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AL1 2EE

Sopwell · St Albans · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
AL1 2JB 20 m
AL1 2JA 51 m
AL1 2ED 97 m
AL1 2EN 107 m
AL1 2EW 122 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
AL1 2EE
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 August 1992
Terminated
1 May 1994
Postcode area
AL
Postcode district
AL1
Postcode sector
AL1 2
Latitude
51.740920
Longitude
-0.335820
British National Grid easting
515,000
British National Grid northing
206,000

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
E00120547
Lower layer super output area
St Albans 017E · E01023741
Middle layer super output area
St Albans 017 · E02004940

Postcode source versions

Explore AL1

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
52
Primary
32
Secondary
8

  1. Mandeville Primary School

    Academy converter

    537 m

  2. St Peter's School

    Community school

    613 m

  3. St Adrian Roman Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    647 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,266
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 891
  • Anti social behaviour 519
  • Shoplifting 426
  • Other theft 315
  • Vehicle crime 256

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

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

GP practices

9

within 5 km straight-line

  • HATFIELD ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82004

    972 m

  • MALTINGS SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82031

    1.2 km

  • HARVEY GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E82084

    1.5 km

  • MIDWAY SURGERY

    93 WATFORD ROAD, ST. ALBANS, AL2 3JX

    ODS code E82055

    1.6 km

  • PARKBURY HOUSE SURGERY

    ST. PETERS STREET, ST ALBANS, AL1 3HD

    ODS code E82060

    1.7 km

  • GRANGE STREET SURGERY

    2 GRANGE STREET, ST. ALBANS, AL3 5NF

    ODS code E82059

    1.8 km

  • LODGE,HIGHFIELD & REDBOURN

    NORMANDY ROAD, ST. ALBANS, AL3 5NP

    ODS code E82014

    2.1 km

  • VERULAM MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code E82113

    2.9 km

  • SUMMERFIELD HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82107

    3.2 km

Nearby transport

  • Monks Close

    BCT · Cottonmill

    0.1 miles

  • Mentmore Road

    BCT · Cottonmill

    0.2 miles

  • Trumpington Drive

    BCT · Cottonmill

    0.2 miles

  • Abbots Avenue

    BCT · Cottonmill

    0.2 miles

  • Pemberton Close

    BCT · Cottonmill

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for St Albans 017E, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

32,707 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
5 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

52 open schools are in scope, including 32 primary and 8 secondary schools. Mandeville Primary School is the nearest published school at 537 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,266 published events cover 12 months, averaging 272.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 891 events.

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