Map of AL5 5NJ postcode

General information
Postcode AL5 5NJ
Post Town Harpenden
Nearest station Harpenden (0 km)
Bus stops
Spenser Road (NW)
Spenser Road (SE)
The Cedars (NW)
Gilpin Green (SW)
Overstone Road (SW)
Overstone Road (NE)
Roads in this postcode
Number of UPRNs 15 View
Known addresses
41 Cowper Road, Harpenden
43 Cowper Road, Harpenden
45 Cowper Road, Harpenden
47 Cowper Road, Harpenden
49 Cowper Road, Harpenden
57 Cowper Road, Harpenden
57A Cowper Road, Harpenden
59 Cowper Road, Harpenden
61 Cowper Road, Harpenden
63 Cowper Road, Harpenden
65 Cowper Road, Harpenden
67 Cowper Road, Harpenden
69 Cowper Road, Harpenden
Main property type Semi-detached
Businesses
Geography
Latitude 51.81469
Longitude -0.346503
Easting 514078
Northing 214188
Grid reference TL140141
UTM reference 30U 682899 5743757
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Plus code 9C3XRM73+V9
Altitude 128 metres (419 feet)
Sunrise (today) 8:02
Sunset (today) 16:20
Distance away
Distance to sea 65 KMs (40.4 miles)
Administrative areas
ParishHarpendenE04013284
Ward Harpenden West E05013955
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) 41
Households (2011) 15
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)
32,710 / 32,844
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Average household income (2020)
£72,500
Lowest (£22,200) Highest (£108,100)
Rural/urbanUrban city and town
Built up area (2024)HarpendenE63011425
Census output area (2021)E00120356
Census output area (2011)E00120356
Lower layer super output area (2021)St Albans 003DE01023702
Lower layer super output area (2011)St Albans 003DE01023702
Middle layer super output area (2021)Harpenden TownE02004926
Middle layer super output area (2011)Harpenden TownE02004926
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
45 Cowper Road, HarpendenSemi-detached (freehold)Jul 2024£985,000
Semi-detached (freehold)Nov 2018£800,000
Semi-detached (freehold)Mar 2010£595,000
Semi-detached (freehold)Nov 2001£186,000
43 Cowper Road, HarpendenSemi-detached (freehold)Jun 2023£940,000
Semi-detached (freehold)Jan 2011£500,000
Semi-detached (freehold)Oct 2003£439,500
Semi-detached (freehold)Mar 1998£177,500
49 Cowper Road, HarpendenTerraced (freehold)Aug 2022£965,500
Terraced (freehold)Jul 1999£250,000
47 Cowper Road, HarpendenSemi-detached (freehold)Dec 2019£830,000
Semi-detached (freehold)Apr 2004£485,000
Semi-detached (freehold)Sep 2003£439,500
Semi-detached (freehold)Nov 2000£322,500
Semi-detached (freehold)Feb 2000£160,000
41 Cowper Road, HarpendenDetached (freehold)Sep 2017£1,120,000
Detached (freehold)Sep 2010£887,088
Detached (freehold)Apr 2004£590,000
Detached (freehold)Mar 2000£416,000
Detached (freehold)Aug 1998£190,000
57 Cowper Road, HarpendenSemi-detached (freehold)May 2017£785,000
59 Cowper Road, HarpendenSemi-detached (freehold)Sep 2015£535,000
65 Cowper Road, HarpendenSemi-detached (freehold)Nov 2014£650,000
69 Cowper Road, HarpendenSemi-detached (freehold)May 2012£432,500
Semi-detached (freehold)Apr 1999£148,000
67 Cowper Road, HarpendenSemi-detached (freehold)Jun 2007£372,500


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