| Postcode | AL5 2JS | 
|---|---|
| Post Town | Harpenden | 
| Nearest station | Harpenden (1 km) | 
| Bus stops | White Horse PH (SW) Oakfield Road (SW) Oakfield Road (NE) | 
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 18 View | 
| Known addresses | Agdell Cottage, Hatching Green, Harpenden Byland, Hatching Green, Harpenden Holly Grove, Hatching Green, Harpenden The Old Apiary, Hatching Green, Harpenden 4 Thatched Cottages, Hatching Green, Harpenden 5 Thatched Cottages, Hatching Green, Harpenden | 
| Main property type | Detached | 
| Businesses | 
| Latitude | 51.804652 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -0.358609 | |
| Easting | 513269 | |
| Northing | 213053 | |
| Grid reference | TL132130 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 682106 5742611 | |
| what3words | cook.holds.rather | |
| FixPhrase | crisped magician scandal untidy | |
| Plus code | 9C3XRJ3R+VH | |
| Altitude | 132 metres (434 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 6:55 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:37 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 65.2 KMs (40.5 miles) | 
| Parish | Harpenden Town | E04013284 | 
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 
| MP | Victoria Collins | Liberal Democrat | 
| Police force | Hertfordshire | |
| Water company | Affinity Water | |
| Sewage company | Thames Water | |
| NUTS/ITL 3 | South West Hertfordshire | |
| NUTS/ITL 2 | Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | |
| NUTS/ITL 1 | East of England | |
| Country | England | E92000001 | 
| Date introduced | January 1980 | 
|---|---|
| Last updated | September 2025 | 
| 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 | 
| Population (2011) | 18 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 9 | |
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) | Most deprivedLeast deprived | |
| Average household income (2020) | Lowest (£22,200)
                        Highest (£108,100)
                       | |
| Rural/urban (2021) | Urban: Nearer to a major town or city | |
| Rural/urban (2011) | Urban city and town | |
| Built up area (2024) | Harpenden | E63011425 | 
| Census output area (2021) | E00120360 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 5A2 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | St Albans 003C | E01023701 | 
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | St Albans 003C | E01023701 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Harpenden Town | E02004926 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Harpenden Town | E02004926 | 
| Travel to work area | Luton | E30000237 | 
| Average property price in St Albans | £541,094 | 
|---|---|
| Annual change | -0.5% | 
| Address | Type | Date | Price | 
|---|---|---|---|
| The Old Apiary, Hatching Green, Harpenden | Other (freehold) | Nov 2024 | £500,000 | 
| Other (freehold) | Mar 2024 | £50,000 | |
| Other (freehold) | Jul 2022 | £50,000 | |
| 4 Thatched Cottages, Hatching Green, Harpenden | Terraced (freehold) | Nov 2018 | £585,000 | 
| 5 Thatched Cottages, Hatching Green, Harpenden | Terraced (freehold) | Nov 2018 | £335,000 | 
| Byland, Hatching Green, Harpenden | Detached (freehold) | Jun 2017 | £1,510,000 | 
| Detached (freehold) | Jun 2007 | £1,400,000 | |
| Holly Grove, Hatching Green, Harpenden | Detached (freehold) | Apr 2011 | £795,000 | 
| Agdell Cottage, Hatching Green, Harpenden | Detached (freehold) | Nov 1999 | £265,000 |