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AL2 3DS

St Stephen · St Albans · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
St Albans
Ward
St Stephen
Local authority
St Albans
Constituency
St Albans
Postcode district
AL2
Postcode sector
AL2 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
AL2 3EN 47 m
AL2 3DR 87 m
AL2 3EF 89 m
AL2 3EH 112 m
AL2 3DP 176 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
AL2 3DS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
AL
Postcode district
AL2
Postcode sector
AL2 3
Latitude
51.721670
Longitude
-0.364845
British National Grid easting
513,044
British National Grid northing
203,814

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
St Albans · E07000240
Electoral ward
St Stephen · E05013965
Parish or community
E04013288
Westminster constituency
St Albans · E14001507
Output area
E00120512
Lower layer super output area
St Albans 020D · E01023732
Middle layer super output area
St Albans 020 · E02004943

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Noke Thistle Hotel, Watford Road, St Albans, AL2 3DS 11 October 2016 £7,500,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
51
Primary
33
Secondary
5

  1. Killigrew Primary and Nursery School

    Community school

    1.3 km

  2. How Wood Primary and Nursery School

    Community school

    1.4 km

  3. Park Street Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
417
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 126
  • Anti social behaviour 85
  • Shoplifting 41
  • Vehicle crime 34
  • Criminal damage and arson 28

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
AL2 3 residents
8,274

Age bands in AL2 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.6%

1,407 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.2%

775 residents

Age 25 to 44
20.9%

1,768 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.8%

2,435 residents

Age 65 and over
24.6%

2,082 residents

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
100%
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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

13

within 5 km

  • MIDWAY SURGERY

    93 WATFORD ROAD, ST. ALBANS, AL2 3JX

    ODS code E82055

    1.5 km

  • ABBOTSWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82105

    3.5 km

  • MALTINGS SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82031

    3.8 km

  • HATFIELD ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82004

    3.9 km

  • HARVEY GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E82084

    4.0 km

  • VINE HOUSE HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82046

    4.2 km

  • VERULAM MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code E82113

    4.3 km

  • PARKBURY HOUSE SURGERY

    ST. PETERS STREET, ST ALBANS, AL1 3HD

    ODS code E82060

    4.4 km

  • SHEEPCOT MEDICAL CENTRE

    6 CUNNINGHAM WAY, WATFORD, WD25 7NL

    ODS code E82096

    4.4 km

  • GRANGE STREET SURGERY

    2 GRANGE STREET, ST. ALBANS, AL3 5NF

    ODS code E82059

    4.4 km

  • SUMMERFIELD HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82107

    4.5 km

  • LODGE,HIGHFIELD & REDBOURN

    NORMANDY ROAD, ST. ALBANS, AL3 5NP

    ODS code E82014

    4.5 km

  • GARSTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    6A NORTH WESTERN AVENUE, WATFORD, WD25 9GP

    ODS code E82017

    4.7 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

Nearby transport

  • Long Fallow

    BCT · Chiswell Green

    0.1 miles

  • Long Fallow

    BCT · Chiswell Green

    0.1 miles

  • Lye Lane

    BCT · Chiswell Green

    0.2 miles

  • Lye Lane

    BCT · Chiswell Green

    0.2 miles

  • Driftwood Avenue

    BCT · Chiswell Green

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for St Albans 020D, 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

22,708 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
4 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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

51 open schools are in scope, including 33 primary and 5 secondary schools. Killigrew Primary and Nursery School is the nearest published school at 0.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

417 published events cover 12 months, averaging 34.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 126 events.

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