Overview
Whittaker & Co is an estate agent based at 1 Leyton Green, Harpenden, AL5 2TE. It is an independent, single-office business on our register. The registered business name is Whittaker & Company (Harpenden) Limited. Companies House number 11424085. It has been trading since 2018-06-20. It belongs to The Property Ombudsman redress scheme. On the Find a Local Agent score it ranks 1st of 9 estate agent offices in Harpenden and 1st of 19 in St Albans (2026-10-19).
Today it has 32 homes for sale at a median asking price of £872,500. The largest share of its stock is detached property, and homes with 4 bedroomrooms are the most common.
Homes in the AL5 postcode district sold for a median £791,825 across 352 sales in the last 12 months. Across St Albans the average price is £646,781 (July 2026), +17.8% over ten years and 6.7× its January 1995 level. Since 1995 the median sold price in AL5 has moved from £115,000 to £734,500 across 18,495 recorded sales. 26 estate and letting agent offices on the register are based in AL5.
Market position and ranking
1/9 in Harpenden on the Agent Score (87/100, provisional: 25% data) · 1 of 9 in AL5 · 1 of 19 in St Albans · 49 of 698 in East of England
No league history on record yet
This branch does not appear in the register’s historical town league tables. Its position will build up from our own daily reading of agents’ websites.
Stock on the market
The homes Whittaker & Co is advertising, by price, bedrooms, property type, time on the market and postcode. Source: Homes for sale on whittakerandco.co.uk, 19 October 2026.
| Homes for sale | 32 | Listed in the last 14 days | 32 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average asking price | £999,262 | Median asking price | £872,500 |
| Average time on market | — | Median time on market | — |
| Sold subject to contract or under offer | 0% | Homes to let | — |
Homes for sale by price
Number of homes in each asking-price band
By number of bedrooms
Share of homes for sale
| Homes | Average | Median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bed | 3 | £215k | £215k |
| 2 beds | 6 | £526k | £415k |
| 3 beds | 4 | £962k | £575k |
| 4 beds | 10 | £981k | £922k |
| 5+ beds | 8 | £1.81m | £1.90m |
By property type
Share of homes for sale
| Homes | Average | Median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 14 | £1.36m | £1.15m |
| Semi-detached | 4 | £800k | £775k |
| Terraced | 1 | £380k | £380k |
| Flat | 7 | £413k | £325k |
Time on the market
How long its current homes for sale have been listed
Sales performance
Asking price achieved and time to sell
We match each home an agent lists to its HM Land Registry completion to measure the price achieved against asking and the time from listing to completion. Results appear here once enough of this branch’s listings have completed, usually three to six months after we first read its website.
Reviews
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Online presence
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The local market
Average prices across St Albans since January 1995, and what has sold in AL5 in the last year. St Albans averages £646,781 in July 2026, +11.4% over five years and +17.8% over ten.
Average house price, St Albans
UK House Price Index, monthly
Homes sold each year, St Albans
Completed sales recorded in the House Price Index
Sold prices in AL5 since 1995
Median price each year by property type, HM Land Registry
Homes sold each year in AL5
18,495 completed sales since 1995
Sales per month in AL5
HM Land Registry completions, last 12 months
What sold in AL5
Completions by property type, last 12 months
| Median sold price, AL5 | £791,825 | Sales, last 12 months | 352 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | £1,321,250 | Semi-detached | £865,000 |
| Terraced | £600,000 | Flat | £340,000 |
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Company history
- Incorporated as Whittaker & Company (Harpenden) Limited (Companies House 11424085)
- Whittaker, Kenneth appointed director
- Stopped trading as Mountside Harpenden Limited
- Merlo, Riccardo appointed director
Previous registered names: Mountside Harpenden Limited (until 2019-06-25).
Officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whittaker, Kenneth | director | 2018-06-20 | |
| Merlo, Riccardo | director | 2021-05-13 |
Source: Companies House, company 11424085; Find a Local Agent historical market records.
Questions and answers
How many homes does Whittaker & Co have for sale?
32 (Homes for sale on whittakerandco.co.uk, 19 October 2026).
How long has Whittaker & Co been trading?
Since 2018-06-20, about 8 years.
Which redress scheme is Whittaker & Co a member of?
The Property Ombudsman.
What do homes sell for near Whittaker & Co?
A median £791,825 in AL5 over the last 12 months (HM Land Registry, 352 sales).
Sources and freshness
| Source | Coverage |
|---|---|
| The agent's own website, read daily by our crawler | 32 homes for sale, 0 to let, checked 19 October 2026 |
| HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, full history (OGL) | AL5, 1995 to 2026, 18,495 sales |
| UK House Price Index, HM Land Registry (OGL) | St Albans, January 1995 to July 2026 |
| HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (OGL) | AL5, last 12 months |
| Companies House (free company data product) | 11424085, Active |
| The Property Ombudsman and Property Redress Scheme registers | Office details, February 2026 |
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