AL5 4HY maps, stats, and open data

AL5 4HY lies on Townsend Road in Harpenden. AL5 4HY 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 October 1987.

AL5 4HY maps

AL5 4HY map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
AL5 4HY map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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AL5 4HY geodata

Easting513227
Northing214837
Latitude51.820696
Longitude-0.358630

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is AL5 4HY?

StreetTownsend Road
Town/CityHarpenden
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictAL5
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AL5 4HY Elevation

Elevation or altitude of AL5 4HY as distance above sea level:

MetresFeet
Elevation110m361ft

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

WardHarpenden West
ConstituencyHitchin And Harpenden

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of AL5 4HY

January 2024Other crimeOn or near Sun Lane215m
November 2023Anti-social behaviourOn or near Sun Lane215m
September 2023Anti-social behaviourOn or near Parking Area201m
➜ Townsend Road crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to AL5 4HY

Old Rectory Close (Luton Road)Harpenden97m
Old Rectory Close (Luton Road)Harpenden112m
Douglas Road (Luton Road)Harpenden193m
Bowers Way (Sun Lane)Harpenden240m
Bowers Way (Sun Lane)Harpenden249m

Nearest railway stations to AL5 4HY

Harpenden Station0.8km

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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for AL5 4HY

Broadband access in AL5 4HY (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband0.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband0.0%

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

Broadband speed in AL5 4HY (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed40.0Mbps
Average download speed40.2Mbps
Maximum download speed80.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed10.0Mbps
Average upload speed8.8Mbps
Maximum upload speed20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in AL5 4HY (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps0.0%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for AL5 4HY

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AL5 4HY gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in AL5 4HY by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)117,753
Meter count18
Mean (kWh/meter)6,542
Median (kWh/meter)6,288

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)25,999
Meter count19
Mean (kWh/meter)1,368
Median (kWh/meter)1,320
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in AL5 4HY, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in AL5 4HY.
  • Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
  • Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

Deprivation

0.6% of English postcodes are less deprived than AL5 4HY:

Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to AL5 4HY (meters)

Bupa Field House Nursing Home
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Field House Nursing Home
90m
Townsend Simply Food Connect
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Townsend Service Station
134m
Zaza
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
61 High Street
306m

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Nearest post box to AL5 4HY

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Wordsworth Road18:3011:45182m
Douglas Road17:4512:00232m
Sun Lane18:3011:45265m

Nearest sports facilities to AL5 4HY

FacilityDistance
St Hilda's School
Douglas Road, Harpenden
Swimming Pool, Grass Pitches
439m
St Georges School
Sun Lane, Harpenden
Sports Hall, Health and Fitness Gym, Grass Pitches, Outdoor Tennis Courts
458m
Elliswick Lawn Tennis Club
Elliswick Road, Harpenden
Outdoor Tennis Courts
704m

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Nearest schools to AL5 4HY

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
St George's School
Sun Lane, Harpenden, AL5 4TD
Secondary389m
St Nicholas CofE VA Primary School
Church Green, Harpenden, AL5 2TP
Primary409m
St Hilda's School
28 Douglas Road, Harpenden, AL5 2ES
Not applicable439m

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AL5 4HY ITL and AL5 4HY 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 4HY:

ITL 1 CodeName
TLHEast
ITL 2 CodeName
TLH2Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
ITL 3 CodeName
TLH23Hertfordshire CC
LAU 1 CodeName
E07000240St Albans

AL5 4HY 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 4HY:

CodeName
OAE00120366
LSOAE01023699St Albans 003A
MSOAE02004926St Albans 003

Nearest postcodes to AL5 4HY

AL5 4JFHitherfield Lane71m
AL5 2UHLuton Road76m
AL5 4JAHitherfield Lane82m
AL5 4BQTownsend Road88m
AL5 4JBHales Meadow110m
AL5 2UJLuton Road113m
AL5 2ULLuton Road135m
AL5 2UQLydekker Mews140m
AL5 4JDHitherfield Lane140m
AL5 2UNLuton Road150m