Ridgewood Drive is in Harpenden and in St Albans district.
AL5 3LA is located in the Harpenden North electoral ward, within the English
Parliamentary constituency of Hitchin and Harpenden. This postcode has been in use
since 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about Ridgewood Drive, Harpenden, AL5 3LA and displays a report on the
quality of
life in this place and its surroundings.
Nearby postcodes are: AL5 3NL, AL5 3LU, AL5 3LN, AL5 3LE, AL5 3NN, AL5 3LG, AL5 3LQ, AL5 3DE, AL5 3LT.
| Address | Sale Price | Sale Date | Price Estimate 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Ridgewood Drive, Harpenden, Hertfordshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building | £260,000 | 2001-10-09 | £804,325 |
| 2 Ridgewood Drive, Harpenden, Hertfordshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building | £134,500 | 1996-09-12 | £849,555 |
| Ofsted Overall Effectiveness | Distance | Establishment Type | Has Nursery Classes | Gender | More Info | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batford Nursery School Holcroft Road , AL5 5BQ | 4out of 4 | 2,805 yd | Local authority nursery school | Yes | Mixed | More About School |
| Ofsted Overall Effectiveness | Distance | Establishment Type | Has Nursery Classes | Gender | More Info | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wood End School Yeomans Avenue , AL5 3EF | 4out of 4 | 546 yd | Community school | Yes | Mixed | More About School |
| Roundwood Primary School Roundwood Park , AL5 3AD | 4out of 4 | 1,028 yd | Community school | Yes | Mixed | More About School |
| The Lea Primary School and Nursery Moorland Road , AL5 4LE | 3out of 4 | 1,583 yd | Community school | Yes | Mixed | More About School |
| St Nicholas CofE VA Primary School Church Green , AL5 2TP | 3out of 4 | 1,814 yd | Voluntary aided school | No | Mixed | More About School |
| Manland Primary School Sauncey Avenue , AL5 4QW | 3out of 4 | 2,073 yd | Community school | No | Mixed | More About School |
| Ofsted Overall Effectiveness | Distance | Establishment Type | Has Nursery Classes | Gender | More Info | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roundwood Park School Roundwood Park , AL5 3AE | 4out of 4 | 993 yd | Academy converter | Not Applicable | Mixed | More About School |
| St George's School Sun Lane , AL5 4TD | 4out of 4 | 1,716 yd | Academy converter | No | Mixed | More About School |
| Sir John Lawes School Manland Way , AL5 4QP | 4out of 4 | 2,244 yd | Academy converter | Not Applicable | Mixed | More About School |
| Katherine Warington School Lower Luton Road , AL5 5FH | - not rated | 2,326 yd | Free schools | No | Mixed | More About School |
| Ofsted Overall Effectiveness | Distance | Establishment Type | Has Nursery Classes | Gender | More Info | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The King's School Elmfield , Ambrose Lane AL5 4DU | - not rated | 788 yd | Other independent school | Yes | Mixed | More About School |
| St Hilda's School 28 Douglas Road , AL5 2ES | - not rated | 1,283 yd | Other independent school | Yes | Girls | More About School |
| St Luke's School Crouch Hall Lane , Redbourn AL3 7ET | 2out of 4 | 3,694 yd | Foundation special school | Not Applicable | Mixed | More About School |
| Aldwickbury School Aldwickbury School , Wheathampstead Road AL5 1AD | - not rated | 3,869 yd | Other independent school | No | Boys | More About School |
School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.
| Business Name | Address | Food hygiene rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Yard | 105 Luton Road, Harpenden | 668 yd | |
| Roundwood Primary School | Roundwood Park, Harpenden | 951 yd |
| Business Name | Address | Food hygiene rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Bell | 177 Luton Road, Harpenden | 576 yd |
| Business Name | Address | Food hygiene rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tesco Express | 95 - 101, Luton Road | 668 yd |
| Facility Name | Sport Objects | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| The Kings School ELMFIELD ELMFIELD AMBROSE LANE | 684 yd | |
| Roundwood Park School ROUNDWOOD PARK | artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, tennis courts | 907 yd |
| Highfield Oval HIGHFIELD OVAL HIGHFIELD OVAL AMBROSE LANE | grass pitches | 1,007 yd |
This statistics are based on Active Places Data - Contains Data © Sport England
| Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband | 100.0% |
| Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband | 100.0% |
| Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband | 100.0% |
| Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband | 100.0% |
| Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s | 0.0% |
| Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s | 0.0% |
| Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s | 0.0% |
| Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s | 0.0% |
Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.
In 2023, 36 crimes were reported
near Ridgewood Drive .
74% of streets in the UK are more dangerous.
This street can be considered very safe.
The most common type of crime was
anti social behaviour. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of AL5 3LA.
Crime statistics are based on data provided by Home Office through data.police.uk under the
Open Government Licence.
AL5 3LA area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 17% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 13% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.
| Full-Time Employee | 86 |
| Retired | 57 |
| Part-Time Employee | 44 |
| Self-Employed | 34 |
| Student (economically inactive) | 16 |
| Looking after home or family | 13 |
| Other | 5 |
| Unemployed | 4 |
| Full-Time Student (with or without job) | 3 |
| Long-Term Sick or disabled | 0 |
| Professional, scientific and technical activities | 32 |
| Education | 17 |
| Human health and social work activities | 15 |
| Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles | 14 |
| Other | 13 |
| Information and communication | 11 |
| Manufacturing | 10 |
| Public administration and defence; compulsory social security | 10 |
| Administrative and support service activities | 9 |
| Construction | 6 |
| Financial and insurance activities | 6 |
| Transport and storage | 3 |
| Accommodation and food service activities | 3 |
| Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities | 3 |
| Real estate activities | 1 |
| Female | 185 |
| Male | 163 |
| Single | 62 |
| Married: Opposite sex | 157 |
| Civil partnership: Opposite sex | 2 |
| Separated | 4 |
| Divorced | 19 |
| Widowed | 18 |
| Very good health | 222 |
| Good health | 98 |
| Fair health | 21 |
| Bad health | 4 |
| Very bad health | 3 |
| No qualifications | 14 |
| 1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent | 15 |
| 5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels | 32 |
| Apprenticeship | 7 |
| HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels | 41 |
| Degree or Similar | 150 |
| Other | 1 |
| Chinese | 4 |
| Indian | 6 |
| Other Asian | 1 |
| Black Caribbean | 1 |
| Mixed White and Asian | 12 |
| Mixed White and Caribbean | 1 |
| Mixed Other | 4 |
| White | 314 |
| Arab | 1 |
| Other | 3 |
| United Kingdom | 294 |
| European Union | 22 |
| Rest of Europe | 1 |
| Africa | 8 |
| Middle East and Asia | 9 |
| The Americas and the Caribbean | 10 |
| Oceania | 4 |
| Born in the UK | 294 |
| 10+ Years | 44 |
| 5-10 Years | 1 |
| 2-5 Years | 7 |
| Less than 2 years | 2 |
| United Kingdom | 305 |
| Ireland | 13 |
| France | 6 |
| Other EU countries | 7 |
| Other Europe | 3 |
| Middle East | 2 |
| South-East Asia | 2 |
| North America and the Caribbean | 4 |
| No passport held | 6 |
| No religion | 162 |
| Christian | 161 |
| Buddhist | 2 |
| Hindu | 5 |
| Muslim | 1 |
| Other religion | 1 |
| Not answered | 16 |