AL postcode area: St Albans
The AL postcode area is known as the St Albans area. It is every postcode that begins AL followed by a number. It has 10 districts and 7,792 postcodes in use, across 7 councils.
Homes in the AL area sold for a typical £533,250 in the 12 months to August 2026. By district, that runs from £365,000 in AL10 (Hatfield) to £791,825 in AL5 (Harpenden).
For the town itself, see St Albans postcodes.
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. The name is the one the area is commonly known by; it is not part of the ONS data. See all our data sources
Where it is
Latitude 51.7763
Longitude -0.2865
This is the middle of the postcodes in the AL area. An area can be many miles across, and we do not draw its boundary.
Open this area on OpenStreetMapSource: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. How we use it
What do homes cost in the AL area?
Homes in the AL area sold for a typical £533,250 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 2,606 sales, down 0.3% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- Detached £900,000 522 sales
- Semi-detached £650,000 654 sales
- Terraced £475,000 831 sales
- Flat or maisonette £280,000 599 sales
Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.
Standard sales of homes at market value at the area's postcodes. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Each district below has its own, and each postcode page the figure for its sector.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
How do the AL districts compare?
A district is the first half of a postcode. Each row gives its typical home price, how many of its postcodes can get gigabit broadband for every home, and how many have a home at flood risk. Each opens the district.
- AL1 postcode district: St AlbansSt Albans 1,217 postcodes Typical price£550,000 Gigabit, every home942 of 1,114 At flood risk11 of 1,217
- AL2 postcode district: Chiswell GreenSt Albans, Hertsmere 737 postcodes Typical price£530,000 Gigabit, every home602 of 721 At flood risk48 of 737
- AL3 postcode district: St AlbansSt Albans, Dacorum, Central Bedfordshire 955 postcodes Typical price£618,000 Gigabit, every home684 of 951 At flood risk31 of 955
- AL4 postcode district: St AlbansSt Albans, North Hertfordshire, Welwyn Hatfield, Hertsmere 787 postcodes Typical price£640,000 Gigabit, every home643 of 780 At flood risk24 of 787
- AL5 postcode district: HarpendenSt Albans, Central Bedfordshire 1,058 postcodes Typical price£791,825 Gigabit, every home883 of 1,037 At flood risk12 of 1,058
- AL6 postcode district: Woolmer GreenWelwyn Hatfield, East Hertfordshire, North Hertfordshire, St Albans 506 postcodes Typical price£700,000 Gigabit, every home303 of 501 At flood risk15 of 506
- AL7 postcode district: Welwyn Garden CityWelwyn Hatfield 895 postcodes Typical price£396,000 Gigabit, every home749 of 843 At flood riskNone listed
- AL8 postcode district: Welwyn Garden CityWelwyn Hatfield 422 postcodes Typical price£512,500 Gigabit, every home361 of 413 At flood risk5 of 422
- AL9 postcode district: Brookmans ParkWelwyn Hatfield, East Hertfordshire 429 postcodes Typical price£580,000 Gigabit, every home214 of 426 At flood risk27 of 429
- AL10 postcode district: HatfieldWelwyn Hatfield 786 postcodes Typical price£365,000 Gigabit, every home563 of 753 At flood risk8 of 786
Prices: HM Land Registry, files dated 28 September 2026; the bar is set against the dearest district. Gigabit: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, counting postcodes. Flood: Environment Agency, published 6 July 2026, postcodes in England with a home or business in an area at risk from rivers or the sea. How we use them
One row for every district in the area. "No place listed" means no town or village is large enough to list for it.
Places in the AL area
Towns and villages with postcodes in the AL area, each with the typical price of a home there where at least 5 sold.
Councils in the AL area
How many of the area's postcodes fall under each council.
- St Albans4,525 postcodes
- Welwyn Hatfield2,931 postcodes
- Dacorum191 postcodes
- East Hertfordshire77 postcodes
- North Hertfordshire50 postcodes
- Hertsmere14 postcodes
- Central Bedfordshire4 postcodes
Near the AL area
The postcode areas whose centre points are nearest to this one's, nearest first.
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