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AL1 5LY

POSTCODE

AL1 5LY is a postcode in Cunningham.

Small user postcodeQuality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)Updated 2026-08-01
Coordinates
51.7477, -0.3133
OS grid TL165067 (516,534, 206,788)
IMD England
3/10
#9182
Crime · Aug '26
Around average · 5.8 per 1k
MoM +9% vs Jul '26
Plus Code
9C3XPMXP+3M
Most deprived 20–30%
IMD England
Around average · 5.8 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
Most deprived 20–30%
IMD England
Around average · 5.8 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.
9182
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 9182 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 5LY
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
View district AL1
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Nov '24 – Mar '26Mar '26: 1 sales · avg £509,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£509k£342k£175k
Nov '24Mar '26
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 5LY

England & Wales
Crime trends · near AL1 5LY

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
19
YoY -32%
34218
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
11
YoY +10%
21135
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
3
YoY —
1790
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
530
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
3
YoY —
840
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

1 of 5 key categories improving · asb rising

50
incidents · Aug '26

Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)

Ethnicity

Total residents: 1,586
White Brit.56.0%
Bangladeshi11.2%
Other White7.5%
Pakistani4.6%
White Irish2.1%
+ 11 other groups · 18.6%

Religion

Total residents: 1,570
No religion37.2%
Christian36.4%
Muslim19.1%
Not answered4.8%
Buddhist1.2%
+ other · 1.3%

Age groups

Total residents: 1,579
35–4925.1%
50–6419.8%
25–3413.3%
10–157.8%
65–747.8%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.2%

Households

Total households: 640
One person: other23.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children19.5%
One person: aged 66+9.8%
Lone parent family: With dependent children9.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children7.2%
+ 7 other households · 30.8%

Coordinates & Location for AL1 5LY

England
Country
St Albans
Local Authority
Hertfordshire
Cunningham
Ward
Luton
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
AL1 5LY
Coordinates
51.7477, -0.3133
Grid reference
TL165067
Easting
516,534
Northing
206,788
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9C3XPMXP+3M
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 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 016A E01023681
E01023681
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
St Albans 016 E02004939
E02004939
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
St Albans 016A E01023681
E01023681
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
St Albans 016 E02004939
E02004939
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

7:18 AM6:17 PM
7:18 AM
Sunrise
6:17 PM
Sunset
10 hours 59 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:18 AM
Sunset (today)
6:17 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 59 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 5LY 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 E01023681 and MSOA E02004939 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 9182
Present — Active
Postcode AL1 5LY 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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