AL5 1AU
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Property report — AL5 1AU
Open-data due diligence for AL5 1AU and the area around it.
AL5 1AU in brief: 44 recorded sales (£365,000–£1,413,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for AL5 1AU itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the AL5 1 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£834,156
Population
15,320
Crimes recorded
23
Schools
4
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
90%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in AL5 1, 1995–2026 — mean (blue) and median (terracotta). The median is the typical sale; a wide gap to the mean means a few high-value sales pull the average up. 2026 is a part year (17 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-07-01 | £1,413,000 | 7 HILLTOP WALK | Detached |
| 2021-03-12 | £1,150,000 | 6 HILLTOP WALK | Detached |
| 2019-09-30 | £795,000 | 14 HILLTOP WALK | Terraced |
| 2018-07-27 | £980,000 | 8 HILLTOP WALK | Detached |
| 2018-07-06 | £1,010,000 | 1 HILLTOP WALK | Detached |
| 2015-09-09 | £676,000 | 16 HILLTOP WALK | Terraced |
| 2015-07-01 | £925,000 | 8 HILLTOP WALK | Detached |
| 2015-06-25 | £685,000 | 15 HILLTOP WALK | Terraced |
| 2014-03-21 | £900,000 | 7 HILLTOP WALK | Detached |
| 2013-03-05 | £895,000 | 1 HILLTOP WALK | Detached |
| 2012-09-04 | £885,000 | 3 HILLTOP WALK | Detached |
| 2012-09-04 | £550,000 | 12 HILLTOP WALK | Terraced |
| 2011-08-17 | £585,000 | 14 HILLTOP WALK | Terraced |
| 2011-07-22 | £579,950 | 10 HILLTOP WALK | Detached |
| 2011-06-08 | £608,000 | 13 HILLTOP WALK | Terraced |
| 2010-08-31 | £745,000 | 7 HILLTOP WALK | Detached |
| 2010-07-01 | £740,000 | 5 HILLTOP WALK | Detached |
| 2010-07-01 | £535,000 | 11 HILLTOP WALK | Terraced |
| 2008-11-28 | £400,000 | 12 HILLTOP WALK | Terraced |
| 2007-11-16 | £835,000 | 3 HILLTOP WALK | Detached |
| 2007-10-22 | £540,000 | 15 HILLTOP WALK | Terraced |
| 2007-05-30 | £815,000 | 9 HILLTOP WALK | Detached |
| 2007-02-12 | £790,000 | 8 HILLTOP WALK | Detached |
| 2007-01-29 | £500,000 | 17 HILLTOP WALK | Detached |
| 2007-01-19 | £500,000 | 14 HILLTOP WALK | Terraced |
| 2006-04-18 | £470,000 | 16 HILLTOP WALK | Detached |
| 2005-06-29 | £450,000 | 15 HILLTOP WALK | Terraced |
| 2005-06-29 | £625,000 | 6 HILLTOP WALK | Detached |
| 2005-02-01 | £450,000 | 12 HILLTOP WALK | Terraced |
| 2004-10-01 | £490,000 | 17 HILLTOP WALK | Detached |
| 2003-10-17 | £383,275 | 15 HILLTOP WALK | Terraced |
| 2003-10-10 | £365,000 | 12 HILLTOP WALK | Terraced |
| 2003-09-26 | £649,995 | 1 HILLTOP WALK | Detached |
| 2003-09-11 | £399,995 | 16 HILLTOP WALK | Detached |
| 2003-08-22 | £404,995 | 17 HILLTOP WALK | Detached |
| 2003-08-11 | £399,995 | 11 HILLTOP WALK | Detached |
| 2003-08-05 | £599,995 | 9 HILLTOP WALK | Detached |
| 2003-06-27 | £404,995 | 10 HILLTOP WALK | Detached |
| 2003-06-27 | £629,995 | 7 HILLTOP WALK | Detached |
| 2003-06-26 | £599,995 | 3 HILLTOP WALK | Detached |
| 2003-06-20 | £629,995 | 8 HILLTOP WALK | Detached |
| 2003-06-13 | £599,995 | 4 HILLTOP WALK | Detached |
| 2003-06-12 | £574,995 | 5 HILLTOP WALK | Detached |
| 2003-03-14 | £619,995 | 2 HILLTOP WALK | Detached |
44 recorded sales on AL5 1AU. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Beeches Primary School | 0.1 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| The Grove Junior School | 0.3 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| The Grove Infant and Nursery School | 0.3 mi | Primary | Outstanding (2023) |
| Crabtree Infants' School | 0.3 mi | Primary | Outstanding (2024) |
| Crabtree Junior School | 0.3 mi | Primary | Outstanding (2023) |
| St Dominic Catholic Primary School | 0.7 mi | Primary | Outstanding (2023) |
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.
What's nearby
Nearest GP surgeries: ELMS MEDICAL PRACTICE (0.8 mi) · DAVENPORT HOUSE SURGERY (0.9 mi) · VILLAGE SURGERY (0.9 mi)
Nearest hospitals: HARPENDEN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (0.9 mi) · SPIRE HARPENDEN HOSPITAL (1.5 mi) · ST. ALBANS CITY HOSPITAL (3.6 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: GRANARY AT ALDWICKBURY FARM (Grade II) (0.1 mi) · ALDWICK MANOR (Grade II) (0.1 mi) · TOPSTREET FARMHOUSE (Grade II) (0.5 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: MANOR PHARMACY (0.5 mi) · TOPKINS PHARMACY (0.8 mi) · MANOR PHARMACY (0.8 mi)
Nearest stations: Harpenden (0.7 mi) · St Albans City (4.3 mi) · St Albans Abbey (4.7 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Co-op Food (0.5 mi) · Sainsbury's (0.9 mi) · Waitrose (0.9 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 44
- One-person households
- 24%
- Households with children
- 36%
- Households
- 6,004
Owned 81% · Social rent 5% · Private rent 14%
Census 2021 (ONS), for AL5 1.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in AL5 1 (May 24–Apr 26, average 22/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for AL5 1AU in the Environment Agency dataset. This is reassuring but not a guarantee — Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →
Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.
How granular is this?
| Measure | DistrictAL5 | SectorAL5 1 | PostcodeAL5 1AU |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £928,225 | £834,156 | £654,208 |
| Population | 39,953 | 15,320 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 10/10 | 10/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 160 | 23 | — |
| Schools | 21 | 4 | — |
| Flood risk | High | Low | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 91% | 90% | 77% |
| Superfast broadband | 98% | 97% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (AL5 1); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.
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Report generated 1 July 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.