Latitude: 51.8248 / 51°49'29"N
Longitude: -0.3414 / 0°20'29"W
OS Eastings: 514401
OS Northings: 215324
OS Grid: TL144153
Mapcode National: GBR H7B.JH5
Mapcode Global: VHGPB.1DBF
Plus Code: 9C3XRMF5+WC
Maidenhead Locator System: IO91tt97
What Three Birds: fieldfare.goldcrest.rosefinch
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AL5 5AL is a mixed residential and non-residential postcode in Batford, Harpenden. It was first introduced in January 1980.
The most common council tax bands are B and E.
Residential buildings are typically semi-detached and terraced (including end-terrace). Domestic properties are primarily flats.
Estimated residential property values, based on historical transactions and adjusted for inflation, range from £106,095 to £9,367,086 with an average of £923,123.
Residential buildings were typically constructed between 1900 and 1929.
8% of residential property sales since 1995 have been new builds or newly converted.
Domestic properties are mostly privately rented, with some owner occupied
The most common Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) ratings are D and C.
Commercial rateable values range from £5,900 to £166,000 with an average of £59,367. The most common recorded business types are Petrol Filling Station and Hairdressing Salon.
Harpenden is a town, which had a population of 30,240 in the 2011 census.
In the 2011 census, there were 20 people resident in AL5 5AL, of which 8 were male and 12 were female. This also includes overnight visitors at domestic properties, and residents of non-domestic properties such as hotels, prisons and halls of residence.
AL5 5AL is in the Luton travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Hertfordshire Primary Care Trust.
AL5 5AL is approximately 91m (299ft) above sea level.
See recent residential property sales in AL5 5AL
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing AL5 5AL
2d1: Cosmopolitans - Aspiring and Affluent - Urban Cultural Mix
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for AL5 5AL
England C1: a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
7/10 (High)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
5/10 (Moderate)
Area Retail Diversity Index
5/10 (Moderate)
Supermarkets near AL5 5AL include Co-Operative Food, M&S Simply Food, Sainsbury's and Waitrose. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
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Residents of AL5 5AL are represented at different levels of local, regional and national government by elected representatives. Where known, these are shown here.
This data is updated approximately monthly, and may not necessarily take account of the results of any elections or by-elections held recently.
District Council
St Albans City and District Council
Ward
Harpenden East
Councillors
Mary Maynard (Conservative)
Rosemary Farmer (Conservative)
Dason Canning (Liberal Democrat)
Pip Liver (Liberal Democrat)
Paul De Kort (Liberal Democrat)
County Council
Hertfordshire
Electoral Division
Harpenden North East
County Councillor
Paul de Kort (Liberal Democrat)
United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency
Hitchin and Harpenden
MP
Bim Afolami (Conservative)
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for AL5 5AL.
Broadband statistics for commercial properties are less reliable than for domestic properties, as businesses are more likely to have other forms of Internet access that are not classified as 'Broadband'.
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near AL5 5AL.
Sauncey Wood Primary School
Pickford Hill, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, AL5 5HL
Community School
Ages 4 - 11
Good
Manland Primary School
Sauncey Avenue, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, AL5 4QW
Community School
Ages 4 - 11
Good
Crabtree Infants' School
Crabtree Lane, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, AL5 5PU
Academy Converter
Ages 5 - 7
Outstanding
Crabtree Junior School
Crabtree Lane, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, AL5 5PU
Academy Converter
Ages 7 - 11
Outstanding
The Lea Primary School and Nursery
Moorland Road, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, AL5 4LE
Community School
Ages 3 - 11
Good
Sir John Lawes School
Manland Way, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, AL5 4QP
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Outstanding
St George's School
Sun Lane, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, AL5 4TD
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Outstanding
Roundwood Park School
Roundwood Park, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, AL5 3AE
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Outstanding
Townsend CofE School
High Oaks, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL3 6DR
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 11 - 18
Good
St Albans Girls' School
Sandridgebury Lane, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL3 6DB
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Outstanding
Sandringham School
The Ridgeway, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL4 9NX
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Outstanding
Ashcroft High School
Crawley Green Road, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU2 9AG
Foundation School
Ages 11 - 16
Good
Loreto College
Hatfield Road, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL1 3RQ
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Outstanding
Beaumont School
Oakwood Drive, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL4 0XB
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Outstanding
The overall school grade in this area is very high.