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AL4 0FS

POSTCODE

AL4 0FS is a postcode in Colney Heath.

Small user postcodeQuality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)Updated 2026-08-01
Coordinates
51.7373, -0.2496
OS grid TL209057 (520,962, 205,742)
IMD England
6/10
#19595
Crime · Jun '26
Around average · 7.4 per 1k
MoM +131% vs May '26
Plus Code
9C3XPQP2+W5
Around average
IMD England
Around average · 7.4 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
East of England
Region
Live
Status
Around average
IMD England
Around average · 7.4 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
East of England
Region
Live
Status

School applications

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Last published allocation

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Coordinates & Location for AL4 0FS

England
Country
St Albans
Local Authority
Hertfordshire
Colney Heath
Ward
Luton
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
AL4 0FS
Coordinates
51.7373, -0.2496
Grid reference
TL209057
Easting
520,962
Northing
205,742
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9C3XPQP2+W5
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Colney Heath
Travel to Work
Luton
ITL Region
St Albans
National Park
Non-National Park

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.
19595
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 19595 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
See sold prices in AL4

Police Recorded Crime near AL4 0FS

England & Wales
Crime trends · near AL4 0FS

Counts are for Colney Heath electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
7
YoY —
1493
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
13
YoY —
1680
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
2
YoY —
530
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
320
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
1
YoY —
740
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

0 of 5 key categories improving

37
incidents · Jun '26

Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)

Ethnicity

Total residents: 1,571
White Brit.85.2%
Other White4.8%
White Irish1.8%
White & Asian1.2%
White & Black Caribbean1.1%
+ other · 5.9%

Religion

Total residents: 1,573
Christian51.4%
No religion40.0%
Not answered3.5%
Muslim2.2%
Jewish1.8%
+ other · 1.1%

Age groups

Total residents: 1,584
50–6422.7%
35–4918.6%
65–7411.6%
25–349.8%
10–158.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.7%

Households

Total households: 626
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children16.9%
Any member 66+12.6%
Other12.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.7%
All members 66+10.2%
+ 7 other households · 37.1%

Administrative Information

St Albans
Local Authority
Council Area
St Albans E14001507
Constituency
E14001507
Hertfordshire
Police Force
England
Ward
Colney Heath
Constituency code
E14001507
EU Electoral Region
Eastern
Parish
Colney Heath
International Territorial Level
St Albans

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
St Albans 021C E01035581
E01035581
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
St Albans 021 E02007090
E02007090
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
St Albans 015C E01023679
E01023679
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
St Albans 015 E02004938
E02004938
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

5:58 AM5:44 PM
5:58 AM
Sunrise
5:44 PM
Sunset
11 hours 46 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:58 AM
Sunset (today)
5:44 PM
Daylight duration
11 hours 46 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)

Postcode History

August 2014
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~12 years
Active Duration
2014 -> Present
August 2014 — Introduced
Postcode AL4 0FS introduced by Royal Mail.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01035581 and MSOA E02007090 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode AL4 0FS is currently active and in use.
First introduced
August 2014
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~12 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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