AL1 4SP

Marshalswick West · 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 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
AL1 4QX 27 m
AL1 4RJ 93 m
AL1 4SF 116 m
AL1 4SL 159 m
AL1 4QY 184 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
AL1 4SP
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1985
Postcode area
AL
Postcode district
AL1
Postcode sector
AL1 4
Latitude
51.763182
Longitude
-0.320510
British National Grid easting
516,000
British National Grid northing
208,500

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
E00120427
Lower layer super output area
St Albans 010C · E01023715
Middle layer super output area
St Albans 010 · E02004933

Postcode source versions

Explore AL1

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
49
Primary
30
Secondary
8
  1. Bernards Heath Infant and Nursery School

    Community school

    465 m
  2. Bernards Heath Junior School

    Community school

    561 m
  3. Heathlands School

    Community special school

    789 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,133
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 650
  • Anti social behaviour 317
  • Other theft 205
  • Vehicle crime 204
  • Shoplifting 171

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

    1.2 km

  • GRANGE STREET SURGERY

    2 GRANGE STREET, ST. ALBANS, AL3 5NF

    ODS code E82059

    1.2 km

  • LODGE,HIGHFIELD & REDBOURN

    NORMANDY ROAD, ST. ALBANS, AL3 5NP

    ODS code E82014

    1.5 km

  • HARVEY GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E82084

    1.7 km

  • MALTINGS SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82031

    1.7 km

  • HATFIELD ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82004

    1.8 km

  • MIDWAY SURGERY

    93 WATFORD ROAD, ST. ALBANS, AL2 3JX

    ODS code E82055

    4.1 km

  • VERULAM MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code E82113

    4.4 km

  • SUMMERFIELD HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82107

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Charmouth Court

    BCT · Marshalswick

    0.1 miles
  • Charmouth Court

    BCT · Marshalswick

    0.1 miles
  • Lancaster Road

    BCT · St Albans

    0.2 miles
  • Lancaster Road

    BCT · St Albans

    0.2 miles
  • Marshal's Drive

    BCT · Marshalswick

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for St Albans 010C, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

33,460 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
7 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

49 open schools are in scope, including 30 primary and 8 secondary schools. Bernards Heath Infant and Nursery School is the nearest published school at 465 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,133 published events cover 12 months, averaging 177.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 650 events.

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