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AL2 3LU

POSTCODE

A St Stephen postcode in St Albans, a 3-minute walk from Bricket Wood Rail.

Schools nearby

  1. 1
    Mount Pleasant Lane Primary School

    Primary · Good

    0.75 mi

  2. 2
    Seva Education St Albans

    Special

    0.80 mi

  3. 3
    Coates Way JMI and Nursery School

    Primary

    0.97 mi

  4. 4
    Saint Michael's Catholic High School

    Secondary with sixth form · Attainment 8 50.9

    1.1 mi

  5. 5
    St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School

    Primary · Good

    1.1 mi

  6. 6
    Parmiter's School

    Secondary with sixth form · Outstanding · Attainment 8 66.5

    1.2 mi

See all schools within 1.2 miles

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

  • Bricket Wood Rail Station

    Rail

    277 m straight lineabout 3 min

  • How Wood (Herts) Rail Station

    Rail

    2.0 km straight lineabout 25 min

  • Garston (Herts) Rail Station

    Rail

    2.3 km straight lineabout 29 min

Bus stops

  • Hamilton Close

    Bus · Stop B · north-east

    113 m straight lineabout 1 min

  • Hamilton Close

    Bus · Stop A · south-west

    114 m straight lineabout 1 min

  • Bricket Wood Railway Station

    Bus · adj · north-east

    281 m straight lineabout 4 min

  • Bricket Wood Railway Station

    Bus · opp · south-west

    296 m straight lineabout 4 min

  • South Riding

    Bus · adj · north-west

    318 m straight lineabout 4 min

Property sales (Land Registry)

England & Wales
Property sales · AL2 3
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · AL2 3 · Oct 2025–Sep 2026 · 90 sales

AL2 3LU has 1 standard sale in Oct 2025–Sep 2026, fewer than 5, so these figures are for the AL2 3 sector.

Average price
£662,484
Median price: £661,625
Median +1.7% vs prior 12 months
Standard sales only · Oct 2025–Sep 2026 · 90 sales
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Recent sale price trend
Oct '25 – Sep '26Sep '26: 3 sales · avg £761,667
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£778k£667k£556k
Oct '25Jan '26Apr '26Sep '26
£840,000 · 2026-09-15 · Semi-detached · Freehold
AL2 3AZ
£895,000 · 2026-09-09 · Detached · Freehold
AL2 3FP
£550,000 · 2026-09-04 · Semi-detached · Freehold
AL2 3QR
£525,000 · 2026-08-27 · Semi-detached · Freehold
AL2 3SL
£937,000 · 2026-08-25 · Terraced · Freehold
AL2 3HR
£663,250 · 2026-08-25 · Semi-detached · Freehold
AL2 3HL
£875,000 · 2026-08-20 · Semi-detached · Freehold
AL2 3UY
£1,180,000 · 2026-08-17 · Detached · Freehold
AL2 3QJ
£485,000 · 2026-08-17 · Semi-detached · Freehold
AL2 3LL
£800,000 · 2026-07-31 · Detached · Freehold
AL2 3NF
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, OGL.

Police Recorded Crime near AL2 3LU

England & Wales
Crime trends · near AL2 3LU

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 year · per 1,000 residents (Census 2021)Oct '24 – Sep '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
14
YoY -13%
21146
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26
ASB
28
YoY —
28175
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26
Vehicle Crime
5
YoY —
630
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26
Burglary
2
YoY —
630
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26
Criminal damage
5
YoY —
740
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26
Other recorded crime
8
YoY —
1593
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26

1 of 1 key categories improving

62
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 020 (E02004943)

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
£69,332

£59,492–£80,799

Disposable (net) annual household income
£51,339

£44,635–£59,050

Disposable (net) annual household income before housing costs (equivalised)
£45,321

£41,995–£48,911

Disposable (net) annual household income after housing costs (equivalised)
£44,996

£39,435–£51,341

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: 1,354
White Brit.74.9%
Other White6.5%
Indian4.8%
White & Asian2.8%
Other ethnic group2.7%
+ 10 other groups · 8.3%

Religion

Total residents: 1,351
Christian43.7%
No religion35.3%
Jewish7.0%
Not answered5.1%
Hindu4.4%
+ 4 other religions · 4.4%

Age groups

Total residents: 1,353
35–4921.7%
50–6420.6%
25–3412.3%
65–7410.1%
10–157.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.8%

Households

Total households: 551
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children21.6%
One person: other19.8%
Single family household, all members 66+11.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.5%
One person: aged 66+7.1%
+ 9 other households · 31.9%

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.
23752
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 23752 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 AL2 3LU

England
Country
St Albans
Local Authority
Hertfordshire
St Stephen
Ward
Luton
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
AL2 3LU
Coordinates
51.7037, -0.3620
Grid reference
TL132018
Easting
513,282
Northing
201,823
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9C3XPJ3Q+F5
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Bricket Wood
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
St Stephen
Constituency code
E14001507
EU Electoral Region
Eastern
Parish
St Stephen
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 020A E01023717
E01023717
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
St Albans 020 E02004943
E02004943
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
St Albans 020A E01023717
E01023717
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
St Albans 020 E02004943
E02004943
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

January 1980
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> Present
January 1980 — Introduced
Postcode AL2 3LU 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 E01023717 and MSOA E02004943 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 23752
Present — Active
Postcode AL2 3LU 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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