AL1 5EX postcode in St Albans, Hertfordshire

AL1 5EX is a postcode in St Albans, in the St Peters ward. It is in the St Albans parliamentary constituency and the Hertfordshire police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses at AL1 5EX can get it Across St Albans: 94% Typical price £495,000 Homes sold in AL1 5, last 12 months. ▲ 6.2% on the year before Nearest station St Albans City 400 m in a straight line

Where AL1 5EX is, and what is near it

Map of AL1 5EX and what is near it Map of AL1 5EX: its centre point, with the 247 other postcodes in the AL1 5 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 13 bus stops and 3 EV charging points (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. AL1 5AY: also in AL1 5AL1 5BA: also in AL1 5AL1 5BD: also in AL1 5AL1 5BE: also in AL1 5AL1 5BJ: also in AL1 5AL1 5BL: also in AL1 5AL1 5BP: also in AL1 5AL1 5BQ: also in AL1 5AL1 5BU: also in AL1 5AL1 5BW: also in AL1 5AL1 5BX: also in AL1 5AL1 5BY: also in AL1 5AL1 5DW: also in AL1 5AL1 5DX: also in AL1 5AL1 5DY: also in AL1 5AL1 5DZ: also in AL1 5AL1 5EA: also in AL1 5AL1 5EB: also in AL1 5AL1 5ED: also in AL1 5AL1 5EE: also in AL1 5AL1 5EF: also in AL1 5AL1 5EG: also in AL1 5AL1 5EH: also in AL1 5AL1 5EJ: also in AL1 5AL1 5EL: also in AL1 5AL1 5EN: also in AL1 5AL1 5EP: also in AL1 5AL1 5EQ: also in AL1 5AL1 5ES: also in AL1 5AL1 5ET: also in AL1 5AL1 5EU: also in AL1 5AL1 5EW: also in AL1 5AL1 5EY: also in AL1 5AL1 5EZ: also in AL1 5AL1 5FH: also in AL1 5AL1 5FL: also in AL1 5AL1 5FQ: also in AL1 5AL1 5FT: also in AL1 5AL1 5FU: also in AL1 5AL1 5FY: also in AL1 5AL1 5GE: also in AL1 5AL1 5GH: also in AL1 5AL1 5GN: also in AL1 5AL1 5GP: also in AL1 5AL1 5HA: also in AL1 5AL1 5HB: also in AL1 5AL1 5HD: also in AL1 5AL1 5HE: also in AL1 5AL1 5HG: also in AL1 5AL1 5HL: also in AL1 5AL1 5HN: also in AL1 5AL1 5HQ: also in AL1 5AL1 5HS: also in AL1 5AL1 5HT: also in AL1 5AL1 5HU: also in AL1 5AL1 5HW: also in AL1 5AL1 5HZ: also in AL1 5AL1 5JA: also in AL1 5AL1 5JB: also in AL1 5AL1 5JD: also in AL1 5AL1 5JF: also in AL1 5AL1 5JN: also in AL1 5AL1 5LX: also in AL1 5AL1 5LY: also in AL1 5AL1 5PH: also in AL1 5AL1 5PS: also in AL1 5AL1 5PT: also in AL1 5AL1 5PU: also in AL1 5AL1 5QJ: also in AL1 5AL1 5QY: also in AL1 5AL1 5QZ: also in AL1 5AL1 5RA: also in AL1 5AL1 5RB: also in AL1 5AL1 5RD: also in AL1 5AL1 5RE: also in AL1 5AL1 5RF: also in AL1 5AL1 5RG: also in AL1 5AL1 5RH: also in AL1 5AL1 5RJ: also in AL1 5AL1 5RQ: also in AL1 5AL1 5SR: also in AL1 5AL1 5TL: also in AL1 5AL1 5TP: also in AL1 5AL1 5TR: also in AL1 5AL1 5TS: also in AL1 5AL1 5TT: also in AL1 5AL1 5UE: also in AL1 5AL1 5UQ: also in AL1 5AL1 5WA: also in AL1 5AL1 5WB: also in AL1 5AL1 5WD: also in AL1 5 Verulam School 850 mEvolt 950 mEvolt 1.0 kmSt Albans Abbey station 1.5 kmSt Albans AL1 5EX Map of AL1 5EX and what is near it Map of AL1 5EX: its centre point, with the 247 other postcodes in the AL1 5 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 13 bus stops and 3 EV charging points (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Verulam School 850 mEvolt 950 mCunningham AL1 5EX
  • AL1 5EX
  • Other postcodes in AL1 5: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 13 bus stops
  • 3 EV charging points
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.7489, longitude -0.3221)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after AL1 5EX?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at AL1 5EX?

Every home and business at AL1 5EX can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

AL1 5EX 100% St Albans 94%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

AL1 5EX 100% St Albans 99%
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Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at AL1 5EX?

BinDayBuddy has not read St Albans City and District Council's days for AL1 5EX today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for AL1 5EX on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is AL1 5EX at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include AL1 5EX.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across St Albans

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for AL1 5EX: 1,564 properties in St Albans are at high risk (2.1% of all its properties). All the figures for St Albans

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of AL1 5EX is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near AL1 5EX?

Homes in AL1 5 sold for a typical £495,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 119 sales, up 6.2% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£495,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£466,250 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 6.2% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £801,750 10 sales
  • Semi-detached £612,000 23 sales
  • Terraced £570,000 39 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £282,500 47 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole AL1 district: a typical £550,000 from 456 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in AL1 5EX

HM Land Registry records 2 standard sales of homes in AL1 5EX from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 15 August 2025. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Food hygiene ratings at AL1 5EX

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at AL1 5EX. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near AL1 5EX?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 690 homes in the neighbourhood around AL1 5EX. The largest share of them, 39%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1983 to 1999 than in any other period (29%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around AL1 5EX

Band D in St Albans for 2026‑27: £2,419. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,882 (band B) to £4,032 (band G); band C, the most common, is £2,150.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Awithheld£1,613
Band Babout 70 (10%)£1,882
Band Cabout 270 (39%)£2,150
Band Dabout 130 (19%)£2,419
Band Eabout 140 (20%)£2,957
Band Fabout 70 (10%)£3,494
Band Gabout 10 (1%)£4,032
Band Hfewer than 5£4,838

When the homes were built

  1. 16% Before 1900
  2. 10% 1900 to 1918
  3. 15% 1919 to 1939
  4. Withheld 1945 to 1964
  5. None 1965 to 1982
  6. 29% 1983 to 1999
  7. 6% 2000 to 2009
  8. 22% 2010 to 2019
  9. 1% 2020 or later

1965 to 1982: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for St Albans before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of AL1 5EX is in (ONS area E01035566), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near AL1 5EX?

The nearest open schools to AL1 5EX, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near AL1 5EX, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to AL1 5EX?

The nearest railway station to the centre of AL1 5EX is St Albans City Rail Station, 400 metres away in a straight line.

  • St Albans City Rail Station Railway station 400 mWalk
  • St Albans Abbey Rail Station Railway station 1.5 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

13 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Vanda Crescent, 129 m away.

More stations near AL1 5EX, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near AL1 5EX?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of AL1 5EX, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near AL1 5EX?

3 within 1 km 9 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of AL1 5EX, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Motor Fuel Group Charging point · No details mapped 650 mWalk
  • Evolt Charging point · 4 chargers · Type 2 950 mWalk
  • Evolt Charging point · No details mapped 1.0 kmWalk

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near AL1 5EX?

The nearest to the centre of AL1 5EX, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to AL1 5EX?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near AL1 5EX?

The nearest care homes to the centre of AL1 5EX, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near AL1 5EX?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of AL1 5EX, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near AL1 5EX?

The nearest vets to the centre of AL1 5EX on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is AL1 5EX in a conservation area?

The centre of AL1 5EX is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near AL1 5EX?

Police.uk records 397 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of AL1 5EX in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Anti-social behaviour115 reports
Violence and sexual offences95 reports
Shoplifting66 reports
Criminal damage and arson23 reports
Drugs22 reports
Other theft20 reports

Also: public order 19, vehicle crime 18, other crime 8, possession of weapons 4, bicycle theft 3, burglary 2, robbery 2.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for AL1 5EX

Ward
St Peters
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
East of England
Country
England
Built-up area
St Albans
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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