AL5 1AW maps, stats, and open data
AL5 1AW lies on East Common in Harpenden. AL5 1AW is located in the Harpenden South electoral ward, within the local authority district of St Albans and the English Parliamentary constituency of Hitchin and Harpenden. 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.
AL5 1AW maps
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
AL5 1AW geodata
| Easting | 514445 |
| Northing | 212100 |
| Latitude | 51.795856 |
| Longitude | -0.341846 |
Where is AL5 1AW?
| Street | East Common |
| Town/City | Harpenden |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | AL5 |
AL5 1AW Elevation
Elevation or altitude of AL5 1AW as distance above sea level:
| Metres | Feet | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 120m | 394ft |
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 | Harpenden South |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Hitchin And Harpenden |
House Prices
Sales of detached houses in AL5 1AW
2017 23 NOV £3,116,000 |
2011 9 SEP £2,250,000 |
BAMVILLE END COTTAGE, EAST COMMON, HARPENDEN, AL5 1AW 2006 19 SEP £457,000 |
2002 23 AUG £1,475,000 |
Licence: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Transport
Nearest bus stops to AL5 1AW
| Cross Lane (St Albans Road) | Hatching Green | 629m |
| Cross Lane (St Albans Road) | Hatching Green | 647m |
| Ayres End Lane (Harpenden Road) | Harpenden | 673m |
| Burnsall Place (Cranbourne Drive) | Harpenden | 691m |
| Ayres End Lane (Harpenden Road) | Harpenden | 716m |
Nearest railway stations to AL5 1AW
| Harpenden Station | 2.2km |
Broadband
Broadband access in AL5 1AW (2020 data)
| Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband | 0.0% |
Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps
Broadband speed in AL5 1AW (2019 data)
Download
| Median download speed | 13.7Mbps |
| Average download speed | 12.8Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 21.77Mbps |
Upload
| Median upload speed | 1.2Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 1.2Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 2.40Mbps |
Broadband limitations in AL5 1AW (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 | 100.0% |
AL5 1AW gas and electricity consumption
Estimated total energy consumption in AL5 1AW by fuel type, 2015.
Gas
| Consumption (kWh) | 188,420 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 6 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 31,403 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 33,552 |
- Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in AL5 1AW, for 2015.
- Meter count: The total number of meters in AL5 1AW.
- 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
5.3% of English postcodes are less deprived than AL5 1AW:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to AL5 1AW (metres)
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Nearest post box to AL5 1AW
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Bamville Wood | 17:45 | 12:00 | 304m |
| Beeson End Lane | 17:45 | 12:00 | 620m |
| Cranbourne Drive | 17:45 | 12:15 | 878m |
AL5 1AW ITL and AL5 1AW 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 AL5 1AW:
| 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 |
AL5 1AW 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 AL5 1AW:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00120342 | |
| LSOA | E01023696 | St Albans 005B |
| MSOA | E02004928 | St Albans 005 |
Nearest postcodes to AL5 1AW
| AL5 1AP | Bamville Wood | 184m |
| AL5 1BT | Cross Lane | 238m |
| AL5 1BX | Cross Lane | 351m |
| AL5 1DA | East Common | 359m |
| AL5 1BZ | Beech Close | 412m |
| AL5 1AN | Ayres End Lane | 415m |
| AL5 1BY | Grange Court Road | 475m |
| AL5 1DB | Cloisters | 500m |
| AL5 1RZ | Wensley Close | 516m |
| AL5 1DD | East Common | 547m |
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