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Postcode area · St Albans

AL area guide

Who lives in AL, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council
St Albans
Region
East of England
Population
294,535 (2024)
At a glance

What AL is like

The AL postcode area in East of England covers 7,793 live postcodes and is home to about 294,535 people in 113,613 households. 65.3% of households own their home, 16.1% rent privately and 17.6% are in social housing. The largest age group is 40–44, and 59% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for England. Higher-harm crime is below the England and Wales average. Homes in AL sold for a median of £535,000 over the year to August 2026.

Scores

How AL compares

Headline figures for AL, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore
7.6/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in England) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore
4/ 10

Around the middle: 24.3 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

House pricesMore
£535,000

Median over 2,635 sales in AL, 0% on the year before.

TransportMore
0.0/ 10

Poor: 0 stations within a mile, 0 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore
98%

Rated good or better across 125 inspected schools in AL.

Household incomeMore
£72,933

Average annual income before tax, higher than 88% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where AL differs most from the national average.

  1. 01
    Well-rated schoolsPositive

    98% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better.

Questions

AL FAQs

01
Is AL a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 7.6 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 24.3 per 1,000 people a year, band 4 of 10 nationally. 98% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better. Transport connectivity scores 0.0 out of 10 (poor).
02
How much does a house cost in AL?

The median sale price over the last year was £535,000.

Homes in AL sold for a median of £535,000 across 2,635 sales in the year to August 2026, 0% on the year before. Prices come from HM Land Registry’s record of every residential sale.
03
Is AL safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.3 offences per 1,000 people a year around AL, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 4 of 10.
04
Who lives in AL?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 40–44, at 7.2% of residents. 65.3% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (28.1%).
05
Which council covers AL?

The local authority for AL is St Albans.

AL comes under St Albans in the East of England. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.
06
How well connected is AL?

Connectivity scores 0.0 out of 10.

There are 0 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 0.0 out of 10 (poor). The nearest station is St Albans City Rail Station, 2.5 miles away.

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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