AL5 4AF maps, stats, and open data
AL5 4AF lies on Wordsworth Road in Harpenden. AL5 4AF is located in the Harpenden West 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 4AF maps
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
AL5 4AF geodata
| Easting | 513219 |
| Northing | 215066 |
| Latitude | 51.822756 |
| Longitude | -0.358672 |
Where is AL5 4AF?
| Street | Wordsworth Road |
| Town/City | Harpenden |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | AL5 |
AL5 4AF Elevation
Elevation or altitude of AL5 4AF 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 West |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Hitchin And Harpenden |
House Prices
Sales of detached houses in AL5 4AF
2019 1 MAY £1,600,000 |
2011 16 MAY £980,000 |
40, WORDSWORTH ROAD, HARPENDEN, AL5 4AF 2010 8 JUN £890,000 |
2006 7 DEC £680,000 |
34, WORDSWORTH ROAD, HARPENDEN, AL5 4AF 2003 28 NOV £670,000 |
34, WORDSWORTH ROAD, HARPENDEN, AL5 4AF 2000 20 DEC £570,000 |
34, WORDSWORTH ROAD, HARPENDEN, AL5 4AF 1998 31 MAR £385,000 |
1996 16 FEB £215,000 |
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 4AF
| Bramble Close (Hollybush Lane) | Harpenden | 226m |
| Ox Lane (Sun Lane) | Harpenden | 233m |
| Ox Lane (Sun Lane) | Harpenden | 243m |
| Douglas Road (Luton Road) | Harpenden | 248m |
| St Georges School (Sun Lane) | Harpenden | 279m |
Nearest railway stations to AL5 4AF
| Harpenden Station | 1km |
Broadband
Broadband access in AL5 4AF (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 4AF (2019 data)
Download
| Median download speed | 80.0Mbps |
| Average download speed | 95.3Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 350.00Mbps |
Upload
| Median upload speed | 20.0Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 14.6Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 20.00Mbps |
Broadband limitations in AL5 4AF (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 4AF gas and electricity consumption
Estimated total energy consumption in AL5 4AF by fuel type, 2015.
Gas
| Consumption (kWh) | 691,822 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 21 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 32,944 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 29,998 |
Electricity
| Consumption (kWh) | 124,502 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 20 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 6,225 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 5,717 |
- Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in AL5 4AF, for 2015.
- Meter count: The total number of meters in AL5 4AF.
- 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
0.6% of English postcodes are less deprived than AL5 4AF:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to AL5 4AF (metres)
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Nearest post box to AL5 4AF
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Wordsworth Road | 18:30 | 11:45 | 72m |
| Douglas Road | 17:45 | 12:00 | 249m |
| Ambrose Lane | 18:30 | 12:00 | 330m |
AL5 4AF ITL and AL5 4AF 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 4AF:
| 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 4AF 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 4AF:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00120363 | |
| LSOA | E01023699 | St Albans 003A |
| MSOA | E02004926 | St Albans 003 |
Nearest postcodes to AL5 4AF
| AL5 4AE | Wordsworth Road | 53m |
| AL5 4AG | Wordsworth Road | 78m |
| AL5 4AT | Hollybush Lane | 80m |
| AL5 4AS | Hollybush Lane | 111m |
| AL5 4BD | Tennyson Road | 117m |
| AL5 4AB | Byron Road | 122m |
| AL5 4BG | Townsend Road | 129m |
| AL5 4BJ | Hollybush Lane | 132m |
| AL5 4AR | Hollybush Lane | 136m |
| AL5 4AD | Byron Road | 138m |
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