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AL3 5AR

Bernards Heath · St Albans · England

Updated September 2026

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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 5AS 30 m
AL3 6LE 69 m
AL3 5AP 74 m
AL3 6LL 75 m
AL3 6LN 122 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
AL3 5AR
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1995
Postcode area
AL
Postcode district
AL3
Postcode sector
AL3 5
Latitude
51.766818
Longitude
-0.323273
British National Grid easting
515,800
British National Grid northing
208,900

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
E00120424
Lower layer super output area
St Albans 007A · E01023713
Middle layer super output area
St Albans 007 · E02004930

Postcode source versions

Explore AL3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
50
Primary
30
Secondary
8

  1. Bernards Heath Junior School

    Community school

    417 m

  2. Bernards Heath Infant and Nursery School

    Community school

    644 m

  3. Heathlands School

    Community special school

    676 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,461
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 474
  • Anti social behaviour 227
  • Other theft 159
  • Vehicle crime 148
  • Criminal damage and arson 104

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

  • PARKBURY HOUSE SURGERY

    ST. PETERS STREET, ST ALBANS, AL1 3HD

    ODS code E82060

    1.4 km

  • GRANGE STREET SURGERY

    2 GRANGE STREET, ST. ALBANS, AL3 5NF

    ODS code E82059

    1.4 km

  • LODGE,HIGHFIELD & REDBOURN

    NORMANDY ROAD, ST. ALBANS, AL3 5NP

    ODS code E82014

    1.5 km

  • HARVEY GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E82084

    1.8 km

  • MALTINGS SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82031

    1.9 km

  • HATFIELD ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82004

    2.2 km

  • MIDWAY SURGERY

    93 WATFORD ROAD, ST. ALBANS, AL2 3JX

    ODS code E82055

    4.3 km

  • VERULAM MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code E82113

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • King William IV PH

    BCT · St Albans

    0.0 miles

  • Valley Road

    BCT · St Albans

    0.1 miles

  • Lancaster Road

    BCT · St Albans

    0.1 miles

  • Lancaster Road

    BCT · St Albans

    0.1 miles

  • Gurney Court Road

    BCT · Marshalswick

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for St Albans 007A, 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

28,945 of 33,755

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

50 open schools are in scope, including 30 primary and 8 secondary schools. Bernards Heath Junior School is the nearest published school at 417 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,461 published events cover 12 months, averaging 121.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 474 events.

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