Property data
Sale history
Price Date Annual growth After inflation
£1,300,000 Jun 2025 3.5% 0.6%
£775,000 Jun 2010 19.7% 17.3%
£575,000 Oct 2008 10.5% 8.3%
£172,000 Sep 1996 na na
Floor plan
Floorplan 42
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Internal area
181 square metres (1,948 square feet) according to latest EPC inspection
£ per square meter (foot)
£7,182 per sqm (£667 per sqft) in Jun 2025. For context, homes in Harpenden are now selling for between £5,600 and £7,730 per square metre (£520 and £718 per square foot) . See the analysis of Harpenden AL5-5 housing market.
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Bedrooms
5
Type
Semi-detached
Council tax band
F
Plot size
215 square metres (2,314 square feet) - map showing freehold boundary lines
Archived listings
History:
Archived sales listing for 42 Cowper Road. Advertised on multiple portals. It was added on 05/02/2025. It last appeared Jun 2025.
Photos:

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Advertiser remarks:
  • 5 bedrooms
  • 2 bathrooms
Planning applications
Planning ref:
December 2023 TP/2023/0583
Type:
Tree and hedge works
Status:
Status not known
Address:
42 Cowper Road Harpenden Hertfordshir
Description:
Large dark Sycamore at the end of our garden. Works are to remove tree. Tree is currently very large and overbearing and bocks light to garden and neighbouring properties, and requires regular costly surgery to keep a manageable size. Roots may also lead

Planning ref:
October 2023 TP/2023/0427
Type:
Tree and hedge works
Status:
Status not known
Address:
42 Cowper Road Harpenden Hertfordshir
Description:
Sycamore - Crown reduce by 50%, evenly to retain natural shape. The tree has been pruned by about 50% previously. Arborist identified signs of this historical work. Tree is currently very large and overbearing and blocks light to garden and neighbouring p

Planning ref:
September 2020 TP/2020/0433
Type:
Tree and hedge works
Status:
Status not known
Address:
42 Cowper Road Harpende
Description:
Rear garden Sycamore - reduce crown by a third evenly to retain natural shape.

Planning ref:
August 2018 5/2018/1555
Type:
Full and householder planning application
Status:
Application approved with conditions
Address:
42 Cowper Road Harpenden Hertfordshir
Description:
Single storey side extension with rooflights
EPC Inspections
Summary:
05 April 2023 - energy performance certificate grade D
Reason for EPC:
marketed sale
Tenure:
Owner-occupied
Property type:
Mid-Terrace House , has 8 habitable rooms. Estimated year built before 1900
Area:
181 sqm (1,948 square foot) total internal area
Comments:
Walls: Solid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed). Roof: Pitched, no insulation (assumed). Heating: Boiler and radiators, mains gas.

Summary:
12 January 2010 - energy performance certificate grade F
Reason for EPC:
marketed sale
Tenure:
Owner-occupied
Property type:
Mid-Terrace House , has 5 habitable rooms. Estimated year built before 1900
Area:
66 sqm (710 square foot) total internal area
Comments:
Walls: Solid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed). Roof: Pitched, 150 mm loft insulation. Heating: Boiler and radiators, mains gas.