AL5 3BE

Otterton Close, Harpenden

Median, last 3 years

£895,000

1 sale, Jun 2023 – May 2026

Last standard sale

£895,000

21 Mar 2025

Standard sales

since 1998

AL5 district median

£800,000

396 sales, 12 months to May 2026

Medians count standard sales only (Price Paid category A). Additional entries (category B) - repossessions, buy-to-lets with an identifiable mortgage, and purchases by companies and other non-private buyers - are listed below but left out.

Median price by year

2011 to 2025. Every year since 1998 is in the figures below.

Paler bars rest on fewer than three sales, so they show which homes sold more than how prices moved.

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Median sale price and number of sales by year
Year	Median	Sales
2025 (few sales)	£895,000	1
2022 (few sales)	£977,500	2
2018 (few sales)	£715,000	2
2015 (few sales)	£570,000	1
2014 (few sales)	£540,000	1
2012 (few sales)	£499,995	1
2010 (few sales)	£662,000	1
2009 (few sales)	£599,950	1
2006	£454,975	6
2005	£358,000	3
2004 (few sales)	£475,000	2
2001 (few sales)	£247,500	1
2000 (few sales)	£290,000	2
1999	£191,500	4
1998	£216,950	11

Sale history (39 records · 13 homes sold more than once)

Address	Date	Type	Price
13, OTTERTON CLOSE 21 Mar 2025 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £599,950 (Dec 2009) · +49%	21 Mar 2025	Semi-detached · Freehold	£895,000
5, OTTERTON CLOSE 7 Sep 2022 · Detached · Freehold Previously £560,000 (Aug 2004) · +123%	7 Sep 2022	Detached · Freehold	£1,250,000
2, OTTERTON CLOSE 28 Apr 2022 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £395,000 (Jun 2006) · +78%	28 Apr 2022	Semi-detached · Freehold	£705,000
11, OTTERTON CLOSE 15 Nov 2018 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £340,000 (Nov 2000) · +96%	15 Nov 2018	Semi-detached · Freehold	£665,000
6, OTTERTON CLOSE 29 Jun 2018 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £199,950 (Jul 1998) · +283%	29 Jun 2018	Semi-detached · Freehold	£765,000
1, OTTERTON CLOSE 1 Sep 2015 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £358,000 (Nov 2005) · +59%	1 Sep 2015	Terraced · Freehold	£570,000
12, OTTERTON CLOSE 17 Jan 2014 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £450,000 (Mar 2006) · +20%	17 Jan 2014	Semi-detached · Freehold	£540,000
9, OTTERTON CLOSE 16 Mar 2012 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £470,000 (Feb 2006) · +6%	16 Mar 2012	Semi-detached · Freehold	£499,995
4, OTTERTON CLOSE 6 Aug 2010 · Detached · Freehold Previously £552,500 (Oct 2006) · +20%	6 Aug 2010	Detached · Freehold	£662,000
13, OTTERTON CLOSE 7 Dec 2009 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £240,000 (Nov 2000) · +150%	7 Dec 2009	Semi-detached · Freehold	£599,950
4, OTTERTON CLOSE 16 Oct 2006 · Detached · Freehold Previously £249,950 (Jul 1998) · +121%	16 Oct 2006	Detached · Freehold	£552,500
7, OTTERTON CLOSE 20 Sep 2006 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £194,950 (Jul 1998) · +131%	20 Sep 2006	Semi-detached · Freehold	£450,000
8, OTTERTON CLOSE 14 Jul 2006 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £216,950 (Jul 1998) · +112%	14 Jul 2006	Semi-detached · Freehold	£459,950
2, OTTERTON CLOSE 1 Jun 2006 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £174,000 (Jul 1998) · +127%	1 Jun 2006	Semi-detached · Freehold	£395,000
12, OTTERTON CLOSE 24 Mar 2006 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £173,000 (Jan 1999) · +160%	24 Mar 2006	Semi-detached · Freehold	£450,000
9, OTTERTON CLOSE 27 Feb 2006 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £390,000 (Jun 2004) · +21%	27 Feb 2006	Semi-detached · Freehold	£470,000
1, OTTERTON CLOSE 8 Nov 2005 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £207,500 (Dec 1999) · +73%	8 Nov 2005	Semi-detached · Freehold	£358,000
10, OTTERTON CLOSE 17 Aug 2005 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £239,000 (Jul 1998) · +84%	17 Aug 2005	Semi-detached · Freehold	£440,000
3, OTTERTON CLOSE 29 Jul 2005 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £247,500 (Jul 2001) · +38%	29 Jul 2005	Semi-detached · Freehold	£341,000
5, OTTERTON CLOSE 18 Aug 2004 · Detached · Freehold Previously £290,000 (Jul 1998) · +93%	18 Aug 2004	Detached · Freehold	£560,000
9, OTTERTON CLOSE 7 Jun 2004 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £216,950 (Jul 1998) · +80%	7 Jun 2004	Semi-detached · Freehold	£390,000
3, OTTERTON CLOSE 25 Jul 2001 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £205,000 (Oct 1999) · +21%	25 Jul 2001	Semi-detached · Freehold	£247,500
11, OTTERTON CLOSE 20 Nov 2000 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £239,950 (Jul 1998) · +42%	20 Nov 2000	Semi-detached · Freehold	£340,000
13, OTTERTON CLOSE 10 Nov 2000 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £178,000 (Jan 1999) · +35%	10 Nov 2000	Semi-detached · Freehold	£240,000
1, OTTERTON CLOSE 10 Dec 1999 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £187,000 (Jul 1998) · +11%	10 Dec 1999	Semi-detached · Freehold	£207,500
3, OTTERTON CLOSE 28 Oct 1999 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £174,950 (Jul 1998) · +17%	28 Oct 1999	Semi-detached · Freehold	£205,000
12, OTTERTON CLOSE 29 Jan 1999 · Semi-detached · Freehold	29 Jan 1999	Semi-detached · Freehold	£173,000
13, OTTERTON CLOSE 22 Jan 1999 · Semi-detached · Freehold · New build	22 Jan 1999	Semi-detached · Freehold · New build	£178,000
4, OTTERTON CLOSE 31 Jul 1998 · Detached · Freehold · New build	31 Jul 1998	Detached · Freehold · New build	£249,950
2, OTTERTON CLOSE 31 Jul 1998 · Semi-detached · Freehold · New build	31 Jul 1998	Semi-detached · Freehold · New build	£174,000
7, OTTERTON CLOSE 31 Jul 1998 · Semi-detached · Freehold · New build	31 Jul 1998	Semi-detached · Freehold · New build	£194,950
6, OTTERTON CLOSE 31 Jul 1998 · Semi-detached · Freehold · New build	31 Jul 1998	Semi-detached · Freehold · New build	£199,950
5, OTTERTON CLOSE 31 Jul 1998 · Detached · Freehold · New build	31 Jul 1998	Detached · Freehold · New build	£290,000
3, OTTERTON CLOSE 31 Jul 1998 · Semi-detached · Freehold · New build	31 Jul 1998	Semi-detached · Freehold · New build	£174,950
1, OTTERTON CLOSE 30 Jul 1998 · Semi-detached · Freehold · New build	30 Jul 1998	Semi-detached · Freehold · New build	£187,000
10, OTTERTON CLOSE 27 Jul 1998 · Semi-detached · Freehold · New build	27 Jul 1998	Semi-detached · Freehold · New build	£239,000
8, OTTERTON CLOSE 24 Jul 1998 · Semi-detached · Freehold · New build	24 Jul 1998	Semi-detached · Freehold · New build	£216,950
11, OTTERTON CLOSE 22 Jul 1998 · Semi-detached · Freehold · New build	22 Jul 1998	Semi-detached · Freehold · New build	£239,950
9, OTTERTON CLOSE 17 Jul 1998 · Semi-detached · Freehold · New build	17 Jul 1998	Semi-detached · Freehold · New build	£216,950

Area

Postcode district: AL5
Country: England
Deprivation decile: 10 of 10
LSOA (2021): E01023690
Introduced: Jun 1998

From the English Index of Multiple Deprivation 2019, for the 2011 neighbourhood (LSOA) this postcode sits in. Decile 1 is the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 the least; ranks are not comparable between nations.

UK House Price Index

St Albans, July 2026 (provisional)

Average price: £646,781
Change since July 2025: +2.3%
First-time buyers: £474,986

Average by property type

Detached: £1,258,766
Semi-detached: £767,828
Terraced: £575,819
Flat / maisonette: £327,034

The official index for St Albans as a whole, not AL5 3BE alone. It is a modelled average, adjusted for the mix of homes sold, so it differs from a median of recorded sales, and its newest months are revised as late registrations arrive. Source: UK House Price Index (about the data).

Location

Postcode centroid, not a specific property.

Nearby postcodes

Median sold price and number of sales, Jun 2023 – May 2026; otherwise the last sale, if it was in the last ten years.

AL5 3BH £462,500 · 2 sales
AL5 3BG £650,000 · 1 sale
AL5 3BQ £680,000 · 1 sale
AL5 3AR £1,020,000 · 7 sales
AL5 3BN £480,000 · 3 sales
AL5 3AS £721,115 · 4 sales
AL5 3BJ £360,000 · 2 sales
AL5 3BB £460,000 · 1 sale
AL5 3AW £775,000 · 2 sales
AL5 3AH £997,500 · 2 sales
AL5 3DU £305,000 · 1 sale
AL5 3AP £750,000 · 3 sales