AL5 postcode district
AL5 holds 1,058 live postcodes around Harpenden, in St Albans, Central Bedfordshire.
Towns and villages with their centre in AL5
| # | Place | County / council | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harpenden | Hertfordshire | 30,674 |
Wards
| Name | Share of postcodes |
|---|---|
| Harpenden West | 32% |
| Harpenden North & Rural | 23% |
| Harpenden East | 21% |
| Harpenden South | 21% |
| Sandridge & Wheathampstead | 2% |
| Hill End | 1% |
| Caddington | 0% |
| Redbourn | 0% |
Westminster constituencies
| Name | Share of postcodes |
|---|---|
| Harpenden and Berkhamsted | 99% |
| St Albans | 1% |
| Luton South and South Bedfordshire | 0% |
Deprivation
The middle postcode here sits in decile 10 of the English Index of Multiple Deprivation (2021-Census LSOAs), where decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods and 10 the least. 0% of this district's postcodes sit in the most deprived three deciles, 95% in the least deprived three.
Deprivation deciles describe the LSOA neighbourhood each postcode sits in, weighted by postcodes rather than by people, because the postcode file carries no population. A district where the deprived neighbourhoods are densely populated will read better here than it would per resident.
Neighbouring districts in the AL area
AL1 · AL2 · AL3 · AL4 · AL6 · AL7 · AL8 · AL9 · AL10
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