AL5 1AB
a mixed residential and non-residential postcode in Harpenden
Coordinates
Latitude: 51.812 / 51°48'43"N
Longitude: -0.3342 / 0°20'3"W
OS Eastings: 514932
OS Northings: 213903
OS Grid: TL149139
Location Encoding
Mapcode National: GBR H7K.6BS
Mapcode Global: VHGPB.5Q5B
Plus Code: 9C3XRM68+Q8
Maidenhead Locator System: IO91tt94
What Three Birds: skylark.thrush.heron
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
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Piggottshill Lane, Harpenden AL5 1AB
Summary
AL5 1AB is a mixed residential and non-residential postcode in Harpenden. It was first introduced in January 1980.
The most common council tax band is E.
Residential buildings are typically terraced (including end-terrace) and detached. Domestic properties are mostly houses and bungalows.
Estimated residential property values, based on historical transactions and adjusted for inflation, range from £426,878 to £12,601,081 with an average of £2,543,541.
Residential buildings were typically constructed from 2007 onwards and between 1900 and 1929.
29% of residential property sales since 1995 have been new builds or newly converted.
Domestic properties are mostly a mix of owner occupied and privately rented.
The most common Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) ratings are C and G.
Commercial rateable values range from £1,900 to £94,500 with an average of £48,200. The most common recorded business types are Golf Course and Store.
Harpenden is a town, which had a population of 30,240 in the 2011 census.
In the 2011 census, there were 18 people resident in AL5 1AB, of which 10 were male and 8 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 1AB is in the Luton travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Hertfordshire Primary Care Trust.
AL5 1AB is approximately 125m (410ft) above sea level.
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Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing AL5 1AB
6a4: Suburbanites - Suburban Achievers - Ageing in Suburbia
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for AL5 1AB
England C1: a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
5/10 (Moderate)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
5/10 (Moderate)
Area Retail Diversity Index
5/10 (Moderate)
Supermarkets near AL5 1AB include Co-Operative Food, M&S Simply Food, Sainsbury's and Waitrose. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
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Councils, constituencies and elected representatives
Residents of AL5 1AB 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
Wheathampstead
Councillors
Gillian Clark (Conservative)
Annie Brewster (Conservative)
Sandra Wood (Conservative)
County Council
Hertfordshire
Electoral Division
Harpenden Rural
County Councillor
Annie Brewster (Conservative)
United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency
Hitchin and Harpenden
MP
Bim Afolami (Conservative)
Broadband Internet
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for AL5 1AB.
- Definitions
- Ultrafast: 300Mbit/s or greater
- Superfast: 30Mbit/s to less than 300Mbit/s
- Universal Service Obligation: Download speeds at or above 10Mbit/s and upload speeds at or above 1Mbit/s
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'.
Schools
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near AL5 1AB.
Primary
High Beeches Primary School
Aldwickbury Crescent, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, AL5 5SD
Community School
Ages 5 - 11
Good
The Grove Junior School
Dark Lane, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, AL5 1QB
Community School
Ages 7 - 11
Good
The Grove Infant and Nursery School
Dark Lane, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, AL5 1QD
Community School
Ages 3 - 7
Outstanding
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
Secondary
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
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
Nicholas Breakspear Catholic School
Colney Heath Lane, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL4 0TT
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Good
The overall school grade in this area is very high.