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Harpenden

Cold Harbour

Suburb · 127 residents

Affordability: 44/100Safety: 72/100Transport: 62/100Schools: 75/100Health: 35/100Food & drink: 23/100Environment: 66/100Infrastructure: 63/100Property market: 56/100
65Good

Good · better than 7 in 10 suburbs

Check Local Score out of 100 · 60 is typical for the country

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What’s good

  • Schools scores 75, well above the typical 60
  • Less recorded crime than is typical: 24 per 1,000 people a year against 100

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  • Radon: part of the area is in an affected zone, and a home test is cheap
  • Food & drink scores 23, below the typical 60
  • Health scores 35, below the typical 60
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The essentials

Everyday life

The area

Around Cold Harbour

Batford70Breadcroft89Bower HeathTop Street70Bowling AlleyMackerye EndHarpenden89East Hyde
About Cold Harbour ↓

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Is Cold Harbour a good place to live?

Cold Harbour scores 65/100 overall, which the scorecard rates as good — 60 is typical for the country.

It stands out for schools (75) and safety (72).

It scores lowest on food & drink (23) and health (35).

Scores come from official data on safety, schools, transport, prices, health, food & drink and the local environment, for Cold Harbour in East of England, each measured against the national average.

Summary of Cold Harbour›

The summary for Cold Harbour is written when the report is first opened.

Data last updated: 19 October 2026

Places in and around Cold Harbour›

Schools

6 places
  1. 1
Katherine Warington SchoolSecondary · Good
  • 2The Lea Primary School and NurseryPrimary
  • 3The King's SchoolOther independent school
  • 4Sauncey Wood Primary SchoolPrimary
  • 5St Hilda's SchoolOther independent school
  • 6Batford Nursery SchoolNursery · Outstanding
  • Health

    1 place
    1. 1Harpenden Dental CentreDentist

    Food & drink

    4 places
    1. 1M&S Townsend BPMarks and Spencer · convenience store
    2. 2Tesco Harpenden Esso ExpressTesco · convenience store
    3. 3Tesco Harpenden Luton Rd ExpressTesco · convenience store
    4. 4Co-op BatfordThe Co-operative Group · convenience store

    Environment

    6 places
    1. 1Batford Springs Local Nature ReservePublic park · 5.9 ha
    2. 2Lydekker ParkPublic park · 1.0 ha
    3. 3Porters Hill ParkPlaying field · 1.6 ha
    4. 4Westfield Recreation GroundPlaying field · 1.1 ha
    5. 5Riverside AllotmentsAllotments · 0.7 ha
    6. 6Harpenden Rise AllotmentsAllotments · 0.5 ha
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    Areas near Cold Harbour

    • Batford
    • Breadcroft
    • Bower Heath
    • Top Street
    • Bowling Alley
    • Mackerye End
    • Harpenden
    • East Hyde
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