AL2 1LR

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 1FE 6 m
AL2 1UL 46 m
AL2 1LP 121 m
AL2 1ND 152 m
AL2 1NB 153 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
AL2 1LR
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 April 2005
Postcode area
AL
Postcode district
AL2
Postcode sector
AL2 1
Latitude
51.724751
Longitude
-0.308079
British National Grid easting
516,957
British National Grid northing
204,246

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
E00169672
Lower layer super output area
St Albans 018F · E01033028
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
50
Primary
33
Secondary
5
  1. Bowmansgreen Primary School

    Community school

    586 m
  2. London Colney Primary & Nursery School

    Community school

    827 m
  3. Saint Bernadette Voluntary Catholic Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    832 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
677
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 300
  • Anti social behaviour 102
  • Vehicle crime 57
  • Criminal damage and arson 51
  • Other theft 42

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

    407 m

  • SUMMERFIELD HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82107

    621 m

  • HATFIELD ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82004

    2.8 km

  • MIDWAY SURGERY

    93 WATFORD ROAD, ST. ALBANS, AL2 3JX

    ODS code E82055

    3.4 km

  • MALTINGS SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82031

    3.7 km

  • HARVEY GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E82084

    4.0 km

  • PARKBURY HOUSE SURGERY

    ST. PETERS STREET, ST ALBANS, AL1 3HD

    ODS code E82060

    4.0 km

  • GRANGE STREET SURGERY

    2 GRANGE STREET, ST. ALBANS, AL3 5NF

    ODS code E82059

    4.1 km

  • LODGE,HIGHFIELD & REDBOURN

    NORMANDY ROAD, ST. ALBANS, AL3 5NP

    ODS code E82014

    4.5 km

  • THE RED HOUSE GROUP

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

    ODS code E82085

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Boyes Crescent

    BCT · Napsbury

    0.1 miles
  • Boyes Crescent

    BCT · Napsbury

    0.1 miles
  • Shenley Lane

    BCT · London Colney

    0.1 miles
  • Shenley Lane

    BCT · London Colney

    0.1 miles
  • The Chapel

    BCT · Napsbury

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for St Albans 018F, 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

21,787 of 33,755

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

50 open schools are in scope, including 33 primary and 5 secondary schools. Bowmansgreen Primary School is the nearest published school at 586 m.

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

Recorded crime

677 published events cover 12 months, averaging 56.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 300 events.

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