AL3 8BF

Watling · Dacorum · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Watling
Local authority
Dacorum
Postcode district
AL3
Postcode sector
AL3 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
AL3 8HT 266 m
AL3 8EY 281 m
AL3 8EX 297 m
AL3 7PU 467 m
AL3 8HB 474 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
AL3 8BF
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 April 2006
Terminated
1 June 2008
Postcode area
AL
Postcode district
AL3
Postcode sector
AL3 8
Latitude
51.819515
Longitude
-0.418196
British National Grid easting
509,123
British National Grid northing
214,614

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Dacorum · E07000096
Electoral ward
Watling · E05004714
Parish or community
E04004700
Output area
E00119016
Lower layer super output area
Dacorum 001A · E01023430
Middle layer super output area
Dacorum 001 · E02004856

Postcode source versions

Explore AL3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
22
Primary
14
Secondary
3
  1. Flamstead Village School

    Community school

    1.4 km
  2. St Luke's School

    Foundation special school

    2.0 km
  3. Redbourn Primary School

    Community school

    2.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
122
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Other theft 30
  • Violence and sexual offences 23
  • Anti social behaviour 22
  • Vehicle crime 14
  • Criminal damage and arson 10

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
AL3 8 residents
4,747

Age bands in AL3 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.1%

920 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.4%

450 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.6%

1,184 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.2%

1,403 residents

Age 65 and over
17.8%

855 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

4

within 5 km straight-line

  • VILLAGE SURGERY

    AMENBURY LANE, HARPENDEN, AL5 2BT

    ODS code E82037

    4.2 km

  • DAVENPORT HOUSE SURGERY

    DAVENPORT HOUSE, BOWERS WAY, HARPENDEN, AL5 4HX

    ODS code E82077

    4.4 km

  • WOODHALL FARM MEDICAL CTR

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

    ODS code E82070

    4.5 km

  • ELMS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    5 STEWART ROAD, HARPENDEN, AL5 4QA

    ODS code E82071

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Watery Lane

    BCT · Friars Wash

    0.2 miles
  • Watery Lane

    BCT · Friars Wash

    0.2 miles
  • Whitehill Wood

    BCT · Redbourn

    0.2 miles
  • Whitehill Wood

    BCT · Redbourn

    0.2 miles
  • Chequers Hill

    BCT · Friars Wash

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dacorum 001A, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

24,403 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
3 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

22 open schools are in scope, including 14 primary and 3 secondary schools. Flamstead Village School is the nearest published school at 0.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

122 published events cover 12 months, averaging 10.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Other theft with 30 events.

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