Around average
IMD England
116
Crime · May '26
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Avg property price
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Annual change
East of England
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for AL2 1HW
Postcode
AL2 1HW
Coordinates
51.7277, -0.2992
Grid reference
TL175045
Easting
517,563
Northing
204,586
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9C3XPPH2+38
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
London Colney
Travel to Work
Luton
ITL Region
St Albans
National Park
Non-National Park
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.
14738
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 14738 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.
Property sales (Land Registry)
Property sales · AL2 1HW
HM Land Registry · St Albans
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Police Recorded Crime near AL2 1HW
Crime trends · near AL2 1HW
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
362411
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
21
YoY +40%
ASB
20123
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
18
YoY +12%
Vehicle Crime
1580
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
10
YoY +233%
Burglary
530
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY +100%
Criminal damage
1061
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY -60%
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Other Theft
452810
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
45
YoY +67%
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.56.4%
Bangladeshi12.9%
Other White6.8%
Other Asian4.7%
African3.8%
+ 6 other groups · 15.4%
Religion
Christian39.2%
No religion32.0%
Muslim20.2%
Not answered4.7%
Hindu1.8%
+ other · 2.2%
Age groups
50–6419.3%
35–4918.9%
25–3413.8%
10–159.8%
65–747.7%
+ 5 other age groups · 30.5%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children18.2%
Other12.7%
Any member 66+11.9%
Lone parent family: With dependent children10.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children7.6%
+ 7 other households · 39.0%
Administrative Information
St Albans
Local Authority
Council AreaSt Albans E14001507
Constituency
E14001507Hertfordshire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
London Colney
Constituency code
E14001507
EU Electoral Region
Eastern
Parish
London Colney
International Territorial Level
St Albans
Health & NHS
East of England
Health Authority
Serving Hertfordshire
NHS ScotlandEast 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 018B E01023705
E01023705MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
St Albans 018 E02004941
E02004941LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
St Albans 018B E01023705
E01023705MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
St Albans 018 E02004941
E02004941Larger rural: 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
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1
Sun & Time Information
3:55 AM
Sunrise
8:17 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:55 AM
Sunset (today)
8:17 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode AL2 1HW 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: 14738
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1. LSOA E01023705 and MSOA E02004941 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode AL2 1HW 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
Schools near AL2 1HW
Open state schools within 2 km of this postcode, ranked by distance.
London Colney Primary & Nursery School
Hertfordshire · AL2 1JG
Good
0.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Bowmansgreen Primary School
Hertfordshire · AL2 1PH
Good
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Saint Bernadette Catholic Primary School
Hertfordshire · AL2 1NL
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Saint Bernadette Voluntary Catholic Primary Academy
Hertfordshire · AL2 1NL
Good
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Samuel Ryder Academy
Hertfordshire · AL1 5AR
Good
0.9 mi
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 4–19
Windermere Primary School
Hertfordshire · AL1 5QP
Good
1.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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