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AL3 6ZE

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 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
AL3 6DL 35 m
AL3 6DJ 75 m
AL3 6GY 125 m
AL3 6ES 130 m
AL3 6HH 131 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
AL3 6ZE
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1999
Terminated
1 June 2000
Postcode area
AL
Postcode district
AL3
Postcode sector
AL3 6
Latitude
51.770028
Longitude
-0.339053
British National Grid easting
514,703
British National Grid northing
209,232

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
E00120216
Lower layer super output area
St Albans 009C · E01023671
Middle layer super output area
St Albans 009 · E02004932

Postcode source versions

Explore AL3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
51
Primary
31
Secondary
8

  1. Margaret Wix Primary School

    Community school

    248 m

  2. St Albans Girls' School

    Academy converter

    492 m

  3. Townsend Church of England School

    Voluntary aided school

    511 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
1,011
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 374
  • Anti social behaviour 166
  • Vehicle crime 87
  • Criminal damage and arson 82
  • Other theft 69

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

    1.1 km

  • GRANGE STREET SURGERY

    2 GRANGE STREET, ST. ALBANS, AL3 5NF

    ODS code E82059

    1.4 km

  • PARKBURY HOUSE SURGERY

    ST. PETERS STREET, ST ALBANS, AL1 3HD

    ODS code E82060

    1.5 km

  • HARVEY GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E82084

    1.8 km

  • MALTINGS SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82031

    2.0 km

  • HATFIELD ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82004

    2.7 km

  • MIDWAY SURGERY

    93 WATFORD ROAD, ST. ALBANS, AL2 3JX

    ODS code E82055

    4.2 km

Nearby transport

  • Blundell Close

    BCT · New Greens

    0.1 miles

  • High Oaks Terminus

    BCT · New Greens

    0.1 miles

  • High Oaks Terminus

    BCT · New Greens

    0.1 miles

  • Woollam Crescent

    BCT · New Greens

    0.1 miles

  • New Greens Avenue

    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.

Evidence in context

Schools

51 open schools are in scope, including 31 primary and 8 secondary schools. Margaret Wix Primary School is the nearest published school at 248 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,011 published events cover 12 months, averaging 84.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 374 events.

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