AL5 5UN
PostcodeA postcode in St Albans 002A, Harpenden East ward, St Albans.
This report describes the area around AL5 5UN, 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 5UN
- 0 crimes within 500 mAugust, none in July eitherSt Albans 002A: 21 a year per 1,000 peopleMap point
- Harpenden, 1.3 kmAbout 17 minutes on footExact point
- 5 schools within 800 mNearest is 440 m awayExact point
- 1 of 15 properties in AL5 5UN at high risk of floodingFrom rivers or the sea, with flood defencesPostcode
- England’s least deprived 10%This neighbourhood, St Albans 002ANeighbourhood
- £655,974 average priceFor the whole of St Albans, August 2026Council
- No GP practices within 1 kmNearest is 1.4 km awayPostcode
- No supermarkets within 1 kmNearest is 1.1 km awayExact point
- No gigabit broadband at AL5 5UNSuperfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026Postcode
- Low road and rail noise at AL5 5UNRoad 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
- 10.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxideModelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 20251 km grid
Schools near AL5 5UN
Within 2 km, nearest first| School | Distance | Latest Ofsted outcome |
|---|---|---|
| High Beeches Primary School Primary. 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 440 m 5 minutes on foot | School remains Outstanding, June 2023 |
| Crabtree Junior School Primary. 86% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 550 m 7 minutes on foot | Outstanding (overall), November 2023 |
| Aldwickbury School Independent | 570 m 7 minutes on foot | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
| Crabtree Infants' School Primary | 590 m 7 minutes on foot | Outstanding (overall), February 2024 |
| Katherine Warington School Secondary. Attainment 8 of 50.6 (2025/26, provisional) | 720 m 9 minutes on foot | Good (overall), February 2024 |
| The Grove Junior School Primary. 82% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 970 m 12 minutes on foot | School remains Good, December 2022 |
| The Grove Infant and Nursery School Primary | 980 m 12 minutes on foot | Outstanding (overall), November 2023 |
| Sir John Lawes School Secondary. Attainment 8 of 63.9 (2025/26, provisional) | 1.2 km 15 minutes on foot | Outstanding (overall), March 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 5UN
Latest sale at each postcode- £460,000Piggottshill Lane, AL5 5UNNovember 2023, terraced, established, freehold10 m
- £1,020,000Aldwickbury Crescent, AL5 5SAOctober 2025, detached, established, freehold280 m
- £485,000Waldegrave Park, AL5 5SFMarch 2025, semi-detached, established, freehold290 m
- £645,000Altwood, AL5 5RUOctober 2025, terraced, established, freehold320 m
- £525,000Weybourne Close, AL5 5REOctober 2025, terraced, established, freehold340 m
- £635,000Englehurst, AL5 5SQNovember 2025, terraced, established, freehold340 m
- £520,000Ashwell Park, AL5 5SGNovember 2023, terraced, established, freehold340 m
- £643,000Glemsford Drive, AL5 5RBJune 2025, semi-detached, established, freehold350 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
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 priceAugust 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.