AL5, Harpenden house prices & rental yield

Postcode district in Harpenden, part of the AL postcode area

General / family area · 8.0km from University of Bedfordshire

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Average asking price
£600k
UK avg £340k
Average rent (pcm)
£2,300
UK avg £1,275
Gross rental yield
4.6%
2% above UK avg
Net yield (estimated)
3.4%
assumes ~25% costs, excl. mortgage
Crimes reported (2026-08)
104
1% above UK avg
Short-term let activity (St Albans)
#190 of 318
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Summary

AL5 has a gross rental yield of 4.6%, 2% above the UK average, ranking #4 of 10 AL postcode districts by yield.

Gross yield trend

+0.5pp since Jul
Jul: 4.1% 4.1% Jul Aug: 4.0% 4.0% Aug Sep: 5.1% 5.1% Sep Oct: 4.6% 4.6% Oct

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AL5 by bedroom count

BedroomsAvg buyAvg rentYieldSampled
Studio £275k £1,150 — 1 / 1
1 £250k £1,150 — 28 / 4
2 £385k £1,650 5.1% 79 / 13
3 £700k £2,625 4.5% 45 / 8
4 £1.10m £3,850 — 51 / 3
5+ £1.91m £4,650 2.9% 32 / 6

Nearby AL postcode districts, by yield

DistrictAvg buyAvg rentYield
AL7 £325k £1,500 5.5% Compare
AL10 £342k £1,575 5.5% Compare
AL1 £450k £1,850 4.9% Compare
AL3 £600k £2,175 4.3% Compare
AL6 £825k £2,500 3.6% Compare
AL2 £642k £1,850 3.5% Compare
AL8 £500k £1,400 3.4% Compare
AL9 £700k £1,825 3.1% Compare
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