Postcode sector · Harpenden

Transport in AL5 1

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near AL5 1, and how the people who live here get to work.

Council: St Albans
Region: East of England
Population: 15,431 (2024)

AL5 1Postcode sector · Harpenden

Transport

How well connected AL5 1 is

23 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from the centre of AL5 1. Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10: good.

Connectivity

5.0/ 10

Good. Based on stops within walking distance rather than service frequency, with rail and metro weighted above buses.

Bus stops

Within 800m

Rail

Within a mile

Metro & tram

Within a mile

Stations

The nearest stations

01
Harpenden Rail Station
Rail station
0.8 miles

Nearest bus stop: Broadstone Road, 141 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

60.3% of working residents in AL5 1 mostly work from home, well above the England average of 31.5%. 26.6% drive to work.

AL5 1England

Work from home60.3%31.5%

Drive26.6%44.5%

Car passenger1.3%3.9%

Bus or coach0.4%4.3%

Train4.2%2%

Underground, metro or tram0.2%1.9%

On foot5.5%7.6%

Bicycle0.6%2.1%

Other0.8%2.2%

Cars

Car ownership

9.3% of households in AL5 1 have no car or van, less than half the England average of 23.5%.

AL5 1England

No car or van9.3%23.5%

142.2%41.3%

236.4%26.1%

3 or more12.1%9.1%

Sources: Department for Transport NaPTAN stop register; Census 2021 (ONS) / Scotland's Census 2022 (NRS). Distances are straight-line. Open Government Licence v3.0.

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