AL3 8LH

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 8FL 42 m
AL3 8FH 57 m
AL3 8FG 67 m
AL3 8JH 69 m
AL3 8NX 80 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
AL3 8LH
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 2000
Terminated
1 October 2013
Postcode area
AL
Postcode district
AL3
Postcode sector
AL3 8
Latitude
51.835863
Longitude
-0.458190
British National Grid easting
506,328
British National Grid northing
216,373

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Dacorum · E07000096
Electoral ward
Watling · E05004714
Parish or community
E04004705
Output area
E00119031
Lower layer super output area
Dacorum 001C · E01023432
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
17
Primary
13
Secondary
1
  1. Markyate Village School and Nursery

    Community school

    660 m
  2. Slip End Village School

    Community school

    2.4 km
  3. Claystone School

    Other independent special school

    2.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
207
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 90
  • Anti social behaviour 53
  • Vehicle crime 17
  • Criminal damage and arson 13
  • Other theft 8

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

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • CADDINGTON SURGERY

    33 MANOR ROAD, CADDINGTON, LUTON, LU1 4EE

    ODS code E81069

    3.2 km

Nearby transport

  • Hicks Road

    BCT · Markyate

    0.0 miles
  • Hicks Road

    BCT · Markyate

    0.1 miles
  • Fire Station

    BCT · Markyate

    0.1 miles
  • Fire Station

    BCT · Markyate

    0.1 miles
  • Commuter Interchange

    BCT · Markyate

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dacorum 001C, 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

25,946 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
7 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

17 open schools are in scope, including 13 primary and 1 secondary schools. Markyate Village School and Nursery is the nearest published school at 660 m.

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

Recorded crime

207 published events cover 12 months, averaging 17.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 90 events.

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