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AL3 5QA

Batchwood · St Albans · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
AL3 5PR 44 m
AL3 5PZ 47 m
AL3 5PT 55 m
AL3 5QD 76 m
AL3 5PX 93 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
AL3 5QA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
AL
Postcode district
AL3
Postcode sector
AL3 5
Latitude
51.758363
Longitude
-0.341482
British National Grid easting
514,565
British National Grid northing
207,931

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
St Albans · E07000240
Electoral ward
Batchwood · E05013947
Parish or community
E43000290
Westminster constituency
St Albans · E14001507
Output area
E00120203
Lower layer super output area
St Albans 009B · E01023670
Middle layer super output area
St Albans 009 · E02004932

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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72 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
8, Ladysmith Road, St Albans, AL3 5QA 14 April 2026 £670,000
16, Ladysmith Road, St Albans, AL3 5QA 7 June 2024 £628,000
12, Ladysmith Road, St Albans, AL3 5QA 25 March 2024 £652,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
50
Primary
31
Secondary
8

  1. Muriel Green Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    393 m

  2. Aboyne Lodge Junior Mixed and Infant School

    Community school

    416 m

  3. St Albans High School for Girls

    Other independent school

    626 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,133
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 978
  • Anti social behaviour 505
  • Shoplifting 317
  • Criminal damage and arson 227
  • Other theft 219

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
72

37 female, 35 male

Postcode households
27
Residents per household
2.7
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 0.8% 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

9

within 5 km

  • LODGE,HIGHFIELD & REDBOURN

    NORMANDY ROAD, ST. ALBANS, AL3 5NP

    ODS code E82014

    161 m

  • GRANGE STREET SURGERY

    2 GRANGE STREET, ST. ALBANS, AL3 5NF

    ODS code E82059

    406 m

  • HARVEY GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E82084

    478 m

  • PARKBURY HOUSE SURGERY

    ST. PETERS STREET, ST ALBANS, AL1 3HD

    ODS code E82060

    543 m

  • MALTINGS SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82031

    765 m

  • HATFIELD ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82004

    1.6 km

  • MIDWAY SURGERY

    93 WATFORD ROAD, ST. ALBANS, AL2 3JX

    ODS code E82055

    2.9 km

  • VERULAM MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code E82113

    4.6 km

  • SUMMERFIELD HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82107

    4.9 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

  • Goldsmith Way

    BCT · St Albans

    0.1 miles

  • Goldsmith Way

    BCT · St Albans

    0.1 miles

  • Cannon Street

    BCT · St Albans

    0.2 miles

  • City Hospital

    BCT · Townsend

    0.2 miles

  • Cannon Street

    BCT · St Albans

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for St Albans 009B, 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

29,445 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
5 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
2
Medium risk addresses
8
Low risk addresses
14
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 £702,500 from 8 recorded sales in AL3 5QA. 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

50 open schools are in scope, including 31 primary and 8 secondary schools. Muriel Green Nursery School is the nearest published school at 393 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

3,133 published events cover 12 months, averaging 261.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 978 events.

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