AL4 8GW

Sandridge & Wheathampstead · St Albans · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
St Albans
Postcode district
AL4
Postcode sector
AL4 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
AL5 5DU 161 m
AL4 8SA 518 m
AL5 5DY 532 m
AL5 5DX 579 m
SG4 8ER 638 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
AL4 8GW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 2001
Terminated
1 April 2005
Postcode area
AL
Postcode district
AL4
Postcode sector
AL4 8
Latitude
51.835794
Longitude
-0.318680
British National Grid easting
515,940
British National Grid northing
216,578

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
St Albans · E07000240
Parish or community
E04013289
Output area
E00120593
Lower layer super output area
St Albans 004C · E01023748
Middle layer super output area
St Albans 004 · E02004927

Postcode source versions

Explore AL4

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
24
Primary
16
Secondary
4
  1. Sauncey Wood Primary School

    Community school

    1.6 km
  2. Batford Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    1.6 km
  3. Katherine Warington School

    Free schools

    1.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
45
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 23
  • Anti social behaviour 8
  • Other theft 3
  • Public order 3
  • Criminal damage and arson 3

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
AL4 8 residents
6,561

Age bands in AL4 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
20.7%

1,409 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.2%

624 residents

Age 25 to 44
19.1%

1,296 residents

Age 45 to 64
29%

1,967 residents

Age 65 and over
22%

1,497 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

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • ELMS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    5 STEWART ROAD, HARPENDEN, AL5 4QA

    ODS code E82071

    3.0 km

  • DAVENPORT HOUSE SURGERY

    DAVENPORT HOUSE, BOWERS WAY, HARPENDEN, AL5 4HX

    ODS code E82077

    3.3 km

  • VILLAGE SURGERY

    AMENBURY LANE, HARPENDEN, AL5 2BT

    ODS code E82037

    3.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Beech Way

    BCT · Blackmore End

    0.7 miles
  • Beech Way

    BCT · Blackmore End

    0.7 miles
  • The Broadway

    BCT · Blackmore End

    0.7 miles
  • The Broadway

    BCT · Blackmore End

    0.8 miles
  • The Lodge

    BCT · Kimpton

    0.9 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for St Albans 004C, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

30,945 of 33,755

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

24 open schools are in scope, including 16 primary and 4 secondary schools. Sauncey Wood Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.0 miles.

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

Recorded crime

45 published events cover 12 months, averaging 3.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 23 events.

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