Map of AL5 3LX postcode

General information
Postcode AL5 3LX
Post Town Harpenden
Nearest station Harpenden (3 km)
Bus stops
Farm Avenue (SE)
The Common (SE)
Ridgewood Drive (SE)
Ridgewood Drive (NW)
The Common (NW)
Roads in this postcode
Number of UPRNs 49 View
Known addresses
1 Vale Close, Harpenden
3 Vale Close, Harpenden
7 Vale Close, Harpenden
8 Vale Close, Harpenden
9 Vale Close, Harpenden
10 Vale Close, Harpenden
11 Vale Close, Harpenden
14 Vale Close, Harpenden
15 Vale Close, Harpenden
16 Vale Close, Harpenden
18 Vale Close, Harpenden
19 Vale Close, Harpenden
20 Vale Close, Harpenden
21 Vale Close, Harpenden
22 Vale Close, Harpenden
23 Vale Close, Harpenden
25 Vale Close, Harpenden
26 Vale Close, Harpenden
27 Vale Close, Harpenden
28 Vale Close, Harpenden
29 Vale Close, Harpenden
30 Vale Close, Harpenden
31 Vale Close, Harpenden
33 Vale Close, Harpenden
35 Vale Close, Harpenden
36 Vale Close, Harpenden
37 Vale Close, Harpenden
39 Vale Close, Harpenden
41 Vale Close, Harpenden
43 Vale Close, Harpenden
45 Vale Close, Harpenden
47 Vale Close, Harpenden
49 Vale Close, Harpenden
51 Vale Close, Harpenden
55 Vale Close, Harpenden
57 Vale Close, Harpenden
Main property type Semi-detached
Businesses
Geography
Latitude 51.829436
Longitude -0.37937
Easting 511776
Northing 215777
Grid reference TL117157
UTM reference 30U 680575 5745315
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Plus code 9C3XRJHC+Q7
Altitude 120 metres (395 feet)
Sunrise (today) 4:46
Sunset (today) 21:16
Distance away
Distance to sea 67.8 KMs (42.1 miles)
Administrative areas
ParishHarpendenE04013284
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
MPVictoria CollinsLiberal Democrat
Police forceHertfordshire
Water companyAffinity Water
Sewage companyThames Water
NUTS/ITL 3 South West Hertfordshire
NUTS/ITL 2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
NUTS/ITL 1 East of England
Country England E92000001
Data
Date introduced January 1980
Last updated June 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
Demographics
Population (2011) 138
Households (2011) 48
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)
32,822 / 32,844
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Average household income (2020)
£69,200
Lowest (£22,200) Highest (£108,100)
Rural/urbanUrban city and town
Built up area (2024)HarpendenE63011425
Census output area (2021)E00120319
Census output area (2011)E00120319
Lower layer super output area (2021)St Albans 001EE01023694
Lower layer super output area (2011)St Albans 001EE01023694
Middle layer super output area (2021)Harpenden NorthE02004924
Middle layer super output area (2011)Harpenden NorthE02004924
Travel to work areaLutonE30000237
Property sales
Average property price in St Albans £541,166
Annual change -2.2%
View all properties sold in the AL postcode area
Properties recently sold in this postcode
AddressTypeDatePrice
35 Vale Close, HarpendenSemi-detached (freehold)Jan 2025£650,000
Semi-detached (freehold)Dec 2024£650,000
Semi-detached (freehold)Nov 2018£570,000
Semi-detached (freehold)Dec 2003£260,000
Semi-detached (freehold)Jun 1999£154,000
Semi-detached (freehold)Dec 1997£144,500
25 Vale Close, HarpendenSemi-detached (freehold)Jul 2024£766,000
Semi-detached (freehold)Jan 2015£550,000
Semi-detached (freehold)May 2004£320,000
Semi-detached (freehold)Jul 2001£238,000
33 Vale Close, HarpendenSemi-detached (freehold)Apr 2024£560,000
Semi-detached (freehold)Oct 1999£169,000
51 Vale Close, HarpendenSemi-detached (freehold)Oct 2023£605,000
8 Vale Close, HarpendenDetached (freehold)Aug 2022£790,000
Detached (freehold)Jun 2014£578,000
Detached (freehold)Aug 2007£430,000
Detached (freehold)Apr 2003£359,950
23 Vale Close, HarpendenSemi-detached (freehold)Oct 2021£670,000
Semi-detached (freehold)Aug 2012£425,000
Semi-detached (freehold)Jan 2010£365,000
Semi-detached (freehold)Oct 2006£315,000
45 Vale Close, HarpendenSemi-detached (freehold)Aug 2021£597,000
Semi-detached (freehold)Sep 2006£299,995
16 Vale Close, HarpendenSemi-detached (freehold)Jun 2021£575,000
14 Vale Close, HarpendenSemi-detached (freehold)Mar 2021£560,000
22 Vale Close, HarpendenDetached (freehold)Feb 2021£735,000
Detached (freehold)Jan 2017£635,000
Detached (freehold)Dec 2009£395,000


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