AL5 1HP

Harpenden South · St Albans · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
St Albans
Postcode district
AL5
Postcode sector
AL5 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
AL5 1HN 22 m
AL5 1HL 76 m
AL5 1ER 90 m
AL5 1EP 93 m
AL5 1SD 103 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
AL5 1HP
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 May 1994
Terminated
1 January 1995
Postcode area
AL
Postcode district
AL5
Postcode sector
AL5 1
Latitude
51.804771
Longitude
-0.336370
British National Grid easting
514,800
British National Grid northing
213,100

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
St Albans · E07000240
Parish or community
E04013284
Output area
E00120339
Lower layer super output area
St Albans 005D · E01023698
Middle layer super output area
St Albans 005 · E02004928

Postcode source versions

Explore AL5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
39
Primary
25
Secondary
7
  1. The Grove Infant and Nursery School

    Community school

    363 m
  2. The Grove Junior School

    Community school

    407 m
  3. Aldwickbury School

    Other independent school

    841 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
407
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 117
  • Vehicle crime 73
  • Anti social behaviour 67
  • Burglary 35
  • Criminal damage and arson 31

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
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

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

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

GP practices

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • DAVENPORT HOUSE SURGERY

    DAVENPORT HOUSE, BOWERS WAY, HARPENDEN, AL5 4HX

    ODS code E82077

    1.8 km

  • VILLAGE SURGERY

    AMENBURY LANE, HARPENDEN, AL5 2BT

    ODS code E82037

    1.8 km

  • ELMS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    5 STEWART ROAD, HARPENDEN, AL5 4QA

    ODS code E82071

    1.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Barons Row

    BCT · Harpenden

    0.0 miles
  • Broadstone Road

    BCT · Harpenden

    0.1 miles
  • Grove Road

    BCT · Harpenden

    0.1 miles
  • Meadway

    BCT · Harpenden

    0.1 miles
  • Paddock Wood

    BCT · Harpenden

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for St Albans 005D, 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

33,716 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
8 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

39 open schools are in scope, including 25 primary and 7 secondary schools. The Grove Infant and Nursery School is the nearest published school at 363 m.

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

Recorded crime

407 published events cover 12 months, averaging 33.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 117 events.

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