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AL3 5AL

Bernards Heath · St Albans · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
St Albans
Ward
Bernards Heath
Local authority
St Albans
Constituency
St Albans
Postcode district
AL3
Postcode sector
AL3 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
AL3 5AH 84 m
AL3 5AJ 92 m
AL3 5LQ 127 m
AL3 5SE 172 m
AL3 5LP 176 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
AL3 5AL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
AL
Postcode district
AL3
Postcode sector
AL3 5
Latitude
51.764979
Longitude
-0.334312
British National Grid easting
515,043
British National Grid northing
208,678

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
St Albans · E07000240
Electoral ward
Bernards Heath · E05013948
Parish or community
E43000290
Westminster constituency
St Albans · E14001507
Output area
E00120429
Lower layer super output area
St Albans 010D · E01023716
Middle layer super output area
St Albans 010 · E02004933

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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48 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
25, Sheppards Close, St Albans, AL3 5AL 29 August 2025 £840,000
23, Sheppards Close, St Albans, AL3 5AL 12 August 2024 £885,000
14, Sheppards Close, St Albans, AL3 5AL 5 April 2024 £845,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
49
Primary
30
Secondary
8

  1. Heathlands School

    Community special school

    206 m

  2. Garden Fields Junior Mixed and Infant School

    Academy converter

    227 m

  3. Batchwood School

    Community special school

    407 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,579
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 842
  • Anti social behaviour 385
  • Shoplifting 259
  • Other theft 195
  • Criminal damage and arson 173

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
93

47 female, 46 male

Postcode households
27
Residents per household
3.4
AL3 5 residents
8,729

Age bands in AL3 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
21.8%

1,774 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.8%

797 residents

Age 25 to 44
28.2%

2,297 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.2%

2,216 residents

Age 65 and over
13%

1,058 residents

This postcode contained 1.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider AL3 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

8

within 5 km

  • LODGE,HIGHFIELD & REDBOURN

    NORMANDY ROAD, ST. ALBANS, AL3 5NP

    ODS code E82014

    761 m

  • GRANGE STREET SURGERY

    2 GRANGE STREET, ST. ALBANS, AL3 5NF

    ODS code E82059

    861 m

  • PARKBURY HOUSE SURGERY

    ST. PETERS STREET, ST ALBANS, AL1 3HD

    ODS code E82060

    932 m

  • HARVEY GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E82084

    1.3 km

  • MALTINGS SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82031

    1.5 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

    3.8 km

  • VERULAM MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code E82113

    5.0 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • The Ancient Briton

    BCT · New Greens

    0.1 miles

  • The Ancient Briton

    BCT · New Greens

    0.1 miles

  • Heath Farm Lane

    BCT · Bernards Heath

    0.3 miles

  • New Greens Avenue

    BCT · New Greens

    0.3 miles

  • New Greens Avenue

    BCT · New Greens

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for St Albans 010D, 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

32,027 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
3 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
0
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £885,000 from 5 recorded sales in AL3 5AL. 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

Published establishments

49 open schools are in scope, including 30 primary and 8 secondary schools. Heathlands School is the nearest published school at 206 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

2,579 published events cover 12 months, averaging 214.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 842 events.

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