# AL5 1BQ: area report for a postcode in St Albans

AL5 1BQ is a postcode in St Albans.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of St Albans. Open the map at AL5 1BQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [St Albans](https://openindex.co.uk/st-albans) › [AL5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/al5) › [AL5 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/al5-1)

## Around this postcode

- **5 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 50% on July. St Albans 005C: 45 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.3466,51.8040,AL51BQ
- **Harpenden, 1.2 km**: About 15 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.3466,51.8040,AL51BQ
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 780 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.3466,51.8040,AL51BQ
- **No property in AL5 1BQ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-0.3466,51.8040,AL51BQ
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, St Albans 005C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.3466,51.8040,AL51BQ
- **£646,781 average price**: For the whole of St Albans, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.3466,51.8040,AL51BQ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.4 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.3466,51.8040,AL51BQ
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 420 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.3466,51.8040,AL51BQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at AL5 1BQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.3466,51.8040,AL51BQ
- **Low road and rail noise at AL5 1BQ**: Road under 40 dB or not modelled, rail 48 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.3466,51.8040,AL51BQ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 3 of 6**: 3% to 5% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-0.3466,51.8040,AL51BQ
- **11.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.3466,51.8040,AL51BQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [The Grove Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-grove-junior-school-e117258) | Primary | 780 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, December 2022 | 82% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Grove Infant and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-grove-infant-and-nursery-school-e117281) | Primary | 810 m (10 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), November 2023 | – |
| [St Dominic Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-dominic-catholic-primary-school-e151499) | Primary | 920 m (12 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), November 2023, before the school changed | – |
| [High Beeches Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/high-beeches-primary-school-e117342) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, June 2023 | 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Crabtree Infants' School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/crabtree-infants-school-e140707) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), February 2024 | – |
| [Aldwickbury School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/aldwickbury-school-e117608) | Independent | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Harpenden Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/harpenden-academy-e143648) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Improved significantly, February 2025 | 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Crabtree Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/crabtree-junior-school-e140708) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), November 2023 | 86% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2026 | £750,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| December 2023 | £1,070,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 40 m |
| July 2024 | £887,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| December 2023 | £1,125,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| March 2023 | £950,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| June 2025 | £975,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |
| November 2023 | £345,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| December 2024 | £310,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 210 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: MANOR PHARMACY (430 m)
- Dental practices: COLOSSEUM DENTAL (SOUTHDOWN) (380 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Harpenden - Southdown Road (420 m, The Co-operative Group)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £646,781** (July 2026). St Albans’s average house price was £646,781 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.3% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £57,396** (2025). Full-time workers living in St Albans earned a median of £57,396 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). Highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 11.3×** (2025). A home in St Albans costs 11.3 times local full-time pay. Joint 29th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 8.1** (2025). St Albans has a deprivation score of 8.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 7th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## St Albans 005C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 5.7** (2025). St Albans 005C has a deprivation score of 5.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 3,575th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £602,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in St Albans 005C was £602,500 in 2025. Joint 2,630th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,883** (2021). St Albans 005C had 1,883 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 7,612th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 94.9%** (January 2026). In St Albans 005C, 94.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## AL5 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £800,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in AL5 was £800,000 in 2025. 45th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 31,418** (2021). AL5 had 31,418 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 841st most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in AL5 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 93.6%** (January 2026). In AL5, 93.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [St Albans](https://openindex.co.uk/st-albans)
- Centre: 51.8040, -0.3466

Council: [St Albans](https://openindex.co.uk/st-albans) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Harpenden and Berkhamsted](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/harpenden-and-berkhamsted): Victoria Collins (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-0.3466,51.8040,AL51BQ

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