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AL3 8AQ

POSTCODE

AL3 8AQ is a postcode in Watling.

Small user postcodeQuality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)Updated 2026-08-01
Coordinates
51.8290, -0.4811
OS grid TL047155 (504,763, 215,577)
IMD England
6/10
#17402
Crime · Aug '26
Around average · 6.6 per 1k
MoM +3% vs Jul '26
Plus Code
9C3XRGH9+JG
Least deprived 40⁠–⁠50%
IMD England
Around average · 6.6 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
£450,000
Median property price · Sep 2025⁠–⁠Aug 2026 · 1,620 sales
+0.0%
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.
17402
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 17402 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 & Wales
Property sales · AL3 8AQ
HM Land Registry · Dacorum
Average price
£545,333
Median price: £450,000
Median 0% vs prior 12 months
Standard sales only · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 1,620 sales
View district AL3
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jan '24 – Mar '25Mar '25: 1 sales · avg £1,625,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£1.6m£1.5m£1.4m
Jan '24Mar '25
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 8AQ

England & Wales
Crime trends · near AL3 8AQ

Counts are for Watling 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
13
YoY -13%
28187
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
8
YoY —
21122
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
12
YoY —
1370
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
740
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
1
YoY —
851
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
4
YoY —
17103
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

1 of 6 key categories improving

38
incidents · Aug '26

Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)

Ethnicity

Total residents: 1,359
White Brit.84.7%
Other White5.7%
Other Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.4%
White & Asian1.4%
Other Asian1.2%
+ 1 other groups · 5.6%

Religion

Total residents: 1,359
Christian48.5%
No religion39.2%
Not answered4.4%
Buddhist4.3%
Muslim1.5%
+ 1 other religions · 2.0%

Age groups

Total residents: 1,360
50–6425.4%
35–4919.9%
65–7413.3%
25–3410.1%
10–157.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 24.3%

Households

Total households: 513
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children18.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children16.0%
Single family household, all members 66+13.8%
One person: other11.7%
One person: aged 66+8.2%
+ 9 other households · 32.0%

Getting around

Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.

Stations

  • Luton Rail Station

    Rail · Entrance

    7.5 km straight lineabout 94 min

  • Luton Airport Parkway Rail Station

    Rail · Entrance

    7.6 km straight lineabout 95 min

  • Leagrave Rail Station

    Rail

    8.6 km straight lineabout 108 min

Bus stops

  • Parkfield Road

    Bus · W-bound · west

    1.2 km straight lineabout 15 min

  • Parkfield Road

    Bus · E-bound · east

    1.3 km straight lineabout 17 min

  • Village Hall

    Bus · opp · west

    1.4 km straight lineabout 18 min

  • Village Hall

    Bus · nr · north-east

    1.4 km straight lineabout 18 min

Coordinates & Location for AL3 8AQ

England
Country
Dacorum
Local Authority
Hertfordshire
Watling
Ward
Luton
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
AL3 8AQ
Coordinates
51.8290, -0.4811
Grid reference
TL047155
Easting
504,763
Northing
215,577
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9C3XRGH9+JG
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Unknown
Travel to Work
Luton
ITL Region
Dacorum
National Park
Non-National Park

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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Administrative Information

Dacorum
Local Authority
Council Area
Harpenden and Berkhamsted E14001268
Constituency
E14001268
Hertfordshire
Police Force
England
Ward
Watling
Constituency code
E14001268
EU Electoral Region
Eastern
Parish
Flamstead
International Territorial Level
Dacorum

Health & NHS

East of England
Health Authority
Serving Hertfordshire
NHS England
East 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
Dacorum 001B E01023431
E01023431
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Dacorum 001 E02004856
E02004856
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Dacorum 001B E01023431
E01023431
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Dacorum 001 E02004856
E02004856
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling – less sparse: OA falls within the Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 8
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings F1
2021 Classification
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1

Sun & Time Information

7:30 AM6:02 PM
7:30 AM
Sunrise
6:02 PM
Sunset
10 hours 32 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:30 AM
Sunset (today)
6:02 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 32 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 8AQ introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling – less sparse: OA falls within the Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 8
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings F1.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1. LSOA E01023431 and MSOA E02004856 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 17402
Present — Active
Postcode AL3 8AQ 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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