AL5 3NB maps, stats, and open data
AL5 3NB lies on The Close in Harpenden. AL5 3NB 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 3NB maps
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
AL5 3NB geodata
| Easting | 511555 |
| Northing | 215895 |
| Latitude | 51.830540 |
| Longitude | -0.382538 |
Where is AL5 3NB?
| Street | The Close |
| Town/City | Harpenden |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | AL5 |
AL5 3NB Elevation
Elevation or altitude of AL5 3NB 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 North & Rural |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Hitchin And Harpenden |
House Prices
Sales of detached houses in AL5 3NB
2022 25 JAN £950,000 |
2018 11 JAN £440,000 |
2015 18 SEP £395,000 |
21, THE CLOSE, HARPENDEN, AL5 3NB 2013 8 FEB £371,000 |
2012 22 JUN £537,000 |
37, THE CLOSE, HARPENDEN, AL5 3NB 2011 4 OCT £540,000 |
2010 16 NOV £525,000 |
19, THE CLOSE, HARPENDEN, AL5 3NB 2010 19 MAY £500,000 |
43, THE CLOSE, HARPENDEN, AL5 3NB 2010 8 JAN £455,000 |
2009 7 AUG £665,000 |
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 3NB
| The Common (Luton Road) | Kinsbourne Green | 128m |
| The Common (Luton Road) | Kinsbourne Green | 164m |
| Farm Avenue (Luton Road) | Harpenden | 313m |
| Farm Avenue (Luton Road) | Harpenden | 365m |
| The Fox Ph (Luton Road) | Kinsbourne Green | 454m |
Nearest railway stations to AL5 3NB
| Harpenden Station | 2.8km |
| Luton Airport Parkway Station | 4.8km |
Broadband
Broadband access in AL5 3NB (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 | 44.2% |
| Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband | 0.0% |
Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps
Broadband speed in AL5 3NB (2019 data)
Download
| Median download speed | 100.0Mbps |
| Average download speed | 98.0Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 200.00Mbps |
Upload
| Median upload speed | 8.9Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 9.7Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 20.00Mbps |
Broadband limitations in AL5 3NB (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% |
AL5 3NB gas and electricity consumption
Estimated total energy consumption in AL5 3NB by fuel type, 2015.
Gas
| Consumption (kWh) | 871,748 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 42 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 20,756 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 19,709 |
Electricity
| Consumption (kWh) | 200,387 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 42 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 4,771 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 4,145 |
- Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in AL5 3NB, for 2015.
- Meter count: The total number of meters in AL5 3NB.
- 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
0.1% of English postcodes are less deprived than AL5 3NB:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to AL5 3NB (metres)
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Nearest post box to AL5 3NB
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Kinsbourne Green P.o. | 18:00 | 12:00 | 123m |
| Ridgewood Drive | 17:00 | 11:45 | 761m |
| Roundwood Lane | 17:00 | 11:45 | 792m |
AL5 3NB ITL and AL5 3NB 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 3NB:
| 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 3NB 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 3NB:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00120319 | |
| LSOA | E01023694 | St Albans 001E |
| MSOA | E02004924 | St Albans 001 |
Nearest postcodes to AL5 3NB
| AL5 3ND | The Close | 45m |
| AL5 3NF | Luton Road | 113m |
| AL5 3NA | The Pleasance | 122m |
| AL5 3PB | Kinsbourne Close | 131m |
| AL5 3NE | The Close | 131m |
| AL5 3QD | Green Lawns Close | 147m |
| AL5 3HF | Shepherds Way | 164m |
| AL5 3NT | The Common | 179m |
| AL5 3HE | Crosspaths | 200m |
| AL5 3NZ | Tintern Close | 205m |
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