AL4 8NL

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
AL4 8ND 172 m
AL4 8NJ 239 m
AL4 8NH 388 m
AL4 8NN 484 m
AL4 8NQ 485 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
AL4 8NL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 2000
Postcode area
AL
Postcode district
AL4
Postcode sector
AL4 8
Latitude
51.812046
Longitude
-0.279525
British National Grid easting
518,700
British National Grid northing
214,000

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
St Albans · E07000240
Parish or community
E04013289
Output area
E00120594
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
27
Primary
17
Secondary
5
  1. Beech Hyde Primary School and Nursery

    Academy sponsor led

    900 m
  2. St Helen's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.0 km
  3. Aldwickbury School

    Other independent school

    3.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
268
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 113
  • Anti social behaviour 59
  • Criminal damage and arson 27
  • Other theft 16
  • Vehicle crime 15

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

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • BRIDGE COTTAGE SURGERY

    41 HIGH STREET, WELWYN, AL6 9EF

    ODS code E82019

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Sheepcote Lane

    BCT · Wheathampstead

    0.2 miles
  • Sheepcote Lane

    BCT · Wheathampstead

    0.2 miles
  • Conquerors Hill

    BCT · Wheathampstead

    0.3 miles
  • Conquerors Hill

    BCT · Wheathampstead

    0.4 miles
  • Offas Way

    BCT · Wheathampstead

    0.4 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

27 open schools are in scope, including 17 primary and 5 secondary schools. Beech Hyde Primary School and Nursery is the nearest published school at 900 m.

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

Recorded crime

268 published events cover 12 months, averaging 22.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 113 events.

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