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AL2 1AR

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 1AF 87 m
AL2 1AG 128 m
AL2 1AH 293 m
AL2 1DG 321 m
AL2 1AE 409 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
AL2 1AR
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1994
Postcode area
AL
Postcode district
AL2
Postcode sector
AL2 1
Latitude
51.712562
Longitude
-0.302121
British National Grid easting
517,400
British National Grid northing
202,900

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

Explore AL2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
41
Primary
26
Secondary
5

  1. Saint Bernadette Voluntary Catholic Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    772 m

  2. Bowmansgreen Primary School

    Community school

    1.0 km

  3. Clore Shalom School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,433
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 476
  • Other theft 386
  • Shoplifting 172
  • Anti social behaviour 117
  • Criminal damage and arson 63

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

5

within 5 km straight-line

  • 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

    4.2 km

  • MIDWAY SURGERY

    93 WATFORD ROAD, ST. ALBANS, AL2 3JX

    ODS code E82055

    4.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Walsingham Way

    BCT · London Colney

    0.4 miles

  • Shenleybury Lane

    BCT · London Colney

    0.4 miles

  • Shenleybury Lane

    BCT · London Colney

    0.5 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

41 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 5 secondary schools. Saint Bernadette Voluntary Catholic Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 772 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,433 published events cover 12 months, averaging 119.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 476 events.

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