3,289
Households
White Brit. · 81%
Ethnicity
Christian · 55%
Religion
Among the least deprived
Avg IMD
52 · 6.4 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£753,750
Median property price
341
Postcodes
Overview of Harpenden West
Coordinates51.8152, -0.3554
Postcodes
341
Population (Census)
8,107
Households (Census)
3,289
Recorded crime · May '26
52 · 6.4 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Harpenden West
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Among the least deprived
Mean decile 9.61 (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 9.61 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Harpenden West
Property sales · Harpenden West
HM Land Registry · Harpenden West
Average price
£1,014,390
YoY: +10.6%
Median price: £649,693
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 2 sales · avg £1,600,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£1.6m£1.1m£549k
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 West
Crime trends · Harpenden West
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
1481
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY -60%
ASB
17103
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
10
YoY stable
Vehicle Crime
740
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
7
YoY +133%
Burglary
530
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY -50%
Criminal damage
630
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY -75%
Demographics in Harpenden West
Ethnicity
White Brit.80.7%
Other White6.1%
Indian2.4%
White Irish2.1%
White & Asian1.7%
+ 1 other groups · 7.1%
Religion
Christian54.6%
No religion34.5%
Not answered6.0%
Muslim1.4%
Hindu1.4%
+ other · 2.2%
Age groups
35–4921.6%
50–6420.9%
10–1510.0%
65–748.6%
25–348.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 31.0%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children27.2%
Any member 66+14.7%
Other13.1%
All members 66+12.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.2%
+ 6 other households · 22.7%
Schools in Harpenden West
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
Harpenden Academy
Hertfordshire · AL5 4EL
Good
0.1 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
St Nicholas CofE VA Primary School
Hertfordshire · AL5 2TP
Good
0.1 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
St Dominic Catholic Primary School
Hertfordshire · AL5 1PF
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
St Hilda's School
Hertfordshire · AL5 2ES
0.4 mi
PrimaryIndependentGirls · Ages 2–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in Harpenden West
Postcodes in Harpenden West
AL5 1DTAL5 1DWAL5 1DZAL5 1EBAL5 1FAAL5 1FBAL5 1GDAL5 1LGAL5 1LJAL5 1LLAL5 1LNAL5 1LQAL5 1LRAL5 1LTAL5 1NLAL5 1NYAL5 1PAAL5 1PDAL5 1PFAL5 1PGAL5 1PQAL5 1PRAL5 1PSAL5 1PUAL5 1PWAL5 1QHAL5 1QJAL5 1QNAL5 1QPAL5 1QRAL5 1QUAL5 1QWAL5 1QYAL5 1TEAL5 2BSAL5 2BTAL5 2BUAL5 2BWAL5 2BXAL5 2BYAL5 2BZAL5 2DAAL5 2DBAL5 2DDAL5 2DEAL5 2DFAL5 2DGAL5 2DHAL5 2DJAL5 2DNAL5 2DPAL5 2DQAL5 2DRAL5 2DSAL5 2DTAL5 2DUAL5 2DWAL5 2DXAL5 2DYAL5 2DZAL5 2EAAL5 2EBAL5 2EDAL5 2EEAL5 2EFAL5 2EHAL5 2EJAL5 2ELAL5 2ENAL5 2EPAL5 2ERAL5 2ESAL5 2ETAL5 2EUAL5 2EWAL5 2EXAL5 2EYAL5 2EZAL5 2FBAL5 2FDAL5 2FEAL5 2FFAL5 2FHAL5 2FLAL5 2FNAL5 2FQAL5 2FRAL5 2FSAL5 2FTAL5 2GTAL5 2GXAL5 2HAAL5 2HBAL5 2HDAL5 2HEAL5 2HFAL5 2HGAL5 2HHAL5 2HJAL5 2HLAL5 2HNAL5 2HQAL5 2HSAL5 2HUAL5 2HWAL5 2HYAL5 2HZAL5 2JBAL5 2JDAL5 2JFAL5 2JGAL5 2JHAL5 2JJAL5 2JLAL5 2JNAL5 2JPAL5 2JQAL5 2JRAL5 2JSAL5 2JT