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AL5 4EN

Harpenden West · St Albans · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Harpenden West
Local authority
St Albans
Constituency
Harpenden and Berkhamsted
Postcode district
AL5
Postcode sector
AL5 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
AL5 4ST 47 m
AL5 4FX 50 m
AL5 4EQ 56 m
AL5 4EA 57 m
AL5 4EL 57 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
AL5 4EN
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 September 2013
Postcode area
AL
Postcode district
AL5
Postcode sector
AL5 4
Latitude
51.815983
Longitude
-0.352859
British National Grid easting
513,635
British National Grid northing
214,321

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
St Albans · E07000240
Electoral ward
Harpenden West · E05013955
Parish or community
E04013284
Westminster constituency
Harpenden and Berkhamsted · E14001268
Output area
E00120354
Lower layer super output area
St Albans 003C · E01023701
Middle layer super output area
St Albans 003 · E02004926

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
26
Primary
16
Secondary
5

  1. Harpenden Academy

    Free schools

    39 m

  2. St Nicholas CofE VA Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    396 m

  3. St Dominic Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    481 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,270
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 291
  • Anti social behaviour 214
  • Shoplifting 173
  • Other theft 147
  • Vehicle crime 133

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
AL5 4 residents
7,137

Age bands in AL5 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
23%

1,656 residents

Age 15 to 24
10%

717 residents

Age 25 to 44
21.9%

1,578 residents

Age 45 to 64
29%

2,092 residents

Age 65 and over
16.1%

1,163 residents

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.

NHS ODS

GP practices

3

within 5 km

  • DAVENPORT HOUSE SURGERY

    DAVENPORT HOUSE, BOWERS WAY, HARPENDEN, AL5 4HX

    ODS code E82077

    119 m

  • ELMS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    5 STEWART ROAD, HARPENDEN, AL5 4QA

    ODS code E82071

    330 m

  • VILLAGE SURGERY

    AMENBURY LANE, HARPENDEN, AL5 2BT

    ODS code E82037

    369 m

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

  • Harpenden Railway Station

    BCT · Harpenden

    0.1 miles

  • Bowers Way Car Park

    BCT · Harpenden

    0.1 miles

  • Harpenden Railway Station

    BCT · Harpenden

    0.1 miles

  • Harpenden Rail Station

    RSE · Harpenden

    0.1 miles

  • Harpenden Rail Station

    RSE · Harpenden

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for St Albans 003C, 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

29,146 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
4 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

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

Schools

Published establishments

26 open schools are in scope, including 16 primary and 5 secondary schools. Harpenden Academy is the nearest published school at 39 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,270 published events cover 12 months, averaging 105.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 291 events.

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