The 10 most expensive residential properties sold in Harpenden last year have been revealed – and four of them are on the same two streets.

The two highest priced homes were on West Common – number 43, Lime House, changed hands for £5,860,000, closely followed by number 46, Flowton Priory, which sold for £5,300,000.

Herts Advertiser: Flowton Priory, 46 West Common, HarpendenFlowton Priory, 46 West Common, Harpenden (Image: Archant)

Lime House has six reception rooms, five en suite bedrooms, a wine cellar and a pool and spa with whirlpool and steam room.

The historic Flowton Priory has five bedrooms, three bathrooms and countless 16th century features, set in outstanding grounds.

Herts Advertiser: Flowton Priory was the second most expensive property sold in Harpenden last yearFlowton Priory was the second most expensive property sold in Harpenden last year (Image: Archant)

The two properties also placed high on the list of Hertfordshire’s most expensive homes, coming in fourth and fifth place, behind properties in Hertford, St Albans and Radlett.

Herts Advertiser: Sought after street: West Common Way, Harpenden (Google Street View)Sought after street: West Common Way, Harpenden (Google Street View) (Image: Archant)

While our list - compiled from Land Registry data, which is publicly available – confirms West Common as the most prestigious street in Harpenden by quite some distance, it does have a close rival.

The third and eighth-placed properties are both on West Common Way, a leafy private road. Number 44 and number 4 changed hands for a hefty £3,200,000 and £2,410,000 respectively.

Herts Advertiser: Harpenden high street. Photo: Danny Loo.Harpenden high street. Photo: Danny Loo. (Image: Archant)

Also on the list is Barnfield House, East Common, a four-bed house with self-contained annex and indoor pool set in grounds of 1.1 acres (£3,116,000), and Ayres End House, Ayres End Lane, a six bed, six bath former judges’ lodgings (£2,939,500).