AL3 5RQ maps, stats, and open data

AL3 5RQ lies on Townsend Drive in St Albans. AL3 5RQ is located in the Batchwood electoral ward, within the local authority district of St Albans and the English Parliamentary constituency of St Albans. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex ICB - 06N and the police force is Hertfordshire. This postcode has been in use since January 1980.

AL3 5RQ maps

AL3 5RQ map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

AL3 5RQ map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
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AL3 5RQ geodata

Easting	514788
Northing	208410
Latitude	51.762617
Longitude	-0.338117

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is AL3 5RQ?

Street	Townsend Drive
Town/City	St Albans
Country	England
Postcode District	AL3
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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AL3 5RQ Elevation

Elevation or altitude of AL3 5RQ as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	110m	361ft

Elevation is measured from the approximate centre of the postcode, to the nearest point on an OS contour line from OS Terrain 50, which has contour spacing of ten vertical metres.

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Source: Open Postcode Elevation
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Politics

Ward	Batchwood
Constituency	St Albans

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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House Prices

Sales of detached houses in AL3 5RQ

22A, TOWNSEND DRIVE, ST ALBANS, AL3 5RQ 2023 29 SEP £2,875,000
18, TOWNSEND DRIVE, ST ALBANS, AL3 5RQ 2023 23 MAR £1,600,000
26, TOWNSEND DRIVE, ST ALBANS, AL3 5RQ 2019 6 AUG £1,115,000
12D, TOWNSEND DRIVE, ST ALBANS, AL3 5RQ 2014 14 FEB £775,000
16, TOWNSEND DRIVE, ST ALBANS, AL3 5RQ 2013 1 NOV £1,080,000
22A, TOWNSEND DRIVE, ST ALBANS, AL3 5RQ 2009 30 NOV £2,250,000
20, TOWNSEND DRIVE, ST ALBANS, AL3 5RQ 2009 21 OCT £775,000
22, TOWNSEND DRIVE, ST ALBANS, AL3 5RQ 2009 10 AUG £1,925,000
10, TOWNSEND DRIVE, ST ALBANS, AL3 5RQ 2009 29 MAY £675,000
14, TOWNSEND DRIVE, ST. ALBANS, AL3 5RQ 2008 14 NOV £1,325,000

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of AL3 5RQ

August 2023	Vehicle crime	On or near Batchwood View	215m
January 2023	Vehicle crime	On or near High Grove	246m
June 2022	Burglary	On or near Townsend Drive	43m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to AL3 5RQ

Hospital (Waverley Road)	St Albans	344m
Heath Farm Lane (Harpenden Road)	Bernards Heath	350m
Hospital (Waverley Road)	St Albans	371m
Heath Farm Lane (Harpenden Road)	Bernards Heath	378m
Goldsmith Way (Normandy Road)	St Albans	387m

Nearest railway stations to AL3 5RQ

St Albans City Station	1.5km
St Albans Abbey Station	2km
Park Street Station	4.1km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for AL3 5RQ

Broadband access in AL3 5RQ (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband	20.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps

Broadband speed in AL3 5RQ (2019 data)

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Median download speed	65.5Mbps
Average download speed	57.3Mbps
Maximum download speed	100.00Mbps

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Median upload speed	15.2Mbps
Average upload speed	13.3Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in AL3 5RQ (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps	0.0%

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AL3 5RQ gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in AL3 5RQ by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	577,963
Meter count	18
Mean (kWh/meter)	32,109
Median (kWh/meter)	30,195

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	122,364
Meter count	17
Mean (kWh/meter)	7,198
Median (kWh/meter)	5,274

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in AL3 5RQ, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in AL3 5RQ.
Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

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Source: Postcode level gas estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence

Deprivation

12.1% of English postcodes are less deprived than AL3 5RQ:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to AL3 5RQ (meters)

Garden Fields JMI School

Townsend Drive

199m

Alban Manor Nursing Home

2 Chene Drive

225m

St Albans TownsendBowling&TennisClub

8 Waverley Road

273m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to AL3 5RQ

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Townsend Drive	18:30	12:30	266m
Becketts Avenue	18:30	12:30	305m
Waverley Road P.o	18:30	12:00	337m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to AL3 5RQ

Facility	Distance
St Albans High School For Girls Grass Pitches Townsend Drive, St. Albans Grass Pitches, Outdoor Tennis Courts	138m
Garden Fields Jmi School Townsend Drive, St. Albans Grass Pitches	197m
Townsend Sports And Bowls Club Waverley Road, St. Albans Sports Hall, Outdoor Tennis Courts	233m

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Nearest schools to AL3 5RQ

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Garden Fields Junior Mixed and Infant School Townsend Drive, St Albans, AL3 5RL	Primary	198m
Batchwood School Townsend Drive, St Albans, AL3 5RP	Not applicable	342m
Heathlands School Heathlands Drive, St Albans, AL3 5AY	Not applicable	453m

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AL3 5RQ ITL and AL3 5RQ LAU

The below table lists the International Territorial Level (ITL) codes (formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) codes) and Local Administrative Units (LAU) codes for AL3 5RQ:

ITL 1 Code	Name
TLH	East
ITL 2 Code	Name
TLH2	Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
ITL 3 Code	Name
TLH23	Hertfordshire CC
LAU 1 Code	Name
E07000240	St Albans

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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AL3 5RQ census areas

The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for AL3 5RQ:

	Code	Name
OA	E00120202
LSOA	E01023670	St Albans 009B
MSOA	E02004932	St Albans 009

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to AL3 5RQ

AL3 5RF	Townsend Drive	64m
AL3 5SG	Little Acre	132m
AL3 5SF	Heydons Close	145m
AL3 5SS	Batchwood View	156m
AL3 5LJ	Harpenden Road	164m
AL3 5TA	Eleanor Avenue	179m
AL3 5QY	Courtside	183m
AL3 5RG	May Close	185m
AL3 5SH	Gorse Corner	188m
AL3 5RJ	Townsend Drive	190m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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