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Thinking of living at AL5 1BT? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
You'll mostly drive: the nearest primary school, station, supermarket, GP are all over 1 km away.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Grove Infant and Nursery School | Primary | 1.3 km | – |
| The Grove Junior School | Primary | 1.3 km | 82% met the expected standard |
| St Dominic Catholic Primary School | Primary | 1.6 km | – |
| High Beeches Primary School | Primary | 1.8 km | 80% met the expected standard |
| Crabtree Infants' School | Primary | 2.0 km | – |
| Townsend Church of England School | Secondary | 2.7 km | Attainment 8: 46.7 · 13% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sir John Lawes School | Secondary | 2.8 km | Attainment 8: 62.8 · 29.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St George's School | Secondary | 2.8 km | Attainment 8: 63.7 · 32.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Katherine Warington School | Secondary | 2.9 km | Attainment 8: 54.8 · 24.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Albans Girls' School | Secondary | 3.1 km | Attainment 8: 58.8 · 27.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Aldwickbury School | Independent | 1.8 km | – |
| St Hilda's School | Independent | 2.8 km | – |
| The King's School | Independent |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Rothamsted Research | 1.5 km | 21 |
| Golf | Harpenden Common Golf Club | 580 m | 9 |
| Swimming | Harpenden Leisure Centre | 2.0 km | 5 |
| Rugby union | Harpenden Rugby Football Club | 2.0 km | 5 |
| Cricket | Bamville Cricket Club | 350 m | 3 |
| Bowls | Harpenden Bowling Club | 1.9 km | 3 |
| Squash | Harpenden R.F.C. Squash Club | 2.0 km | 2 |
| Football | Harpenden Town Football Club | 2.0 km | 2 |
| Rugby | Harpenden Rugby Football Club | 2.1 km | 1 |
| Model aerodrome | model runway 13/31 | 2.6 km | 1 |
| Running | Harpenden Arrows Running Club | 2.8 km | 1 |
| Fitness | Batchwood Golf Course & Sports Centre | 3.4 km | 1 |
| Netball | The Courts | 4.2 km | 1 |
| Yoga | The Yoga Hall | 4.9 km | 1 |
Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 61% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Harpenden, a short drive or bike ride (2.0 km), with 2.8m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London St Pancras International.
The nearest bus stop is Cross Lane, 450 m away, with a bus about every 17 minutes on weekdays (route 321).
Central London is 36 km away as the crow flies.
This is car country: only 7% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is The Grove Infant and Nursery School, a short drive or bike ride (1.3 km).
The nearest secondary is Townsend Church of England School, 2.7 km away; Attainment 8: 46.7 · 13% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Sir John Lawes School (2.3 km) and Roundwood Park School (2.7 km).
It's a family area: 20% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Sainsbury's, 2.2 km away, with Co-op Food Harpenden closer still (1.1 km) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Village Surgery (2.1 km), with Manor Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (1.1 km).
For a haircut, Studio 117 is 1.0 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Luton and Dunstable Hospital, 14 km away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 63% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 60% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 15 weeks).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 5 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Common Clubhouse is the closest café or restaurant (550 m), and Harpenden Cricket Club the nearest pub (600 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 27 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 10 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 53% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
The nearest park is Harpenden Common, 750 m away; for exercise, Gym and Juice (1.3 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 9.2 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Luton is 8.2 km away.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 46% of households own their home outright.
3 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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| 3.8 km |
| 31.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near AL5 1BT, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
It's highly educated: 59% of adults have a degree.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.