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AL2 1AF

London Colney · St Albans · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
London Colney
Local authority
St Albans
Constituency
St Albans
Postcode district
AL2
Postcode sector
AL2 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
AL2 1AG 58 m
AL2 1AH 290 m
AL2 1DG 292 m
AL2 1AE 325 m
WD7 9HE 379 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
AL2 1AF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
AL
Postcode district
AL2
Postcode sector
AL2 1
Latitude
51.712302
Longitude
-0.300929
British National Grid easting
517,483
British National Grid northing
202,873

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
St Albans · E07000240
Electoral ward
London Colney · E05013957
Parish or community
E04013285
Westminster constituency
St Albans · E14001507
Output area
E00120376
Lower layer super output area
St Albans 018E · E01023708
Middle layer super output area
St Albans 018 · E02004941

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
40
Primary
26
Secondary
5

  1. Saint Bernadette Voluntary Catholic Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    788 m

  2. Bowmansgreen Primary School

    Community school

    1.1 km

  3. Clore Shalom School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,387
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 458
  • Other theft 380
  • Shoplifting 172
  • Anti social behaviour 111
  • Criminal damage and arson 61

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
AL2 1 residents
9,815

Age bands in AL2 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.8%

1,842 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.1%

1,089 residents

Age 25 to 44
27.2%

2,662 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.7%

2,713 residents

Age 65 and over
15.3%

1,497 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.

Fixed broadband coverage

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

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

5

within 5 km

  • SUMMERFIELD HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82107

    1.2 km

  • VERULAM MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code E82113

    1.4 km

  • THE RED HOUSE GROUP

    THE RED HOUSE SURGERY, 124 WATLING STREET, RADLETT, WD7 7JQ

    ODS code E82085

    3.5 km

  • HATFIELD ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82004

    4.3 km

  • MIDWAY SURGERY

    93 WATFORD ROAD, ST. ALBANS, AL2 3JX

    ODS code E82055

    4.5 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

  • Shenleybury Lane

    BCT · London Colney

    0.4 miles

  • Walsingham Way

    BCT · London Colney

    0.4 miles

  • Shenleybury Lane

    BCT · London Colney

    0.4 miles

  • Walsingham Way

    BCT · London Colney

    0.5 miles

  • Caledon Road

    BCT · London Colney

    0.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for St Albans 018E, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

21,586 of 33,755

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

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

Schools

Published establishments

40 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 5 secondary schools. Saint Bernadette Voluntary Catholic Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 788 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,387 published events cover 12 months, averaging 115.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 458 events.

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