AL3 4RY

Verulam · St Albans · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
AL3 4SB 35 m
AL3 4SA 50 m
AL3 4RZ 66 m
AL3 4TG 86 m
AL3 4SD 100 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
AL3 4RY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
AL
Postcode district
AL3
Postcode sector
AL3 4
Latitude
51.753959
Longitude
-0.350553
British National Grid easting
513,950
British National Grid northing
207,427

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

5 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
135, Fishpool Street, St Albans, AL3 4RY 26 June 2025 £3,350,000
Blue Anchor House, 145, Fishpool Street, St Albans, AL3 4RY 4 July 2018 £1,500,000
145, Fishpool Street, St Albans, AL3 4RY 13 May 2015 £785,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
50
Primary
31
Secondary
8
  1. St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Albans

    Voluntary aided school

    368 m
  2. St Albans School

    Other independent school

    483 m
  3. Muriel Green Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    492 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,969
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 853
  • Anti social behaviour 445
  • Shoplifting 427
  • Other theft 256
  • Criminal damage and arson 190

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
11

6 female, 5 male

Postcode households
6
Residents per household
1.8
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

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider AL3 4 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

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+
87.5%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
87.5%
Gigabit-capable
87.5%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

9

within 5 km

  • HARVEY GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E82084

    720 m

  • LODGE,HIGHFIELD & REDBOURN

    NORMANDY ROAD, ST. ALBANS, AL3 5NP

    ODS code E82014

    901 m

  • MALTINGS SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82031

    905 m

  • GRANGE STREET SURGERY

    2 GRANGE STREET, ST. ALBANS, AL3 5NF

    ODS code E82059

    1.1 km

  • PARKBURY HOUSE SURGERY

    ST. PETERS STREET, ST ALBANS, AL1 3HD

    ODS code E82060

    1.2 km

  • HATFIELD ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82004

    1.8 km

  • MIDWAY SURGERY

    93 WATFORD ROAD, ST. ALBANS, AL2 3JX

    ODS code E82055

    2.3 km

  • VERULAM MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code E82113

    4.7 km

  • SUMMERFIELD HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82107

    4.9 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Prae Close

    BCT · St Michaels Village

    0.1 miles
  • Prae Close

    BCT · St Michaels Village

    0.1 miles
  • Verulam Road

    BCT · St Albans

    0.2 miles
  • Verulam Road

    BCT · St Albans

    0.2 miles
  • Oysterfields

    BCT · St Michaels Village

    0.2 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.

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
1
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

Property market

The five-year median is £3,350,000 from 1 recorded sale in AL3 4RY. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for St Albans is £651,448 in June 2026, up 4.3% year on year.

Schools

50 open schools are in scope, including 31 primary and 8 secondary schools. St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Albans is the nearest published school at 368 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,969 published events cover 12 months, averaging 247.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 853 events.

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