Where is AL5?

AL5 spans the counties of Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire. It contains the town of Harpenden, as well as Kinsbourne Green, Batford, Mackerye End, Bamville Wood, and Hatching Green. AL5 is 7km north of the city of St Albans. AL5 is a postcode district, also known as an outcode or outbound code.

AL5 on a map

The below map shows where AL5 is, and the boundary of the AL5 postcode district:

Postal Boundaries © GEOLYTIX copyright and database right 2012

What county is AL5 in?

AL5 lies within the counties of Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire. The below table and chart shows the split by area:

County% Area
Hertfordshire97%
Bedfordshire3%

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This data was derived from the below datasets:
Source: GEOLYTIX Postal Geometries
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Source: Ordnance Survey Ceremonial Counties
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Which cities, towns and villages are in AL5?

HarpendenTown
Kinsbourne GreenVillage
BatfordSuburb
Mackerye EndHamlet
Bamville WoodSuburb
Hatching GreenSuburb
Thrales EndSettlement
Ayres EndHamlet
Fiddler's HillSuburb

What are the nearest towns to AL5?

Position of AL5 relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of AL5 to the centre of the town.

south-east8km
AL5 is 8km south-east of Luton
west10km
AL5 is 10km west of Welwyn Garden City
north-west11km
AL5 is 11km north-west of Hatfield
north-east11km
AL5 is 11km north-east of Hemel Hempstead
south-east14km
AL5 is 14km south-east of Dunstable
south-west14km
AL5 is 14km south-west of Stevenage
north15km
AL5 is 15km north of Radlett
south-east15km
AL5 is 15km south-east of Houghton Regis
south16km
AL5 is 16km south of Hitchin
east16km
AL5 is 16km east of Berkhamsted

What are the nearest cities to AL5?

Position of AL5 relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of AL5 to the centre of the city.

north7km
AL5 is 7km north of St Albans
south-east37km
AL5 is 37km south-east of Milton Keynes
north-west38km
AL5 is 38km north-west of London
north-west38km
AL5 is 38km north-west of City of London
north-west38km
AL5 is 38km north-west of City of Westminster
south-west54km
AL5 is 54km south-west of Cambridge
west58km
AL5 is 58km west of Chelmsford
east63km
AL5 is 63km east of Oxford
south-west77km
AL5 is 77km south-west of Ely
west80km
AL5 is 80km west of Southend-on-Sea

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