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.
17609
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 17609 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 8JG
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
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Dec '24 – Feb '26Feb '26: 1 sales · avg £910,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£910k£555k£200k
Dec '24Feb '25Oct '25Jan '26Feb '26
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 8JG
England & WalesCrime trends · near AL3 8JG
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%
28188
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
Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.86.9%
Other White2.4%
White & Black Caribbean1.9%
White Irish1.9%
African1.3%
+ 2 other groups · 5.8%
Religion
Christian45.1%
No religion45.0%
Not answered6.5%
+ other · 3.3%
Age groups
35–4922.4%
50–6422.4%
25–3414.5%
10–157.6%
65–747.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 25.9%
Households
One person: other24.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.3%
One person: aged 66+10.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.2%
Cohabiting couple family: No children9.4%
+ 9 other households · 32.0%
Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 6.0 km straight lineabout 75 min
Luton Airport Parkway Rail Station
Rail · Entrance
- 6.0 km straight lineabout 75 min
Luton Rail Station
Rail · Entrance
- 7.6 km straight lineabout 95 min
Luton Airport DART Station
Underground
Bus stops
- 22 m straight lineabout 1 min
Fire Station
Bus · nr · north-west
- 61 m straight lineabout 1 min
Fire Station
Bus · opp · south-east
- 178 m straight lineabout 2 min
Hicks Road
Bus · NW-bound · north-west
- 184 m straight lineabout 2 min
Hicks Road
Bus · SE-bound · south-east
- 224 m straight lineabout 3 min
Cavendish Road
Bus · opp · south-east
Coordinates & Location for AL3 8JG
Postcode
AL3 8JG
Coordinates
51.8363, -0.4607
Grid reference
TL061164
Easting
506,156
Northing
216,420
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9C3XRGPQ+GP
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Markyate
Travel to Work
Luton
ITL Region
Dacorum
National Park
Non-National Park
Administrative Information
Dacorum
Local Authority
Council AreaHarpenden and Berkhamsted E14001268
Constituency
E14001268Hertfordshire
Police Force
England
Ward
Watling
Constituency code
E14001268
EU Electoral Region
Eastern
Parish
Markyate
International Territorial Level
Dacorum
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
Dacorum 001D E01023433
E01023433MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Dacorum 001 E02004856
E02004856LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Dacorum 001D E01023433
E01023433MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Dacorum 001 E02004856
E02004856Larger 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
7:27 AM
Sunrise
6:07 PM
Sunset
10 hours 40 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:27 AM
Sunset (today)
6:07 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 8JG introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban 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 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1. LSOA E01023433 and MSOA E02004856 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 17609
Present — Active
Postcode AL3 8JG 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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