3,028
Households
White Brit. · 80%
Ethnicity
Christian · 52%
Religion
Among the least deprived
Avg IMD
17 · 2.1 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£953,900
Median property price
244
Postcodes
Overview of Harpenden North & Rural
Coordinates51.8262, -0.3689
Postcodes
244
Population (Census)
8,178
Households (Census)
3,028
Recorded crime · May '26
17 · 2.1 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Harpenden North & Rural
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Among the least deprived
Mean decile 9.51 (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 9.51 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Harpenden North & Rural
Property sales · Harpenden North & Rural
HM Land Registry · Harpenden North & Rural
Average price
£883,833
YoY: -1.3%
Median price: £836,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 3 sales · avg £715,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£1.1m£705k£265k
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
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Police Recorded Crime in Harpenden North & Rural
Crime trends · Harpenden North & Rural
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
1061
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY -50%
ASB
1260
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
7
YoY +40%
Vehicle Crime
950
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY +100%
Burglary
420
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY +100%
Criminal damage
320
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY stable
Demographics in Harpenden North & Rural
Ethnicity
White Brit.80.0%
Other White6.5%
Indian2.3%
White Irish2.1%
White & Asian1.6%
+ 2 other groups · 7.5%
Religion
Christian51.9%
No religion36.6%
Not answered6.3%
Muslim1.8%
Hindu1.5%
+ other · 1.8%
Age groups
35–4923.4%
50–6420.5%
10–1511.4%
5–98.7%
65–748.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.7%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children31.9%
Any member 66+10.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.8%
All members 66+10.6%
Other9.9%
+ 7 other households · 26.0%
Schools in Harpenden North & Rural
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
Roundwood Park School
Hertfordshire · AL5 3AE
Outstanding
0.4 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18
Wood End School
Hertfordshire · AL5 3EF
Outstanding
0.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Roundwood Primary School
Hertfordshire · AL5 3AD
Good
0.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
The King's School
Hertfordshire · AL5 4DU
0.3 mi
All-throughIndependentMixed · Ages 4–16
The Lea Primary School and Nursery
Hertfordshire · AL5 4LE
Not judged
0.7 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in Harpenden North & Rural
Postcodes in Harpenden North & Rural
AL3 7PZAL3 7QAAL5 2AYAL5 2AZAL5 2BAAL5 2BBAL5 2BEAL5 2BGAL5 2BHAL5 2BQAL5 3ABAL5 3ADAL5 3AEAL5 3AFAL5 3AGAL5 3AHAL5 3AJAL5 3ALAL5 3ANAL5 3APAL5 3AQAL5 3ARAL5 3ASAL5 3ATAL5 3AUAL5 3AWAL5 3AYAL5 3AZAL5 3BAAL5 3BBAL5 3BDAL5 3BEAL5 3BGAL5 3BHAL5 3BJAL5 3BLAL5 3BNAL5 3BPAL5 3BQAL5 3BSAL5 3BTAL5 3BUAL5 3BWAL5 3BXAL5 3BYAL5 3BZAL5 3DDAL5 3DEAL5 3DPAL5 3DRAL5 3DSAL5 3DTAL5 3DUAL5 3DWAL5 3DZAL5 3EBAL5 3EDAL5 3EEAL5 3EFAL5 3EGAL5 3EHAL5 3EJAL5 3ELAL5 3ENAL5 3EPAL5 3EQAL5 3ERAL5 3ESAL5 3ETAL5 3EUAL5 3EWAL5 3EXAL5 3EYAL5 3EZAL5 3FAAL5 3HAAL5 3HBAL5 3HDAL5 3HEAL5 3HFAL5 3HGAL5 3HHAL5 3HJAL5 3HNAL5 3HPAL5 3HQAL5 3HRAL5 3HSAL5 3HTAL5 3HWAL5 3LAAL5 3LEAL5 3LFAL5 3LGAL5 3LHAL5 3LJAL5 3LLAL5 3LNAL5 3LPAL5 3LQAL5 3LRAL5 3LSAL5 3LTAL5 3LUAL5 3LWAL5 3LXAL5 3LYAL5 3LZAL5 3NAAL5 3NBAL5 3NDAL5 3NEAL5 3NFAL5 3NHAL5 3NJAL5 3NLAL5 3NNAL5 3NPAL5 3NRAL5 3NT