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AL2 3LZ

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 3FE 6 m
AL2 3FD 25 m
AL2 3LY 59 m
AL2 3LX 75 m
AL2 3LR 76 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
AL2 3LZ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 February 2013
Postcode area
AL
Postcode district
AL2
Postcode sector
AL2 3
Latitude
51.704683
Longitude
-0.363504
British National Grid easting
513,179
British National Grid northing
201,927

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
E00120450
Lower layer super output area
St Albans 020A · E01023717
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
47
Primary
32
Secondary
4

  1. Mount Pleasant Lane Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.1 km

  2. Coates Way JMI and Nursery School

    Community school

    1.6 km

  3. Saint Michael's Catholic High School

    Academy converter

    1.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
427
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 162
  • Anti social behaviour 95
  • Vehicle crime 32
  • Burglary 29
  • 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

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

8

within 5 km straight-line

  • ABBOTSWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82105

    2.8 km

  • GARSTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    6A NORTH WESTERN AVENUE, WATFORD, WD25 9GP

    ODS code E82017

    3.1 km

  • MIDWAY SURGERY

    93 WATFORD ROAD, ST. ALBANS, AL2 3JX

    ODS code E82055

    3.3 km

  • SHEEPCOT MEDICAL CENTRE

    6 CUNNINGHAM WAY, WATFORD, WD25 7NL

    ODS code E82096

    3.6 km

  • VINE HOUSE HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82046

    3.8 km

  • THE RED HOUSE GROUP

    THE RED HOUSE SURGERY, 124 WATLING STREET, RADLETT, WD7 7JQ

    ODS code E82085

    4.0 km

  • VERULAM MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code E82113

    4.8 km

  • SUMMERFIELD HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82107

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Hamilton Close

    BCT · Bricket Wood

    0.0 miles

  • Hamilton Close

    BCT · Bricket Wood

    0.0 miles

  • South Riding

    BCT · Bricket Wood

    0.1 miles

  • Bricket Wood Rail Station

    RLY · Bricket Wood

    0.2 miles

  • Bricket Wood Rail Station

    RSE · Bricket Wood

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for St Albans 020A, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

23,752 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
4 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

47 open schools are in scope, including 32 primary and 4 secondary schools. Mount Pleasant Lane Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

427 published events cover 12 months, averaging 35.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 162 events.

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