AL2 1AL

Park Street · 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
AL2
Postcode sector
AL2 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
AL2 1AJ 2 m
AL2 1UE 170 m
AL2 1UF 187 m
AL2 1UQ 199 m
AL2 1AW 236 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
AL2 1AL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1999
Postcode area
AL
Postcode district
AL2
Postcode sector
AL2 1
Latitude
51.726614
Longitude
-0.315712
British National Grid easting
516,425
British National Grid northing
204,441

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
St Albans · E07000240
Parish or community
E04013285
Westminster constituency
St Albans · E14001507
Output area
E00169678
Lower layer super output area
St Albans 018G · E01033029
Middle layer super output area
St Albans 018 · E02004941

Postcode source versions

Explore AL2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
56
Primary
36
Secondary
7
  1. Bowmansgreen Primary School

    Community school

    1.1 km
  2. London Colney Primary & Nursery School

    Community school

    1.3 km
  3. Saint Bernadette Voluntary Catholic Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
723
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 311
  • Anti social behaviour 114
  • Vehicle crime 60
  • Criminal damage and arson 51
  • Other theft 47

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

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

10

within 5 km straight-line

  • VERULAM MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code E82113

    953 m

  • SUMMERFIELD HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82107

    1.2 km

  • HATFIELD ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82004

    2.4 km

  • MIDWAY SURGERY

    93 WATFORD ROAD, ST. ALBANS, AL2 3JX

    ODS code E82055

    2.9 km

  • MALTINGS SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82031

    3.2 km

  • HARVEY GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E82084

    3.5 km

  • PARKBURY HOUSE SURGERY

    ST. PETERS STREET, ST ALBANS, AL1 3HD

    ODS code E82060

    3.6 km

  • GRANGE STREET SURGERY

    2 GRANGE STREET, ST. ALBANS, AL3 5NF

    ODS code E82059

    3.7 km

  • LODGE,HIGHFIELD & REDBOURN

    NORMANDY ROAD, ST. ALBANS, AL3 5NP

    ODS code E82014

    4.1 km

  • THE RED HOUSE GROUP

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

    ODS code E82085

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • The Chapel

    BCT · Napsbury

    0.3 miles
  • The Clock Tower

    BCT · Napsbury

    0.3 miles
  • Beningfield Drive

    BCT · Napsbury

    0.3 miles
  • Boyes Crescent

    BCT · Napsbury

    0.4 miles
  • Boyes Crescent

    BCT · Napsbury

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for St Albans 018G, 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

26,637 of 33,755

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

56 open schools are in scope, including 36 primary and 7 secondary schools. Bowmansgreen Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

723 published events cover 12 months, averaging 60.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 311 events.

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