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AL5 1RX

Harpenden South · St Albans · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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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 1RZ 64 m
AL5 1RU 106 m
AL5 1BY 129 m
AL5 1TA 152 m
AL5 1SZ 159 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
AL5 1RX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1990
Postcode area
AL
Postcode district
AL5
Postcode sector
AL5 1
Latitude
51.800339
Longitude
-0.340884
British National Grid easting
514,500
British National Grid northing
212,600

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
E00120324
Lower layer super output area
St Albans 005C · E01023697
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
41
Primary
26
Secondary
7

  1. The Grove Infant and Nursery School

    Community school

    904 m

  2. The Grove Junior School

    Community school

    918 m

  3. Aldwickbury School

    Other independent school

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
316
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 84
  • Vehicle crime 57
  • Anti social behaviour 53
  • Burglary 27
  • Other theft 27

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

6

within 5 km straight-line

  • VILLAGE SURGERY

    AMENBURY LANE, HARPENDEN, AL5 2BT

    ODS code E82037

    1.9 km

  • DAVENPORT HOUSE SURGERY

    DAVENPORT HOUSE, BOWERS WAY, HARPENDEN, AL5 4HX

    ODS code E82077

    2.0 km

  • ELMS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    5 STEWART ROAD, HARPENDEN, AL5 4QA

    ODS code E82071

    2.2 km

  • LODGE,HIGHFIELD & REDBOURN

    NORMANDY ROAD, ST. ALBANS, AL3 5NP

    ODS code E82014

    4.5 km

  • GRANGE STREET SURGERY

    2 GRANGE STREET, ST. ALBANS, AL3 5NF

    ODS code E82059

    4.8 km

  • PARKBURY HOUSE SURGERY

    ST. PETERS STREET, ST ALBANS, AL1 3HD

    ODS code E82060

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Burnsall Place

    BCT · Harpenden

    0.1 miles

  • Eastcote Drive

    BCT · Harpenden

    0.2 miles

  • Broadstone Road

    BCT · Harpenden

    0.3 miles

  • Barons Row

    BCT · Harpenden

    0.3 miles

  • Tiverton Court

    BCT · Harpenden

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for St Albans 005C, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

30,066 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
5 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

41 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 7 secondary schools. The Grove Infant and Nursery School is the nearest published school at 904 m.

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

Recorded crime

316 published events cover 12 months, averaging 26.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 84 events.

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