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AL1 5UP

POSTCODE

A Cunningham postcode in St Albans, a 19-minute walk from St Albans City Rail.

Secondary schools near you, with last year's furthest distance offered

  1. 1
    Samuel Ryder Academy

    All-through · Attainment 8 56.5

    Last place offered: 0.77 mi. You're 0.43 mi away.

  2. 2
    Beaumont School

    Secondary with sixth form · Attainment 8 62.6

    Last place offered: 0.84 mi. You're 0.81 mi away.

  3. 3
    Nicholas Breakspear Catholic SchoolNo data

    Secondary with sixth form · Outstanding · Attainment 8 56.4

    Hertfordshire hasn't published a last distance for this school.

Primary nearby

Hertfordshire · Sep 2026 entry. Hertfordshire didn't say how it measured distance. Places change every year, so this isn't a guarantee.

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School applications

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St Albans is the district council. School applications go through Hertfordshire.

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Getting around

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

Stations

  • St Albans City Rail Station

    Rail

    1.5 km straight lineabout 19 min

  • St Albans Abbey Rail Station

    Rail

    2.4 km straight lineabout 30 min

  • Park Street Rail Station

    Rail

    3.1 km straight lineabout 39 min

Bus stops

  • Lynton Avenue

    Bus · adj · west

    162 m straight lineabout 2 min

  • Glenlyn Avenue

    Bus · adj · north-west

    217 m straight lineabout 3 min

  • Frobisher Road

    Bus · opp · north-east

    229 m straight lineabout 3 min

  • Camp Road

    Bus · N-bound · north

    247 m straight lineabout 3 min

  • Frobisher Road

    Bus · nr · south-west

    318 m straight lineabout 4 min

Property sales (Land Registry)

England & Wales
Property sales · AL1 5
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · AL1 5 · Oct 2025–Sep 2026 · 127 sales

AL1 5UP has no standard sales in Oct 2025–Sep 2026, so these figures are for the AL1 5 sector.

Average price
£539,099
Median price: £509,000
Median +6.0% vs prior 12 months
Standard sales only · Oct 2025–Sep 2026 · 127 sales
View district AL1
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Oct '25 – Sep '26Sep '26: 6 sales · avg £720,833
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£724k£561k£398k
Oct '25Jan '26Apr '26Sep '26
£290,000 · 2026-09-25 · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold
AL1 5WD
£840,000 · 2026-09-21 · Detached · Freehold
AL1 5DY
£725,000 · 2026-09-15 · Semi-detached · Freehold
AL1 5DW
£410,000 · 2026-09-11 · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold
AL1 5GG
£1,310,000 · 2026-09-04 · Detached · Freehold
AL1 5SG
£750,000 · 2026-09-03 · Terraced · Freehold
AL1 5EE
£685,000 · 2026-08-28 · Terraced · Freehold
AL1 5LF
£625,000 · 2026-08-28 · Semi-detached · Freehold
AL1 5ES
£535,000 · 2026-08-28 · Semi-detached · Freehold
AL1 5QR
£385,000 · 2026-08-28 · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold
AL1 5NP
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, OGL.

Police Recorded Crime near AL1 5UP

England & Wales
Crime trends · near AL1 5UP

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)Oct '24 – Sep '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
22
YoY stable
352311
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26
ASB
52
YoY +189%
52296
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26
Vehicle Crime
4
YoY -64%
21122
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26
Burglary
1
YoY —
530
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26
Criminal damage
11
YoY —
1172
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26
Other recorded crime
26
YoY -21%
472910
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26

2 of 4 key categories improving · asb rising

116
incidents · Sep '26

People

Household income (MSOA)

Average household income for the neighbourhood (MSOA) around this postcode, financial year ending March 2023

Financial year ending March 2023 · MSOA 2021 · St Albans 016 (E02004939)

This is the published estimate for the MSOA that contains this postcode (about 2,000–6,000 households). It describes the neighbourhood around the postcode. England and Wales only.

Total annual household income
£67,807

£58,069–£79,177

Disposable (net) annual household income
£52,028

£45,126–£59,987

Disposable (net) annual household income before housing costs (equivalised)
£45,209

£41,851–£48,837

Disposable (net) annual household income after housing costs (equivalised)
£38,578

£33,810–£44,019

Source: Office for National Statistics. Income estimates for small areas, England and Wales, financial year ending 2023.

Income estimates for small areas, England and Wales · Open Government Licence v3.0

Ethnicity

Total residents: 1,575
White Brit.56.5%
Bangladeshi11.2%
Other White7.6%
Pakistani4.6%
African2.0%
+ 14 other groups · 18.1%

Religion

Total residents: 1,577
No religion37.0%
Christian36.5%
Muslim19.2%
Not answered4.7%
Buddhist1.2%
+ 4 other religions · 1.4%

Age groups

Total residents: 1,575
35–4925.1%
50–6419.8%
25–3413.3%
65–747.9%
10–157.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.0%

Households

Total households: 638
One person: other23.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children19.7%
One person: aged 66+9.7%
Lone parent family: With dependent children9.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children7.2%
+ 9 other households · 30.4%

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.

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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Technical details

Coordinates & Location for AL1 5UP

England
Country
St Albans
Local Authority
Hertfordshire
Cunningham
Ward
Luton
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
AL1 5UP
Coordinates
51.7447, -0.3077
Grid reference
TL169064
Easting
516,935
Northing
206,462
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9C3XPMVR+VW
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

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
Cancer Alliance
National
NHS Region
East of England
Integrated Care Board
NHS Central East Integrated Care Board
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

7:14 AM4:16 PM
7:14 AM
Sunrise
4:16 PM
Sunset
9 hours 2 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:14 AM
Sunset (today)
4:16 PM
Daylight duration
9 hours 2 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)

Postcode History

August 1992
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~34 years
Active Duration
1992 -> Present
August 1992 — Introduced
Postcode AL1 5UP 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 5UP is currently active and in use.
First introduced
August 1992
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~34 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live

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