AL1 3AL

St Peters · St Albans · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
St Albans
Constituency
St Albans
Postcode district
AL1
Postcode sector
AL1 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
AL1 3UN 71 m
AL1 3LQ 79 m
AL1 3JX 88 m
AL1 3JU 90 m
AL1 3UU 94 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
AL1 3AL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 2017
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
AL
Postcode district
AL1
Postcode sector
AL1 3
Latitude
51.752439
Longitude
-0.333919
British National Grid easting
515,102
British National Grid northing
207,284

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
St Albans · E07000240
Electoral ward
St Peters · E05013964
Parish or community
E43000290
Westminster constituency
St Albans · E14001507
Output area
E00120482
Lower layer super output area
St Albans 012B · E01023727
Middle layer super output area
St Albans 012 · E02004935

Postcode source versions

Explore AL1

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
51
Primary
32
Secondary
8
  1. Alban City School

    Free schools

    242 m
  2. Loreto College

    Academy converter

    311 m
  3. St Albans Independent College

    Other independent school

    391 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,919
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,108
  • Anti social behaviour 616
  • Shoplifting 482
  • Other theft 315
  • Vehicle crime 296

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
AL1 3 residents
5,821

Age bands in AL1 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.4%

1,029 residents

Age 15 to 24
7.8%

524 residents

Age 25 to 44
47.6%

3,186 residents

Age 45 to 64
20.1%

1,344 residents

Age 65 and over
9.1%

608 residents

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.

NHS ODS

GP practices

9

within 5 km

  • MALTINGS SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82031

    282 m

  • PARKBURY HOUSE SURGERY

    ST. PETERS STREET, ST ALBANS, AL1 3HD

    ODS code E82060

    464 m

  • HARVEY GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E82084

    469 m

  • GRANGE STREET SURGERY

    2 GRANGE STREET, ST. ALBANS, AL3 5NF

    ODS code E82059

    558 m

  • HATFIELD ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82004

    754 m

  • LODGE,HIGHFIELD & REDBOURN

    NORMANDY ROAD, ST. ALBANS, AL3 5NP

    ODS code E82014

    975 m

  • MIDWAY SURGERY

    93 WATFORD ROAD, ST. ALBANS, AL2 3JX

    ODS code E82055

    2.5 km

  • VERULAM MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code E82113

    3.8 km

  • SUMMERFIELD HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82107

    4.1 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

  • Lattimore Road

    BCT · St Albans

    0.1 miles
  • Loreto College

    BCT · St Albans

    0.1 miles
  • Alban City School

    BCT · St Albans

    0.1 miles
  • Alban City School

    BCT · St Albans

    0.1 miles
  • Lattimore Road

    BCT · St Albans

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for St Albans 012B, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

19,509 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
2 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

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

Schools

Published establishments

51 open schools are in scope, including 32 primary and 8 secondary schools. Alban City School is the nearest published school at 242 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

3,919 published events cover 12 months, averaging 326.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,108 events.

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