AL5 5QR
PostcodeA postcode in St Albans 002A, Harpenden East ward, St Albans.
This report describes the area around AL5 5QR, 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 5QR
- 1 crime within 500 mAugust, the same as JulySt Albans 002A: 21 a year per 1,000 peopleMap point
- Harpenden, 990 mAbout 12 minutes on footExact point
- 5 schools within 800 mNearest is 320 m awayExact point
- No property in AL5 5QR 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 002ANeighbourhood
- £646,781 average priceFor the whole of St Albans, July 2026Council
- 1 GP practice within 1 kmNearest is 910 m awayPostcode
- 2 supermarkets within 1 kmNearest is 660 m awayExact point
- Gigabit broadband for every home and business at AL5 5QRSuperfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026Postcode
- Low road and rail noise at AL5 5QRRoad 49 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
- 11.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxideModelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 20251 km grid
Schools near AL5 5QR
Within 2 km, nearest first| School | Distance | Latest Ofsted outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Crabtree Junior School Primary. 86% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 320 m 4 minutes on foot | Outstanding (overall), November 2023 |
| Crabtree Infants' School Primary | 380 m 5 minutes on foot | Outstanding (overall), February 2024 |
| High Beeches Primary School Primary. 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 610 m 8 minutes on foot | School remains Outstanding, June 2023 |
| Katherine Warington School Secondary. Attainment 8 of 50.6 (2025/26, provisional) | 630 m 8 minutes on foot | Good (overall), February 2024 |
| Sir John Lawes School Secondary. Attainment 8 of 63.9 (2025/26, provisional) | 650 m 8 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 |
| Batford Nursery School Nursery | 860 m 11 minutes on foot | School remains Outstanding, April 2023 |
| Sauncey Wood Primary School Primary. 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 980 m 12 minutes on foot | Graded inspection, May 2025: 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 5QR
Latest sale at each postcode- £1,875,000Granby Avenue, AL5 5QRDecember 2025, detached, established, freehold10 m
- £880,000Granby Avenue, AL5 5QPNovember 2025, semi-detached, established, freehold40 m
- £1,330,000Crabtree Lane, AL5 5RDJuly 2026, detached, established, freehold90 m
- £1,170,000Langdale Avenue, AL5 5QUDecember 2024, semi-detached, established, freehold100 m
- £1,130,000Lyndhurst Drive, AL5 5RHJuly 2023, semi-detached, established, freehold110 m
- £1,055,000Crabtree Lane, AL5 5RFNovember 2025, detached, established, freehold140 m
- £827,000Carisbrooke Road, AL5 5QTNovember 2024, semi-detached, established, freehold150 m
- £1,150,000Lyndhurst Drive, AL5 5RJSeptember 2025, detached, established, freehold150 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 5QR
In a straight lineStations
- Harpenden12 minutes on foot990 m
GP practices
- ELMS MEDICAL PRACTICE910 m
Dental practices
- SPECIAL CARE DENTAL970 m
Supermarkets
- Tesco Harpenden Esso ExpressTesco660 m
- Co-op BatfordThe Co-operative Group810 m
The neighbourhood: St Albans 002A
Everything about St Albans 002AThe 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.