AL2 3JB

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 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
AL2 3JY 39 m
AL2 3JZ 60 m
AL2 3JX 107 m
AL2 3EJ 126 m
AL2 3LA 129 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
AL2 3JB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 August 1992
Terminated
1 December 1992
Postcode area
AL
Postcode district
AL2
Postcode sector
AL2 3
Latitude
51.733116
Longitude
-0.356381
British National Grid easting
513,600
British National Grid northing
205,100

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
E00120521
Lower layer super output area
St Albans 020B · E01023730
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
32
Secondary
10
  1. Killigrew Primary and Nursery School

    Community school

    236 m
  2. The Marlborough Science Academy

    Academy converter

    773 m
  3. St Adrian Roman Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,200
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 292
  • Shoplifting 214
  • Other theft 178
  • Anti social behaviour 157
  • Vehicle crime 94

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

10

within 5 km straight-line

  • MIDWAY SURGERY

    93 WATFORD ROAD, ST. ALBANS, AL2 3JX

    ODS code E82055

    107 m

  • MALTINGS SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82031

    2.4 km

  • HARVEY GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E82084

    2.6 km

  • HATFIELD ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82004

    2.6 km

  • PARKBURY HOUSE SURGERY

    ST. PETERS STREET, ST ALBANS, AL1 3HD

    ODS code E82060

    3.0 km

  • GRANGE STREET SURGERY

    2 GRANGE STREET, ST. ALBANS, AL3 5NF

    ODS code E82059

    3.0 km

  • LODGE,HIGHFIELD & REDBOURN

    NORMANDY ROAD, ST. ALBANS, AL3 5NP

    ODS code E82014

    3.1 km

  • VERULAM MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code E82113

    3.9 km

  • SUMMERFIELD HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82107

    4.1 km

  • ABBOTSWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82105

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • West Avenue

    BCT · Chiswell Green

    0.1 miles
  • Ragged Hall Lane

    BCT · Chiswell Green

    0.1 miles
  • West Avenue

    BCT · Chiswell Green

    0.1 miles
  • Ragged Hall Lane

    BCT · Chiswell Green

    0.1 miles
  • Three Hammers PH

    BCT · Chiswell Green

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for St Albans 020B, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

33,547 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
9 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 32 primary and 10 secondary schools. Killigrew Primary and Nursery School is the nearest published school at 236 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,200 published events cover 12 months, averaging 100 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 292 events.

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