AL5 5AQ
PostcodeA postcode in St Albans 002D, Harpenden East ward, St Albans.
This report describes the area around AL5 5AQ, 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 5AQ
- 11 crimes within 500 mAugust, down 35% on JulySt Albans 002D: 54 a year per 1,000 peopleMap point
- Harpenden, 1.4 kmAbout 17 minutes on footExact point
- 5 schools within 800 mNearest is 250 m awayExact point
- No property in AL5 5AQ 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 002DNeighbourhood
- £646,781 average priceFor the whole of St Albans, July 2026Council
- No GP practices within 1 kmNearest is 1.2 km awayPostcode
- 2 supermarkets within 1 kmNearest is 420 m awayExact point
- Gigabit broadband for every home and business at AL5 5AQSuperfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026Postcode
- Moderate road and rail noise at AL5 5AQRoad 59 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
- 11.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxideModelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 20251 km grid
Schools near AL5 5AQ
Within 2 km, nearest first| School | Distance | Latest Ofsted outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Katherine Warington School Secondary. Attainment 8 of 50.6 (2025/26, provisional) | 250 m 3 minutes on foot | Good (overall), February 2024 |
| Batford Nursery School Nursery | 480 m 6 minutes on foot | School remains Outstanding, April 2023 |
| Sauncey Wood Primary School Primary. 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 580 m 7 minutes on foot | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade |
| Sir John Lawes School Secondary. Attainment 8 of 63.9 (2025/26, provisional) | 690 m 9 minutes on foot | Outstanding (overall), March 2023 |
| Crabtree Junior School Primary. 86% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 760 m 9 minutes on foot | Outstanding (overall), November 2023 |
| Crabtree Infants' School Primary | 810 m 10 minutes on foot | Outstanding (overall), February 2024 |
| Manland Primary School Primary. 91% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 840 m 10 minutes on foot | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, June 2024 |
| High Beeches Primary School Primary. 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 980 m 12 minutes on foot | School remains Outstanding, June 2023 |
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 5AQ
Latest sale at each postcode- £865,000Lower Luton Road, AL5 5AQSeptember 2025, semi-detached, established, freehold10 m
- £265,000Lower Luton Road, AL5 5FAOctober 2024, flat or maisonette, established, leasehold70 m
- £880,000Batford Road, AL5 5AUJuly 2023, detached, established, freehold70 m
- £675,000Batford Road, AL5 5ATJune 2026, semi-detached, established, freehold110 m
- £473,000Batford Road, AL5 5AXJanuary 2025, terraced, established, freehold120 m
- £700,000Common Lane, AL5 5BUDecember 2025, semi-detached, established, freehold120 m
- £400,000Lower Luton Road, AL5 5AFSeptember 2025, terraced, established, freehold140 m
- £625,000Batford Road, AL5 5ASMarch 2025, terraced, established, freehold190 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 5AQ
In a straight lineSupermarkets
- Tesco Harpenden Esso ExpressTesco420 m
- Co-op BatfordThe Co-operative Group560 m
The neighbourhood: St Albans 002D
Everything about St Albans 002DThe 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.