Among the least deprived
IMD England
40
Crime · May '26
£345,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
East of England
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for AL5 4RP
Postcode
AL5 4RP
Coordinates
51.8221, -0.3414
Grid reference
TL144150
Easting
514,406
Northing
215,022
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9C3XRMC5+VC
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Harpenden
Travel to Work
Luton
ITL Region
St Albans
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
26370
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 26370 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.
Property sales (Land Registry)
Property sales · AL5 4RP
HM Land Registry · St Albans
Average price
£348,333
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £345,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '23 – Jul '24Jul '24: 1 sales · avg £345,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£370k£350k£330k
Aug '23Oct '23Jul '24
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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime near AL5 4RP
Crime trends · near AL5 4RP
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
17126
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
15
YoY +25%
ASB
1692
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
7
YoY -30%
Vehicle Crime
840
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
5
YoY +400%
Burglary
1680
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY stable
Criminal damage
950
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY -71%
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.78.2%
Other White7.3%
Chinese2.1%
African1.8%
Other Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.8%
+ 4 other groups · 8.8%
Religion
Christian48.7%
No religion39.4%
Not answered7.0%
Muslim2.0%
+ other · 2.9%
Age groups
35–4924.2%
50–6419.1%
25–3410.8%
10–1510.1%
5–98.1%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.7%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children25.4%
Other19.8%
Any member 66+11.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.3%
All members 66+7.7%
+ 7 other households · 25.9%
Administrative Information
St Albans
Local Authority
Council AreaHarpenden and Berkhamsted E14001268
Constituency
E14001268Hertfordshire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Harpenden East
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 ScotlandEast 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 002D E01023688
E01023688MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
St Albans 002 E02004925
E02004925LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
St Albans 002D E01023688
E01023688MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
St Albans 002 E02004925
E02004925Urban: 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
3:55 AM
Sunrise
8:17 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:55 AM
Sunset (today)
8:17 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode AL5 4RP 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: 26370
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01023688 and MSOA E02004925 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode AL5 4RP 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
Schools near AL5 4RP
Open state schools within 2 km of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Sir John Lawes School
Hertfordshire · AL5 4QP
Outstanding
0.2 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18
Manland Primary School
Hertfordshire · AL5 4QW
Good
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Katherine Warington School
Hertfordshire · AL5 5FH
Good
0.4 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–19
Sauncey Wood Primary School
Hertfordshire · AL5 5HL
Good
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Crabtree Infants' School
Hertfordshire · AL5 5PU
Outstanding
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–7
Crabtree Junior School
Hertfordshire · AL5 5PU
Outstanding
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11
St George's School
Hertfordshire · AL5 4TD
Outstanding
0.5 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18
High Beeches Primary School
Hertfordshire · AL5 5SD
Outstanding
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11
Harpenden Academy
Hertfordshire · AL5 4EL
Good
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
The Lea Primary School and Nursery
Hertfordshire · AL5 4LE
Not judged
0.8 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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