AL5 1FA
Recorded crime in the local area is down 9.7% over the past year and 20.7% over three years, with shoplifting still the most common category. The median sale price for this postcode is £950,000, based on only a handful of recent sales, so it may not be typical of the wider market. That price is 9.7% higher than a year ago, but 0.7% below three years ago. No flood risk has been identified.
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House prices in depth
The median sale price in this postcode is £950,000, but it is based on only a few transactions, so treat it as indicative rather than settled. Across the postcode sector, detached homes have a median of £875,000 from 49 sales, semi-detached homes £725,000 from 47 sales, terraced homes £600,000 from 39 sales, and flats £282,500 from 28 sales. That sector pattern sits above the wider district median of £612,000 and the national median of £283,000, especially for houses rather than flats.
Crime in context
Recorded crime in the local area stands at 390 incidents in the past year. That is 9.7% lower than a year ago and 20.7% lower than three years ago. Shoplifting remains the most common category, as it was three years ago. The figures point to a lower level of recorded crime than before, while also showing that the mix of offences at the top has not changed.
Flood risk
No flood risk has been identified for this postcode.
Flood risk
Rivers & sea: None identified. Surface water: None identified.
House prices
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, based on sales in this exact postcode, last 12 months.
Range £239,500 – £1,000,050
Based on a small number of transactions in this sector — monthly medians swing widely, so treat the shape of this line with caution.
By property type
Median sold price by type across AL5 1, last 24 months.
- Detached£875,000(49 sales)
- Semi-detached£725,000(47 sales)
- Terraced£600,000(39 sales)
- Flat£282,500(28 sales)
AL5 1FA median £950,000 (12 months) vs the wider district £610,000 · England & Wales £283,000 (24 months).
Recorded crime
Crime data from Police.uk, based on incidents in the immediate neighbourhood (an official statistics area of roughly 1,500 residents), last 12 months.
How it compares
- Crime: 4.1× the typical St Albans neighbourhood
- Crime: 3.5× the typical England & Wales neighbourhood
Recorded crime in this neighbourhood compared with the typical (median) neighbourhood in St Albans and in England & Wales, over the last 12 months. Neighbourhoods here are official statistics areas (LSOAs) of broadly similar population, roughly 1,500 residents each, so this is a like-for-like comparison but not a per-resident rate. Areas with busy town centres or stations record more crime because of visitors, not just residents.
Broadband coverage
Gigabit-capable broadband is available to 100% of premises in AL5 1FA, compared with 93.3% across St Albans and 86.7% in England. Full fibre reaches 79.8% of premises across St Albans (England: 77.9%).
| Type of broadband | This postcode | St Albans | England | UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full fibrefibre all the way to the premises | n/a | 79.8% | 77.9% | 77.5% |
| Gigabit-capable1,000 Mbit/s available | 100% | 93.3% | 86.7% | 85.9% |
| Superfast30 Mbit/s or more available | 100% | 98.6% | 97.7% | 97.5% |
| Below the USOno decent connection available | 0% | 0.02% | 0.1% | 0.14% |
Deprivation
This neighbourhood is in decile 9 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025: more deprived than 13% of neighbourhoods in England.
Compared with St Albans: more deprived than 54% of its 88 neighbourhoods.
Selected measures
Decile for each measure, where 1 is the most deprived 10% in England.
- Income8of 10
- Employment8of 10
- Crime7of 10
- Living environment4of 10
Council tax
Most homes here are Band C (24%). Average Band D in St Albans is £2,419.22 for 2026/27.
That is in line with the England average Band D of £2,391.52.
Average Band C in St Albans: £2,150.42 for 2026/27.
Homes by band in this neighbourhood
Share of the 1,220 homes on the valuation list at 31 March 2026.
- Band A2%
- Band B8%
- Band C24%
- Band D15%
- Band E11%
- Band F12%
- Band G23%
- Band H5%
Nearest schools
The three closest state-funded primary and secondary schools in a straight line from the centre of this postcode, with what Ofsted published at each school's latest inspection. Special schools may appear in the list. Independent schools are not included.
Nearest primary schools
- St Dominic Catholic Primary School0.1 miles (150 m)Ofsted, November 2023: Outstanding (inspection of the school it replaced)Ofsted reports for St Dominic Catholic Primary School (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Harpenden Academy0.2 miles (330 m)Ofsted ungraded inspection, February 2025: Improved significantlyOfsted reports for Harpenden Academy (opens in a new tab) ↗
- St Nicholas CofE VA Primary School0.4 miles (640 m)Ofsted ungraded inspection, March 2022: School remains GoodOfsted reports for St Nicholas CofE VA Primary School (opens in a new tab) ↗
Nearest secondary schools
- St George's School0.6 miles (1.0 km)Ofsted, March 2025: no overall grade given
- Quality of education Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding
- Personal development Outstanding
- Leadership and management Outstanding
- Sir John Lawes School0.7 miles (1.1 km)Ofsted, March 2023: OutstandingOfsted reports for Sir John Lawes School (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Roundwood Park School1.0 mile (1.7 km)Ofsted, November 2023: OutstandingOfsted reports for Roundwood Park School (opens in a new tab) ↗
Public transport
The nearest station to AL5 1FA is Harpenden Rail Station, 0.1 miles (170 m) away in a straight line. There are 17 bus stops within 500 m.
Nearest stations
- 0.1 miles (170 m)Harpenden Rail Station
- 4.5 miles (7.2 km)St Albans City Rail Station
- 4.5 miles (7.3 km)Luton Airport Parkway Rail Station
How this area has changed
PostcodeLens combines saved monthly snapshots with views reconstructed from official source data, so you can compare today's figures with earlier months.
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Saved snapshots are the monthly figures PostcodeLens has recorded since July 2026. Reconstructed views are assembled from official source data (HM Land Registry price paid, Police UK crime) to show earlier months; they carry no flood history.
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