AL3 4NW

Verulam · St Albans · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Verulam
Local authority
St Albans
Constituency
St Albans
Postcode district
AL3
Postcode sector
AL3 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
AL3 4SH 5 m
AL3 4SP 47 m
AL3 4SQ 49 m
AL3 4SW 78 m
AL3 4SF 90 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
AL3 4NW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 September 1981
Terminated
1 December 1985
Postcode area
AL
Postcode district
AL3
Postcode sector
AL3 4
Latitude
51.753767
Longitude
-0.354182
British National Grid easting
513,700
British National Grid northing
207,400

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
St Albans · E07000240
Electoral ward
Verulam · E05013966
Parish or community
E43000290
Westminster constituency
St Albans · E14001507
Output area
E00120583
Lower layer super output area
St Albans 014D · E01023745
Middle layer super output area
St Albans 014 · E02004937

Postcode source versions

Explore AL3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
48
Primary
29
Secondary
8
  1. St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Albans

    Voluntary aided school

    123 m
  2. St Albans School

    Other independent school

    678 m
  3. Muriel Green Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    741 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,613
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 753
  • Anti social behaviour 390
  • Shoplifting 368
  • Other theft 229
  • Criminal damage and arson 165

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
AL3 4 residents
6,219

Age bands in AL3 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18%

1,159 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.3%

535 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.3%

1,435 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.3%

1,753 residents

Age 65 and over
24%

1,545 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

  • HARVEY GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E82084

    971 m

  • LODGE,HIGHFIELD & REDBOURN

    NORMANDY ROAD, ST. ALBANS, AL3 5NP

    ODS code E82014

    1.1 km

  • MALTINGS SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82031

    1.1 km

  • GRANGE STREET SURGERY

    2 GRANGE STREET, ST. ALBANS, AL3 5NF

    ODS code E82059

    1.3 km

  • PARKBURY HOUSE SURGERY

    ST. PETERS STREET, ST ALBANS, AL1 3HD

    ODS code E82060

    1.4 km

  • HATFIELD ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82004

    2.0 km

  • MIDWAY SURGERY

    93 WATFORD ROAD, ST. ALBANS, AL2 3JX

    ODS code E82055

    2.2 km

  • VERULAM MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code E82113

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Prae Close

    BCT · St Michaels Village

    0.1 miles
  • Prae Close

    BCT · St Michaels Village

    0.1 miles
  • St Michael's Church

    BCT · St Michaels Village

    0.1 miles
  • St Michael's Church

    BCT · St Michaels Village

    0.1 miles
  • St Michael's Street

    BCT · St Michaels Village

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for St Albans 014D, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

29,777 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
1 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

48 open schools are in scope, including 29 primary and 8 secondary schools. St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Albans is the nearest published school at 123 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,613 published events cover 12 months, averaging 217.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 753 events.

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