Among the least deprived
IMD England
Low · 3.0 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£1,287,500
Median property price
—
Annual change
East of England
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for AL3 4AA
Postcode
AL3 4AA
Coordinates
51.7410, -0.3544
Grid reference
TL137059
Easting
513,718
Northing
205,982
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9C3XPJRW+C6
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
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.
33499
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 33499 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)
England & WalesProperty sales · AL3 4AA
HM Land Registry · St Albans
Average price
£1,287,500
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £1,287,500
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Oct '23 – Jul '24Jul '24: 1 sales · avg £1,000,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£1.6m£1.3m£1m
Oct '23Jul '24
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime near AL3 4AA
England & WalesCrime trends · near AL3 4AA
Counts are for Verulam 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
10
YoY —
1062
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
7
YoY —
740
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
3
YoY —
630
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
1
YoY —
420
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
530
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.81.7%
Other White5.2%
White Irish2.5%
White & Asian2.3%
Indian2.2%
+ 1 other groups · 6.1%
Religion
Christian57.9%
No religion31.7%
Not answered5.0%
Jewish2.0%
Hindu1.1%
+ 1 other religions · 2.2%
Age groups
35–4920.4%
50–6418.8%
65–7413.1%
75–8411.1%
10–158.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.0%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children25.5%
All members 66+20.6%
Any member 66+16.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: All children non-dependent9.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.3%
+ 6 other households · 19.3%
Administrative Information
St Albans
Local Authority
Council AreaSt Albans E14001507
Constituency
E14001507Hertfordshire
Police Force
England
Ward
Verulam
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 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 014C E01023744
E01023744MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
St Albans 014 E02004937
E02004937LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
St Albans 014C E01023744
E01023744MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
St Albans 014 E02004937
E02004937Urban: 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
5:42 AM
Sunrise
6:08 PM
Sunset
12 hours 26 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:42 AM
Sunset (today)
6:08 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 26 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 AL3 4AA 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: 33499
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01023744 and MSOA E02004937 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode AL3 4AA 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 AL3 4AA
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 22%
Attainment 8
43.4
All-throughIndependentMixed · Ages 4–18FSM 0%
Attainment 8
32.9
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 4%
RWM expected
87%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 11%
RWM expected
80%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 8%
RWM expected
78%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 2–19FSM 37%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 4%
RWM expected
87%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 30%
RWM expected
75%
Secondary with sixth formIndependentBoys · Ages 11–19FSM 0%
Attainment 8
10.1
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 10%
RWM expected
81%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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