| Postcode | AL5 3GA | 
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| Post Town | Harpenden | 
| Nearest station | Harpenden (2 km) | 
| Bus stops | 
                       Ridgewood Drive (SE) 
Farm Avenue (SE) 
Farm Avenue (NW) 
Park Rise Close (NE) 
Park Rise Close (SW) 
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| Known addresses | 
                       
                          No addresses found
                       
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| Businesses | 
                     
                        No businesses found
                     
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| Latitude | 51.825179 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -0.376611 | |
| Easting | 511977 | |
| Northing | 215308 | |
| Grid reference | TL119153 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 680782 5744848 | |
| what3words | sober.arena.tell | |
| FixPhrase | crisped magician shopping treat | |
| Plus code | 9C3XRJGF+39 | |
| Altitude | 131 metres (429 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 7:00 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:32 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 67.4 KMs (41.9 miles) | 
| Parish | Harpenden Town | E04013284 | 
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Harpenden North & Rural | E05013953 | 
| Local Authority District | St Albans | E07000240 | 
| County Electoral Division | Harpenden North East | E58000624 | 
| Local Authority | Hertfordshire | E10000015 | 
| County | Hertfordshire | E10000015 | 
| Constituency (2024) | Harpenden and Berkhamsted | E14001268 | 
| MP | Victoria Collins | Liberal Democrat | 
| Police force | Hertfordshire | |
| NUTS/ITL 3 | South West Hertfordshire | |
| NUTS/ITL 2 | Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | |
| NUTS/ITL 1 | East of England | |
| Country | England | E92000001 | 
| Date introduced | June 1996 | 
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| Date usage ended | August 1997 | 
| Last updated | September 2025 | 
| User type | Large (addresses receive more than 25 items of mail per day) | 
| Quality | Postcode terminated prior to Gridlink initiative - last known ONS postcode grid reference | 
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) | 
                     Most deprivedLeast deprived 
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|---|---|---|
| Average household income (2020) | 
                       Lowest (£22,200)
                        Highest (£108,100)
                       
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| 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) | E00120308 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 6A2 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | St Albans 001B | E01023691 | 
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | St Albans 001B | E01023691 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Harpenden North | E02004924 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Harpenden North | E02004924 | 
| Travel to work area | Luton | E30000237 | 
| Average property price in St Albans | £544,917 | 
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| Annual change | 0.0% |