Least deprived 20–30%
IMD England
Around average · 5.6 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
£615,000
Median property price · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 1,612 sales
-1.6%
Last 12 full months vs the prior 12
East of England
Region
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.
25700
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 25700 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 & WalesProperty sales · AL3 5PW
HM Land Registry · St Albans
Average price
£711,695
Median price: £615,000
Median -1.6% vs prior 12 months
Standard sales only · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 1,612 sales
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Police Recorded Crime near AL3 5PW
England & WalesCrime trends · near AL3 5PW
Counts are for Batchwood 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)Sep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
11
YoY -27%
24143
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
15
YoY stable
15105
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
740
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
2
YoY —
530
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
5
YoY —
1050
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
10
YoY -17%
1493
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.74.8%
Other White10.0%
Indian2.3%
White & Asian2.3%
White Irish2.1%
+ 3 other groups · 8.5%
Religion
No religion43.7%
Christian43.2%
Not answered7.0%
Muslim2.4%
Jewish1.5%
+ other · 2.2%
Age groups
35–4925.1%
50–6418.5%
25–3416.3%
65–747.1%
≤46.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.1%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children23.0%
One person: other22.4%
Cohabiting couple family: No children12.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.1%
One person: aged 66+9.5%
+ 9 other households · 23.0%
Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 1.3 km straight lineabout 17 min
St Albans City Rail Station
Rail
- 1.6 km straight lineabout 20 min
St Albans Abbey Rail Station
Rail
- 3.7 km straight lineabout 47 min
Park Street Railway Station
Rail · entrance
Bus stops
- 36 m straight lineabout 1 min
Goldsmith Way
Bus · opp · south-east
- 77 m straight lineabout 1 min
Goldsmith Way
Bus · adj · north-east
- 240 m straight lineabout 3 min
City Hospital
Bus · Entrance · south-west
- 251 m straight lineabout 3 min
Hospital
Bus · Stop A · south-east
- 335 m straight lineabout 4 min
Hospital
Bus · Stop B · north-west
Coordinates & Location for AL3 5PW
Postcode
AL3 5PW
Coordinates
51.7592, -0.3408
Grid reference
TL146080
Easting
514,611
Northing
208,027
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9C3XQM55+MM
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
Administrative Information
St Albans
Local Authority
Council AreaSt Albans E14001507
Constituency
E14001507Hertfordshire
Police Force
England
Ward
Batchwood
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 012C E01023728
E01023728MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
St Albans 012 E02004935
E02004935LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
St Albans 012C E01023728
E01023728MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
St Albans 012 E02004935
E02004935Urban: 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
7:26 AM
Sunrise
6:06 PM
Sunset
10 hours 40 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:26 AM
Sunset (today)
6:06 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 40 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 5PW 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 E01023728 and MSOA E02004935 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 25700
Present — Active
Postcode AL3 5PW 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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Schools near AL3 5PW
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 12%
RWM expected
66%
All-throughIndependentGirls · Ages 4–18FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 14%
RWM expected
69%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 10%
RWM expected
77%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 54%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 6%
RWM expected
93%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 3–18FSM 41%
Secondary with sixth formIndependentMixed · Ages 11–19FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–7FSM 7%
Secondary with sixth formStateGirls · Ages 11–18FSM 15%
Attainment 8
58.3
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