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AL3 6DR

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 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
AL3 6DS 73 m
AL3 6DW 97 m
AL3 6DU 98 m
AL3 6DP 183 m
AL3 6DX 186 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
AL3 6DR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
AL
Postcode district
AL3
Postcode sector
AL3 6
Latitude
51.773195
Longitude
-0.343691
British National Grid easting
514,375
British National Grid northing
209,577

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
E00120213
Lower layer super output area
St Albans 009C · E01023671
Middle layer super output area
St Albans 009 · E02004932

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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7 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
5, Sparrowswick Ride, St Albans, AL3 6DR 10 January 2025 £513,000
1, Sparrowswick Ride, St Albans, AL3 6DR 27 August 2013 £404,000
7, Sparrowswick Ride, St. Albans, AL3 6DR 1 February 2002 £145,950

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
55
Primary
35
Secondary
8

  1. Townsend Church of England School

    Voluntary aided school

    98 m

  2. Margaret Wix Primary School

    Community school

    272 m

  3. St Albans Girls' School

    Academy converter

    877 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
596
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 212
  • Anti social behaviour 112
  • Other theft 48
  • Vehicle crime 47
  • Criminal damage and arson 44

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
26

10 female, 16 male

Postcode households
8
Residents per household
3.3
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

This postcode contained 0.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider AL3 6 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

    1.5 km

  • GRANGE STREET SURGERY

    2 GRANGE STREET, ST. ALBANS, AL3 5NF

    ODS code E82059

    1.8 km

  • PARKBURY HOUSE SURGERY

    ST. PETERS STREET, ST ALBANS, AL1 3HD

    ODS code E82060

    2.0 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

    2.4 km

  • HATFIELD ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82004

    3.1 km

  • MIDWAY SURGERY

    93 WATFORD ROAD, ST. ALBANS, AL2 3JX

    ODS code E82055

    4.5 km

  • VILLAGE SURGERY

    AMENBURY LANE, HARPENDEN, AL5 2BT

    ODS code E82037

    4.7 km

  • DAVENPORT HOUSE SURGERY

    DAVENPORT HOUSE, BOWERS WAY, HARPENDEN, AL5 4HX

    ODS code E82077

    4.8 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

  • Townsend School Grounds

    BCT · New Greens

    0.0 miles

  • High Oaks

    BCT · New Greens

    0.1 miles

  • High Oaks Terminus

    BCT · New Greens

    0.2 miles

  • High Oaks Terminus

    BCT · New Greens

    0.2 miles

  • Cavan Drive

    BCT · New Greens

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for St Albans 009C, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

17,107 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
10 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
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
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 £513,000 from 1 recorded sale in AL3 6DR. 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

55 open schools are in scope, including 35 primary and 8 secondary schools. Townsend Church of England School is the nearest published school at 98 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

596 published events cover 12 months, averaging 49.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 212 events.

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