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AL4 0PJ

Colney Heath · St Albans · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Colney Heath
Local authority
St Albans
Constituency
St Albans
Postcode district
AL4
Postcode sector
AL4 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
AL10 9EJ 253 m
AL10 9DL 303 m
AL10 9EL 328 m
AL10 9BT 336 m
AL4 0RZ 344 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
AL4 0PJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1991
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
AL
Postcode district
AL4
Postcode sector
AL4 0
Latitude
51.748385
Longitude
-0.244512
British National Grid easting
521,284
British National Grid northing
206,978

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
St Albans · E07000240
Electoral ward
Colney Heath · E05013950
Parish or community
E04013283
Westminster constituency
St Albans · E14001507
Output area
E00189442
Lower layer super output area
St Albans 021C · E01035581
Middle layer super output area
St Albans 021 · E02007090

Postcode source versions

Explore AL4

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
37
Primary
23
Secondary
6

  1. University of Hertfordshire

    Higher education institutions

    526 m

  2. De Havilland Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.2 km

  3. Links Hatfield Academy

    Academy alternative provision sponsor led

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,862
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 740
  • Anti social behaviour 277
  • Other theft 182
  • Vehicle crime 121
  • Criminal damage and arson 120

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
0%
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
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

6

within 5 km

  • BURVILL HOUSE SURGERY

    52-54 DELLFIELD ROAD, HATFIELD, AL10 8HP

    ODS code E82023

    1.9 km

  • LISTER HOUSE SURGERY

    THE COMMON, HATFIELD, AL10 0NL

    ODS code E82018

    2.2 km

  • WRAFTON HOUSE SURGERY

    9-11 WELLFIELD ROAD, HATFIELD, AL10 0BS

    ODS code E82002

    2.3 km

  • POTTERELLS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82058

    3.4 km

  • SUMMERFIELD HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82107

    4.8 km

  • VERULAM MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code E82113

    4.8 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • The Forum

    BCT · Hatfield

    0.1 miles

  • The Forum

    BCT · Hatfield

    0.1 miles

  • Tudor Close

    BCT · South Hatfield

    0.1 miles

  • The Forum

    BCT · Hatfield

    0.1 miles

  • The Forum

    BCT · Hatfield

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for St Albans 021C, 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

19,595 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
6 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
0
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

Schools

37 open schools are in scope, including 23 primary and 6 secondary schools. University of Hertfordshire is the nearest published school at 526 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,862 published events cover 12 months, averaging 155.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 740 events.

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