AL5 2PU

Harpenden West · 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 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
AL5 2PS 61 m
AL5 2PW 95 m
AL5 2PY 106 m
AL5 2PT 107 m
AL5 2QF 109 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
AL5 2PU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 May 2002
Postcode area
AL
Postcode district
AL5
Postcode sector
AL5 2
Latitude
51.817991
Longitude
-0.361432
British National Grid easting
513,039
British National Grid northing
214,531

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
St Albans · E07000240
Parish or community
E04013284
Output area
E00120368
Lower layer super output area
St Albans 003A · E01023699
Middle layer super output area
St Albans 003 · E02004926

Postcode source versions

Explore AL5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
24
Primary
15
Secondary
4
  1. St Nicholas CofE VA Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    238 m
  2. St Hilda's School

    Other independent school

    280 m
  3. Harpenden Academy

    Free schools

    604 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
986
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 195
  • Anti social behaviour 168
  • Shoplifting 157
  • Other theft 130
  • Vehicle crime 99

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
AL5 2 residents
4,668

Age bands in AL5 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.6%

856 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.6%

468 residents

Age 25 to 44
16.8%

815 residents

Age 45 to 64
32.5%

1,576 residents

Age 65 and over
23.4%

1,135 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

  • VILLAGE SURGERY

    AMENBURY LANE, HARPENDEN, AL5 2BT

    ODS code E82037

    509 m

  • DAVENPORT HOUSE SURGERY

    DAVENPORT HOUSE, BOWERS WAY, HARPENDEN, AL5 4HX

    ODS code E82077

    516 m

  • ELMS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    5 STEWART ROAD, HARPENDEN, AL5 4QA

    ODS code E82071

    659 m

Nearby transport

  • Aplins Clopse

    BCT · Harpenden

    0.2 miles
  • Old Rectory Close

    BCT · Harpenden

    0.2 miles
  • Old Rectory Close

    BCT · Harpenden

    0.2 miles
  • Old Cock Inn

    BCT · Harpenden

    0.2 miles
  • Church Green Terminus

    BCT · Harpenden

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for St Albans 003A, 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

33,501 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
10 of 10
Living environment
6 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

24 open schools are in scope, including 15 primary and 4 secondary schools. St Nicholas CofE VA Primary School is the nearest published school at 238 m.

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

Recorded crime

986 published events cover 12 months, averaging 82.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 195 events.

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