AL3 5RU maps, stats, and open data
AL3 5RU lies on Becketts Avenue in St. Albans. AL3 5RU 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 5RU maps
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
AL3 5RU geodata
| Easting | 514443 |
| Northing | 208597 |
| Latitude | 51.764374 |
| Longitude | -0.343029 |
Where is AL3 5RU?
| Street | Becketts Avenue |
| Town/City | St. Albans |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | AL3 |
AL3 5RU Elevation
Elevation or altitude of AL3 5RU as distance above sea level:
| Metres | Feet | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 100m | 328ft |
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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Politics
| Ward | Batchwood |
|---|---|
| Constituency | St Albans |
House Prices
Sales of detached houses in AL3 5RU
4, BECKETTS AVENUE, ST. ALBANS, AL3 5RU 2005 13 DEC £495,000 |
4, BECKETTS AVENUE, ST. ALBANS, AL3 5RU 2002 1 MAR £290,000 |
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Transport
Nearest bus stops to AL3 5RU
| Batchwood Hall (Batchwood Drive) | St Albans | 115m |
| Batchwood Hall (Batchwood Drive) | St Albans | 116m |
| Alverton (Green Lane) | New Greens | 142m |
| Batchwood Drive (Waverley Road) | St Albans | 259m |
| Batchwood Drive (Waverley Road) | St Albans | 278m |
Nearest railway stations to AL3 5RU
| St Albans City Station | 1.9km |
| St Albans Abbey Station | 2.2km |
| Park Street Station | 4.3km |
Broadband
Broadband access in AL3 5RU (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 | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband | 0.0% |
Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps
Broadband speed in AL3 5RU (2019 data)
Download
| Median download speed | 70.0Mbps |
| Average download speed | 92.4Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 200.00Mbps |
Upload
| Median upload speed | 10.0Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 8.6Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 10.70Mbps |
Broadband limitations in AL3 5RU (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% |
AL3 5RU gas and electricity consumption
Estimated total energy consumption in AL3 5RU by fuel type, 2015.
Gas
| Consumption (kWh) | 327,134 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 19 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 17,218 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 18,520 |
Electricity
| Consumption (kWh) | 60,162 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 17 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 3,539 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 3,626 |
- Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in AL3 5RU, for 2015.
- Meter count: The total number of meters in AL3 5RU.
- Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
- Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence
Deprivation
24.2% of English postcodes are less deprived than AL3 5RU:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to AL3 5RU (metres)
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Nearest post box to AL3 5RU
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Becketts Avenue | 18:30 | 12:30 | 97m |
| Waverley Road P.o | 18:30 | 12:00 | 486m |
| Townsend Drive | 18:30 | 12:30 | 634m |
AL3 5RU ITL and AL3 5RU 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 5RU:
| 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 |
AL3 5RU 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 5RU:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00120221 | |
| LSOA | E01023672 | St Albans 009D |
| MSOA | E02004932 | St Albans 009 |
Nearest postcodes to AL3 5RU
| AL3 5RT | Becketts Avenue | 46m |
| AL3 5RZ | Batchwood Drive | 94m |
| AL3 5RX | Connaught Road | 104m |
| AL3 5RW | Grimthorpe Close | 113m |
| AL3 6HB | Alverton | 133m |
| AL3 5RR | Langley Crescent | 150m |
| AL3 5RY | Everlasting Lane | 152m |
| AL3 5RS | Langley Crescent | 153m |
| AL3 5RN | Townsend Drive | 155m |
| AL3 5SU | High Grove | 162m |
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