AL5 5HG

Harpenden East · 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 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
AL5 5HE 46 m
AL5 5HW 59 m
AL5 5HF 85 m
AL5 5HR 90 m
AL5 5HP 114 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
AL5 5HG
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 1995
Terminated
1 December 1996
Postcode area
AL
Postcode district
AL5
Postcode sector
AL5 5
Latitude
51.827301
Longitude
-0.339893
British National Grid easting
514,500
British National Grid northing
215,600

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
St Albans · E07000240
Parish or community
E04013284
Output area
E00120296
Lower layer super output area
St Albans 002C · E01023687
Middle layer super output area
St Albans 002 · E02004925

Postcode source versions

Explore AL5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
24
Primary
16
Secondary
4
  1. Sauncey Wood Primary School

    Community school

    204 m
  2. Batford Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    205 m
  3. Sir John Lawes School

    Academy converter

    662 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
636
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 188
  • Anti social behaviour 122
  • Vehicle crime 85
  • Criminal damage and arson 71
  • Other theft 42

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
AL5 5 residents
8,425

Age bands in AL5 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
23.9%

1,961 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.1%

751 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.2%

1,988 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.1%

2,307 residents

Age 65 and over
14.8%

1,213 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

  • Pickford Hill

    BCT · Batford

    0.0 miles
  • Roundfield Avenue

    BCT · Batford

    0.0 miles
  • Roundfield Avenue

    BCT · Batford

    0.1 miles
  • Lower Luton Road West

    BCT · Batford

    0.1 miles
  • Southview Road

    BCT · Batford

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for St Albans 002C, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

14,524 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
8 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

24 open schools are in scope, including 16 primary and 4 secondary schools. Sauncey Wood Primary School is the nearest published school at 204 m.

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

Recorded crime

636 published events cover 12 months, averaging 53 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 188 events.

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