Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
25970
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 25970 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 5NY
Crime trends · near AL1 5NY
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
20
YoY +25%
ASB
9
YoY +12%
Vehicle Crime
2
YoY -50%
Burglary
0
YoY -100%
Criminal damage
5
YoY +25%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
2 of 5 key categories improving · criminal damage rising
42
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,929
White Brit.75.1%
Other White6.2%
Indian3.0%
White & Asian1.9%
Chinese1.8%
+ 6 other groups · 12.0%
Religion
Total residents: 1,928
Christian48.1%
No religion37.8%
Not answered5.0%
Muslim3.9%
Hindu2.2%
+ 1 other religions · 3.0%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,932
35–4923.1%
50–6421.8%
25–349.6%
10–159.6%
65–749.1%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.8%
Households
Total households: 732
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children25.6%
Other12.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.8%
All members 66+10.7%
Any member 66+9.8%
+ 7 other households · 30.9%
Administrative Information
St Albans
Local Authority
Council Area
St Albans E14001507
Constituency
E14001507
Hertfordshire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Hill End
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 021D E01023678
E01023678
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
St Albans 021 E02007090
E02007090
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
St Albans 015B E01023678
E01023678
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
St Albans 015 E02004938
E02004938
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 5NY 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: 25970
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01023678 and MSOA E02007090 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode AL1 5NY 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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