AL1 3SG

Bernards Heath · 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 3SH 28 m
AL1 3SJ 35 m
AL1 3HB 58 m
AL1 3SQ 61 m
AL1 3SF 68 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
AL1 3SG
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 February 2005
Postcode area
AL
Postcode district
AL1
Postcode sector
AL1 3
Latitude
51.756895
Longitude
-0.333045
British National Grid easting
515,151
British National Grid northing
207,781

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
St Albans · E07000240
Parish or community
E43000290
Westminster constituency
St Albans · E14001507
Output area
E00189348
Lower layer super output area
St Albans 011D · E01023676
Middle layer super output area
St Albans 011 · E02004934

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 Albans High School for Girls

    Other independent school

    35 m
  2. Maple Primary School

    Community school

    129 m
  3. Alban City School

    Free schools

    276 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,482
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,095
  • Anti social behaviour 562
  • Shoplifting 301
  • Vehicle crime 266
  • Criminal damage and arson 257

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

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

  • PARKBURY HOUSE SURGERY

    ST. PETERS STREET, ST ALBANS, AL1 3HD

    ODS code E82060

    82 m

  • GRANGE STREET SURGERY

    2 GRANGE STREET, ST. ALBANS, AL3 5NF

    ODS code E82059

    199 m

  • HARVEY GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E82084

    576 m

  • MALTINGS SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82031

    653 m

  • LODGE,HIGHFIELD & REDBOURN

    NORMANDY ROAD, ST. ALBANS, AL3 5NP

    ODS code E82014

    671 m

  • HATFIELD ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82004

    1.1 km

  • MIDWAY SURGERY

    93 WATFORD ROAD, ST. ALBANS, AL2 3JX

    ODS code E82055

    3.0 km

  • VERULAM MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code E82113

    4.2 km

  • SUMMERFIELD HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82107

    4.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Chime Square

    BCT · St Albans

    0.0 miles
  • Chime Square

    BCT · St Albans

    0.1 miles
  • Stonecross

    BCT · St Albans

    0.1 miles
  • Stonecross

    BCT · St Albans

    0.1 miles
  • Alban City School

    BCT · St Albans

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for St Albans 011D, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

25,813 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
4 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

51 open schools are in scope, including 32 primary and 8 secondary schools. St Albans High School for Girls is the nearest published school at 35 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,482 published events cover 12 months, averaging 290.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,095 events.

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