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AL3 6BF

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 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
AL3 6PF 24 m
AL3 6NR 35 m
AL3 6PQ 38 m
AL3 6PG 43 m
AL3 6EP 50 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
AL3 6BF
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 October 2008
Terminated
1 January 2009
Postcode area
AL
Postcode district
AL3
Postcode sector
AL3 6
Latitude
51.770537
Longitude
-0.326179
British National Grid easting
515,590
British National Grid northing
209,309

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
E00120420
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
53
Primary
33
Secondary
8

  1. St Albans Girls' School

    Academy converter

    399 m

  2. Bernards Heath Junior School

    Community school

    665 m

  3. Heathlands School

    Community special school

    836 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,075
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 353
  • Anti social behaviour 164
  • Other theft 133
  • Vehicle crime 92
  • Criminal damage and arson 68

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
AL3 6 residents
4,579

Age bands in AL3 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
20.9%

1,027 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.5%

614 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.3%

1,194 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.4%

1,346 residents

Age 65 and over
14.7%

723 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

7

within 5 km straight-line

  • LODGE,HIGHFIELD & REDBOURN

    NORMANDY ROAD, ST. ALBANS, AL3 5NP

    ODS code E82014

    1.6 km

  • GRANGE STREET SURGERY

    2 GRANGE STREET, ST. ALBANS, AL3 5NF

    ODS code E82059

    1.6 km

  • PARKBURY HOUSE SURGERY

    ST. PETERS STREET, ST ALBANS, AL1 3HD

    ODS code E82060

    1.6 km

  • HARVEY GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E82084

    2.1 km

  • MALTINGS SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82031

    2.2 km

  • HATFIELD ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82004

    2.6 km

  • MIDWAY SURGERY

    93 WATFORD ROAD, ST. ALBANS, AL2 3JX

    ODS code E82055

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Firbank Road

    BCT · St Albans

    0.2 miles

  • Valley Road

    BCT · St Albans

    0.2 miles

  • King William IV PH

    BCT · St Albans

    0.3 miles

  • St Albans Girls' School

    BCT · New Greens

    0.3 miles

  • Sandridge Gate Business Centre

    BCT · St Albans

    0.3 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

53 open schools are in scope, including 33 primary and 8 secondary schools. St Albans Girls' School is the nearest published school at 399 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,075 published events cover 12 months, averaging 89.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 353 events.

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