AL1 4QL

Clarence · St Albans · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
St Albans
Local authority
St Albans
Constituency
St Albans
Postcode district
AL1
Postcode sector
AL1 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
AL1 4QJ 61 m
AL1 4QH 64 m
AL1 4LX 76 m
AL1 4UE 78 m
AL1 4UD 87 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
AL1 4QL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
AL
Postcode district
AL1
Postcode sector
AL1 4
Latitude
51.753409
Longitude
-0.311817
British National Grid easting
516,625
British National Grid northing
207,427

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
St Albans · E07000240
Electoral ward
Clarence · E05013949
Parish or community
E43000290
Westminster constituency
St Albans · E14001507
Output area
E00120237
Lower layer super output area
St Albans 011B · E01023674
Middle layer super output area
St Albans 011 · E02004934

Postcode source versions

Explore AL1

8 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
13, Woodstock Road South, St Albans, AL1 4QL 15 August 2025 £925,000
13, Woodstock Road South, St Albans, AL1 4QL 13 March 2020 £545,000
7, Woodstock Road South, St. Albans, AL1 4QL 26 October 2007 £322,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
54
Primary
34
Secondary
8
  1. Fleetville Infant and Nursery School

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    76 m
  2. Fleetville Junior School

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    292 m
  3. Verulam School

    Academy converter

    379 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,708
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 792
  • Anti social behaviour 402
  • Vehicle crime 315
  • Shoplifting 265
  • Other theft 232

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
13

9 female, 4 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
2.6
AL1 4 residents
9,635

Age bands in AL1 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
21.6%

2,117 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.7%

950 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.3%

2,381 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.2%

2,858 residents

Age 65 and over
15.2%

1,489 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider AL1 4 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

9

within 5 km

  • HATFIELD ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82004

    1.2 km

  • PARKBURY HOUSE SURGERY

    ST. PETERS STREET, ST ALBANS, AL1 3HD

    ODS code E82060

    1.6 km

  • GRANGE STREET SURGERY

    2 GRANGE STREET, ST. ALBANS, AL3 5NF

    ODS code E82059

    1.7 km

  • MALTINGS SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82031

    1.8 km

  • HARVEY GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E82084

    2.0 km

  • LODGE,HIGHFIELD & REDBOURN

    NORMANDY ROAD, ST. ALBANS, AL3 5NP

    ODS code E82014

    2.2 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

  • MIDWAY SURGERY

    93 WATFORD ROAD, ST. ALBANS, AL2 3JX

    ODS code E82055

    3.7 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Morrisons

    BCT · Fleetville

    0.1 miles
  • Morrisons

    BCT · Fleetville

    0.1 miles
  • Harlesden Road

    BCT · Fleetville

    0.1 miles
  • Harlesden Road

    BCT · Fleetville

    0.2 miles
  • Ashley Road

    BCT · Fleetville

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for St Albans 011B, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

27,661 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
1 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £925,000 from 1 recorded sale in AL1 4QL. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for St Albans is £651,448 in June 2026, up 4.3% year on year.

Schools

54 open schools are in scope, including 34 primary and 8 secondary schools. Fleetville Infant and Nursery School is the nearest published school at 76 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,708 published events cover 12 months, averaging 225.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 792 events.

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