Fulmore Close Harpenden, St Albans
16 addresses across 3 postcodes (AL5), about 80 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 37306597.
- Sales: 6 recorded sales since 1995; in 2024 the median was £500,000 across 1 sale.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in St Albans cost £655,974 in August 2026 (+3.2% on a year); private rents averaged £1,934 a month.
- Energy: 11 homes have an energy certificate (B: 2, C: 6, D: 3).
- Flood: 1 address on its postcodes is in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Recorded floods: No recorded flood covers the centre of any of its postcodes.
- Storm overflows: 1 storm overflow within 1 km (0.6 miles) spilled 7 times (69 hours) in 2025.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band D; Band D in St Albans costs £2,419 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Harpenden, about 1.7 km (1 mile) away in a straight line.
- Green space: There is a small park or garden about 340 m away, and Batford Springs Local Nature Reserve (5.9 hectares) is about 500 m (0.3 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 9.5 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.3 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 111 to 115 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 16 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Elms Medical Practice, about 1.3 km (0.8 miles) away.
- People: About 610 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 54% of households owned their home and 41% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 81 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
- Road safety: No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025.
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Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | £500,000 | £500,000 | £500,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | £370,000 | £370,000 | £370,000 |
| 2006 | 1 | £217,500 | £217,500 | £217,500 |
| 2005 | 1 | £249,500 | £249,500 | £249,500 |
| 2002 | 1 | £187,500 | £187,500 | £187,500 |
| 1997 | 1 | £87,000 | £87,000 | £87,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Sep 2024 | 14 AL5 5HN | Semi-detached | £500,000 | |
| 25 Sep 2017 | 12 AL5 5HN | Semi-detached | £370,000 | |
| 23 Jun 2006 | 13 AL5 5HN | Semi-detached | £217,500 | |
| 16 Sep 2005 | 14 AL5 5HN | Semi-detached | £249,500 | |
| 22 Mar 2002 | 14 AL5 5HN | Semi-detached | £187,500 | |
| 11 Jul 1997 | 14 AL5 5HN | Semi-detached | £87,000 |
House prices and rents in St Albans
A typical home in St Albans cost £655,974 in August 2026, 3.2% more than a year before. That is 11% more than five years earlier and 19% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £1,274,817 |
| Semi-detached | £780,991 |
| Terraced | £585,030 |
| Flat or maisonette | £330,508 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £481,627 |
Private renters in St Albans paid £1,934 a month on average in September 2026, 2.7% more than a year before. That is 31% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £1,272 |
| Two bedrooms | £1,635 |
| Three bedrooms | £2,023 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £2,907 |
Energy performance certificates
11 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 90 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (7); House, end-terrace (3); House, mid-terrace (1). Built: 1930-1949 (6); 1950-1966 (5). Tenure at assessment: rented (social) (9); owner-occupied (2).
Each home's certificates and sales (11 addresses)
Council tax
What each band costs in St Albans in 2026-27: Band D £2,419 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,613 | £1,882 | £2,150 | £2,419 | £2,957 | £3,494 | £4,032 | £4,838 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band D (58% of about 670 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Units 6 and 7, Batford Mill, Lower Luton Road, Harpenden, AL5 5BZ: up to 14 homes, permissioned (740 m (0.5 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| AL5 5HN | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| AL5 5BQ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| AL5 5HE | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre of any of this street's postcodes.
Recorded floods are where floodwater was seen or surveyed after a flood. Many floods were never mapped, an outline over a postcode's centre does not mean every home in it flooded, and homes outside one may have. Ask the seller whether the home itself has flooded.
Storm overflows
1 storm overflow within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes spilled 7 times, for 69 hours in all, in 2025. They discharge into Lee.
| Overflow | Into | Spills | Hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harpenden Thames Water | Lee | 7 | 69 | 850 m (0.5 miles) |
A storm overflow lets sewage diluted with rainwater into a river, stream or the sea when heavy rain overwhelms the sewers, so the spills here affect the water they run into, not homes. A spill is counted the regulators' way: a first 12 hours, then each 24 hours it goes on.
Coal mining
No postcode centre on the street is in a coalfield: the Mining Remediation Authority records no coal mining risk here.
Historic landfill
No historic landfill site is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Height above sea level
The street's 16 addresses are between 111 m and 115 m above sea level (113 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL5 5BQ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| AL5 5HE | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| AL5 5HN | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Harpenden 2.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
| Luton Airport Parkway 4.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 6.4 km (4 miles) | |
| Luton 3.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 8.1 km (5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 15 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 34 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Roundfield Avenue Batford | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Airport Bus Station Luton Airport | 6.3 km (3.9 miles) |
| Car parks | NCP | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| EV charging points | Apcoa Charging Station | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Luton Airport LTN | 5.7 km (3.5 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practice within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Elms Medical Practice Good May 2016 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Topkins Pharmacy | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Special Care Dental | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) |
| Hospital | Harpenden Memorial Hospital | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) |
| Care homes | 2 homes within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Willow Court Good Apr 2019 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Police station | Harpenden Police Station | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
| Cash machines | 1 machine within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Cooperative Food Batford, Batford | 290 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,180 m² | 340 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Batford Springs Local Nature Reserve 5.9 ha | 500 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Porters Hill Play Area 2,280 m² | 130 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Porters Hill Park 1.5 ha | 100 m |
| Allotments | 7 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Pickford Hill Allotments 2,440 m² | 90 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 6.0 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Mackerye End, a listed building (Grade I), 1 km (0.6 miles) east. 6 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Mackerye End | Listed building, Grade I | 1 km (0.6 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Holcroft's Spring | Wood | 560 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| Sauncey Wood | Wood | 590 m (0.4 miles) north-east |
| The Osiers | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-west |
| Bower Heath | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north |
| Wall Wood | Wood | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) north |
| Lydekker Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.6 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
1 of the street's 16 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for St Albans: see them on the St Albans page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batford Nursery School | Nursery | 3–5 | 90 m | No published inspection |
| Sauncey Wood Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 90 m | No overall grade (May 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Katherine Warington School | Secondary | 11–19 | 620 m (0.4 miles) | Good (Feb 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Sir John Lawes School | Secondary | 11–18 | 730 m (0.5 miles) | Outstanding (Mar 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Manland Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 780 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| The Lea Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 3–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No overall grade (Oct 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| St George's School Christian | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | No overall grade (Mar 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| Crabtree Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | Outstanding (Nov 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Crabtree Infants' School | Primary | 4–7 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Outstanding (Feb 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| High Beeches Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| Harpenden Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| St Nicholas CofE VA Primary School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batford Day Care Limited AL5 5BQ | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 170 m | 5 Very good | 23 Feb 2026 |
| Skylarks Day Care AL5 5BQ | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 180 m | 5 Very good | 30 Aug 2024 |
| Kingfish AL5 5HA | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 280 m | 4 Good | 24 Jan 2026 |
| Co-op Food Batford AL5 5HA | Retailers - other | 280 m | 5 Very good | 14 Nov 2024 |
| The Malta AL5 5AH | Pub/bar/nightclub | 300 m | 5 Very good | 14 Mar 2024 |
| Scarlett's Kitchen AL5 5AH | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 300 m | 5 Very good | 2 Jun 2026 |
| Tesco Express AL5 5AL | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 340 m | 4 Good | 30 Mar 2026 |
| Balti Village AL5 5AJ | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 360 m | 5 Very good | 17 Dec 2025 |
| The Cherry Tree @ The Malta AL5 5AH | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 370 m | 5 Very good | 9 Mar 2026 |
| Gibraltar Castle AL5 5AH | Pub/bar/nightclub | 370 m | 5 Very good | 30 Apr 2025 |
| HCL Catering @ Katherine Warington School AL5 5FH | School/college/university | 380 m | 5 Very good | 30 Jun 2026 |
| Cosmos Kindergarten AL5 4UN | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 460 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 16 Sep 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 27 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 20 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 8 |
| Vehicle crime | 7 |
| Public order | 6 |
| Other theft | 5 |
| Other crime | 3 |
| Drugs | 3 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Whitings Close (19); On or near Pickford Hill (15); On or near Roundfield Avenue (13); On or near Parking Area (12); On or near Fulmore Close (10).
Road safety
No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025.
Only collisions in which someone was hurt and which the police were told about are here: damage-only collisions and near misses are not, and some injuries are never reported. Positions are recorded by the police, usually to within a few metres. Each year's figures are published the following September.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 40 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 23% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 10% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 54% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 20% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 37% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 16% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 44% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 42% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 5% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 61% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 11% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 41% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 5 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- AL5 5HN: 14 addresses
- AL5 5BQ: 1 address of 18 in the postcode
- AL5 5HE: 1 address of 10 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Pickford Hill · Roundfield Avenue · Noke Shot · Whitings Close · Holcroft Road · Milford Hill · Salisbury Road · Southview Road · Viking Close · Hill Close · Finley Road · Noke Shot
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported; road collisions count only those in which someone was hurt and the police were told.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.