AL5 4NE

Harpenden North & Rural · 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 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
AL5 4ND 13 m
AL5 4NA 35 m
AL5 4FW 42 m
AL5 4FJ 62 m
AL5 4LZ 94 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
AL5 4NE
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 January 1995
Postcode area
AL
Postcode district
AL5
Postcode sector
AL5 4
Latitude
51.830120
Longitude
-0.348497
British National Grid easting
513,900
British National Grid northing
215,900

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
St Albans · E07000240
Parish or community
E04013284
Output area
E00120318
Lower layer super output area
St Albans 001D · E01023693
Middle layer super output area
St Albans 001 · E02004924

Postcode source versions

Explore AL5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
25
Primary
16
Secondary
4
  1. The Lea Primary School and Nursery

    Community school

    356 m
  2. Manland Primary School

    Community school

    728 m
  3. Sauncey Wood Primary School

    Community school

    846 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
699
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 185
  • Anti social behaviour 128
  • Other theft 106
  • Vehicle crime 80
  • Criminal damage and arson 74

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

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

  • ELMS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    5 STEWART ROAD, HARPENDEN, AL5 4QA

    ODS code E82071

    1.3 km

  • DAVENPORT HOUSE SURGERY

    DAVENPORT HOUSE, BOWERS WAY, HARPENDEN, AL5 4HX

    ODS code E82077

    1.6 km

  • VILLAGE SURGERY

    AMENBURY LANE, HARPENDEN, AL5 2BT

    ODS code E82037

    1.9 km

Nearby transport

  • The Red Cow PH

    BCT · Harpenden

    0.0 miles
  • The Red Cow PH

    BCT · Harpenden

    0.1 miles
  • Beeching Close

    BCT · Harpenden

    0.1 miles
  • Beeching Close

    BCT · Harpenden

    0.1 miles
  • Westfield Road

    BCT · Batford

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for St Albans 001D, 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

32,477 of 33,755

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

25 open schools are in scope, including 16 primary and 4 secondary schools. The Lea Primary School and Nursery is the nearest published school at 356 m.

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

Recorded crime

699 published events cover 12 months, averaging 58.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 185 events.

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