AL5 2BN lies on The Chowns in Harpenden. AL5 2BN 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.


| Easting | 513445 |
| Northing | 212124 |
| Latitude | 51.796269 |
| Longitude | -0.356356 |
| Street | The Chowns |
| Town/City | Harpenden |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | AL5 |
Elevation or altitude of AL5 2BN 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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| Ward | Harpenden South |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Hitchin And Harpenden |
7, THE CHOWNS, HARPENDEN, AL5 2BN 2025 22 SEP £1,850,000 |
6, THE CHOWNS, HARPENDEN, AL5 2BN 2025 6 JUN £1,750,000 |
2025 15 APR £1,650,000 |
2025 26 MAR £1,637,500 |
2024 24 SEP £2,200,000 |
2023 18 SEP £2,740,000 |
2022 18 FEB £1,550,000 |
2021 15 DEC £2,185,000 |
2021 30 JUL £1,350,000 |
2021 8 FEB £1,850,000 |
| Cross Lane (St Albans Road) | Hatching Green | 374m |
| Cross Lane (St Albans Road) | Hatching Green | 402m |
| West Common Way (St Albans Road) | Hatching Green | 579m |
| West Common Way (St Albans Road) | Hatching Green | 608m |
| Oakfield Road (Redbourn Lane) | Hatching Green | 656m |
| Harpenden Station | 2.1km |
| Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband | 100.0% |
| 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
| Median download speed | 39.1Mbps |
| Average download speed | 32.8Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 51.73Mbps |
| Median upload speed | 6.9Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 6.8Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 9.93Mbps |
| 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% |
Estimated total energy consumption in AL5 2BN by fuel type, 2015.
| Consumption (kWh) | 513,799 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 16 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 32,112 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 30,712 |
| Consumption (kWh) | 102,243 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 13 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 7,865 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 6,364 |



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| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| West Common Way | 17:45 | 12:00 | 252m |
| Beeson End Lane | 17:45 | 12:00 | 416m |
| Penny Croft | 17:45 | 12:00 | 429m |
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 2BN:
| 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 |
The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for AL5 2BN:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00120344 | |
| LSOA | E01023696 | St Albans 005B |
| MSOA | E02004928 | St Albans 005 |
| AL5 2PJ | The Uplands | 130m |
| AL5 2AL | Barlings Road | 133m |
| AL5 2BL | Hawsley Road | 149m |
| AL5 2PE | The Deerings | 171m |
| AL5 2AW | Barlings Road | 177m |
| AL5 2AQ | Burywick | 181m |
| AL5 2PH | The Uplands | 188m |
| AL5 2AN | Barlings Road | 227m |
| AL5 2AJ | Collens Road | 238m |
| AL5 2EG | Garden Close | 243m |