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AL3 5BQ

St Peters · St Albans · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
St Peters
Local authority
St Albans
Constituency
St Albans
Postcode district
AL3
Postcode sector
AL3 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
AL3 5BG 16 m
AL3 5BE 30 m
AL3 5BA 37 m
AL3 5BU 47 m
AL3 5NL 47 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
AL3 5BQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 January 2002
Postcode area
AL
Postcode district
AL3
Postcode sector
AL3 5
Latitude
51.755249
Longitude
-0.338075
British National Grid easting
514,808
British National Grid northing
207,590

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
St Albans · E07000240
Electoral ward
St Peters · E05013964
Parish or community
E43000290
Westminster constituency
St Albans · E14001507
Output area
E00120478
Lower layer super output area
St Albans 012C · E01023728
Middle layer super output area
St Albans 012 · E02004935

Postcode source versions

Explore AL3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
51
Primary
32
Secondary
8

  1. Aboyne Lodge Junior Mixed and Infant School

    Community school

    47 m

  2. Alban City School

    Free schools

    257 m

  3. Muriel Green Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    387 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,558
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,045
  • Anti social behaviour 547
  • Shoplifting 423
  • Other theft 290
  • Criminal damage and arson 254

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

9

within 5 km straight-line

  • HARVEY GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E82084

    187 m

  • GRANGE STREET SURGERY

    2 GRANGE STREET, ST. ALBANS, AL3 5NF

    ODS code E82059

    275 m

  • PARKBURY HOUSE SURGERY

    ST. PETERS STREET, ST ALBANS, AL1 3HD

    ODS code E82060

    311 m

  • MALTINGS SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82031

    378 m

  • LODGE,HIGHFIELD & REDBOURN

    NORMANDY ROAD, ST. ALBANS, AL3 5NP

    ODS code E82014

    561 m

  • HATFIELD ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82004

    1.2 km

  • MIDWAY SURGERY

    93 WATFORD ROAD, ST. ALBANS, AL2 3JX

    ODS code E82055

    2.7 km

  • VERULAM MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code E82113

    4.2 km

  • SUMMERFIELD HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82107

    4.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Catherine Street

    BCT · St Albans

    0.0 miles

  • Catherine Street

    BCT · St Albans

    0.0 miles

  • St Peter's Street

    BCT · St Albans

    0.1 miles

  • St Peter's Street

    BCT · St Albans

    0.1 miles

  • St Peter's Street

    BCT · St Albans

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for St Albans 012C, 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

25,700 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
5 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

51 open schools are in scope, including 32 primary and 8 secondary schools. Aboyne Lodge Junior Mixed and Infant School is the nearest published school at 47 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,558 published events cover 12 months, averaging 296.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,045 events.

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