Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
32598
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 32598 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Police Recorded Crime near AL1 4DF
Crime trends · near AL1 4DF
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
12
YoY -8%
ASB
8
YoY -27%
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY -100%
Burglary
2
YoY +100%
Criminal damage
2
YoY +100%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
3 of 5 key categories improving · criminal damage rising
31
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 2,115
White Brit.76.7%
Other White8.4%
White & Asian2.4%
White Irish1.9%
Other Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.8%
+ 4 other groups · 8.8%
Religion
Total residents: 2,117
No religion45.5%
Christian41.6%
Not answered6.6%
Muslim2.6%
Jewish1.1%
+ 1 other religions · 2.5%
Age groups
Total residents: 2,112
35–4926.7%
50–6415.9%
25–3414.7%
≤49.2%
65–747.4%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.2%
Households
Total households: 846
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children30.0%
Other14.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.1%
Cohabiting couple family: No children10.9%
Any member 66+9.1%
+ 7 other households · 24.1%
Administrative Information
St Albans
Local Authority
Council Area
St Albans E14001507
Constituency
E14001507
Hertfordshire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Bernards Heath
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 Scotland
East of England
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
East of England
NHS Region
East of England
Integrated Care Board
NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Hertfordshire
Sub ICB Location
NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex ICB - 06N
Cancer Alliance
East of England
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
St Albans 010D E01023716
E01023716
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
St Albans 010 E02004933
E02004933
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
St Albans 010D E01023716
E01023716
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
St Albans 010 E02004933
E02004933
Urban: 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
4:14 AM
Sunrise
7:40 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:14 AM
Sunset (today)
7:40 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> Present
January 1980 — Introduced
Postcode AL1 4DF 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. IMD England rank: 32598
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01023716 and MSOA E02004933 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode AL1 4DF is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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