AL5 1BJ maps, stats, and open data

AL5 1BJ lies on East Common in Harpenden. AL5 1BJ 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 1BJ maps

AL5 1BJ map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

AL5 1BJ map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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Source: OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
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AL5 1BJ geodata

Easting	514068
Northing	213028
Latitude	51.804274
Longitude	-0.347005

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is AL5 1BJ?

Street	East Common
Town/City	Harpenden
Country	England
Postcode District	AL5
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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AL5 1BJ Elevation

Elevation or altitude of AL5 1BJ 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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Source: Open Postcode Elevation
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Politics

Ward	Harpenden South
Constituency	Hitchin And Harpenden

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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House Prices

Sales of detached houses in AL5 1BJ

21, EAST COMMON, HARPENDEN, AL5 1BJ 2022 14 JAN £1,100,000
23, EAST COMMON, HARPENDEN, AL5 1BJ 2018 23 AUG £930,000
21, EAST COMMON, HARPENDEN, AL5 1BJ 1997 31 JAN £227,500

➜ Harpenden house prices

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of AL5 1BJ

September 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Eastmoor Park	238m
August 2023	Vehicle crime	On or near St Albans Road	419m
June 2022	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Cravells Road	32m
➜ East Common crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to AL5 1BJ

Queens Road (Walkers Road)	Harpenden	221m
Queens Road (Walkers Road)	Harpenden	221m
St Albans Road (Walkers Road)	Hatching Green	345m
The Plough And Harrow Ph (Southdown Road)	Harpenden	357m
The Plough And Harrow Ph (Southdown Road)	Harpenden	374m

Nearest railway stations to AL5 1BJ

Harpenden Station	1.2km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for AL5 1BJ

Broadband access in AL5 1BJ (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 AL5 1BJ (2019 data)

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Median download speed	22.3Mbps
Average download speed	47.4Mbps
Maximum download speed	152.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	1.1Mbps
Average upload speed	3.1Mbps
Maximum upload speed	17.50Mbps

Broadband limitations in AL5 1BJ (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%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for AL5 1BJ

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Source: Ofcom
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AL5 1BJ gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in AL5 1BJ by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	509,051
Meter count	23
Mean (kWh/meter)	22,133
Median (kWh/meter)	20,950

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	93,789
Meter count	19
Mean (kWh/meter)	4,936
Median (kWh/meter)	4,631

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in AL5 1BJ, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in AL5 1BJ.
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

5.3% of English postcodes are less deprived than AL5 1BJ:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to AL5 1BJ (meters)

The Engineer Ph

12 St Johns Road

144m

The Carpenters Arms Ph

14 Cravells Road

295m

Harpenden Common Golf Club

Cravells Road

331m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to AL5 1BJ

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
East Common	17:45	12:00	117m
Cranbourne Drive	17:45	12:15	427m
Southdown Road P.o.	18:30	12:00	436m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to AL5 1BJ

Facility	Distance
Acres Corner Cravells Road, Harpenden Grass Pitches	267m
Harpenden Common Golf Club East Common, Harpenden Golf	331m
Harpenden Cricket Club West Common, Harpenden Grass Pitches	597m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to AL5 1BJ

School	Phase of Education	Distance
The Grove Junior School Dark Lane, Harpenden, AL5 1QB	Primary	788m
The Grove Infant and Nursery School Dark Lane, Harpenden, AL5 1QD	Primary	825m
St Dominic Catholic Primary School St Dominic Catholic Primary School, Southdown Road, HARPENDEN, AL5 1PF	Primary	883m

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AL5 1BJ ITL and AL5 1BJ 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 1BJ:

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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AL5 1BJ 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 1BJ:

	Code	Name
OA	E00120338
LSOA	E01023696	St Albans 005B
MSOA	E02004928	St Albans 005

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to AL5 1BJ

AL5 1BQ	Cravells Road	45m
AL5 1BH	Cravells Road	66m
AL5 1BW	Eastmoor Park	114m
AL5 1DQ	East Common	122m
AL5 1DJ	St Johns Road	145m
AL5 1BE	Cravells Road	151m
AL5 1DG	East Common	156m
AL5 1EA	Emily Court	161m
AL5 1BG	Cravells Road	169m
AL5 1DR	Loire Mews	202m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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