AL4 0LY

Colney Heath · St Albans · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
St Albans
Local authority
St Albans
Constituency
St Albans
Postcode district
AL4
Postcode sector
AL4 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
AL4 0FZ 64 m
AL4 0RR 133 m
AL4 0RP 171 m
AL4 0NG 336 m
AL4 0RS 383 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
AL4 0LY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 2025
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
AL
Postcode district
AL4
Postcode sector
AL4 0
Latitude
51.740459
Longitude
-0.278915
British National Grid easting
518,930
British National Grid northing
206,040

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
St Albans · E07000240
Parish or community
E04013283
Westminster constituency
St Albans · E14001507
Output area
E00120248
Lower layer super output area
St Albans 021D · E01023678
Middle layer super output area
St Albans 021 · E02007090

Postcode source versions

Explore AL4

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
3, Barley Close, St Albans, AL4 0LY 4 March 2026 £755,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
62
Primary
37
Secondary
9
  1. Nicholas Breakspear Catholic School

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    1.0 km
  2. Colney Heath Primary School

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    1.1 km
  3. Links Academy

    Academy alternative provision converter

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
318
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 106
  • Anti social behaviour 51
  • Criminal damage and arson 37
  • Vehicle crime 33
  • Other theft 17

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
AL4 0 residents
10,462

Age bands in AL4 0

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
21.8%

2,193 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.5%

1,159 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.9%

2,300 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.9%

3,009 residents

Age 65 and over
13.8%

1,386 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

11

within 5 km straight-line

  • VERULAM MEDICAL GROUP

    COLNEY MEDICAL CENTRE, 45-47 KINGS ROAD, LONDON COLNEY, ST. ALBANS, AL2 1ES

    ODS code E82113

    2.4 km

  • SUMMERFIELD HEALTH CENTRE

    CALEDON ROAD, LONDON COLNEY, ST. ALBANS, AL2 1PU

    ODS code E82107

    2.4 km

  • HATFIELD ROAD SURGERY

    2 THE PARADE, ELLIS HOUSE, ST. ALBANS, AL1 3FY

    ODS code E82004

    3.4 km

  • PARKBURY HOUSE SURGERY

    ST. PETERS STREET, ST ALBANS, AL1 3HD

    ODS code E82060

    4.2 km

  • BURVILL HOUSE SURGERY

    52-54 DELLFIELD ROAD, HATFIELD, AL10 8HP

    ODS code E82023

    4.3 km

  • MALTINGS SURGERY

    8-14 VICTORIA STREET, ST ALBANS, AL1 3JB

    ODS code E82031

    4.3 km

  • GRANGE STREET SURGERY

    2 GRANGE STREET, ST. ALBANS, AL3 5NF

    ODS code E82059

    4.4 km

  • LISTER HOUSE SURGERY

    THE COMMON, HATFIELD, AL10 0NL

    ODS code E82018

    4.5 km

  • HARVEY GROUP PRACTICE

    13-15 RUSSELL AVENUE, ST. ALBANS, AL3 5HB

    ODS code E82084

    4.5 km

  • WRAFTON HOUSE SURGERY

    9-11 WELLFIELD ROAD, HATFIELD, AL10 0BS

    ODS code E82002

    4.6 km

  • LODGE,HIGHFIELD & REDBOURN

    NORMANDY ROAD, ST. ALBANS, AL3 5NP

    ODS code E82014

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Barley Mow Lane

    BCT · Smallford

    0.4 miles
  • Barley Mow Lane

    BCT · Smallford

    0.4 miles
  • The Plough PH

    BCT · Tyttenhanger

    0.4 miles
  • Wistlea Crescent

    BCT · Colney Heath

    0.6 miles
  • Nicholas Breakspear School

    BCT · Oaklands

    0.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for St Albans 021D, 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

29,515 of 33,755

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

Property market

The five-year median is £755,000 from 1 recorded sale in AL4 0LY. 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

62 open schools are in scope, including 37 primary and 9 secondary schools. Nicholas Breakspear Catholic School is the nearest published school at 0.6 miles.

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

Recorded crime

318 published events cover 12 months, averaging 26.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 106 events.

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