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AL1 2AR

Sopwell · St Albans · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
St Albans
Ward
Sopwell
Local authority
St Albans
Constituency
St Albans
Postcode district
AL1
Postcode sector
AL1 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
AL1 2AX 39 m
AL1 2AW 43 m
AL1 2AT 50 m
AL1 2AY 53 m
AL1 2BX 62 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
AL1 2AR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 2002
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
AL
Postcode district
AL1
Postcode sector
AL1 2
Latitude
51.745095
Longitude
-0.341142
British National Grid easting
514,622
British National Grid northing
206,456

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
St Albans · E07000240
Electoral ward
Sopwell · E05013963
Parish or community
E43000290
Westminster constituency
St Albans · E14001507
Output area
E00120545
Lower layer super output area
St Albans 017D · E01023740
Middle layer super output area
St Albans 017 · E02004940

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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11 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Ellis House, 1, Ashwood Mews, St Albans, AL1 2AR 16 March 2020 £292,000
Ellis House, 1, Ashwood Mews, St Albans, AL1 2AR 21 September 2012 £232,500
Ellis House, 2, Ashwood Mews, St Albans, AL1 2AR 19 November 2009 £207,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
50
Primary
31
Secondary
8

  1. The Abbey Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Albans

    Voluntary aided school

    298 m

  2. St Peter's School

    Community school

    443 m

  3. St Columba's College

    Other independent school

    673 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,601
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,045
  • Anti social behaviour 580
  • Shoplifting 446
  • Other theft 294
  • Vehicle crime 241

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
3

2 female, 1 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
1.5
AL1 2 residents
6,942

Age bands in AL1 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
22%

1,503 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.5%

715 residents

Age 25 to 44
28.1%

1,917 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.5%

1,676 residents

Age 65 and over
14.9%

1,018 residents

This postcode contained 0% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider AL1 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

9

within 5 km

  • MALTINGS SURGERY

    8-14 VICTORIA STREET, ST ALBANS, AL1 3JB

    ODS code E82031

    785 m

  • HARVEY GROUP PRACTICE

    13-15 RUSSELL AVENUE, ST. ALBANS, AL3 5HB

    ODS code E82084

    1.0 km

  • HATFIELD ROAD SURGERY

    2 THE PARADE, ELLIS HOUSE, ST. ALBANS, AL1 3FY

    ODS code E82004

    1.0 km

  • PARKBURY HOUSE SURGERY

    ST. PETERS STREET, ST ALBANS, AL1 3HD

    ODS code E82060

    1.4 km

  • GRANGE STREET SURGERY

    2 GRANGE STREET, ST. ALBANS, AL3 5NF

    ODS code E82059

    1.4 km

  • MIDWAY SURGERY

    93 WATFORD ROAD, ST. ALBANS, AL2 3JX

    ODS code E82055

    1.6 km

  • LODGE,HIGHFIELD & REDBOURN

    NORMANDY ROAD, ST. ALBANS, AL3 5NP

    ODS code E82014

    1.6 km

  • VERULAM MEDICAL GROUP

    COLNEY MEDICAL CENTRE, 45-47 KINGS ROAD, LONDON COLNEY, ST. ALBANS, AL2 1ES

    ODS code E82113

    3.5 km

  • SUMMERFIELD HEALTH CENTRE

    CALEDON ROAD, LONDON COLNEY, ST. ALBANS, AL2 1PU

    ODS code E82107

    3.8 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • St Albans Abbey Rail Station

    RSE · St Albans

    0.1 miles

  • St Albans Abbey Rail Station

    RLY · St Albans

    0.1 miles

  • St Albans Abbey Railway Station

    BCT · St Albans

    0.1 miles

  • St Albans Abbey Railway Station

    BCT · St Albans

    0.1 miles

  • Griffiths Way

    BCT · Cottonmill

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for St Albans 017D, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

9 of 10

Overall England rank

28,330 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
4 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

50 open schools are in scope, including 31 primary and 8 secondary schools. The Abbey Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Albans is the nearest published school at 298 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

Published police records

3,601 published events cover 12 months, averaging 300.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,045 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.