Roundwood Lane, Harpenden, AL5 3BZ - detailed information

Roundwood Lane is in Harpenden and in St Albans district. AL5 3BZ is located in the Harpenden North electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Hitchin and Harpenden. This postcode has been in use since 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about Roundwood Lane, Harpenden, AL5 3BZ and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: AL5 3BP, AL5 3AN, AL5 3DE, AL5 3BW, AL5 3NN, AL5 3RA, AL5 3AU, AL5 3LG, AL5 3LL.

Roundwood Lane Street Report

Property Prices
Average Price: £480,579
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Schools
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Food And Drink
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Sport
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Broadband
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Safety
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Employment
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People
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Culture
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Property Prices

Average property prices on Roundwood Lane are based on 317 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for St Albans.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

Estimated Average Property Prices for AL5 3BZ

Average Price
£1,106,253

Semi-Detached
£1,066,849

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£1,119,387

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Roundwood Lane

Average Price
£480,579

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Roundwood LaneStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2023
6 Roundwood Lane, Harpenden, Hertfordshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£1,095,000	2021-05-19	£1,151,061
22 Roundwood Lane, Harpenden, Hertfordshire Detached, an established residential building	£1,190,000	2019-07-16	£1,360,426
12 Roundwood Lane, Harpenden, Hertfordshire Detached, an established residential building	£705,000	2018-12-07	£815,323
6 Roundwood Lane, Harpenden, Hertfordshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£940,055	2017-05-23	£1,078,915
2 Roundwood Lane, Harpenden, Hertfordshire Detached, an established residential building	£359,500	2015-06-15	£471,402

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Batford Nursery School Holcroft Road , AL5 5BQ	4out of 4	2,675 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Wood End School Yeomans Avenue , AL5 3EF	4out of 4	641 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Roundwood Primary School Roundwood Park , AL5 3AD	4out of 4	771 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Lea Primary School and Nursery Moorland Road , AL5 4LE	3out of 4	1,503 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Nicholas CofE VA Primary School Church Green , AL5 2TP	3out of 4	1,555 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Manland Primary School Sauncey Avenue , AL5 4QW	3out of 4	1,901 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Roundwood Park School Roundwood Park , AL5 3AE	4out of 4	744 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St George's School Sun Lane , AL5 4TD	4out of 4	1,515 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Sir John Lawes School Manland Way , AL5 4QP	4out of 4	2,065 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Katherine Warington School Lower Luton Road , AL5 5FH	- not rated	2,199 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The King's School Elmfield , Ambrose Lane AL5 4DU	- not rated	756 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Hilda's School 28 Douglas Road , AL5 2ES	- not rated	1,016 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Girls	More About School
St Luke's School Crouch Hall Lane , Redbourn AL3 7ET	2out of 4	3,585 yd	Foundation special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Aldwickbury School Aldwickbury School , Wheathampstead Road AL5 1AD	- not rated	3,641 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Yard	105 Luton Road, Harpenden	425 yd
Roundwood Primary School	Roundwood Park, Harpenden	707 yd
The Oval Cafe	The Clock Building, 6 Highfield Oval	993 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Old Bell	177 Luton Road, Harpenden		330 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Tesco Express	95 - 101, Luton Road		425 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Roundwood Park School ROUNDWOOD PARK	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, tennis courts	675 yd
The Kings School ELMFIELD ELMFIELD AMBROSE LANE		689 yd
St Hilda'S School DOUGLAS ROAD	grass pitches, swimming pool	900 yd
Highfield Oval HIGHFIELD OVAL HIGHFIELD OVAL AMBROSE LANE	grass pitches	905 yd

This statistics are based on Active Places Data - Contains Data © Sport England

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	87.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	78.3%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	78.3%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	76.3 Mbit/s
Average download speed	132.3 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	19.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Safety

Is Roundwood Lane Street dangerous?

In 2023, 49 crimes were reported near Roundwood Lane . 71% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. This street can be considered safe. The most common type of crime was violence and sexual offences. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of AL5 3BZ.

Crime statistics are based on data provided by Home Office through data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence.

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Employment

The percentage of retired residents living in AL5 3BZ area is much higher than the country's average. According to Census 2011, 33% residents of this area were retired, while the average in the UK was 14%.

Economic Activity

Retired	87
Full-Time Employee	84
Part-Time Employee	28
Self-Employed	27
Student (economically inactive)	12
Looking after home or family	12
Other	8
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	4
Unemployed	3
Long-Term Sick or disabled	0

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	34
Financial and insurance activities	23
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	20
Education	19
Human health and social work activities	13
Manufacturing	13
Information and communication	11
Construction	6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	5
Accommodation and food service activities	4
Other	3
Administrative and support service activities	3
Real estate activities	2
Transport and storage	1

People

Gender

Female	186
Male	159

Partnership Status

Single	51
Married: Opposite sex	156
Separated	2
Divorced	24
Widowed	33

Health

Very good health	212
Good health	88
Fair health	32
Bad health	10
Very bad health	1

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications	26
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	16
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	35
Apprenticeship	5
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	25
Degree or Similar	156
Other	3

Culture

Ethnic Group

Chinese	4
Indian	1
Pakistani	5
Black African	3
Other Black	1
Mixed White and Asian	12
White	319
Other	2

Country of Birth

United Kingdom	308
European Union	13
Rest of Europe	3
Africa	2
Middle East and Asia	5
The Americas and the Caribbean	6
Oceania	11

Length of Residence

Born in the UK	308
10+ Years	26
5-10 Years	4
2-5 Years	9

Passport Held

United Kingdom	314
Ireland	8
France	1
Spain	1
Other EU countries	1
South-East Asia	1
Oceania	4
No passport held	16

Religion

No religion	100
Christian	224
Buddhist	1
Hindu	1
Muslim	5
Not answered	15