AL5 4QB
PostcodeA postcode in St Albans 002E, Harpenden East ward, St Albans.
This report describes the area around AL5 4QB, 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 4QB
- 7 crimes within 500 mAugust, down 30% on JulySt Albans 002E: 43 a year per 1,000 peopleMap point
- Harpenden, 560 mAbout 7 minutes on footExact point
- 7 schools within 800 mNearest is 390 m awayExact point
- No property in AL5 4QB 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 002ENeighbourhood
- £646,781 average priceFor the whole of St Albans, July 2026Council
- 3 GP practices within 1 kmNearest is 150 m awayPostcode
- 8 supermarkets within 1 kmNearest is 520 m awayExact point
- Gigabit broadband for every home and business at AL5 4QBSuperfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026Postcode
- Low road and rail noise at AL5 4QBRoad 46 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (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
- 11.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxideModelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 20251 km grid
Schools near AL5 4QB
Within 2 km, nearest first| School | Distance | Latest Ofsted outcome |
|---|---|---|
| St George's School Secondary. Attainment 8 of 65.6 (2025/26, provisional) | 390 m 5 minutes on foot | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade |
| Sir John Lawes School Secondary. Attainment 8 of 63.9 (2025/26, provisional) | 450 m 6 minutes on foot | Outstanding (overall), March 2023 |
| Manland Primary School Primary. 91% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 470 m 6 minutes on foot | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, June 2024 |
| Harpenden Academy Primary. 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 470 m 6 minutes on foot | Improved significantly, February 2025 |
| St Nicholas CofE VA Primary School Primary. 91% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 630 m 8 minutes on foot | School remains Good, March 2022 |
| Crabtree Infants' School Primary | 770 m 10 minutes on foot | Outstanding (overall), February 2024 |
| Crabtree Junior School Primary. 86% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 780 m 10 minutes on foot | Outstanding (overall), November 2023 |
| St Dominic Catholic Primary School Primary | 870 m 11 minutes on foot | Outstanding (overall), November 2023, before the school changed |
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 4QB
Latest sale at each postcode- £1,042,500Stewart Road, AL5 4QBJanuary 2025, semi-detached, established, freehold10 m
- £1,530,000Grant Gardens, AL5 4QDFebruary 2026, detached, established, freehold60 m
- £2,325,000Elliswick Road, AL5 4TPJuly 2026, detached, established, freehold80 m
- £1,950,000Stewart Road, AL5 4QEAugust 2025, detached, established, freehold150 m
- £830,000Cornwall Road, AL5 4TQApril 2025, semi-detached, established, freehold170 m
- £1,650,000Connaught Road, AL5 4TWNovember 2025, detached, established, freehold180 m
- £1,375,000Cornwall Road, AL5 4THFebruary 2025, semi-detached, established, freehold180 m
- £860,000Amberley Close, AL5 4TXSeptember 2025, detached, established, freehold180 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
Within 1 km of AL5 4QB
In a straight lineStations
- Harpenden7 minutes on foot560 m
GP practices
- ELMS MEDICAL PRACTICE150 m
- DAVENPORT HOUSE SURGERY490 m
- VILLAGE SURGERY780 m
Pharmacies
- BOOTS530 m
- SPRINGFIELD PHARMACY530 m
- TOPKINS PHARMACY550 m
- MANOR PHARMACY600 m
Dental practices
- SPECIAL CARE DENTAL200 m
- BOWERS WAY DENTAL SURGERY370 m
- DAVENPORT HOUSE DENTAL PRACTICE490 m
- DENTAL SURGEON530 m
- VAUGHAN DENTAL PRACTICE550 m
Supermarkets
- Sainsburys HarpendenSainsburys520 m
- Cook HarpendenCook530 m
- Morrisons Daily Harpenden High StreetMorrisons590 m
- M&S Harpenden SFMarks and Spencer650 m
- Waitrose HarpendenWaitrose660 m
The neighbourhood: St Albans 002E
Everything about St Albans 002EThe 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.