The postcode area is located in the St Albans, Dacorum, Hertfordshire postcode town, in the East of England, England region.
The AL3 postcode area, also known as the St. Albans postcode area, is located in Hertfordshire, England. It covers a diverse region encompassing the main town of St. Albans and its surrounding villages including Childwickbury, Flamstead, Gorhambury, and Redbourn, among others. This area boasts a rich historical background with landmarks like the St Albans Cathedral, the Verulamium Museum, and the ruins of the Roman City of Verulamium.
The geographical features of AL3 are mostly flat with some gently sloping regions, making it ideal for agriculture, gardening, and outdoor recreational activities such as cycling and hiking. Moreover, it borders the scenic Chiltern Hills, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
In terms of public amenities, AL3 is well equipped with well-maintained public parks, reputable schools, health care centers, shopping centers, and a variety of restaurants, cafes, and pubs, ensuring optimum comfort for its residents. It also hosts an array of community events throughout the year, contributing to its vibrant local culture.
Transportation in AL3 is very efficient, facilitated by robust road networks and public transport systems. It is well connected by the M1 and M25 motorways, enabling easy commuting to London and Luton. In addition, St. Albans city station provides regular train services to London St Pancras International, renowned for Eurostar services, and other major areas in the UK. Lastly, the local buses cater to the internal commuting needs, seamlessly linking different parts of the AL3 area.
A Major part of this postcode area has a young, diverse community living in terraced houses, mainly working full-time.
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Overall: AL3 postcode area represents a vibrant and young community with diverse backgrounds. Housing is mainly terraced houses, and residents enjoy good health and full-time employment.
It's important to note that this description generalizes the area and individual experiences may vary.
The postcode area covers Batchwood, Bernards Heath, Redbourn, St Peters, Verulam, Watling electoral wards.
The population of AL3 postcode area is 30,027. In England, the male population is 28,833,712 and the female population is 27,656,336, according to the 2021 census.
According to the latest 2021 census, The main ethnicity of the people in the area is White: English, with a total of 23,375, followed by White: Other White, with a total of 1,942. In terms of religion, most people mentioned Christian (14,575), followed by No religion (11,480).
As for deprivation, most of the area is not deprived in any dimension (8,616), followed by at least deprived in one dimension (3,926).
Most people in the nearby area mentioned they are Employee: Full-time (10,243), while 6,000 adults mentioned they are Retired.
Regarding education, 12,207 adults have Level 4 education, while 2,812 have Level 2 education. The most common occupations are
The average age of people living in area is 41 years old. The top three age distributions are: Below 14 (9671), Between 45 to 54 (7543), and Between 35 to 44 (7418).
The NS-SEC defines and measures social class and is considered a reliable indicator of a person's class status. As per the 2021 census, most of the population has Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations (6,195) followed by Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations (5,853), and Small employers and own account workers (2,591).
There are total 5 postcode sectors present in the AL3 (listed below). The postcode AL3 has a total of 1154 postcodes.
Name | Type |
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Area | AL3 |
Ward | Batchwood Bernards Heath Redbourn St Peters Verulam Watling |
LTLA22 | St Albans, Dacorum |
UTLA22 | Hertfordshire |
Region | East of England |
Country | England |
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House Type | Average | Min/Max | Sold |
Detached | £1,195,500.00 | £790,000.00 - £1,601,000.00 | 2 |
Flat | £372,500.00 | £372,500.00 - £372,500.00 | 1 |
Semi-Detached | £505,000.00 | £420,000.00 - £590,000.00 | 2 |
Terraced | £516,200.00 | £306,000.00 - £725,000.00 | 5 |
House Type | Average | Min/Max | Sold |
Flat | £379,600.00 | £220,000.00 - £450,000.00 | 5 |
Semi-Detached | £660,000.00 | £660,000.00 - £660,000.00 | 1 |
Terraced | £720,000.00 | £720,000.00 - £720,000.00 | 1 |
House Type | Average | Min/Max | Sold |
Detached | £772,500.00 | £655,000.00 - £890,000.00 | 2 |
Flat | £258,000.00 | £211,500.00 - £325,000.00 | 3 |
Semi-Detached | £548,125.00 | £400,000.00 - £785,000.00 | 4 |
Terraced | £497,875.00 | £250,000.00 - £1,250,000.00 | 5 |
House Type | Average | Min/Max | Sold |
Detached | £960,000.00 | £880,000.00 - £1,050,000.00 | 3 |
Flat | £412,500.00 | £350,000.00 - £475,000.00 | 2 |
Semi-Detached | £691,666.67 | £600,000.00 - £850,000.00 | 3 |
Terraced | £471,465.88 | £215,000.00 - £716,227.00 | 8 |
House Type | Average | Min/Max | Sold |
Detached | £977,500.00 | £595,000.00 - £1,360,000.00 | 2 |
Semi-Detached | £760,000.00 | £675,000.00 - £845,000.00 | 3 |
Terraced | £682,500.00 | £455,000.00 - £910,000.00 | 2 |
House Type | Average | Min/Max | Sold |
Detached | £1,065,625.00 | £652,500.00 - £1,410,000.00 | 4 |
Flat | £499,950.00 | £499,950.00 - £499,950.00 | 1 |
Semi-Detached | £511,875.00 | £322,500.00 - £665,000.00 | 4 |
Terraced | £591,222.22 | £310,000.00 - £1,100,000.00 | 9 |
House Type | Average | Min/Max | Sold |
Detached | £926,428.57 | £400,000.00 - £1,912,500.00 | 7 |
Flat | £435,000.00 | £385,000.00 - £485,000.00 | 2 |
Semi-Detached | £742,571.43 | £325,000.00 - £1,205,000.00 | 7 |
Terraced | £513,266.67 | £290,000.00 - £711,100.00 | 6 |
House Type | Average | Min/Max | Sold |
Detached | £953,375.00 | £686,000.00 - £1,435,000.00 | 4 |
Flat | £320,500.00 | £121,500.00 - £485,000.00 | 3 |
Other | £492,000.00 | £492,000.00 - £492,000.00 | 1 |
Semi-Detached | £670,000.00 | £500,000.00 - £880,000.00 | 3 |
Terraced | £667,857.14 | £515,000.00 - £835,000.00 | 7 |
House Type | Average | Min/Max | Sold |
Detached | £619,500.00 | £369,000.00 - £870,000.00 | 2 |
Flat | £346,333.33 | £202,500.00 - £435,000.00 | 3 |
Other | £700,000.00 | £700,000.00 - £700,000.00 | 2 |
Semi-Detached | £625,000.00 | £440,000.00 - £865,000.00 | 13 |
Terraced | £712,875.00 | £245,000.00 - £865,000.00 | 13 |
House Type | Average | Min/Max | Sold |
Detached | £1,424,500.00 | £623,500.00 - £1,825,000.00 | 3 |
Flat | £370,800.00 | £320,000.00 - £475,000.00 | 5 |
Other | £543,500.00 | £196,000.00 - £891,000.00 | 2 |
Semi-Detached | £620,461.54 | £381,000.00 - £1,000,000.00 | 13 |
Terraced | £575,137.18 | £250,000.00 - £950,000.00 | 16 |
House Type | Average | Min/Max | Sold |
Detached | £918,468.75 | £532,500.00 - £1,755,000.00 | 16 |
Flat | £317,000.00 | £260,000.00 - £398,000.00 | 4 |
Other | £100.00 | £100.00 - £100.00 | 1 |
Semi-Detached | £688,812.50 | £315,000.00 - £990,000.00 | 16 |
Terraced | £413,501.11 | £315,000.00 - £868,000.00 | 21 |
House Type | Average | Min/Max | Sold |
Detached | £1,177,857.14 | £440,000.00 - £2,875,000.00 | 7 |
Flat | £326,125.00 | £257,000.00 - £370,000.00 | 4 |
Other | £516,666.67 | £450,000.00 - £550,000.00 | 3 |
Semi-Detached | £618,321.43 | £384,000.00 - £975,000.00 | 14 |
Terraced | £629,576.92 | £250,000.00 - £890,000.00 | 13 |
House Type | Average | Min/Max | Sold |
Detached | £1,058,000.00 | £580,000.00 - £1,842,000.00 | 4 |
Flat | £322,625.00 | £215,000.00 - £501,000.00 | 8 |
Other | £149,537.00 | £149,537.00 - £149,537.00 | 4 |
Semi-Detached | £745,325.00 | £470,000.00 - £1,125,000.00 | 10 |
Terraced | £557,233.33 | £325,000.00 - £870,000.00 | 15 |
House Type | Average | Min/Max | Sold |
Detached | £837,500.00 | £460,000.00 - £1,387,500.00 | 7 |
Flat | £298,166.67 | £247,000.00 - £337,500.00 | 3 |
Other | £4,500,000.00 | £4,500,000.00 - £4,500,000.00 | 1 |
Semi-Detached | £654,428.57 | £440,000.00 - £1,073,500.00 | 7 |
Terraced | £500,181.82 | £295,000.00 - £907,500.00 | 11 |
House Type | Average | Min/Max | Sold |
Detached | £1,104,000.00 | £505,000.00 - £2,100,000.00 | 5 |
Flat | £347,000.00 | £250,000.00 - £530,000.00 | 4 |
Other | £2,300,000.00 | £2,300,000.00 - £2,300,000.00 | 1 |
Semi-Detached | £655,611.11 | £485,000.00 - £900,000.00 | 9 |
Terraced | £603,307.69 | £315,000.00 - £903,000.00 | 13 |
House Type | Average | Min/Max | Sold |
Detached | £955,000.00 | £810,000.00 - £1,090,000.00 | 4 |
Flat | £245,000.00 | £245,000.00 - £245,000.00 | 1 |
Other | £4,050,000.00 | £4,050,000.00 - £4,050,000.00 | 1 |
Semi-Detached | £557,000.00 | £333,000.00 - £1,025,000.00 | 4 |
Terraced | £543,928.57 | £330,000.00 - £850,000.00 | 7 |
House Type | Average | Min/Max | Sold |
Detached | £1,185,833.33 | £680,000.00 - £1,740,000.00 | 6 |
Flat | £197,500.00 | £195,000.00 - £200,000.00 | 2 |
Other | £423,750.00 | £40,000.00 - £790,000.00 | 4 |
Semi-Detached | £625,000.00 | £425,000.00 - £930,000.00 | 3 |
Terraced | £515,714.29 | £280,000.00 - £750,000.00 | 7 |
House Type | Average | Min/Max | Sold |
Detached | £1,098,979.17 | £700,000.00 - £1,750,000.00 | 12 |
Flat | £277,375.00 | £199,000.00 - £415,000.00 | 8 |
Other | £6,000,000.00 | £6,000,000.00 - £6,000,000.00 | 1 |
Semi-Detached | £685,111.11 | £515,000.00 - £1,051,000.00 | 9 |
Terraced | £649,943.33 | £415,000.00 - £1,137,500.00 | 9 |
House Type | Average | Min/Max | Sold |
Detached | £1,348,333.33 | £450,000.00 - £2,025,000.00 | 6 |
Flat | £272,000.00 | £170,000.00 - £393,000.00 | 3 |
Other | £655,000.00 | £655,000.00 - £655,000.00 | 1 |
Semi-Detached | £743,560.00 | £475,000.00 - £1,400,000.00 | 5 |
Terraced | £555,800.00 | £354,000.00 - £760,000.00 | 5 |
House Type | Average | Min/Max | Sold |
Detached | £938,285.71 | £500,000.00 - £1,435,000.00 | 7 |
Flat | £271,666.67 | £218,000.00 - £317,000.00 | 3 |
Other | £11,300.00 | £11,300.00 - £11,300.00 | 1 |
Semi-Detached | £740,714.29 | £490,000.00 - £1,050,000.00 | 7 |
Terraced | £621,300.00 | £305,500.00 - £974,000.00 | 5 |
Name | Pupils | Age | Postcode |
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Flamstead Village SchoolPrimary, Good | 91 | 3-11 | AL38DL |
Markyate Village School and NurseryPrimary, Good | 228 | 4-11 | AL38PT |
Aboyne Lodge Junior Mixed and Infant SchoolPrimary, Good | 201 | 4-11 | AL35NL |
Bernards Heath Junior SchoolPrimary, Outstanding | 354 | 7-11 | AL35HP |
Margaret Wix Primary SchoolPrimary, Good | 132 | 3-11 | AL36EL |
Redbourn Primary SchoolPrimary, Requires improvement | 444 | 3-11 | AL37EX |
Prae Wood Primary SchoolPrimary, Good | 450 | 3-11 | AL34HZ |
St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St AlbansPrimary, Good | 178 | 5-11 | AL34SJ |
Townsend VA Church of EnglandSecondary, Good | 764 | 11-18 | AL36DR |
St Luke's SchoolSpecial, Requires improvement | 161 | 7-16 | AL37ET |
Batchwood SchoolSpecial, Good | 93 | 11-16 | AL35RP |
Heathlands SchoolSpecial, Outstanding | 130 | 3-16 | AL35AY |
Muriel Green Nursery SchoolNursery, Good | 70 | 3-5 | AL35JB |
St Albans Girls' SchoolSecondary, Outstanding | 1392 | 11-18 | AL36DB |
Garden Fields Junior Mixed and Infant SchoolPrimary, Good | 583 | 5-11 | AL35RL |