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Ashtons vs Grove Home Developments Limited

Ashtons and Grove Home Developments Limited compared on 4 measures where both have data (October 2026). Ashtons leads on 4 and Grove Home Developments Limited on 0.

AshtonsAtlas House, 10 High Street, Harpenden, AL5 2TBGrove Home Developments Limited66 Grove Avenue, Harpenden, AL5 1HA
Register score (out of 100)7244
Data coverage25%25%
Rank in town1st2nd
Homes for sale10
Median asking price——
Median days on market——
Price achieved v asking——
Blended review rating——
Reviews counted——
Years trading275
Offices under the brand61
Group or networkIndependentIndependent
Companies House0377819313153680

Highlighted cells show the stronger figure where both agents have data. Each figure carries the same source and date as on the agents’ own pages. Method

Ashtons

Ashtons is an estate and letting agent based at Atlas House, 10 High Street, Harpenden, AL5 2TB. The business trades from 6 offices under the same website (ashtons.co.uk). The registered business name is Ashtons Residential Lettings Limited. Companies House number 03778193. It has been trading since 1999-05-26. It belongs to The Property Ombudsman redress scheme. On the UK Agent Register score it ranks 1st of 3 estate agent offices in Harpenden and 3rd of 10 in St Albans (2026-10-17).

In 2025 our market records place Ashtons in 1 local agent league table on 1 occasions. At its best it ranked 9th of 14 agents in Tring (April 2025), with 1 homes for sale of 96 in the area (1% share). In the most recent capture (April 2025) it was 9th of 14 in Tring with 1 homes, a 1% share.

Grove Home Developments Limited

Grove Home Developments Limited is an estate agent based at 66 Grove Avenue, Harpenden, AL5 1HA. It is an independent, single-office business on our register. Companies House number 13153680. It has been trading since 2021. It belongs to The Property Ombudsman redress scheme. On the UK Agent Register score it ranks 2nd of 3 estate agent offices in Harpenden and 6th of 10 in St Albans (2026-10-17).

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.