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AL3 5SN

Batchwood · St Albans · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
AL3 5TA 38 m
AL3 5SS 52 m
AL3 5TD 85 m
AL3 5TB 89 m
AL3 5SU 93 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
AL3 5SN
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 August 1993
Terminated
1 January 1995
Postcode area
AL
Postcode district
AL3
Postcode sector
AL3 5
Latitude
51.762571
Longitude
-0.340820
British National Grid easting
514,600
British National Grid northing
208,400

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
E00120222
Lower layer super output area
St Albans 009B · E01023670
Middle layer super output area
St Albans 009 · E02004932

Postcode source versions

Explore AL3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
48
Primary
29
Secondary
8

  1. Garden Fields Junior Mixed and Infant School

    Academy converter

    306 m

  2. Batchwood School

    Community special school

    319 m

  3. Heathlands School

    Community special school

    635 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,669
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 853
  • Anti social behaviour 413
  • Shoplifting 301
  • Other theft 192
  • Criminal damage and arson 182

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

  • LODGE,HIGHFIELD & REDBOURN

    NORMANDY ROAD, ST. ALBANS, AL3 5NP

    ODS code E82014

    311 m

  • GRANGE STREET SURGERY

    2 GRANGE STREET, ST. ALBANS, AL3 5NF

    ODS code E82059

    679 m

  • PARKBURY HOUSE SURGERY

    ST. PETERS STREET, ST ALBANS, AL1 3HD

    ODS code E82060

    808 m

  • HARVEY GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E82084

    938 m

  • MALTINGS SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82031

    1.2 km

  • HATFIELD ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82004

    1.9 km

  • MIDWAY SURGERY

    93 WATFORD ROAD, ST. ALBANS, AL2 3JX

    ODS code E82055

    3.4 km

  • VERULAM MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code E82113

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Hospital

    BCT · St Albans

    0.1 miles

  • Hospital

    BCT · St Albans

    0.1 miles

  • City Hospital

    BCT · Townsend

    0.2 miles

  • Goldsmith Way

    BCT · St Albans

    0.2 miles

  • Batchwood Hall

    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.

Evidence in context

Schools

48 open schools are in scope, including 29 primary and 8 secondary schools. Garden Fields Junior Mixed and Infant School is the nearest published school at 306 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,669 published events cover 12 months, averaging 222.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 853 events.

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