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AL2 1LB

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 1LF 81 m
AL2 1LE 89 m
AL2 1JN 94 m
AL2 1LD 113 m
AL2 1FU 174 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
AL2 1LB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 September 1991
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
AL
Postcode district
AL2
Postcode sector
AL2 1
Latitude
51.726985
Longitude
-0.292820
British National Grid easting
518,005
British National Grid northing
204,519

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
E00120371
Lower layer super output area
St Albans 018C · E01023706
Middle layer super output area
St Albans 018 · E02004941

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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94 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
32, Perham Way, London Colney, St Albans, AL2 1LB 21 May 2026 £380,000
30, Perham Way, London Colney, St Albans, AL2 1LB 23 July 2024 £417,000
51, Perham Way, London Colney, St Albans, AL2 1LB 18 December 2023 £665,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
48
Primary
29
Secondary
6

  1. London Colney Primary & Nursery School

    Community school

    260 m

  2. Bowmansgreen Primary School

    Community school

    799 m

  3. Saint Bernadette Voluntary Catholic Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    976 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,275
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Other theft 376
  • Violence and sexual offences 326
  • Shoplifting 177
  • Anti social behaviour 114
  • Vehicle crime 68

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
117

64 female, 53 male

Postcode households
49
Residents per household
2.4
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

This postcode contained 1.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider AL2 1 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
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

9

within 5 km

  • SUMMERFIELD HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82107

    658 m

  • VERULAM MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code E82113

    688 m

  • HATFIELD ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82004

    3.3 km

  • MALTINGS SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82031

    4.2 km

  • PARKBURY HOUSE SURGERY

    ST. PETERS STREET, ST ALBANS, AL1 3HD

    ODS code E82060

    4.4 km

  • MIDWAY SURGERY

    93 WATFORD ROAD, ST. ALBANS, AL2 3JX

    ODS code E82055

    4.4 km

  • HARVEY GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E82084

    4.5 km

  • GRANGE STREET SURGERY

    2 GRANGE STREET, ST. ALBANS, AL3 5NF

    ODS code E82059

    4.5 km

  • LODGE,HIGHFIELD & REDBOURN

    NORMANDY ROAD, ST. ALBANS, AL3 5NP

    ODS code E82014

    5.0 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

  • King's Road

    BCT · London Colney

    0.2 miles

  • King's Road

    BCT · London Colney

    0.3 miles

  • Haseldine Road

    BCT · London Colney

    0.3 miles

  • Haseldine Road

    BCT · London Colney

    0.3 miles

  • King's Road

    BCT · London Colney

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for St Albans 018C, 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

24,791 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
6 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
3
Medium risk addresses
2
Low risk addresses
7
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.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £432,500 from 12 recorded sales in AL2 1LB. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for St Albans is £651,448 in June 2026, up 4.3% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

48 open schools are in scope, including 29 primary and 6 secondary schools. London Colney Primary & Nursery School is the nearest published school at 260 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,275 published events cover 12 months, averaging 106.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Other theft with 376 events.

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