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AL2 1AY

London Colney · St Albans · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
St Albans
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 1HG 174 m
AL2 1QT 194 m
AL2 1QR 219 m
AL2 1QN 230 m
AL2 1QP 235 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
AL2 1AY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 January 2023
Postcode area
AL
Postcode district
AL2
Postcode sector
AL2 1
Latitude
51.722279
Longitude
-0.289508
British National Grid easting
518,246
British National Grid northing
204,001

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
E00120370
Lower layer super output area
St Albans 018A · E01023704
Middle layer super output area
St Albans 018 · E02004941

Postcode source versions

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Property

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1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Unit 5, Riverside Industrial Estate, London Colney, St Albans, AL2 1AY 25 July 2013 £20,000,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
42
Primary
27
Secondary
5

  1. London Colney Primary & Nursery School

    Community school

    699 m

  2. Saint Bernadette Voluntary Catholic Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    781 m

  3. Bowmansgreen Primary School

    Community school

    793 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,239
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Other theft 374
  • Violence and sexual offences 316
  • Shoplifting 177
  • Anti social behaviour 104
  • Vehicle crime 62

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

8

within 5 km straight-line

  • SUMMERFIELD HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82107

    703 m

  • VERULAM MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code E82113

    924 m

  • HATFIELD ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82004

    3.8 km

  • MALTINGS SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82031

    4.7 km

  • MIDWAY SURGERY

    93 WATFORD ROAD, ST. ALBANS, AL2 3JX

    ODS code E82055

    4.7 km

  • THE RED HOUSE GROUP

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

    ODS code E82085

    4.8 km

  • PARKBURY HOUSE SURGERY

    ST. PETERS STREET, ST ALBANS, AL1 3HD

    ODS code E82060

    4.9 km

  • HARVEY GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E82084

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • War Memorial

    BCT · London Colney

    0.2 miles

  • War Memorial

    BCT · London Colney

    0.2 miles

  • High Street

    BCT · London Colney

    0.2 miles

  • High Street

    BCT · London Colney

    0.2 miles

  • Willowside

    BCT · London Colney

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for St Albans 018A, 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

21,010 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
4 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

42 open schools are in scope, including 27 primary and 5 secondary schools. London Colney Primary & Nursery School is the nearest published school at 699 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,239 published events cover 12 months, averaging 103.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Other theft with 374 events.

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