AL5 5RU maps, stats, and open data

AL5 5RU lies on Altwood in Harpenden. AL5 5RU is located in the Harpenden East 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 5RU maps

AL5 5RU map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

AL5 5RU map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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Source: OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
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AL5 5RU geodata

Easting	514729
Northing	214339
Latitude	51.815914
Longitude	-0.337013

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is AL5 5RU?

Street	Altwood
Town/City	Harpenden
Country	England
Postcode District	AL5
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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AL5 5RU Elevation

Elevation or altitude of AL5 5RU as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	110m	361ft

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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Source: Open Postcode Elevation
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Politics

Ward	Harpenden East
Constituency	Hitchin And Harpenden

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of AL5 5RU

October 2023	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Aldwickbury Crescent	49m
October 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Aldwickbury Crescent	49m
October 2023	Burglary	On or near Chesterton Avenue	327m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to AL5 5RU

Tylers (Aldwickbury Crescent)	Harpenden	139m
Ashwell Park (Aldwickbury Crescent)	Harpenden	226m
Chesterton Avenue (Aldwickbury Crescent)	Harpenden	264m
Langdale Avenue (Station Road)	Harpenden	579m
Gilpin Green (Crabtree Lane)	Harpenden	587m

Nearest railway stations to AL5 5RU

Harpenden Station	1km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for AL5 5RU

Broadband access in AL5 5RU (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 5RU (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	79.9Mbps
Average download speed	111.6Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	20.0Mbps
Average upload speed	14.2Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in AL5 5RU (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%

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Source: Ofcom
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AL5 5RU gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in AL5 5RU by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	187,484
Meter count	13
Mean (kWh/meter)	14,422
Median (kWh/meter)	13,886

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	37,416
Meter count	13
Mean (kWh/meter)	2,878
Median (kWh/meter)	2,274

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in AL5 5RU, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in AL5 5RU.
Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

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Source: Postcode level gas estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence

Deprivation

5% of English postcodes are less deprived than AL5 5RU:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to AL5 5RU (meters)

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Crabtree Junior School

214m

Artisans Kindergarten

The Scout Hut

262m

Crabtree Infant School

Crabtree Lane

273m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to AL5 5RU

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Holly Walk	17:45	12:00	194m
Brampton Close	17:45	12:00	250m
Station Road North P.o.	18:30	12:00	676m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to AL5 5RU

Facility	Distance
Harpenden & District Indoor Bowls Club Aldwickbury Crescent, Harpenden Indoor Bowls	224m
Crabtree Junior School Crabtree Lane, Harpenden Grass Pitches, Sports Hall	233m
High Beeches Primary School Aldwickbury Crescent, Harpenden Sports Hall, Grass Pitches	319m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to AL5 5RU

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Crabtree Junior School Crabtree Lane, Harpenden, AL5 5PU	Primary	233m
Crabtree Infants' School Crabtree Lane, Harpenden, AL5 5PU	Primary	273m
High Beeches Primary School Aldwickbury Crescent, Harpenden, AL5 5SD	Primary	275m

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AL5 5RU ITL and AL5 5RU 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 5RU:

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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AL5 5RU 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 5RU:

	Code	Name
OA	E00120291
LSOA	E01023685	St Albans 002A
MSOA	E02004925	St Albans 002

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to AL5 5RU

AL5 5RS	Aldwickbury Crescent	62m
AL5 5RT	Tylers	76m
AL5 5RY	Dalewood	83m
AL5 5RR	Aldwickbury Crescent	85m
AL5 5RZ	Fairfield Close	97m
AL5 5SA	Aldwickbury Crescent	97m
AL5 5RX	Courtfields	121m
AL5 5RP	Aldwickbury Crescent	136m
AL5 5SQ	Englehurst	140m
AL5 5RG	Holly Walk	144m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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