AL5 1

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6,669 people · median £725,000 · St Albans

↑ St Albans (district)

High wellbeingAmong the least deprived

St Albans Council · Liberal Democrat-controlled 44/56 seats · 79% · OCD 2026

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Amenities This postcode sector

What's here near AL5 1

Category	Count	Note
Eat & drink	64	92% hygiene 4★+ (FSA)
Shops	7	—
Gyms, leisure & playgrounds	6	—
Green spaces & parks	5	filled areas on the map

Counted within ~2 km of the area centre · OSM + FSA

Broadband

Gigabit

87.3%

Superfast

96.6%

Ultrafast

88.8%

% of premises · Ofcom Connected Nations · district-level

Named places nearby 82 near AL5 1

AllEat & drinkShopsGyms & leisureGreen space

Place	Category	Hygiene	Distance
A Journey Through India	Eat & drink	—	0.2 mi
The Carpenters Arms	Eat & drink	5/5	0.2 mi
Oakley Road Play Area	Gyms & leisure		0.2 mi
The Burger Box	Eat & drink	—	0.2 mi
The Regent	Eat & drink	4/5	0.2 mi
Lazy Bear	Eat & drink	5/5	0.2 mi
Town Grill Kebab	Eat & drink	5/5	0.2 mi
Harpenden Food and Wine	Shops		0.2 mi
Cafe Aroma	Eat & drink	5/5	0.2 mi
Skippers	Eat & drink	5/5	0.2 mi
Bentozo	Eat & drink	5/5	0.2 mi
Co-op Food	Shops		0.3 mi
The Plough and Harrow	Eat & drink	4/5	0.3 mi
The Engineer	Eat & drink	—	0.3 mi
Harpenden Common	Green space		0.4 mi
Gym and Juice	Gyms & leisure		0.4 mi
Queen's Head	Eat & drink	3/5	0.5 mi
White Horse	Eat & drink	awaiting	0.7 mi
Crabtree Fields	Green space		0.7 mi
The Silver Cup	Eat & drink	5/5	0.8 mi
Harpenden Coffee Shop	Eat & drink	exempt	0.9 mi
Costa	Eat & drink	5/5	0.9 mi
Oriental Aroma	Eat & drink	4/5	0.9 mi
Bar Azita	Eat & drink	4/5	0.9 mi
Paya	Eat & drink	5/5	0.9 mi
Pasta Cibo	Eat & drink	5/5	0.9 mi
Côte Brasserie	Eat & drink	—	0.9 mi
Harpenden Grill & Kebab	Eat & drink	4/5	0.9 mi
Zio's Pizzeria	Eat & drink	4/5	0.9 mi
Meating Room	Eat & drink	3/5	0.9 mi
Domino's	Eat & drink	5/5	0.9 mi
The 1971	Eat & drink	4/5	0.9 mi
Graffiti	Eat & drink	5/5	0.9 mi
Harpenden Arms	Eat & drink	5/5	0.9 mi
Sweet Spot Desserts	Eat & drink	4/5	0.9 mi
Simmons	Eat & drink	5/5	0.9 mi
Lussmanns	Eat & drink	5/5	0.9 mi
Inn on the Green	Eat & drink	5/5	0.9 mi
The Wheatsheaf	Eat & drink	5/5	0.9 mi
PizzaExpress	Eat & drink	5/5	1.0 mi
Caffè Nero	Eat & drink	4/5	1.0 mi
Costa	Eat & drink	5/5	1.0 mi
The Waffle House	Eat & drink	5/5	1.0 mi
The George	Eat & drink	5/5	1.0 mi
Trattoria Italiana da Franco	Eat & drink	—	1.0 mi
Giggling Squid	Eat & drink	5/5	1.0 mi
Monty's	Eat & drink	—	1.0 mi
Chilli Pilates	Gyms & leisure		1.0 mi
Silver Palate Restaurant	Eat & drink	5/5	1.0 mi
Harpenden Leisure Centre	Gyms & leisure		1.0 mi
The Oddfellows Arms	Eat & drink	3/5	1.0 mi
Harris + Hoole	Eat & drink	1/5	1.0 mi
Papa John's	Eat & drink	4/5	1.0 mi
Zero	Eat & drink	4/5	1.0 mi
Marquis of Granby	Eat & drink	—	1.0 mi
Sainsbury's	Shops		1.0 mi
Waitrose	Shops		1.0 mi
Sushi Daily @ Waitrose	Eat & drink	5/5	1.0 mi
Morrisons Daily	Shops		1.1 mi
Harpenden Lawn Tennis Club	Gyms & leisure		1.1 mi
Rothamsted Park	Green space		1.1 mi
M&S Simply Food	Shops		1.1 mi
Cross Keys	Eat & drink	4/5	1.1 mi
The Pudding Stop	Eat & drink	—	1.1 mi
Elliswick Lawn Tennis Club	Gyms & leisure		1.1 mi
Godfrey's	Eat & drink	4/5	1.1 mi
Batford Springs Local Nature Reserve	Green space		1.1 mi
Chef Peking	Eat & drink	4/5	1.1 mi
Chef Peking	Eat & drink	4/5	1.1 mi
Old Cock Inn	Eat & drink	5/5	1.1 mi
Okka Cafe	Eat & drink	4/5	1.1 mi
Amble Inn	Eat & drink	5/5	1.1 mi
Nonno's Pizza	Eat & drink	4/5	1.1 mi
Zaza	Eat & drink	5/5	1.2 mi
Caddie Café	Eat & drink	—	1.2 mi
Brad & Dills	Eat & drink	—	1.2 mi
Nonna Cafe	Eat & drink	4/5	1.2 mi
Bangkok Lounge	Eat & drink	5/5	1.2 mi
Brew and Cru	Eat & drink	4/5	1.2 mi
Tabure	Eat & drink	5/5	1.2 mi
Lydekker Park	Green space		1.3 mi
BP Shop	Shops		1.3 mi

Nearest first (miles from the area centre) · click a row → the map flies to it · FSA hygiene rating shown on eat & drink where matched (54 rated) · within ~2 km of the area centre · OpenStreetMap contributors · Food Standards Agency

Local economy This postcode sector

Jobs & economic activity3.9% unemployed

Unemployment rate3.9%

In work (employment rate)62.8%

Claiming out-of-work benefits · June 20262.4%

ONS Census 2021 · ONS Claimant Count

At a glance

	Count	Trend, 12 months
Companies registered here	476	—
New incorporations	58	+28.9% vs prior 12m
Property companies (SPVs)	71	+137.5%

Companies House

Top sectors (SIC sections)

Professional, scientific & technical
Real estate
Information & communication
Wholesale & retail
Construction

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