AL5 1JQ
PostcodeA postcode in St Albans 005A, Harpenden South ward, St Albans.
This report describes the area around AL5 1JQ, not any one home. Each figure is shown at the level it was published: the postcode, a 1 km square, the neighbourhood or the whole council, as its tag says.
Around AL5 1JQ
- 1 crime within 500 mAugust, down 50% on JulySt Albans 005A: 18 a year per 1,000 peopleMap point
- Harpenden, 1.7 kmAbout 22 minutes on footExact point
- 4 schools within 800 mNearest is 340 m awayExact point
- No property in AL5 1JQ listed at risk of floodingFrom rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessmentPostcode
- England’s least deprived 10%This neighbourhood, St Albans 005ANeighbourhood
- £646,781 average priceFor the whole of St Albans, July 2026Council
- No GP practices within 1 kmNearest is 2 km awayPostcode
- No supermarkets within 1 kmNearest is 1.1 km awayExact point
- Gigabit broadband for every home and business at AL5 1JQSuperfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026Postcode
- Low road and rail noise at AL5 1JQRoad 50 dB, rail 44 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021)Postcode
- In a radon Affected Area, class 3 of 63% to 5% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level1 km grid
- 10.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxideModelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 20251 km grid
Schools near AL5 1JQ
Within 2 km, nearest first| School | Distance | Latest Ofsted outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Aldwickbury School Independent | 340 m 4 minutes on foot | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
| The Grove Infant and Nursery School Primary | 580 m 7 minutes on foot | Outstanding (overall), November 2023 |
| The Grove Junior School Primary. 82% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 640 m 8 minutes on foot | School remains Good, December 2022 |
| High Beeches Primary School Primary. 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 780 m 10 minutes on foot | School remains Outstanding, June 2023 |
| Crabtree Infants' School Primary | 1.2 km 15 minutes on foot | Outstanding (overall), February 2024 |
| Crabtree Junior School Primary. 86% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 1.2 km 15 minutes on foot | Outstanding (overall), November 2023 |
| St Dominic Catholic Primary School Primary | 1.6 km 20 minutes on foot | Outstanding (overall), November 2023, before the school changed |
| Katherine Warington School Secondary. Attainment 8 of 50.6 (2025/26, provisional) | 1.6 km 20 minutes on foot | Good (overall), February 2024 |
Distances are in a straight line. Councils and schools set catchments and admissions, which Open Index doesn’t map: the council’s schools pages. Ofsted outcomes are as published, each with its date; grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Recent sales near AL5 1JQ
Latest sale at each postcode- £1,570,000Meadway, AL5 1JQJuly 2024, detached, established, freehold10 m
- £1,315,000Meadway, AL5 1JHOctober 2024, detached, established, freehold70 m
- £1,137,000Ashcroft Close, AL5 1JJDecember 2024, detached, established, freehold120 m
- £1,187,500Wheathampstead Road, AL5 1NEJanuary 2024, detached, established, freehold140 m
- £1,250,000Aldwick Road, AL5 1NGFebruary 2026, detached, established, freehold220 m
- £1,225,000Leycroft Way, AL5 1JWAugust 2024, detached, established, freehold220 m
- £1,090,000Croftwell, AL5 1JGMarch 2026, detached, established, freehold250 m
- £882,000Grove Avenue, AL5 1HAJuly 2026, semi-detached, established, freehold310 m
HM Land Registry sales at nearby postcodes, by street and postcode only, never a house number. Sales take weeks to be registered. Every sale on the map
The neighbourhood: St Albans 005A
Everything about St Albans 005AThe postcode district: AL5
Everything about AL5Your MP
- Victoria CollinsLiberal DemocratMP for Harpenden and Berkhamsted
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Where these figures come from
- Street-level crimeAugust 2026Map point
- Rail and Tube stations2024/25Exact point
- SchoolsExact point
- Flood risk by postcodeJune 2026Postcode
- English Indices of Deprivation 20252025Neighbourhood
- Average house priceJuly 2026Council
- GP practicesPostcode
- SupermarketsExact point
- Broadband by postcodeJanuary 2026Postcode
- Road and rail noise by postcode2021Postcode
- Radon potential1 km grid
- Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)20251 km grid
Counts, distances and walking times are worked out by Open Index from each layer’s published points and outlines, in a straight line from the postcode’s centre. Street names © OpenStreetMap contributors.