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AL3 6AY

POSTCODE

A Bernards Heath postcode in St Albans, a 25-minute walk from St Albans City Rail.

Secondary schools near you, with last year's furthest distance offered

  1. 1
    St Albans Girls' SchoolNo data

    Secondary with sixth form · Attainment 8 58.8

    Hertfordshire hasn't published a last distance for this school.

  2. 2
    Sandringham School

    Secondary with sixth form · Outstanding · Attainment 8 65.1

    Last place offered: 0.63 mi. You're 1.1 mi away.

Primary nearby

Hertfordshire · Sep 2026 entry. Hertfordshire didn't say how it measured distance. Places change every year, so this isn't a guarantee.

See all schools within 1.2 miles

School applications

We've matched the postcode to Hertfordshire.

You apply through this education local authority even if the school is in another council area.

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

  • St Albans City Rail Station

    Rail

    2.0 km straight lineabout 25 min

  • St Albans Abbey Rail Station

    Rail

    2.7 km straight lineabout 34 min

  • Park Street Rail Station

    Rail

    4.8 km straight lineabout 60 min

Bus stops

  • New Greens Avenue

    Bus · adj · east

    158 m straight lineabout 2 min

  • New Greens Avenue

    Bus · opp · west

    168 m straight lineabout 2 min

  • St Albans Girls' School

    Bus · in · north

    217 m straight lineabout 3 min

  • The Ancient Briton

    Bus · nr · south-west

    226 m straight lineabout 3 min

  • St Albans Girls' School

    Bus · nr · south

    248 m straight lineabout 3 min

Property sales (Land Registry)

England & Wales
Property sales · AL3 6
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · AL3 6 · Oct 2025–Sep 2026 · 26 sales

AL3 6AY has 1 standard sale in Oct 2025–Sep 2026, fewer than 5, so these figures are for the AL3 6 sector.

Average price
£672,298
Median price: £646,400
Median +3.4% vs prior 12 months
Standard sales only · Oct 2025–Sep 2026 · 26 sales
View district AL3
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Oct '25 – Aug '26Aug '26: 1 sale · avg £185,500
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£1m£605k£186k
Oct '25Dec '25Apr '26Jun '26Aug '26
£185,500 · 2026-08-24 · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold
AL3 6DL
£625,000 · 2026-07-30 · Terraced · Freehold
AL3 6HL
£925,000 · 2026-07-13 · Terraced · Freehold
AL3 6BG
£700,000 · 2026-07-09 · Semi-detached · Freehold
AL3 6LG
£597,000 · 2026-07-06 · Detached · Freehold
AL3 6EQ
£925,000 · 2026-07-02 · Semi-detached · Freehold
AL3 6EU
£400,000 · 2026-06-18 · Semi-detached · Freehold
AL3 6DN
£565,000 · 2026-06-08 · Semi-detached · Freehold
AL3 6EL
£940,500 · 2026-06-05 · Semi-detached · Freehold
AL3 6DE
£575,000 · 2026-05-01 · Terraced · Freehold
AL3 6DN
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, OGL.

Police Recorded Crime near AL3 6AY

England & Wales
Crime trends · near AL3 6AY

Counts are for Bernards Heath 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
12
YoY -29%
231710
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26
ASB
26
YoY —
26142
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26
Vehicle Crime
2
YoY —
840
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
420
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26
Criminal damage
2
YoY —
1680
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26
Other recorded crime
18
YoY —
18114
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26

1 of 1 key categories improving

60
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 007 (E02004930)

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
£76,244

£65,460–£88,804

Disposable (net) annual household income
£53,868

£46,810–£61,990

Disposable (net) annual household income before housing costs (equivalised)
£50,128

£46,398–£54,157

Disposable (net) annual household income after housing costs (equivalised)
£41,070

£36,006–£46,847

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: 2,063
White Brit.65.4%
Other White9.0%
Bangladeshi4.0%
Indian3.7%
African2.9%
+ 14 other groups · 15.0%

Religion

Total residents: 2,060
Christian42.4%
No religion38.3%
Muslim10.0%
Not answered5.1%
Hindu2.1%
+ 4 other religions · 1.9%

Age groups

Total residents: 2,059
35–4922.2%
50–6418.9%
25–3411.4%
10–1511.1%
65–746.8%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.5%

Households

Total households: 735
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children29.9%
One person: other13.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.5%
Lone parent family: With dependent children7.8%
Single family household, all members 66+7.5%
+ 9 other households · 32.2%

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.
28945
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 28945 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 AL3 6AY

England
Country
St Albans
Local Authority
Hertfordshire
Bernards Heath
Ward
Luton
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
AL3 6AY
Coordinates
51.7683, -0.3330
Grid reference
TL151090
Easting
515,126
Northing
209,050
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9C3XQM98+8R
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

Administrative Information

St Albans
Local Authority
Council Area
St Albans E14001507
Constituency
E14001507
Hertfordshire
Police Force
England
Ward
Bernards Heath
Constituency code
E14001507
EU Electoral Region
Eastern
Parish
St Albans, unparished area
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 007A E01023713
E01023713
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
St Albans 007 E02004930
E02004930
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
St Albans 007A E01023713
E01023713
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
St Albans 007 E02004930
E02004930
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

7:04 AM4:25 PM
7:04 AM
Sunrise
4:25 PM
Sunset
9 hours 21 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:04 AM
Sunset (today)
4:25 PM
Daylight duration
9 hours 21 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 AL3 6AY 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 E01023713 and MSOA E02004930 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 28945
Present — Active
Postcode AL3 6AY 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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