AL5 Postcode Data
Property data for the AL5 postcode district covering Central Bedfordshire. Sold prices, crime statistics, energy performance, and demographic insights, all from HM Land Registry, Police UK, and the EPC Register.
Quick answer
The average sale price in AL5 is £1,226,273 (median £950,000), based on 33 HM Land Registry transactions. Police UK recorded 112 crimes within a 1-mile radius in 2026-03. The average EPC rating across 45 certified properties is 57/100.
Headline pricing in AL5 is well above the UK national average (England & Wales average ~£290k as of 2025). Stock is dominated by detached properties (16 of the last 33 sales). Energy efficiency here is weaker than average (expect higher running costs and lower mortgage-affordability scores from green lenders).
Avg sale price
£1,226,273
33 sales
Median price
£950,000
Crime incidents
112
2026-03
Avg EPC score
57/100
45 certs
Recent sold prices
Latest 30 property sales in the AL5 area, sourced from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.
detached
£1,753,253
16 sales
semi-detached
£484,417
6 sales
terraced
£417,325
6 sales
| Date | Address | Type | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2023 | THE STABLES, THE GROVE, HARPENDEN | other | £600,000 |
| Aug 2022 | THE GROVE LIVERY STABLES, THE GROVE, HARPENDEN | other | £1,790,000 |
| Dec 2021 | AYRES END BARN, AYRES END LANE, HARPENDEN | semi-detached | £1,325,000 |
| Dec 2021 | LONG ACRE, PIPERS LANE, HARPENDEN | other | £3,300,000 |
| Jun 2021 | 3, AYRES END COTTAGES, AYRES END LANE, HARPENDEN | terraced | £725,000 |
| Mar 2021 | PLOT 6, GROVE FARM, THE GROVE, HARPENDEN | other | £375,000 |
| Jul 2019 | BYWAYS, AYRES END LANE, HARPENDEN | detached | £3,012,544 |
| Oct 2017 | AYRES END HOUSE, AYRES END LANE, HARPENDEN | detached | £2,939,500 |
| Oct 2017 | AYRES END HOUSE, AYRES END LANE, HARPENDEN | other | £939,500 |
| Mar 2016 | THE COACH HOUSE, THE GROVE, HARPENDEN | detached | £970,000 |
| Jul 2015 | BYWAYS, AYRES END LANE, HARPENDEN | detached | £2,700,000 |
| May 2015 | LITTLE BAMVILLE, AYRES END LANE, HARPENDEN | detached | £1,900,000 |
| Sept 2014 | THE STABLES, THE GROVE, HARPENDEN | detached | £550,000 |
| Sept 2014 | 1, AYRES END LANE, HARPENDEN | semi-detached | £545,000 |
| Mar 2014 | ALDWICK LODGE, WHEATHAMPSTEAD ROAD, HARPENDEN | detached | £1,100,000 |
Crime in AL5
112 reported crimes within a 1-mile radius of the postcode centroid in 2026-03, from Police UK data.
Violent Crime
30
Anti Social Behaviour
23
Shoplifting
13
Vehicle Crime
13
Other Theft
11
Energy performance
Aggregate EPC stats from 45 recently-certified properties in the AL5 area.
Avg current score
57/100
Avg potential
74/100
Avg energy cost
£2,001/yr
Sample size
45
Rating distribution
A
1
B
4
C
14
D
6
E
11
F
7
G
2
Area information
- Local authority
- Central Bedfordshire, St Albans
- Country
- England
- Wards
- Harpenden West, Sandridge & Wheathampstead, Harpenden East
- Constituency
- St Albans
- Latitude
- 51.8159
- Longitude
- -0.3524
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HM Land Registry from 1995
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Local breakdown for AL5
Police UK monthly data
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Sold prices: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, the official UK government records updated monthly. Sample uses the 30 most recent registered transactions in the postcode area.
Crime: Police UK street-level crime data. Counts cover a 1-mile radius from the AL5 postcode centroid for the most recent month available (typically 2 months behind).
EPC: opendatacommunities.org, the official UK Energy Performance Certificate register. Aggregate stats from up to 30 most recent certificates in the postcode.
Area data: postcodes.io, open data from the Office for National Statistics.