AL5 4LY maps, stats, and open data
AL5 4LY lies on Riverford Close in Harpenden. AL5 4LY 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 4LY maps
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
AL5 4LY geodata
| Easting | 513707 |
| Northing | 216006 |
| Latitude | 51.831105 |
| Longitude | -0.351286 |
Where is AL5 4LY?
| Street | Riverford Close |
| Town/City | Harpenden |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | AL5 |
AL5 4LY Elevation
Elevation or altitude of AL5 4LY as distance above sea level:
| Metres | Feet | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 100m | 328ft |
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 4LY
34, RIVERFORD CLOSE, HARPENDEN, AL5 4LY 2018 22 JAN £540,000 |
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 4LY
| Beeching Close (Westfield Road) | Harpenden | 214m |
| Beeching Close (Westfield Road) | Harpenden | 223m |
| The Red Cow Ph (Westfield Road) | Harpenden | 256m |
| The Red Cow Ph (Westfield Road) | Harpenden | 259m |
| Westfield Road (Lower Luton Road) | Batford | 300m |
Nearest railway stations to AL5 4LY
| Harpenden Station | 1.8km |
| Luton Airport Parkway Station | 5.5km |
Broadband
Broadband access in AL5 4LY (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 4LY (2019 data)
Download
| Median download speed | 100.0Mbps |
| Average download speed | 124.7Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 350.00Mbps |
Upload
| Median upload speed | 1.1Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 6.4Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 18.94Mbps |
Broadband limitations in AL5 4LY (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 4LY gas and electricity consumption
Estimated total energy consumption in AL5 4LY by fuel type, 2015.
Gas
| Consumption (kWh) | 148,271 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 19 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 7,804 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 7,133 |
Electricity
| Consumption (kWh) | 41,506 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 19 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 2,185 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 1,985 |
- Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in AL5 4LY, for 2015.
- Meter count: The total number of meters in AL5 4LY.
- 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
2.9% of English postcodes are less deprived than AL5 4LY:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to AL5 4LY (metres)
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Nearest post box to AL5 4LY
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Westfield Road | 17:00 | 11:45 | 280m |
| Willoughby | 18:30 | 12:15 | 674m |
| Ox Lane | 18:30 | 11:45 | 744m |
AL5 4LY ITL and AL5 4LY 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 4LY:
| 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 4LY 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 4LY:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00120318 | |
| LSOA | E01023693 | St Albans 001D |
| MSOA | E02004924 | St Albans 001 |
Nearest postcodes to AL5 4LY
| AL5 4FG | Riverford Close | 41m |
| AL5 4LX | Riverford Close | 94m |
| AL5 4LN | Westfield Drive | 97m |
| AL5 4LP | Westfield Drive | 123m |
| AL5 4LJ | Springfield Crescent | 136m |
| AL5 4LR | Westfield Drive | 143m |
| AL5 4LB | Rye Hill | 159m |
| AL5 4LF | Springfield Crescent | 171m |
| AL5 4LL | Springfield Crescent | 182m |
| AL5 4LD | Rye Close | 189m |
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