AL5 5QX
PostcodeA postcode in St Albans 002A, Harpenden East ward, St Albans.
This report describes the area around AL5 5QX, 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 5QX
- 6 crimes within 500 mAugust, up 100% on JulySt Albans 002A: 21 a year per 1,000 peopleMap point
- Harpenden, 1.2 kmAbout 15 minutes on footExact point
- 6 schools within 800 mNearest is 400 m awayExact point
- No property in AL5 5QX 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
- No GP practices within 1 kmNearest is 1.1 km awayPostcode
- 2 supermarkets within 1 kmNearest is 610 m awayExact point
- Gigabit broadband for every home and business at AL5 5QXSuperfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026Postcode
- Low road and rail noise at AL5 5QXRoad 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
- 11.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxideModelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 20251 km grid
Schools near AL5 5QX
Within 2 km, nearest first| School | Distance | Latest Ofsted outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Katherine Warington School Secondary. Attainment 8 of 50.6 (2025/26, provisional) | 400 m 5 minutes on foot | Good (overall), February 2024 |
| Crabtree Junior School Primary. 86% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 530 m 7 minutes on foot | Outstanding (overall), November 2023 |
| Crabtree Infants' School Primary | 590 m 7 minutes on foot | Outstanding (overall), February 2024 |
| Batford Nursery School Nursery | 730 m 9 minutes on foot | School remains Outstanding, April 2023 |
| High Beeches Primary School Primary. 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 730 m 9 minutes on foot | School remains Outstanding, June 2023 |
| Sir John Lawes School Secondary. Attainment 8 of 63.9 (2025/26, provisional) | 750 m 9 minutes on foot | Outstanding (overall), March 2023 |
| Sauncey Wood Primary School Primary. 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 840 m 10 minutes on foot | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade |
| Manland Primary School Primary. 91% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 920 m 11 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 5QX
Latest sale at each postcode- £851,000Crabtree Lane, AL5 5QXOctober 2025, semi-detached, established, freehold10 m
- £565,000Marquis Lane, AL5 5AEOctober 2025, semi-detached, established, freehold140 m
- £643,000Glemsford Drive, AL5 5RBJune 2025, semi-detached, established, freehold180 m
- £625,000Marquis Lane, AL5 5AAMay 2026, semi-detached, established, freehold180 m
- £1,170,000Langdale Avenue, AL5 5QUDecember 2024, semi-detached, established, freehold190 m
- £400,000Lower Luton Road, AL5 5AFSeptember 2025, terraced, established, freehold190 m
- £1,330,000Crabtree Lane, AL5 5RDJuly 2026, detached, established, freehold230 m
- £1,875,000Granby Avenue, AL5 5QRDecember 2025, detached, established, freehold240 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 5QX
In a straight lineSupermarkets
- Tesco Harpenden Esso ExpressTesco610 m
- Co-op BatfordThe Co-operative Group760 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.