Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
29648
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 29648 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 AL4 8HL
Crime trends · near AL4 8HL
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
19
YoY -17%
ASB
11
YoY +120%
Vehicle Crime
4
YoY +300%
Burglary
1
YoY +100%
Criminal damage
7
YoY stable
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
1 of 5 key categories improving · vehicle crime rising
55
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,902
White Brit.85.3%
Other White5.5%
Indian1.7%
White & Asian1.7%
Other Asian1.2%
+ other · 4.6%
Religion
Total residents: 1,900
Christian52.8%
No religion35.5%
Not answered7.5%
Hindu1.2%
+ other · 2.9%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,899
50–6422.8%
35–4919.9%
65–7410.2%
10–158.9%
5–97.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 31.2%
Households
Total households: 721
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children28.6%
All members 66+15.5%
Any member 66+12.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.8%
Other6.5%
+ 7 other households · 25.7%
Administrative Information
St Albans
Local Authority
Council Area
Harpenden and Berkhamsted E14001268
Constituency
E14001268
Hertfordshire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Sandridge & Wheathampstead
Constituency code
E14001268
EU Electoral Region
Eastern
Parish
Wheathampstead
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 004D E01023749
E01023749
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
St Albans 004 E02004927
E02004927
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
St Albans 004D E01023749
E01023749
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
St Albans 004 E02004927
E02004927
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
4:13 AM
Sunrise
7:42 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:13 AM
Sunset (today)
7:42 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 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 AL4 8HL 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. IMD England rank: 29648
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1. LSOA E01023749 and MSOA E02004927 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode AL4 8HL is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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