AL5
Outer Postcode Area • 1,553 PostcodesWorking on listings or site checks?
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Commercial location facts for AL5
Local facts for retail and business operators: residents, deprivation, nearby food businesses, noise and planning constraints.
English IoD 2025, 10 = least deprived
Food Standards Agency register
Not on the Defra noise map
Use class rights depend on the premises: check with the council
Local facts for businesses
Official figures for AL5. Footfall, spending and rents are not measured here.
- Fastest broadband available
- Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)
- Ofcom
Food and drink businesses within 1 km
- Restaurants and cafés52
- Takeaways7
- Pubs and bars13
- Food shops and supermarkets20
Food Standards Agency register of inspected premises.
Planning constraints
planning.data.gov.uk (DLUHC) & Historic England
- Article 4 direction
- None recorded
- Listed buildings within 100m
- 0
- Nearest: Grade II* HARPENDEN HALL (DISTRICT COUNCIL OFFICES), 149m
- Official record
- Tree preservation zone
- None recorded
Some permitted development rights are restricted here, so changes may need planning permission.
- Inside the Harpenden conservation area: stricter controls on external changes, demolition and tree works.
Spatial screening uses the postcode centroid. Properties on boundaries must be checked against the council’s own maps.
Noise Pollution & Airport Flight Paths
Defra Strategic Noise Mapping (Agglomerations & Major Transport)
Data quality: Aggregated across 1,553 constituent postcodes
1553 official/live sections, 0 fallback sections, 0 missing or limited sections. Generated 11 Oct 2026, 17:29.
Frequently Asked Questions
Official open-data answers about safety, schools, connectivity, and living in AL5.
Is AL5 a good place to live?
AL5 in St Albans scores 44.1/100 overall in the Postcodewise area report, which combines safety, schools, transport, housing, demographics, environment and connectivity from official open data.
What is the crime rate in AL5?
The AL5 report shows recent police-recorded crime levels and trends in St Albans, sourced from Police.uk street-level data.
What schools are near AL5?
The AL5 schools report lists nearby primary and secondary schools with Ofsted-linked ratings and distances.
How well connected is AL5?
The AL5 report covers nearby transport links, broadband speeds and mobile coverage for the area.
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