Most deprived 30–40%
IMD England
Around average · 8.8 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
£607,250
Median property price · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 1,720 sales
-2.1%
Last 12 full months vs the prior 12
East of England
Region
Deprivation Index (IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
11269
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 11269 out of 33,755 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesProperty sales · AL1 2HS
HM Land Registry · St Albans
Average price
£722,035
Median price: £607,250
Median -2.1% vs prior 12 months
All property types · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 1,720 sales
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Mar '25 – Jun '25Jun '25: 2 sales · avg £616,250
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£616k£556k£495k
Mar '25Jun '25
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Police Recorded Crime near AL1 2HS
England & WalesCrime trends · near AL1 2HS
Counts are for Sopwell electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearSep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
11
YoY -39%
23157
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
24
YoY +26%
33206
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY —
950
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
950
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
8
YoY —
950
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.56.3%
Bangladeshi13.4%
Other White8.6%
White & Black Caribbean2.3%
Other Asian2.2%
+ 9 other groups · 17.2%
Religion
Christian37.1%
No religion33.0%
Muslim19.5%
Not answered7.0%
Hindu1.2%
+ 1 other religions · 2.2%
Age groups
35–4923.9%
50–6416.4%
25–3413.2%
10–159.5%
≤48.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.0%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children19.5%
Other16.1%
Any member 66+10.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.1%
Lone parent family: With dependent children8.6%
+ 7 other households · 35.1%
Coordinates & Location for AL1 2HS
Postcode
AL1 2HS
Coordinates
51.7364, -0.3314
Grid reference
TL153055
Easting
515,318
Northing
205,507
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9C3XPMP9+HC
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
St Albans
Travel to Work
Luton
ITL Region
St Albans
National Park
Non-National Park
Administrative Information
St Albans
Local Authority
Council AreaSt Albans E14001507
Constituency
E14001507Hertfordshire
Police Force
England
Ward
Sopwell
Constituency code
E14001507
EU Electoral Region
Eastern
Parish
St Albans, unparished area
International Territorial Level
St Albans
Health & NHS
East of England
Health Authority
Serving Hertfordshire
NHS EnglandEast of England
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
East of England
NHS Region
East of England
Integrated Care Board
NHS Central East Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Hertfordshire
Sub ICB Location
NHS Central East ICB - 06N
Cancer Alliance
East of England
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
St Albans 017B E01023738
E01023738MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
St Albans 017 E02004940
E02004940LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
St Albans 017B E01023738
E01023738MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
St Albans 017 E02004940
E02004940Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
7:16 AM
Sunrise
6:19 PM
Sunset
11 hours 3 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:16 AM
Sunset (today)
6:19 PM
Daylight duration
11 hours 3 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode AL1 2HS introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01023738 and MSOA E02004940 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 11269
Present — Active
Postcode AL1 2HS is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
School applications
We've matched the postcode to Hertfordshire.
You apply through this education local authority even if the school is in another council area.
St Albans is the district council. School applications go through Hertfordshire.
Last published allocation
Straight-line distance from the centre of this postcode. This does not guarantee you will get a place.
- Watling View School
No published last-distance figure for this school.
- The Marlborough Science Academy
No published last-distance figure for this school.
- Samuel Ryder Academy
Last published allocation was 1,240 m. This postcode is 1,428 m (straight line).
Last year an application from this postcode would have been outside the last published allocation.
Hertfordshire allocation table · offer day 2 Mar 2026 · Sep 2026 entry
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Schools near AL1 2HS
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 30%
RWM expected
75%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 2–19FSM 37%
No published last-distance figure for this school.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 11%
RWM expected
80%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 6%
RWM expected
73%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 22%
Attainment 8
43.4
No published last-distance figure for this school.
Secondary with sixth formIndependentMixed · Ages 14–19FSM 0%
Attainment 8
19.1
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 4–19FSM 19%
Attainment 8
56.5
Last published allocation was 1,240 m. This postcode is 1,428 m (straight line).
Last year an application from this postcode would have been outside the last published allocation.
This does not guarantee you will get a place.
Hertfordshire allocation table · offer day 2 Mar 2026 · Sep 2026 entry
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 4%
RWM expected
87%
All-throughIndependentMixed · Ages 4–19FSM 0%
Attainment 8
32.9
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 14%
RWM expected
87%
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