AL2 2ET

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 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
AL2 1AP 200 m
AL2 1AW 249 m
AL1 1DS 385 m
AL1 1DU 435 m
AL2 1AJ 484 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
AL2 2ET
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
AL
Postcode district
AL2
Postcode sector
AL2 2
Latitude
51.729239
Longitude
-0.321276
British National Grid easting
516,034
British National Grid northing
204,724

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
E00120435
Lower layer super output area
St Albans 019A · E01023718
Middle layer super output area
St Albans 019 · E02004942

Postcode source versions

Explore AL2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
54
Primary
34
Secondary
7
  1. Samuel Ryder Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.3 km
  2. Watling View School

    Community special school

    1.6 km
  3. Mandeville Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
863
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 300
  • Anti social behaviour 146
  • Other theft 114
  • Vehicle crime 108
  • Criminal damage and arson 54

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
6

3 female, 3 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
3.0
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

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider AL2 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

9

within 5 km

  • VERULAM MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code E82113

    1.4 km

  • SUMMERFIELD HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82107

    1.7 km

  • HATFIELD ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82004

    2.1 km

  • MIDWAY SURGERY

    93 WATFORD ROAD, ST. ALBANS, AL2 3JX

    ODS code E82055

    2.4 km

  • MALTINGS SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82031

    2.8 km

  • HARVEY GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E82084

    3.1 km

  • PARKBURY HOUSE SURGERY

    ST. PETERS STREET, ST ALBANS, AL1 3HD

    ODS code E82060

    3.2 km

  • GRANGE STREET SURGERY

    2 GRANGE STREET, ST. ALBANS, AL3 5NF

    ODS code E82059

    3.3 km

  • LODGE,HIGHFIELD & REDBOURN

    NORMANDY ROAD, ST. ALBANS, AL3 5NP

    ODS code E82014

    3.7 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Beningfield Drive

    BCT · Napsbury

    0.6 miles
  • The Clock Tower

    BCT · Napsbury

    0.6 miles
  • The Chapel

    BCT · Napsbury

    0.6 miles
  • Birklands Park

    BCT · St Albans

    0.7 miles
  • Boyes Crescent

    BCT · Napsbury

    0.7 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for St Albans 019A, 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

30,325 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
7 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
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
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

Schools

54 open schools are in scope, including 34 primary and 7 secondary schools. Samuel Ryder Academy is the nearest published school at 0.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

863 published events cover 12 months, averaging 71.917 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.