AL5 5BQ
PostcodeA postcode in St Albans 002C, Harpenden East ward, St Albans.
This report describes the area around AL5 5BQ, 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 5BQ
- 25 crimes within 500 mAugust, down 19% on JulySt Albans 002C: 98 a year per 1,000 peopleMap point
- Harpenden, 1.7 kmAbout 21 minutes on footExact point
- 4 schools within 800 mNearest is 90 m awayExact point
- No property in AL5 5BQ listed at risk of floodingFrom rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessmentPostcode
- England’s most deprived 50%This neighbourhood, St Albans 002CNeighbourhood
- £646,781 average priceFor the whole of St Albans, July 2026Council
- No GP practices within 1 kmNearest is 1.4 km awayPostcode
- 2 supermarkets within 1 kmNearest is 370 m awayExact point
- Gigabit broadband for every home and business at AL5 5BQSuperfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026Postcode
- Low road and rail noise at AL5 5BQRoad under 40 dB or not modelled, 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 5BQ
Within 2 km, nearest first| School | Distance | Latest Ofsted outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Batford Nursery School Nursery | 90 m 1 minute on foot | School remains Outstanding, April 2023 |
| Sauncey Wood Primary School Primary. 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 160 m 2 minutes on foot | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade |
| Katherine Warington School Secondary. Attainment 8 of 50.6 (2025/26, provisional) | 450 m 6 minutes on foot | Good (overall), February 2024 |
| Sir John Lawes School Secondary. Attainment 8 of 63.9 (2025/26, provisional) | 780 m 10 minutes on foot | Outstanding (overall), March 2023 |
| Manland Primary School Primary. 91% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 860 m 11 minutes on foot | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, June 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 |
| Crabtree Infants' School Primary | 1.2 km 15 minutes on foot | Outstanding (overall), February 2024 |
| The Lea Primary School and Nursery Primary. 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 1.2 km 16 minutes on foot | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade |
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 5BQ
Latest sale at each postcode- £529,000Holcroft Road, AL5 5BQAugust 2024, semi-detached, established, freehold10 m
- £650,000Holcroft Road, AL5 5BGMay 2026, semi-detached, established, freehold60 m
- £662,500Roundfield Avenue, AL5 5BDJuly 2024, semi-detached, established, freehold100 m
- £310,000Finley Road, AL5 5BWNovember 2024, flat or maisonette, established, leasehold110 m
- £651,000Roundfield Avenue, AL5 5BEJanuary 2024, semi-detached, established, freehold130 m
- £675,000Milford Hill, AL5 5BJAugust 2024, terraced, established, freehold160 m
- £500,000Fulmore Close, AL5 5HNSeptember 2024, semi-detached, established, freehold160 m
- £510,000Pickford Hill, AL5 5HJMarch 2025, semi-detached, established, freehold200 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 5BQ
In a straight lineSupermarkets
- Tesco Harpenden Esso ExpressTesco370 m
- Co-op BatfordThe Co-operative Group390 m
The neighbourhood: St Albans 002C
Everything about St Albans 002CThe 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.