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AL5 1BU

Harpenden South · St Albans · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Harpenden
Ward
Harpenden South
Local authority
St Albans
Constituency
Harpenden and Berkhamsted
Postcode district
AL5
Postcode sector
AL5 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
AL5 1BT 23 m
AL5 1AP 66 m
AL5 1DA 130 m
AL5 1BZ 204 m
AL5 1BX 213 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
AL5 1BU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
AL
Postcode district
AL5
Postcode sector
AL5 1
Latitude
51.797420
Longitude
-0.344341
British National Grid easting
514,269
British National Grid northing
212,270

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
St Albans · E07000240
Electoral ward
Harpenden South · E05013954
Parish or community
E04013284
Westminster constituency
Harpenden and Berkhamsted · E14001268
Output area
E00120342
Lower layer super output area
St Albans 005B · E01023696
Middle layer super output area
St Albans 005 · E02004928

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Bamville Copse, Cross Lane, Harpenden, AL5 1BU 11 June 2026 £3,625,000
Bamville Copse, Cross Lane, Harpenden, AL5 1BU 30 August 2019 £1,400,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
45
Primary
29
Secondary
7

  1. The Grove Infant and Nursery School

    Community school

    1.3 km

  2. The Grove Junior School

    Community school

    1.3 km

  3. St Dominic Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
252
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 68
  • Anti social behaviour 45
  • Vehicle crime 44
  • Burglary 21
  • Other theft 20

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
2

1 female, 1 male

Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
AL5 1 residents
6,414

Age bands in AL5 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
21.3%

1,300 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.3%

509 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.2%

1,355 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.7%

1,756 residents

Age 65 and over
19.5%

1,195 residents

This postcode contained 0% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider AL5 1 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

7

within 5 km

  • VILLAGE SURGERY

    AMENBURY LANE, HARPENDEN, AL5 2BT

    ODS code E82037

    2.1 km

  • DAVENPORT HOUSE SURGERY

    DAVENPORT HOUSE, BOWERS WAY, HARPENDEN, AL5 4HX

    ODS code E82077

    2.2 km

  • ELMS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    5 STEWART ROAD, HARPENDEN, AL5 4QA

    ODS code E82071

    2.4 km

  • LODGE,HIGHFIELD & REDBOURN

    NORMANDY ROAD, ST. ALBANS, AL3 5NP

    ODS code E82014

    4.2 km

  • GRANGE STREET SURGERY

    2 GRANGE STREET, ST. ALBANS, AL3 5NF

    ODS code E82059

    4.5 km

  • PARKBURY HOUSE SURGERY

    ST. PETERS STREET, ST ALBANS, AL1 3HD

    ODS code E82060

    4.6 km

  • HARVEY GROUP PRACTICE

    13-15 RUSSELL AVENUE, ST. ALBANS, AL3 5HB

    ODS code E82084

    4.8 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Cross Lane

    BCT · Hatching Green

    0.3 miles

  • Cross Lane

    BCT · Hatching Green

    0.3 miles

  • Burnsall Place

    BCT · Harpenden

    0.4 miles

  • West Common Way

    BCT · Hatching Green

    0.4 miles

  • West Common Way

    BCT · Hatching Green

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for St Albans 005B, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

10 of 10

Overall England rank

33,589 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
10 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £3,625,000 from 1 recorded sale in AL5 1BU. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for St Albans is £651,448 in June 2026, up 4.3% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

45 open schools are in scope, including 29 primary and 7 secondary schools. The Grove Infant and Nursery School is the nearest published school at 0.8 miles.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

Published police records

252 published events cover 12 months, averaging 21 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 68 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.