AL4 0SG

Colney Heath · St Albans · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
AL4 0SF 172 m
AL4 0SA 210 m
AL4 0SD 311 m
AL4 0SB 342 m
AL4 0HF 409 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
AL4 0SG
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 2000
Postcode area
AL
Postcode district
AL4
Postcode sector
AL4 0
Latitude
51.747126
Longitude
-0.267507
British National Grid easting
519,700
British National Grid northing
206,800

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
E00120253
Lower layer super output area
St Albans 021A · E01023680
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
51
Primary
33
Secondary
7
  1. Colney Heath Primary School

    Academy converter

    740 m
  2. Nicholas Breakspear Catholic School

    Academy converter

    1.5 km
  3. Oaklands College

    Further education

    1.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
253
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 84
  • Anti social behaviour 38
  • Vehicle crime 30
  • Criminal damage and arson 22
  • Other theft 18

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

10

within 5 km straight-line

  • BURVILL HOUSE SURGERY

    52-54 DELLFIELD ROAD, HATFIELD, AL10 8HP

    ODS code E82023

    3.2 km

  • LISTER HOUSE SURGERY

    THE COMMON, HATFIELD, AL10 0NL

    ODS code E82018

    3.4 km

  • VERULAM MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code E82113

    3.4 km

  • SUMMERFIELD HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82107

    3.5 km

  • WRAFTON HOUSE SURGERY

    9-11 WELLFIELD ROAD, HATFIELD, AL10 0BS

    ODS code E82002

    3.5 km

  • HATFIELD ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82004

    4.1 km

  • POTTERELLS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82058

    4.7 km

  • PARKBURY HOUSE SURGERY

    ST. PETERS STREET, ST ALBANS, AL1 3HD

    ODS code E82060

    4.7 km

  • GRANGE STREET SURGERY

    2 GRANGE STREET, ST. ALBANS, AL3 5NF

    ODS code E82059

    4.9 km

  • MALTINGS SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82031

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Sleapshyde Lane

    BCT · Sleapshyde

    0.1 miles
  • Sleapshyde Lane

    BCT · Sleapshyde

    0.1 miles
  • Sleapcross Gardens

    BCT · Sleapshyde

    0.2 miles
  • Sleapcross Gardens

    BCT · Sleapshyde

    0.2 miles
  • Barley Mow Lane

    BCT · Smallford

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for St Albans 021A, 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

27,969 of 33,755

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

51 open schools are in scope, including 33 primary and 7 secondary schools. Colney Heath Primary School is the nearest published school at 740 m.

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

Recorded crime

253 published events cover 12 months, averaging 21.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 84 events.

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