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Transport in AL5 1HL

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

Neighbourhood
Harpenden Common
Council
St Albans
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,715 (2024)
Transport

How well connected AL5 1HL is

21 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from AL5 1HL itself. 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
21
Within 800m
Rail
1
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Harpenden Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.9 miles

Nearest bus stop: Barons Row, 109 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

59.6% of working residents in the AL5 1HL area mostly work from home, well above the England average of 31.5%. 29.4% drive to work.

AL5 1HLEngland
Work from home59.6%31.5%
Drive29.4%44.5%
Car passenger1.3%3.9%
Bus or coach0.5%4.3%
Train3.3%2%
Underground, metro or tram0%1.9%
On foot4.6%7.6%
Bicycle0.8%2.1%
Other0.4%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

7.5% of households in the AL5 1HL area have no car or van, less than half the England average of 23.5%.

AL5 1HLEngland
No car or van7.5%23.5%
138.1%41.3%
243.2%26.1%
3 or more11.2%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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