AL3 8RT

Watling · Dacorum · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
St Albans
Ward
Watling
Local authority
Dacorum
Postcode district
AL3
Postcode sector
AL3 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
AL3 8JF 36 m
AL3 8RR 67 m
AL3 8RZ 78 m
AL3 8RA 88 m
AL3 8JQ 104 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
AL3 8RT
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
AL
Postcode district
AL3
Postcode sector
AL3 8
Latitude
51.835222
Longitude
-0.462842
British National Grid easting
506,009
British National Grid northing
216,295

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
E00119025
Lower layer super output area
Dacorum 001D · E01023433
Middle layer super output area
Dacorum 001 · E02004856

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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7 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
2, Sebright Road, Markyate, St Albans, AL3 8RT 1 December 2023 £330,000
3, Sebright Road, Markyate, St Albans, AL3 8RT 15 June 2018 £289,000
2, Sebright Road, Markyate, St Albans, AL3 8RT 28 April 2015 £265,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
17
Primary
13
Secondary
2
  1. Markyate Village School and Nursery

    Community school

    424 m
  2. Beechwood Park School

    Other independent school

    2.3 km
  3. Kensworth Church of England Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    2.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
205
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 90
  • Anti social behaviour 51
  • Vehicle crime 17
  • Criminal damage and arson 13
  • Other theft 8

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
23

10 female, 13 male

Postcode households
15
Residents per household
1.5
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

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider AL3 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
93.8%
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
93.8%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • CADDINGTON SURGERY

    33 MANOR ROAD, CADDINGTON, LUTON, LU1 4EE

    ODS code E81069

    3.3 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

Nearby transport

  • Parkfield Road

    BCT · Markyate

    0.1 miles
  • Fire Station

    BCT · Markyate

    0.1 miles
  • Fire Station

    BCT · Markyate

    0.1 miles
  • Parkfield Road

    BCT · Markyate

    0.1 miles
  • Cavendish Road

    BCT · Markyate

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dacorum 001D, 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

17,609 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
4 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
2
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £330,000 from 1 recorded sale in AL3 8RT. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Dacorum is £459,438 in June 2026, up 1.8% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

17 open schools are in scope, including 13 primary and 2 secondary schools. Markyate Village School and Nursery is the nearest published school at 424 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

205 published events cover 12 months, averaging 17.083 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.