Among the least deprived
IMD England
Around average · 5.1 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
East of England
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for AL2 3LA
Postcode
AL2 3LA
Coordinates
51.7342, -0.3569
Grid reference
TL135052
Easting
513,560
Northing
205,223
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9C3XPJMV+M6
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Chiswell Green
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.
33547
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 33547 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 & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near AL2 3LA
England & WalesCrime trends · near AL2 3LA
Counts are for St Stephen electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
18
YoY —
29175
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
19
YoY +12%
24155
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
2
YoY —
740
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
3
YoY —
740
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
3
YoY —
740
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.77.8%
Other White6.6%
Indian3.3%
White Irish2.8%
White & Asian2.1%
+ 1 other groups · 7.5%
Religion
Christian54.6%
No religion32.1%
Not answered5.4%
Hindu2.7%
Jewish2.6%
+ 1 other religions · 2.5%
Age groups
50–6420.4%
35–4918.1%
65–7412.3%
75–849.7%
10–158.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.8%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children24.5%
All members 66+17.6%
Any member 66+16.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: All children non-dependent8.1%
Other7.4%
+ 8 other households · 26.3%
Administrative Information
St Albans
Local Authority
Council AreaSt Albans E14001507
Constituency
E14001507Hertfordshire
Police Force
England
Ward
St Stephen
Constituency code
E14001507
EU Electoral Region
Eastern
Parish
St Stephen
International Territorial Level
St Albans
Health & NHS
East of England
Health Authority
Serving Hertfordshire
NHS EnglandEast 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 020B E01023730
E01023730MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
St Albans 020 E02004943
E02004943LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
St Albans 020B E01023730
E01023730MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
St Albans 020 E02004943
E02004943Urban: 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
6:00 AM
Sunrise
5:42 PM
Sunset
11 hours 42 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
6:00 AM
Sunset (today)
5:42 PM
Daylight duration
11 hours 42 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 3LA 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: 33547
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01023730 and MSOA E02004943 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode AL2 3LA 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
Schools near AL2 3LA
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 8%
RWM expected
78%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 22%
Attainment 8
43.4
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 11%
RWM expected
80%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 2–19FSM 37%
All-throughIndependentMixed · Ages 4–19FSM 0%
Attainment 8
32.9
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 30%
RWM expected
75%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 4%
RWM expected
87%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 15%
RWM expected
62%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 4%
RWM expected
87%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 23%
RWM expected
67%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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