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AL3 8NN

Watling · Dacorum · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Watling
Local authority
Dacorum
Constituency
Harpenden and Berkhamsted
Postcode district
AL3
Postcode sector
AL3 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
AL3 8AG 195 m
AL3 8AQ 249 m
AL3 8BH 452 m
AL3 8AD 454 m
AL3 8AB 515 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
AL3 8NN
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 April 1987
Terminated
1 December 1990
Postcode area
AL
Postcode district
AL3
Postcode sector
AL3 8
Latitude
51.828268
Longitude
-0.477721
British National Grid easting
505,000
British National Grid northing
215,500

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
Westminster constituency
Harpenden and Berkhamsted · E14001268
Output area
E00119019
Lower layer super output area
Dacorum 001B · E01023431
Middle layer super output area
Dacorum 001 · E02004856

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
10
Primary
8
Secondary
0

  1. Beechwood Park School

    Other independent school

    1.1 km

  2. Markyate Village School and Nursery

    Community school

    1.3 km

  3. Gaddesden Row JMI School

    Community school

    2.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
189
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 82
  • Anti social behaviour 45
  • Criminal damage and arson 16
  • Vehicle crime 15
  • 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

    4.3 km

Nearby transport

  • Parkfield Road

    BCT · Markyate

    0.7 miles

  • Parkfield Road

    BCT · Markyate

    0.7 miles

  • Village Hall

    BCT · Markyate

    0.8 miles

  • Village Hall

    BCT · Markyate

    0.8 miles

  • Fire Station

    BCT · Markyate

    0.9 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dacorum 001B, 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

17,402 of 33,755

Income
7 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
1 of 10
Living environment
1 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

10 open schools are in scope, including 8 primary and 0 secondary schools. Beechwood Park School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

189 published events cover 12 months, averaging 15.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 82 events.

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