AL5 5SJ
PostcodeA postcode in St Albans 002B, Harpenden East ward, St Albans.
This report describes the area around AL5 5SJ, 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 5SJ
- 3 crimes within 500 mAugust, the same as JulySt Albans 002B: 23 a year per 1,000 peopleMap point
- Harpenden, 970 mAbout 12 minutes on footExact point
- 6 schools within 800 mNearest is 100 m awayExact point
- No property in AL5 5SJ 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 002BNeighbourhood
- £646,781 average priceFor the whole of St Albans, July 2026Council
- No GP practices within 1 kmNearest is 1.1 km awayPostcode
- 1 supermarket within 1 kmNearest is 880 m awayExact point
- Gigabit broadband for every home and business at AL5 5SJSuperfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026Postcode
- Low road and rail noise at AL5 5SJRoad 47 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 5SJ
Within 2 km, nearest first| School | Distance | Latest Ofsted outcome |
|---|---|---|
| High Beeches Primary School Primary. 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 100 m 1 minute on foot | School remains Outstanding, June 2023 |
| Crabtree Infants' School Primary | 290 m 4 minutes on foot | Outstanding (overall), February 2024 |
| Crabtree Junior School Primary. 86% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 290 m 4 minutes on foot | Outstanding (overall), November 2023 |
| Aldwickbury School Independent | 560 m 7 minutes on foot | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
| The Grove Junior School Primary. 82% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 650 m 8 minutes on foot | School remains Good, December 2022 |
| The Grove Infant and Nursery School Primary | 690 m 9 minutes on foot | Outstanding (overall), November 2023 |
| St Dominic Catholic Primary School Primary | 970 m 12 minutes on foot | Outstanding (overall), November 2023, before the school changed |
| Katherine Warington School Secondary. Attainment 8 of 50.6 (2025/26, provisional) | 1 km 13 minutes on foot | Good (overall), February 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 5SJ
Latest sale at each postcode- £565,000The Cleave, AL5 5SJMay 2025, terraced, established, freehold10 m
- £550,000Brampton Close, AL5 5SLFebruary 2026, terraced, established, freehold40 m
- £665,000Wendover Close, AL5 5SHJune 2026, terraced, established, freehold60 m
- £635,000Englehurst, AL5 5SQNovember 2025, terraced, established, freehold80 m
- £595,000Thornbury, AL5 5SNNovember 2025, terraced, established, freehold90 m
- £525,000Fairfield Close, AL5 5RZSeptember 2025, terraced, established, freehold100 m
- £925,000Aldwickbury Crescent, AL5 5SDJuly 2024, detached, established, freehold100 m
- £1,005,000Aldwickbury Crescent, AL5 5SSMarch 2026, detached, established, freehold120 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 5SJ
In a straight lineStations
- Harpenden12 minutes on foot970 m
Pharmacies
- MANOR PHARMACY880 m
Dental practices
- COLOSSEUM DENTAL (SOUTHDOWN)920 m
Supermarkets
- Co-op Harpenden - Southdown RoadThe Co-operative Group880 m
The neighbourhood: St Albans 002B
Everything about St Albans 002BThe 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.