Map of AL5 2LE postcode

General information
Postcode AL5 2LE
Post Town Harpenden
Nearest station Harpenden (2 km)
Bus stops
West Common Way (S)
Cross Lane (S)
Cross Lane (N)
White Horse PH (SW)
St Albans Road (NE)
St Albans Road (SW)
Roads in this postcode
Number of UPRNs 10 View
Known addresses
Broom Cottage, West Common Grove, Harpenden
Gray Corners, West Common Grove, Harpenden
Main property type Semi-detached
Businesses
No businesses found
Geography
Latitude 51.800045
Longitude -0.353101
Easting 513660
Northing 212549
Grid reference TL136125
UTM reference 30U 682504 5742112
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Plus code 9C3XRJ2W+2Q
Altitude 133 metres (435 feet)
Sunrise (today) 8:08
Sunset (today) 16:09
Distance away
Distance to sea 64.6 KMs (40.1 miles)
Administrative areas
ParishHarpendenE04013284
Ward Harpenden South E05013954
Local Authority District St Albans E07000240
County Electoral Division Harpenden South West E58000626
Local Authority Hertfordshire E10000015
County Hertfordshire E10000015
Constituency (2024) Harpenden and Berkhamsted E14001268
MPVictoria CollinsLiberal Democrat
Police forceHertfordshire
Water companyAffinity Water
Sewage companyThames Water
NUTS/ITL 3 Hertfordshire CC
NUTS/ITL 2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
NUTS/ITL 1 East of England
Country England E92000001
Data
Date introduced January 1980
Last updated December 2024
User type Small (addresses receive less than 25 items of mail per day)
Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean
Demographics
Population (2011) 10
Households (2011) 4
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)
30,852 / 32,844
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Average household income (2020)
£72,800
Lowest (£22,200) Highest (£108,100)
Rural/urbanUrban city and town
Built up area (2024)HarpendenE63011425
Census output area (2021)E00120338
Census output area (2011)E00120338
Lower layer super output area (2021)St Albans 005BE01023696
Lower layer super output area (2011)St Albans 005BE01023696
Middle layer super output area (2021)Harpenden CommonE02004928
Middle layer super output area (2011)Harpenden CommonE02004928
Travel to work areaLutonE30000237
Property sales
Average property price in St Albans £541,324
Annual change -3.4%
View all properties sold in the AL postcode area
Properties recently sold in this postcode
AddressTypeDatePrice
Gray Corners, West Common Grove, HarpendenDetached (freehold)Jul 2024£2,425,000
Detached (freehold)Mar 2019£1,700,000
Detached (freehold)Jul 1999£650,000
Broom Cottage, West Common Grove, HarpendenSemi-detached (freehold)Mar 2022£985,000
Semi-detached (freehold)Jun 1996£242,500


View all properties sold in the AL5 2 sector

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