AL5 5NH maps, stats, and open data
AL5 5NH lies on Cowper Road in Harpenden. AL5 5NH 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 5NH maps
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
AL5 5NH geodata
| Easting | 514071 |
| Northing | 214241 |
| Latitude | 51.815168 |
| Longitude | -0.346587 |
Where is AL5 5NH?
| Street | Cowper Road |
| Town/City | Harpenden |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | AL5 |
AL5 5NH Elevation
Elevation or altitude of AL5 5NH 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 5NH
2015 31 JUL £685,000 |
2014 5 DEC £500,000 |
2003 29 OCT £315,000 |
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 5NH
| The Cedars (Milton Road) | Harpenden | 175m |
| The Cedars (Milton Road) | Harpenden | 189m |
| Spenser Road (Milton Road) | Harpenden | 276m |
| Spenser Road (Milton Road) | Harpenden | 305m |
| Overstone Road (Station Road) | Harpenden | 306m |
Nearest railway stations to AL5 5NH
| Harpenden Station | 0.3km |
Broadband
Broadband access in AL5 5NH (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 5NH (2019 data)
Download
| Median download speed | 44.0Mbps |
| Average download speed | 90.1Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 350.00Mbps |
Upload
| Median upload speed | 8.8Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 6.9Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 10.00Mbps |
Broadband limitations in AL5 5NH (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 5NH gas and electricity consumption
Estimated total energy consumption in AL5 5NH by fuel type, 2015.
Gas
| Consumption (kWh) | 201,280 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 12 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 16,773 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 15,900 |
Electricity
| Consumption (kWh) | 39,980 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 9 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 4,442 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 3,542 |
- Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in AL5 5NH, for 2015.
- Meter count: The total number of meters in AL5 5NH.
- 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 5NH:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to AL5 5NH (metres)
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Nearest post box to AL5 5NH
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Shakespeareroad | 17:45 | 12:00 | 42m |
| Topstreet Way | 17:45 | 12:15 | 381m |
| Browning Road | 18:30 | 12:00 | 431m |
AL5 5NH ITL and AL5 5NH 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 5NH:
| 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 5NH 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 5NH:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00120356 | |
| LSOA | E01023702 | St Albans 003D |
| MSOA | E02004926 | St Albans 003 |
Nearest postcodes to AL5 5NH
| AL5 5NY | Shakespeare Road | 51m |
| AL5 5NJ | Cowper Road | 53m |
| AL5 5NQ | Shakespeare Road | 72m |
| AL5 5NE | Shakespeare Road | 75m |
| AL5 5JH | Globe Close | 84m |
| AL5 5ND | Shakespeare Road | 98m |
| AL5 4XH | Betjeman Close | 105m |
| AL5 5NL | Cowper Road | 110m |
| AL5 5NB | Shakespeare Road | 113m |
| AL5 5PJ | Overstone Road | 141m |
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