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Harpenden North

Middle area

North St Albans. 7,888 people in 3.3 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Harpenden North’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£775,000
165th highest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
7,730
4,005th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
96.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.5%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Harpenden North compares

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Harpenden NorthMiddle
Median sale price20 middle areas, St Albans · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in St Albans20 areas from £450,000 to £847,500. The middle area is £636,250. Harpenden North is £775,000.
£775,000joint 3rd highest
Population20 middle areas, St Albans · 2021
Population: every middle area in St Albans20 areas from 6,266 to 9,804. The middle area is 7,148. Harpenden North is 7,730.
7,7308th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage20 middle areas, St Albans · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in St Albans20 areas from 86.3% to 99.7%. The middle area is 93.9%. Harpenden North is 96.0%.
96.0%8th highest
Claimant rate20 middle areas, St Albans · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in St Albans20 areas from 1.1% to 4.1%. The middle area is 2.2%. Harpenden North is 1.5%.
1.5%5th lowest

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 North alone. See St Albans

Average house price
£646,781
Up 2.3% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£57,396
Highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
11.3×
29th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
8.1
7th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Harpenden North in brief

The median price paid for a home in Harpenden North was £775,000 in 2025.

Harpenden North had 7,730 usual residents at the census.

In Harpenden North, 96.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Harpenden North, 1.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.