# Harpenden Town

North St Albans. 8,309 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 3.1 square kilometres.

Harpenden Town had 8,100 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021).

Middle area. Code E02004926. In: [East of England](https://openindex.co.uk/east-of-england) › [St Albans](https://openindex.co.uk/st-albans)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £847,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Harpenden Town was £847,500 in 2025. 101st most expensive of 7,259. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/st-albans/harpenden-town#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 8,100** (2021). Harpenden Town had 8,100 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 3,375th most populated of 9,448. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/st-albans/harpenden-town#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in Harpenden Town live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/st-albans/harpenden-town#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 93.7%** (January 2026). In Harpenden Town, 93.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/st-albans/harpenden-town#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E02004926) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 100% of people in Harpenden Town live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E02004926) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 144 homes were sold in Harpenden Town in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E02004926) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Harpenden Town.
- [Population by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E02004926) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Harpenden Town had 8,100 usual residents at the census.

## Recorded crime in Harpenden Town

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Harpenden Town at a rate of 80.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 79.2 per 1,000 people across St Albans.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

| Kind of crime, 12 months to August 2026 | Count |
| --- | --- |
| Other crime | 160 |
| Shoplifting | 147 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 126 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 105 |
| Vehicle crime | 46 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 34 |
| Burglary | 31 |
| Drug offences | 9 |
| Theft from the person | 9 |
| Robbery | 5 |

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026.

## How Harpenden Town compares

Each middle area against every other middle area the measure covers.

| Measure | Harpenden Town | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £847,500 | most expensive | 20 middle areas, St Albans · 2025 |
| Population | 8,100 | 4th most populated | 20 middle areas, St Albans · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 100% | joint most people in radon Affected Areas | 20 middle areas, St Albans · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 93.7% | joint 9th lowest | 20 middle areas, St Albans · Jan 2026 |

## Is Harpenden Town safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Harpenden Town at a rate of 80.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 79.2 per 1,000 people across St Albans.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 50 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Harpenden Town.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were other crime (160), shoplifting (147) and anti-social behaviour (126).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Figures for the whole of St Albans

These figures are published for the whole of St Albans, not for each middle area, so they describe all of St Albans and not Harpenden Town alone. [See St Albans](https://openindex.co.uk/st-albans)

- **Average house price: £646,781** (July 2026). St Albans’s average house price was £646,781 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.3% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £57,396** (2025). Full-time workers living in St Albans earned a median of £57,396 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). Highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 11.3×** (2025). A home in St Albans costs 11.3 times local full-time pay. Joint 29th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 8.1** (2025). St Albans has a deprivation score of 8.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 7th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Harpenden Town in brief

The median price paid for a home in Harpenden Town was £847,500 in 2025.
Harpenden Town had 8,100 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Harpenden Town live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Harpenden Town, 93.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Middle area
- Code: E02004926
- Ward: [Harpenden West †](https://openindex.co.uk/st-albans/ward/harpenden-west)
- Constituency: [Harpenden and Berkhamsted †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/harpenden-and-berkhamsted)
- Council: [St Albans](https://openindex.co.uk/st-albans)
- Region: [East of England](https://openindex.co.uk/east-of-england)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 3.10 km²
- People, mid-2024: 8,309*
- Neighbourhoods: 5
- Output areas: 24

* People: worked out by Open Index by adding up the neighbourhood estimates inside this area.
† Best fit: the ward and constituency this middle area mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[Redbourn](https://openindex.co.uk/st-albans/redbourn), [Harpenden East](https://openindex.co.uk/st-albans/harpenden-east), [Harpenden North](https://openindex.co.uk/st-albans/harpenden-north), [Harpenden Common](https://openindex.co.uk/st-albans/harpenden-common)

## Latest updates for Harpenden Town

- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.
- GP practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Department for Education · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E02004926

## How to cite

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