AL4 8QP

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 8AA 32 m
AL4 8BQ 63 m
AL4 8BS 67 m
AL4 8BB 77 m
AL4 8BH 87 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
AL4 8QP
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 August 1993
Terminated
1 May 1994
Postcode area
AL
Postcode district
AL4
Postcode sector
AL4 8
Latitude
51.813156
Longitude
-0.293990
British National Grid easting
517,700
British National Grid northing
214,100

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
St Albans · E07000240
Parish or community
E04013289
Output area
E00120598
Lower layer super output area
St Albans 004B · E01023747
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
25
Primary
18
Secondary
4
  1. St Helen's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    264 m
  2. Beech Hyde Primary School and Nursery

    Academy sponsor led

    737 m
  3. Aldwickbury School

    Other independent school

    2.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
284
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 115
  • Anti social behaviour 60
  • Criminal damage and arson 31
  • Other theft 20
  • Vehicle crime 16

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

    4.0 km

  • DAVENPORT HOUSE SURGERY

    DAVENPORT HOUSE, BOWERS WAY, HARPENDEN, AL5 4HX

    ODS code E82077

    4.2 km

  • VILLAGE SURGERY

    AMENBURY LANE, HARPENDEN, AL5 2BT

    ODS code E82037

    4.4 km

Nearby transport

  • St Helen's Church

    BCT · Wheathampstead

    0.1 miles
  • St Helen's Church

    BCT · Wheathampstead

    0.1 miles
  • Rose Lane

    BCT · Wheathampstead

    0.1 miles
  • Rose Lane

    BCT · Wheathampstead

    0.2 miles
  • St Helen's School

    BCT · Wheathampstead

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for St Albans 004B, 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

30,220 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
8 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

25 open schools are in scope, including 18 primary and 4 secondary schools. St Helen's Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 264 m.

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

Recorded crime

284 published events cover 12 months, averaging 23.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 115 events.

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