AL1 3SX

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 3UU 29 m
AL1 3RW 45 m
AL1 3NL 55 m
AL1 3JX 65 m
AL1 3NN 71 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
AL1 3SX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 May 1994
Postcode area
AL
Postcode district
AL1
Postcode sector
AL1 3
Latitude
51.753481
Longitude
-0.333909
British National Grid easting
515,100
British National Grid northing
207,400

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
E00120479
Lower layer super output area
St Albans 012B · E01023727
Middle layer super output area
St Albans 012 · E02004935

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. Alban City School

    Free schools

    130 m
  2. Maple Primary School

    Community school

    296 m
  3. Loreto College

    Academy converter

    314 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,837
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,082
  • Anti social behaviour 591
  • Shoplifting 482
  • Other theft 313
  • Vehicle crime 290

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

  • MALTINGS SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82031

    329 m

  • PARKBURY HOUSE SURGERY

    ST. PETERS STREET, ST ALBANS, AL1 3HD

    ODS code E82060

    348 m

  • HARVEY GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E82084

    436 m

  • GRANGE STREET SURGERY

    2 GRANGE STREET, ST. ALBANS, AL3 5NF

    ODS code E82059

    446 m

  • HATFIELD ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82004

    842 m

  • LODGE,HIGHFIELD & REDBOURN

    NORMANDY ROAD, ST. ALBANS, AL3 5NP

    ODS code E82014

    880 m

  • MIDWAY SURGERY

    93 WATFORD ROAD, ST. ALBANS, AL2 3JX

    ODS code E82055

    2.6 km

  • VERULAM MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code E82113

    3.9 km

  • SUMMERFIELD HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82107

    4.2 km

Nearby transport

  • Alban City School

    BCT · St Albans

    0.0 miles
  • Alban City School

    BCT · St Albans

    0.1 miles
  • Loreto College

    BCT · St Albans

    0.1 miles
  • St Peter's Street

    BCT · St Albans

    0.1 miles
  • St Peter's Street

    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

Schools

51 open schools are in scope, including 32 primary and 8 secondary schools. Alban City School is the nearest published school at 130 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,837 published events cover 12 months, averaging 319.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,082 events.

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