The road measures 10.74 miles long and would take a car obeying speed limits 20 minutes to travel its length.
The B653 is a B Road and is located in the Zone 6 Highways Region.
This is a true long-distance route, journeying through numerous towns like LUTON, East Hyde, The Hyde, HARPENDEN, Wheathampstead, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, and Lemsford.
The road connects Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire.