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AL2 1SB

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 1RW 47 m
AL2 1PE 59 m
AL2 1SA 70 m
AL2 1PB 74 m
AL2 1PF 98 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
AL2 1SB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 August 1992
Terminated
1 December 1992
Postcode area
AL
Postcode district
AL2
Postcode sector
AL2 1
Latitude
51.721486
Longitude
-0.297443
British National Grid easting
517,700
British National Grid northing
203,900

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
E00120372
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
44
Primary
28
Secondary
5

  1. Bowmansgreen Primary School

    Community school

    247 m

  2. Saint Bernadette Voluntary Catholic Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    287 m

  3. London Colney Primary & Nursery School

    Community school

    592 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,266
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Other theft 375
  • Violence and sexual offences 325
  • Shoplifting 177
  • Anti social behaviour 111
  • Vehicle crime 66

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

9

within 5 km straight-line

  • SUMMERFIELD HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82107

    214 m

  • VERULAM MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code E82113

    501 m

  • HATFIELD ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82004

    3.5 km

  • MIDWAY SURGERY

    93 WATFORD ROAD, ST. ALBANS, AL2 3JX

    ODS code E82055

    4.2 km

  • MALTINGS SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82031

    4.4 km

  • THE RED HOUSE GROUP

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

    ODS code E82085

    4.5 km

  • PARKBURY HOUSE SURGERY

    ST. PETERS STREET, ST ALBANS, AL1 3HD

    ODS code E82060

    4.7 km

  • HARVEY GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E82084

    4.7 km

  • GRANGE STREET SURGERY

    2 GRANGE STREET, ST. ALBANS, AL3 5NF

    ODS code E82059

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Caledon Road

    BCT · London Colney

    0.1 miles

  • Caledon Road

    BCT · London Colney

    0.1 miles

  • Haseldine Road

    BCT · London Colney

    0.2 miles

  • Haseldine Road

    BCT · London Colney

    0.2 miles

  • War Memorial

    BCT · London Colney

    0.2 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

44 open schools are in scope, including 28 primary and 5 secondary schools. Bowmansgreen Primary School is the nearest published school at 247 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,266 published events cover 12 months, averaging 105.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Other theft with 375 events.

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