| Postcode | AL5 2LJ |
|---|---|
| Post Town | Harpenden |
| Nearest station | Harpenden (2 km) |
| Bus stops |
West Common Way (N)
Cross Lane (S)
Cross Lane (N)
White Horse PH (SW)
White Horse PH (NE)
St Albans Road (NE)
|
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 3 View |
| Known addresses |
Greenloaning, West Common Close, Harpenden
Oak Bank, West Common Close, Harpenden
|
| Main property type | Detached |
| Businesses |
| Latitude | 51.798999 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -0.353652 | |
| Easting | 513625 | |
| Northing | 212432 | |
| Grid reference | TL136124 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 682470 5741995 | |
| what3words | honest.bumpy.gravy | |
| FixPhrase | crinkly magician swifter tanned | |
| Plus code | 9C3XQJXW+HG | |
| Altitude | 131 metres (431 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 6:58 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:33 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 64.5 KMs (40.1 miles) |
| Parish | Harpenden Town | E04013284 |
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Harpenden South | E05013954 |
| 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) | 9 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 2 | |
| 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) | E00120342 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 6A1 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | St Albans 005B | E01023696 |
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | St Albans 005B | E01023696 |
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Harpenden Common | E02004928 |
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Harpenden Common | E02004928 |
| Travel to work area | Luton | E30000237 |
| Average property price in St Albans | £541,094 |
|---|---|
| Annual change | -0.5% |
| Address | Type | Date | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Bank, West Common Close, Harpenden | Detached (freehold) | Mar 2015 | £2,274,332 |
| Greenloaning, West Common Close, Harpenden | Detached (freehold) | Dec 2008 | £2,250,000 |
| Detached (freehold) | Mar 2003 | £1,250,000 |