AL5 5NG maps, stats, and open data
AL5 5NG lies on Cowper Road in Harpenden. AL5 5NG 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 5NG maps
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
AL5 5NG geodata
| Easting | 513974 |
| Northing | 214369 |
| Latitude | 51.816338 |
| Longitude | -0.347951 |
Where is AL5 5NG?
| Street | Cowper Road |
| Town/City | Harpenden |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | AL5 |
AL5 5NG Elevation
Elevation or altitude of AL5 5NG 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 5NG
2026 5 JAN £961,000 |
14, COWPER ROAD, HARPENDEN, AL5 5NG 2022 8 JUL £975,000 |
2021 21 JAN £882,500 |
2017 29 SEP £975,000 |
54B, COWPER ROAD, HARPENDEN, AL5 5NG 2014 3 MAR £350,000 |
2012 12 DEC £650,000 |
2005 26 MAY £737,500 |
24, COWPER ROAD, HARPENDEN, AL5 5NG 2005 14 MAR £375,000 |
2004 2 APR £470,150 |
48, COWPER ROAD, HARPENDEN, AL5 5NG 2002 3 JUL £349,950 |
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 5NG
| Overstone Road (Station Road) | Harpenden | 146m |
| Overstone Road (Station Road) | Harpenden | 182m |
| The Cedars (Milton Road) | Harpenden | 187m |
| The Cedars (Milton Road) | Harpenden | 232m |
| Lyndhurst Drive (Station Road) | Harpenden | 386m |
Nearest railway stations to AL5 5NG
| Harpenden Station | 0.3km |
Broadband
Broadband access in AL5 5NG (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 5NG (2019 data)
Download
| Median download speed | 78.1Mbps |
| Average download speed | 98.6Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 350.00Mbps |
Upload
| Median upload speed | 12.1Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 10.9Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 20.00Mbps |
Broadband limitations in AL5 5NG (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 5NG gas and electricity consumption
Estimated total energy consumption in AL5 5NG by fuel type, 2015.
Gas
| Consumption (kWh) | 744,206 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 39 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 19,082 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 18,516 |
Electricity
| Consumption (kWh) | 160,116 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 35 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 4,575 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 4,086 |
- Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in AL5 5NG, for 2015.
- Meter count: The total number of meters in AL5 5NG.
- 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
0.4% of English postcodes are less deprived than AL5 5NG:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to AL5 5NG (metres)
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Nearest post box to AL5 5NG
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Shakespeareroad | 17:45 | 12:00 | 127m |
| Cornwall Road | 18:30 | 12:00 | 299m |
| Browning Road | 18:30 | 12:00 | 339m |
AL5 5NG ITL and AL5 5NG 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 5NG:
| 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 5NG 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 5NG:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00120351 | |
| LSOA | E01023702 | St Albans 003D |
| MSOA | E02004926 | St Albans 003 |
Nearest postcodes to AL5 5NG
| AL5 5NF | Cowper Road | 54m |
| AL5 4XG | Kipling Way | 57m |
| AL5 4XH | Betjeman Close | 70m |
| AL5 5ND | Shakespeare Road | 100m |
| AL5 5EW | Poets Court | 109m |
| AL5 5NQ | Shakespeare Road | 110m |
| AL5 4XB | Station Road | 117m |
| AL5 5LA | Milton Road | 125m |
| AL5 5NY | Shakespeare Road | 131m |
| AL5 4XD | Station Road | 137m |
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