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AL2 2EU

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 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
AL2 1HU 168 m
AL2 1HX 169 m
AL4 0NF 187 m
AL2 1HY 209 m
AL2 1HS 223 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
AL2 2EU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1991
Postcode area
AL
Postcode district
AL2
Postcode sector
AL2 2
Latitude
51.731393
Longitude
-0.298520
British National Grid easting
517,600
British National Grid northing
205,000

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
E00120383
Lower layer super output area
St Albans 018B · E01023705
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
54
Primary
33
Secondary
7

  1. London Colney Primary & Nursery School

    Community school

    531 m

  2. Bowmansgreen Primary School

    Community school

    1.1 km

  3. Samuel Ryder Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
940
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 383
  • Anti social behaviour 145
  • Criminal damage and arson 89
  • Vehicle crime 74
  • Other theft 59

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

9

within 5 km straight-line

  • VERULAM MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code E82113

    767 m

  • SUMMERFIELD HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82107

    954 m

  • HATFIELD ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82004

    2.6 km

  • MALTINGS SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82031

    3.5 km

  • PARKBURY HOUSE SURGERY

    ST. PETERS STREET, ST ALBANS, AL1 3HD

    ODS code E82060

    3.7 km

  • HARVEY GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E82084

    3.8 km

  • GRANGE STREET SURGERY

    2 GRANGE STREET, ST. ALBANS, AL3 5NF

    ODS code E82059

    3.9 km

  • MIDWAY SURGERY

    93 WATFORD ROAD, ST. ALBANS, AL2 3JX

    ODS code E82055

    3.9 km

  • LODGE,HIGHFIELD & REDBOURN

    NORMANDY ROAD, ST. ALBANS, AL3 5NP

    ODS code E82014

    4.3 km

Nearby transport

  • Leisure Centre

    BCT · London Colney

    0.2 miles

  • Leisure Centre

    BCT · London Colney

    0.2 miles

  • North Orbital Road

    BCT · St Albans

    0.2 miles

  • North Orbital Road

    BCT · St Albans

    0.3 miles

  • King's Road

    BCT · London Colney

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for St Albans 018B, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

11,563 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
6 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

54 open schools are in scope, including 33 primary and 7 secondary schools. London Colney Primary & Nursery School is the nearest published school at 531 m.

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

Recorded crime

940 published events cover 12 months, averaging 78.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 383 events.

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