AL3 7FE

Redbourn · St Albans · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
St Albans
Local authority
St Albans
Postcode district
AL3
Postcode sector
AL3 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
AL3 7BD 40 m
AL3 7BP 40 m
AL3 7BT 51 m
AL3 7PA 78 m
AL3 7PQ 97 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
AL3 7FE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 2022
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
AL
Postcode district
AL3
Postcode sector
AL3 7
Latitude
51.800022
Longitude
-0.397124
British National Grid easting
510,623
British National Grid northing
212,478

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
St Albans · E07000240
Electoral ward
Redbourn · E05013961
Parish or community
E04004806
Output area
E00120466
Lower layer super output area
St Albans 006C · E01023724
Middle layer super output area
St Albans 006 · E02004929

Postcode source versions

Explore AL3

3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
3, Black Cat Close, Redbourn, St Albans, AL3 7FE 18 November 2022 £685,000
2, Black Cat Close, Redbourn, St Albans, AL3 7FE 15 November 2022 £670,000
1, Black Cat Close, Redbourn, St Albans, AL3 7FE 3 August 2022 £675,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
29
Primary
19
Secondary
5
  1. Redbourn Primary School

    Community school

    486 m
  2. St Luke's School

    Foundation special school

    643 m
  3. Roundwood Park School

    Academy converter

    2.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
273
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 109
  • Anti social behaviour 61
  • Other theft 18
  • Criminal damage and arson 17
  • Vehicle crime 16

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
AL3 7 residents
5,346

Age bands in AL3 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.9%

1,029 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.8%

482 residents

Age 25 to 44
20.4%

1,114 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.2%

1,484 residents

Age 65 and over
24.6%

1,343 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.

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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

4

within 5 km

  • VILLAGE SURGERY

    AMENBURY LANE, HARPENDEN, AL5 2BT

    ODS code E82037

    3.2 km

  • DAVENPORT HOUSE SURGERY

    DAVENPORT HOUSE, BOWERS WAY, HARPENDEN, AL5 4HX

    ODS code E82077

    3.4 km

  • WOODHALL FARM MEDICAL CTR

    VALLEY GREEN, SHENLEY ROAD, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, HP2 7RJ

    ODS code E82070

    3.5 km

  • ELMS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    5 STEWART ROAD, HARPENDEN, AL5 4QA

    ODS code E82071

    3.8 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Lamb Lane

    BCT · Redbourn

    0.1 miles
  • Lamb Lane

    BCT · Redbourn

    0.1 miles
  • Lords Meadow

    BCT · Redbourn

    0.2 miles
  • High Street

    BCT · Redbourn

    0.2 miles
  • High Street

    BCT · Redbourn

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for St Albans 006C, 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

30,131 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
5 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.

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

Property market

The five-year median is £675,000 from 3 recorded sales in AL3 7FE. 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

29 open schools are in scope, including 19 primary and 5 secondary schools. Redbourn Primary School is the nearest published school at 486 m.

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

Recorded crime

273 published events cover 12 months, averaging 22.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 109 events.

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