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AL3 5SL

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 5RE 35 m
AL3 5LU 71 m
AL3 5LX 90 m
AL3 5LY 101 m
AL3 5PD 107 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
AL3 5SL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1994
Terminated
1 January 1995
Postcode area
AL
Postcode district
AL3
Postcode sector
AL3 5
Latitude
51.758915
Longitude
-0.336607
British National Grid easting
514,900
British National Grid northing
208,000

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
E00120498
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
50
Primary
31
Secondary
8

  1. St Albans High School for Girls

    Other independent school

    341 m

  2. Aboyne Lodge Junior Mixed and Infant School

    Community school

    452 m

  3. Maple Primary School

    Community school

    458 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,256
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,021
  • Anti social behaviour 513
  • Shoplifting 319
  • Criminal damage and arson 236
  • Vehicle crime 233

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

  • GRANGE STREET SURGERY

    2 GRANGE STREET, ST. ALBANS, AL3 5NF

    ODS code E82059

    187 m

  • PARKBURY HOUSE SURGERY

    ST. PETERS STREET, ST ALBANS, AL1 3HD

    ODS code E82060

    308 m

  • LODGE,HIGHFIELD & REDBOURN

    NORMANDY ROAD, ST. ALBANS, AL3 5NP

    ODS code E82014

    355 m

  • HARVEY GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E82084

    583 m

  • MALTINGS SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82031

    790 m

  • HATFIELD ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82004

    1.5 km

  • MIDWAY SURGERY

    93 WATFORD ROAD, ST. ALBANS, AL2 3JX

    ODS code E82055

    3.1 km

  • VERULAM MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code E82113

    4.5 km

  • SUMMERFIELD HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82107

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Heath Farm Lane

    BCT · Bernards Heath

    0.2 miles

  • Chime Square

    BCT · St Albans

    0.2 miles

  • Chime Square

    BCT · St Albans

    0.2 miles

  • Heath Farm Lane

    BCT · Bernards Heath

    0.2 miles

  • Goldsmith Way

    BCT · St Albans

    0.2 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

50 open schools are in scope, including 31 primary and 8 secondary schools. St Albans High School for Girls is the nearest published school at 341 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,256 published events cover 12 months, averaging 271.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,021 events.

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