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AL1 5HA

POSTCODE

AL1 5HA is a postcode in Cunningham.

Small user postcodeQuality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)Updated 2026-08-01
Coordinates
51.7473, -0.3224
OS grid TL159067 (515,907, 206,729)
IMD England
7/10
#22740
Crime · Aug '26
Around average · 7.2 per 1k
MoM -12% vs Jul '26
Plus Code
9C3XPMWH+W2
Least deprived 30⁠–⁠40%
IMD England
Around average · 7.2 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
£615,000
Median property price · Sep 2025⁠–⁠Aug 2026 · 1,612 sales
-1.6%
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.
22740
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 22740 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 & Wales
Property sales · AL1 5HA
HM Land Registry · St Albans
Average price
£711,695
Median price: £615,000
Median -1.6% vs prior 12 months
Standard sales only · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 1,612 sales
View district AL1
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jan '24 – Sep '25Sep '25: 1 sales · avg £570,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£570k£470k£370k
Jan '24Sep '25
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime near AL1 5HA

England & Wales
Crime trends · near AL1 5HA

Counts are for Cunningham electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last year · per 1,000 residents (Census 2021)Sep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
21
YoY -38%
35229
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
14
YoY +17%
23156
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
4
YoY —
1791
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
530
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
3
YoY —
951
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
16
YoY -64%
452810
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

2 of 6 key categories improving · asb rising

58
incidents · Aug '26

Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)

Ethnicity

Total residents: 1,979
White Brit.46.8%
Other White15.7%
Bangladeshi11.6%
Indian3.8%
Pakistani3.4%
+ 9 other groups · 18.6%

Religion

Total residents: 1,979
No religion35.2%
Christian32.9%
Muslim17.6%
Not answered9.1%
Hindu2.3%
+ 1 other religions · 2.9%

Age groups

Total residents: 1,980
35–4925.3%
25–3425.0%
50–6412.6%
≤46.7%
5–96.4%
+ 6 other age groups · 24.1%

Households

Total households: 856
One person: other30.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children17.5%
Cohabiting couple family: No children14.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children6.5%
Other household types, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over5.6%
+ 9 other households · 25.4%

Getting around

Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.

Stations

  • St Albans City Rail Station

    Rail · main entrance

    484 m straight lineabout 6 min

  • St Albans Abbey Rail Station

    Rail · entrance

    1.4 km straight lineabout 18 min

  • Park Street Railway Station

    Rail · entrance

    2.7 km straight lineabout 34 min

Bus stops

  • Vanda Crescent

    Bus · opp · south-east

    285 m straight lineabout 4 min

  • Dellfield

    Bus · adj · west

    321 m straight lineabout 4 min

  • Dellfield

    Bus · opp · north-east

    388 m straight lineabout 5 min

  • Grosvenor Road

    Bus · nr · south-east

    395 m straight lineabout 5 min

  • Dexter Close

    Bus · opp · south-east

    405 m straight lineabout 5 min

Coordinates & Location for AL1 5HA

England
Country
St Albans
Local Authority
Hertfordshire
Cunningham
Ward
Luton
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
AL1 5HA
Coordinates
51.7473, -0.3224
Grid reference
TL159067
Easting
515,907
Northing
206,729
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9C3XPMWH+W2
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

Flood zone

Flood Zone 1 at the postcode centre (EA Flood Map for Planning)

Flood Zone 1 at the postcode centre (EA Flood Map for Planning). This is the Environment Agency Flood Map for Planning zone at the ONS postcode centroid, not a property-level assessment. Source: Environment Agency flood map for planning, © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Environment Agency flood map for planning · Open Government Licence v3.0

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Administrative Information

St Albans
Local Authority
Council Area
St Albans E14001507
Constituency
E14001507
Hertfordshire
Police Force
England
Ward
Cunningham
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 England
East 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 011A E01023666
E01023666
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
St Albans 011 E02004934
E02004934
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
St Albans 011A E01023666
E01023666
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
St Albans 011 E02004934
E02004934
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

7:31 AM6:00 PM
7:31 AM
Sunrise
6:00 PM
Sunset
10 hours 29 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:31 AM
Sunset (today)
6:00 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 29 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 5HA 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 E01023666 and MSOA E02004934 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 22740
Present — Active
Postcode AL1 5HA 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

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