Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
32597
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 32597 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Police Recorded Crime near AL5 1LP
Crime trends · near AL5 1LP
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
1
YoY -50%
ASB
2
YoY +100%
Vehicle Crime
2
YoY -33%
Burglary
0
YoY stable
Criminal damage
0
YoY stable
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
2 of 5 key categories improving · asb rising
6
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,659
White Brit.85.5%
Other White4.2%
Indian1.7%
White Irish1.4%
White & Asian1.3%
+ 1 other groups · 5.8%
Religion
Total residents: 1,659
Christian50.6%
No religion39.9%
Not answered6.2%
+ other · 3.3%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,660
35–4922.9%
50–6420.5%
65–749.5%
5–99.3%
10–158.6%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.1%
Households
Total households: 626
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children32.1%
Any member 66+13.7%
All members 66+12.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.5%
Other6.7%
+ 7 other households · 22.5%
Administrative Information
St Albans
Local Authority
Council Area
Harpenden and Berkhamsted E14001268
Constituency
E14001268
Hertfordshire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Harpenden South
Constituency code
E14001268
EU Electoral Region
Eastern
Parish
Harpenden Town
International Territorial Level
St Albans
Health & NHS
East of England
Health Authority
Serving Hertfordshire
NHS Scotland
East of England
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
East of England
NHS Region
East of England
Integrated Care Board
NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Hertfordshire
Sub ICB Location
NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex ICB - 06N
Cancer Alliance
East of England
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
St Albans 005A E01023695
E01023695
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
St Albans 005 E02004928
E02004928
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
St Albans 005A E01023695
E01023695
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
St Albans 005 E02004928
E02004928
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
4:13 AM
Sunrise
7:42 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:13 AM
Sunset (today)
7:42 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> Present
January 1980 — Introduced
Postcode AL5 1LP introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 32597
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01023695 and MSOA E02004928 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode AL5 1LP is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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