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Harpenden East

EnglandEast of EnglandSt AlbansHarpenden East
WARD
Avg IMD
Among the least deprived
Population
8,391
Households
3,134
Crimes · May '26
40 · 4.8 per 1k
3,134
Households
White Brit. · 79%
Ethnicity
Christian · 52%
Religion
Among the least deprived
Avg IMD
40 · 4.8 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£787,178
Median property price
218
Postcodes
3,134
Households
White Brit. · 79%
Ethnicity
Christian · 52%
Religion
Among the least deprived
Avg IMD
40 · 4.8 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£787,178
Median property price
218
Postcodes

Overview of Harpenden East

Coordinates51.8214, -0.3420
Postcodes
218
Population (Census)
8,391
Households (Census)
3,134
Recorded crime · May '26
40 · 4.8 per 1k

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Harpenden East

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Among the least deprived
Mean decile 8.77 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Among the least deprived on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 8.77 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Sold prices in Harpenden East

Property sales · Harpenden East
HM Land Registry · Harpenden East
Average price
£799,586
YoY: -0.8%
Median price: £721,420
View district AL5
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Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 1 sales · avg £620,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£1.5m£931k£320k
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26

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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime in Harpenden East

Crime trends · Harpenden East
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
17126
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
15
YoY +25%
ASB
1692
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
7
YoY -30%
Vehicle Crime
840
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
5
YoY +400%
Burglary
1680
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY stable
Criminal damage
950
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY -71%

2 of 5 key categories improving · vehicle crime rising

40
incidents · May '26

Demographics in Harpenden East

Ethnicity

Total residents: 8,371
White Brit.79.3%
Other White6.3%
Indian1.9%
White & Asian1.8%
African1.7%
+ 3 other groups · 9.1%

Religion

Total residents: 8,369
Christian52.3%
No religion37.1%
Not answered6.1%
Muslim2.0%
+ other · 2.6%

Age groups

Total residents: 8,391
35–4923.3%
50–6419.9%
10–1511.9%
25–348.5%
5–98.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.5%

Households

Total households: 3,134
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children30.7%
Other13.8%
Any member 66+10.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.4%
All members 66+8.0%
+ 7 other households · 27.2%

Postcode Districts in Harpenden East

AL5
218 postcodes