AL5 3LU maps, stats, and open data

AL5 3LU lies on Ridge Avenue in Harpenden. AL5 3LU is located in the Harpenden North & Rural 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 3LU maps

AL5 3LU map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

AL5 3LU 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 3LU geodata

Easting	512153
Northing	215614
Latitude	51.827895
Longitude	-0.373955

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is AL5 3LU?

Street	Ridge Avenue
Town/City	Harpenden
Country	England
Postcode District	AL5
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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AL5 3LU Elevation

Elevation or altitude of AL5 3LU 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 North & Rural
Constituency	Hitchin And Harpenden

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of AL5 3LU

January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Molescroft	252m
January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Molescroft	252m
January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Molescroft	252m
➜ Ridge Avenue crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
Licence: Open Government Licence

Transport

Nearest bus stops to AL5 3LU

Ridgewood Drive (Luton Road)	Harpenden	179m
Ridgewood Drive (Luton Road)	Harpenden	191m
Farm Avenue (Luton Road)	Harpenden	330m
Farm Avenue (Luton Road)	Harpenden	379m
Roundwood Lane (Luton Road)	Harpenden	484m

Nearest railway stations to AL5 3LU

Harpenden Station	2.1km
Luton Airport Parkway Station	5.2km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for AL5 3LU

Broadband access in AL5 3LU (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	21.4%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

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

Broadband speed in AL5 3LU (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	79.8Mbps
Average download speed	73.5Mbps
Maximum download speed	100.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	20.0Mbps
Average upload speed	13.2Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in AL5 3LU (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 3LU

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Source: Ofcom
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AL5 3LU gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in AL5 3LU by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	214,790
Meter count	14
Mean (kWh/meter)	15,342
Median (kWh/meter)	17,647

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	39,028
Meter count	10
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,903
Median (kWh/meter)	3,791

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in AL5 3LU, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in AL5 3LU.
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

0.9% of English postcodes are less deprived than AL5 3LU:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to AL5 3LU (meters)

Bethesda

201 Luton Road

342m

Sunny View London Paramount Care Ltd

61 Tuffnells Way

530m

Old Bell

177 Luton Road

596m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to AL5 3LU

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Ridgewood Drive	17:00	11:45	106m
Roundwood Lane	17:00	11:45	317m
Park Rise	17:00	11:30	704m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to AL5 3LU

Facility	Distance
The Kings School Harpenden Ambrose Lane, Harpenden Sports Hall	690m
Roundwood Park School Roundwood Park, Harpenden Grass Pitches, Sports Hall, Studio, Artificial Grass Pitch, Outdoor Tennis Courts	859m
Highfield Oval Ambrose Lane, Harpenden Grass Pitches	997m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to AL5 3LU

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Wood End School Yeomans Avenue, Harpenden, AL5 3EF	Primary	531m
The King's School Elmfield, Ambrose Lane, Harpenden, AL5 4DU	Not applicable	690m
Roundwood Park School Roundwood Park, Harpenden, AL5 3AE	Secondary	878m

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Source: Edubase
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AL5 3LU ITL and AL5 3LU 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 3LU:

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 3LU 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 3LU:

	Code	Name
OA	E00120320
LSOA	E01023691	St Albans 001B
MSOA	E02004924	St Albans 001

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to AL5 3LU

AL5 3LE	Ridgewood Drive	73m
AL5 3LA	Ridgewood Drive	75m
AL5 3LN	Luton Road	81m
AL5 3LQ	Wells Close	86m
AL5 3NL	Ridgewood Drive	102m
AL5 3LT	Ridge Avenue	106m
AL5 3LG	Mayfield Close	160m
AL5 3NN	Ridgewood Gardens	167m
AL5 3LH	Ridgewood Drive	196m
AL5 3LL	High Ridge	208m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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