AL4 0PE

Shenley · Hertsmere · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Shenley
Local authority
Hertsmere
Constituency
Hertsmere
Postcode district
AL4
Postcode sector
AL4 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
AL4 0PB 588 m
AL4 0PF 595 m
AL4 0PG 595 m
AL4 0PD 655 m
AL4 0NJ 860 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
AL4 0PE
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 January 2006
Postcode area
AL
Postcode district
AL4
Postcode sector
AL4 0
Latitude
51.730630
Longitude
-0.265981
British National Grid easting
519,849
British National Grid northing
204,968

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Hertsmere · E07000098
Electoral ward
Shenley · E05012192
Parish or community
E04013252
Westminster constituency
Hertsmere · E14001284
Output area
E00119767
Lower layer super output area
Hertsmere 004D · E01023584
Middle layer super output area
Hertsmere 004 · E02004899

Postcode source versions

Explore AL4

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
38
Primary
25
Secondary
5
  1. Colney Heath Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.2 km
  2. London Colney Primary & Nursery School

    Community school

    2.2 km
  3. Nicholas Breakspear Catholic School

    Academy converter

    2.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
128
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 43
  • Anti social behaviour 22
  • Criminal damage and arson 21
  • Vehicle crime 14
  • Drugs 8

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

7

within 5 km straight-line

  • SUMMERFIELD HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82107

    2.5 km

  • VERULAM MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code E82113

    2.6 km

  • POTTERELLS MEDICAL CENTRE

    STATION ROAD, WELHAM GREEN, NORTH MYMMS, HATFIELD, AL9 7SN

    ODS code E82058

    4.0 km

  • BURVILL HOUSE SURGERY

    52-54 DELLFIELD ROAD, HATFIELD, AL10 8HP

    ODS code E82023

    4.3 km

  • HATFIELD ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82004

    4.6 km

  • LISTER HOUSE SURGERY

    THE COMMON, HATFIELD, AL10 0NL

    ODS code E82018

    4.6 km

  • WRAFTON HOUSE SURGERY

    9-11 WELLFIELD ROAD, HATFIELD, AL10 0BS

    ODS code E82002

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Crooked Billet PH

    BCT · Colney Heath

    0.7 miles
  • Crooked Billet PH

    BCT · Colney Heath

    0.7 miles
  • Roestock Lane

    BCT · Colney Heath

    0.7 miles
  • Roestock Lane

    BCT · Colney Heath

    0.7 miles
  • Wistlea Crescent

    BCT · Colney Heath

    0.7 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Hertsmere 004D, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

10,891 of 33,755

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

38 open schools are in scope, including 25 primary and 5 secondary schools. Colney Heath Primary 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

128 published events cover 12 months, averaging 10.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 43 events.

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