AL2 2AA

St Stephen · 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 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
AL2 3DE 95 m
AL2 3HY 125 m
AL2 3DQ 127 m
AL2 2FU 136 m
AL2 3DG 146 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
AL2 2AA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 August 2019
Postcode area
AL
Postcode district
AL2
Postcode sector
AL2 2
Latitude
51.723090
Longitude
-0.357033
British National Grid easting
513,580
British National Grid northing
203,984

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
St Albans · E07000240
Parish or community
E04013288
Westminster constituency
St Albans · E14001507
Output area
E00120511
Lower layer super output area
St Albans 020C · E01023731
Middle layer super output area
St Albans 020 · E02004943

Postcode source versions

Explore AL2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
54
Primary
34
Secondary
6
  1. How Wood Primary and Nursery School

    Community school

    875 m
  2. Killigrew Primary and Nursery School

    Community school

    966 m
  3. Park Street Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
586
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 168
  • Other theft 102
  • Anti social behaviour 94
  • Shoplifting 54
  • Vehicle crime 53

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
AL2 2 residents
6,122

Age bands in AL2 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.1%

1,080 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.6%

576 residents

Age 25 to 44
21.5%

1,286 residents

Age 45 to 64
28%

1,677 residents

Age 65 and over
22.8%

1,363 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

12

within 5 km straight-line

  • MIDWAY SURGERY

    93 WATFORD ROAD, ST. ALBANS, AL2 3JX

    ODS code E82055

    1.2 km

  • HATFIELD ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82004

    3.4 km

  • MALTINGS SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82031

    3.5 km

  • HARVEY GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E82084

    3.6 km

  • VERULAM MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code E82113

    3.8 km

  • SUMMERFIELD HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82107

    4.0 km

  • PARKBURY HOUSE SURGERY

    ST. PETERS STREET, ST ALBANS, AL1 3HD

    ODS code E82060

    4.0 km

  • ABBOTSWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    12 KATHERINE PLACE, COLLEGE ROAD, ABBOTS LANGLEY, WD5 0BT

    ODS code E82105

    4.1 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

    4.2 km

  • VINE HOUSE HEALTH CENTRE

    87-89 HIGH STREET, ABBOTS LANGLEY, WD5 0AL

    ODS code E82046

    4.7 km

  • SHEEPCOT MEDICAL CENTRE

    6 CUNNINGHAM WAY, WATFORD, WD25 7NL

    ODS code E82096

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Driftwood Avenue

    BCT · Chiswell Green

    0.1 miles
  • Driftwood Avenue

    BCT · Chiswell Green

    0.2 miles
  • Long Fallow

    BCT · Chiswell Green

    0.2 miles
  • Long Fallow

    BCT · Chiswell Green

    0.3 miles
  • North Orbital Road

    BCT · Chiswell Green

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for St Albans 020C, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

29,613 of 33,755

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

Evidence in context

Schools

54 open schools are in scope, including 34 primary and 6 secondary schools. How Wood Primary and Nursery School is the nearest published school at 875 m.

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

Recorded crime

586 published events cover 12 months, averaging 48.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 168 events.

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