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AL1 2QZ

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 2DF 54 m
AL1 2JF 115 m
AL1 2RJ 115 m
AL1 2JG 142 m
AL1 2JU 159 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
AL1 2QZ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 2004
Terminated
1 February 2018
Postcode area
AL
Postcode district
AL1
Postcode sector
AL1 2
Latitude
51.741017
Longitude
-0.340162
British National Grid easting
514,700
British National Grid northing
206,004

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
E00120540
Lower layer super output area
St Albans 017A · E01023737
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
51
Primary
32
Secondary
8

  1. St Adrian Roman Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    431 m

  2. Mandeville Primary School

    Academy converter

    447 m

  3. Watling View School

    Community special school

    663 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,181
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 889
  • Anti social behaviour 503
  • Shoplifting 447
  • Other theft 304
  • Vehicle crime 205

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

    1.2 km

  • MALTINGS SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82031

    1.2 km

  • MIDWAY SURGERY

    93 WATFORD ROAD, ST. ALBANS, AL2 3JX

    ODS code E82055

    1.3 km

  • HARVEY GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E82084

    1.5 km

  • PARKBURY HOUSE SURGERY

    ST. PETERS STREET, ST ALBANS, AL1 3HD

    ODS code E82060

    1.8 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

    3.2 km

  • SUMMERFIELD HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82107

    3.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Pemberton Close

    BCT · Cottonmill

    0.1 miles

  • Maynard Drive

    BCT · Cottonmill

    0.2 miles

  • Doggetts Way

    BCT · Cottonmill

    0.2 miles

  • Doggetts Way

    BCT · Cottonmill

    0.2 miles

  • Wilshere Avenue

    BCT · Cottonmill

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for St Albans 017A, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

10,691 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
9 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

51 open schools are in scope, including 32 primary and 8 secondary schools. St Adrian Roman Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 431 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,181 published events cover 12 months, averaging 265.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 889 events.

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