
inflation-adjusted

Category A (standard) sales that changed hands at least twice. Real return adjusts for inflation using ONS CPIH where available.

How Porters Hill, Harpenden compares

Rank in the town
324th of 387 streets in Harpenden
Rank in the postcode district
323rd of 386 streets in AL5
Against the town median
34% below the Harpenden median of £375,000
Against England & Wales
58% above the national median of £157,000

Porters Hill, Harpenden house prices — your questions

What is the average house price in Porters Hill, Harpenden?

Homes in Porters Hill, Harpenden have a median sold price of £247,500 — the middle of 48 recorded transactions.

What is the price range of homes sold in Porters Hill, Harpenden?

Recorded sales in Porters Hill, Harpenden range from £78,000 to £720,000. The range includes flats and large detached homes alike.

Have house prices in Porters Hill, Harpenden risen?

Over the past decade prices in Porters Hill, Harpenden are +2% in cash terms but −27% once adjusted for inflation using ONS CPIH — the gap between the two is the real story.

How much is a house per square metre in Porters Hill, Harpenden?

In Porters Hill, Harpenden the median price is £2,271 per square metre, from 26 sales matched to an EPC floor-area record.

How up to date is this data?

HM Land Registry publishes Price Paid Data monthly. The most recent sale recorded in Porters Hill, Harpenden was 5 January 2026.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. See our methodology.

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