Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
32309
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 32309 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.
Police Recorded Crime near AL3 7BL
Crime trends · near AL3 7BL
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
6
YoY -40%
ASB
11
YoY +83%
Vehicle Crime
3
YoY +100%
Burglary
3
YoY +100%
Criminal damage
2
YoY -67%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
2 of 5 key categories improving · burglary rising
29
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,658
White Brit.89.2%
Other White3.9%
Indian1.6%
White Irish1.3%
+ other · 4.0%
Religion
Total residents: 1,659
Christian57.9%
No religion33.5%
Not answered5.6%
Hindu1.3%
+ other · 1.7%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,648
35–4919.4%
50–6419.2%
65–7413.1%
75–8411.6%
85 years and over7.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.6%
Households
Total households: 729
Any member 66+20.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children18.0%
All members 66+15.4%
Other11.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.6%
+ 6 other households · 25.4%
Administrative Information
St Albans
Local Authority
Council Area
Harpenden and Berkhamsted E14001268
Constituency
E14001268
Hertfordshire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Redbourn
Constituency code
E14001268
EU Electoral Region
Eastern
Parish
Redbourn
International Territorial Level
St Albans
Health & NHS
East of England
Health Authority
Serving Hertfordshire
NHS Scotland
East of England
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
East of England
NHS Region
East of England
Integrated Care Board
NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Hertfordshire
Sub ICB Location
NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex ICB - 06N
Cancer Alliance
East of England
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
St Albans 006C E01023724
E01023724
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
St Albans 006 E02004929
E02004929
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
St Albans 006C E01023724
E01023724
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
St Albans 006 E02004929
E02004929
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1
2021 Classification
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1
Sun & Time Information
4:15 AM
Sunrise
7:40 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:15 AM
Sunset (today)
7:40 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
September 2005
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~21 years
Active Duration
2005 -> Present
September 2005 — Introduced
Postcode AL3 7BL introduced by Royal Mail.
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1. IMD England rank: 32309
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1. LSOA E01023724 and MSOA E02004929 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode AL3 7BL is currently active and in use.
First introduced
September 2005
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~21 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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