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AL2 3EX

St Stephen · St Albans · England

Updated September 2026

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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 3TN 80 m
AL2 3TB 241 m
AL2 3TE 306 m
AL2 2DU 348 m
AL2 3RR 354 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
AL2 3EX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1997
Terminated
1 June 1998
Postcode area
AL
Postcode district
AL2
Postcode sector
AL2 3
Latitude
51.716756
Longitude
-0.364530
British National Grid easting
513,078
British National Grid northing
203,268

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

Explore AL2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
54
Primary
35
Secondary
5

  1. How Wood Primary and Nursery School

    Community school

    1.4 km

  2. Mount Pleasant Lane Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.6 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
509
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 166
  • Anti social behaviour 107
  • Shoplifting 43
  • Vehicle crime 37
  • Criminal damage and arson 34

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

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

    2.0 km

  • ABBOTSWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82105

    3.2 km

  • VINE HOUSE HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82046

    4.0 km

  • SHEEPCOT MEDICAL CENTRE

    6 CUNNINGHAM WAY, WATFORD, WD25 7NL

    ODS code E82096

    4.1 km

  • GARSTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    6A NORTH WESTERN AVENUE, WATFORD, WD25 9GP

    ODS code E82017

    4.2 km

  • HATFIELD ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82004

    4.3 km

  • MALTINGS SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82031

    4.3 km

  • VERULAM MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code E82113

    4.4 km

  • HARVEY GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E82084

    4.5 km

  • SUMMERFIELD HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82107

    4.5 km

  • PARKBURY HOUSE SURGERY

    ST. PETERS STREET, ST ALBANS, AL1 3HD

    ODS code E82060

    4.9 km

  • GRANGE STREET SURGERY

    2 GRANGE STREET, ST. ALBANS, AL3 5NF

    ODS code E82059

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Lye Lane

    BCT · Chiswell Green

    0.2 miles

  • Lye Lane

    BCT · Chiswell Green

    0.2 miles

  • Long Fallow

    BCT · Chiswell Green

    0.4 miles

  • Long Fallow

    BCT · Chiswell Green

    0.4 miles

  • Oakwood Road

    BCT · Bricket Wood

    0.5 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

54 open schools are in scope, including 35 primary and 5 secondary schools. How Wood Primary and Nursery School is the nearest published school at 0.9 miles.

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

Recorded crime

509 published events cover 12 months, averaging 42.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 166 events.

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