AL5 5PA
PostcodeA postcode in St Albans 003D, Harpenden West ward, St Albans.
This report describes the area around AL5 5PA, 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 5PA
- 36 crimes within 500 mAugust, down 36% on JulySt Albans 003D: 34 a year per 1,000 peopleMap point
- Harpenden, 200 mAbout 3 minutes on footExact point
- 7 schools within 800 mNearest is 190 m awayExact point
- No property in AL5 5PA 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 003DNeighbourhood
- £646,781 average priceFor the whole of St Albans, July 2026Council
- 3 GP practices within 1 kmNearest is 260 m awayPostcode
- 6 supermarkets within 1 kmNearest is 350 m awayExact point
- Gigabit broadband for every home and business at AL5 5PASuperfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026Postcode
- Moderate road and rail noise at AL5 5PARoad 63 dB, rail 50 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
- 11.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxideModelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 20251 km grid
Schools near AL5 5PA
Within 2 km, nearest first| School | Distance | Latest Ofsted outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Harpenden Academy Primary. 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 190 m 2 minutes on foot | Improved significantly, February 2025 |
| St Dominic Catholic Primary School Primary | 510 m 6 minutes on foot | Outstanding (overall), November 2023, before the school changed |
| St Nicholas CofE VA Primary School Primary. 91% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 520 m 7 minutes on foot | School remains Good, March 2022 |
| Crabtree Infants' School Primary | 680 m 9 minutes on foot | Outstanding (overall), February 2024 |
| St George's School Secondary. Attainment 8 of 65.6 (2025/26, provisional) | 690 m 9 minutes on foot | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade |
| Crabtree Junior School Primary. 86% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 720 m 9 minutes on foot | Outstanding (overall), November 2023 |
| Sir John Lawes School Secondary. Attainment 8 of 63.9 (2025/26, provisional) | 770 m 10 minutes on foot | Outstanding (overall), March 2023 |
| Manland Primary School Primary. 91% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 820 m 10 minutes on foot | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, June 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 5PA
Latest sale at each postcode- £345,000Milton Road, AL5 5PAOctober 2025, flat or maisonette, established, leasehold10 m
- £600,000The Mews, AL5 4TFJuly 2026, terraced, established, leasehold40 m
- £319,000Croft Court, AL5 4UBAugust 2023, flat or maisonette, established, leasehold50 m
- £1,195,000Station Road, AL5 4TLJanuary 2025, semi-detached, established, freehold70 m
- £590,000Milton Road, AL5 5LDMarch 2026, flat or maisonette, established, leasehold80 m
- £1,035,000Station Road, AL5 4XAMay 2023, semi-detached, established, freehold90 m
- £321,000Milton Road, AL5 5LAMarch 2025, flat or maisonette, established, leasehold100 m
- £269,000Poets Court, AL5 5EWFebruary 2026, flat or maisonette, established, leasehold100 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 5PA
In a straight lineStations
- Harpenden2 minutes on foot200 m
GP practices
- DAVENPORT HOUSE SURGERY260 m
- ELMS MEDICAL PRACTICE290 m
- VILLAGE SURGERY520 m
Pharmacies
- TOPKINS PHARMACY240 m
- BOOTS310 m
- SPRINGFIELD PHARMACY310 m
- MANOR PHARMACY320 m
Dental practices
- DAVENPORT HOUSE DENTAL PRACTICE260 m
- VAUGHAN DENTAL PRACTICE270 m
- DENTAL SURGEON310 m
- BOWERS WAY DENTAL SURGERY320 m
- SPECIAL CARE DENTAL330 m
Supermarkets
- Sainsburys HarpendenSainsburys350 m
- Morrisons Daily Harpenden High StreetMorrisons400 m
- Cook HarpendenCook430 m
- Waitrose HarpendenWaitrose440 m
- M&S Harpenden SFMarks and Spencer470 m
The neighbourhood: St Albans 003D
Everything about St Albans 003DThe 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.