AL5 5HU
PostcodeA postcode in St Albans 002C, Harpenden East ward, St Albans.
This report describes the area around AL5 5HU, 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 5HU
- 24 crimes within 500 mAugust, down 14% on JulySt Albans 002C: 98 a year per 1,000 peopleMap point
- Harpenden, 1.7 kmAbout 22 minutes on footExact point
- 5 schools within 800 mNearest is 380 m awayExact point
- No property in AL5 5HU 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 1.3 km awayPostcode
- 2 supermarkets within 1 kmNearest is 360 m awayExact point
- Gigabit broadband for every home and business at AL5 5HUSuperfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026Postcode
- Low road and rail noise at AL5 5HURoad 51 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 5HU
Within 2 km, nearest first| School | Distance | Latest Ofsted outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Sauncey Wood Primary School Primary. 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 380 m 5 minutes on foot | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade |
| Batford Nursery School Nursery | 420 m 5 minutes on foot | School remains Outstanding, April 2023 |
| Manland Primary School Primary. 91% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 730 m 9 minutes on foot | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, June 2024 |
| Sir John Lawes School Secondary. Attainment 8 of 63.9 (2025/26, provisional) | 760 m 9 minutes on foot | Outstanding (overall), March 2023 |
| The Lea Primary School and Nursery Primary. 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 800 m 10 minutes on foot | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade |
| Katherine Warington School Secondary. Attainment 8 of 50.6 (2025/26, provisional) | 950 m 12 minutes on foot | Good (overall), February 2024 |
| St George's School Secondary. Attainment 8 of 65.6 (2025/26, provisional) | 1.1 km 14 minutes on foot | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade |
| Crabtree Junior School Primary. 86% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 1.4 km 18 minutes on foot | Outstanding (overall), November 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 5HU
Latest sale at each postcode- £535,000Someries Road, AL5 5HUSeptember 2025, semi-detached, established, freehold10 m
- £627,500Noke Shot, AL5 5HSAugust 2024, semi-detached, established, freehold50 m
- £430,000Turners Close, AL5 5HYOctober 2023, terraced, established, freehold60 m
- £625,000Saxon Close, AL5 5HTJanuary 2026, terraced, established, freehold70 m
- £372,500Barley Rise, AL5 5JJAugust 2025, terraced, established, freehold110 m
- £234,000Northfield Road, AL5 5JAFebruary 2025, flat or maisonette, established, leasehold120 m
- £506,500St Martins Close, AL5 5JGJuly 2025, terraced, established, freehold150 m
- £460,000Riverbanks Close, AL5 5EJAugust 2026, terraced, established, freehold210 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 5HU
In a straight lineSupermarkets
- Co-op BatfordThe Co-operative Group360 m
- Tesco Harpenden Esso ExpressTesco500 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.