AL1 3TE postcode in St Albans, Hertfordshire

AL1 3TE is a postcode in St Albans, in the St Peters ward. It is in the St Albans parliamentary constituency and the Hertfordshire police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 0% of homes and businesses at AL1 3TE can get it Across St Albans: 94% Typical price £371,000 Homes sold in AL1 3, last 12 months. ▼ 11% on the year before Nearest station St Albans City 100 m in a straight line

Where AL1 3TE is, and what is near it

Map of AL1 3TE and what is near it Map of AL1 3TE: its centre point, with the 256 other postcodes in the AL1 3 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 17 bus stops and 6 EV charging points (4 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. AL1 3AB: also in AL1 3AL1 3AF: also in AL1 3AL1 3AG: also in AL1 3AL1 3AH: also in AL1 3AL1 3AJ: also in AL1 3AL1 3AL: also in AL1 3AL1 3AP: also in AL1 3AL1 3AQ: also in AL1 3AL1 3AR: also in AL1 3AL1 3AS: also in AL1 3AL1 3AT: also in AL1 3AL1 3AU: also in AL1 3AL1 3AX: also in AL1 3AL1 3AY: also in AL1 3AL1 3AZ: also in AL1 3AL1 3BA: also in AL1 3AL1 3BB: also in AL1 3AL1 3BD: also in AL1 3AL1 3BE: also in AL1 3AL1 3BF: also in AL1 3AL1 3BG: also in AL1 3AL1 3BH: also in AL1 3AL1 3BJ: also in AL1 3AL1 3BL: also in AL1 3AL1 3BP: also in AL1 3AL1 3BQ: also in AL1 3AL1 3BS: also in AL1 3AL1 3BT: also in AL1 3AL1 3BU: also in AL1 3AL1 3BW: also in AL1 3AL1 3BX: also in AL1 3AL1 3BY: also in AL1 3AL1 3BZ: also in AL1 3AL1 3DB: also in AL1 3AL1 3DG: also in AL1 3AL1 3ER: also in AL1 3AL1 3EZ: also in AL1 3AL1 3FJ: also in AL1 3AL1 3FR: also in AL1 3AL1 3FY: also in AL1 3AL1 3FZ: also in AL1 3AL1 3GH: also in AL1 3AL1 3GW: also in AL1 3AL1 3GX: also in AL1 3AL1 3GZ: also in AL1 3AL1 3HZ: also in AL1 3AL1 3JE: also in AL1 3AL1 3JU: also in AL1 3AL1 3JW: also in AL1 3AL1 3JX: also in AL1 3AL1 3JZ: also in AL1 3AL1 3LB: also in AL1 3AL1 3LD: also in AL1 3AL1 3LP: also in AL1 3AL1 3LQ: also in AL1 3AL1 3LS: also in AL1 3AL1 3LT: also in AL1 3AL1 3NR: also in AL1 3AL1 3NS: also in AL1 3AL1 3NT: also in AL1 3AL1 3NU: also in AL1 3AL1 3NX: also in AL1 3AL1 3RB: also in AL1 3AL1 3RD: also in AL1 3AL1 3RF: also in AL1 3AL1 3RG: also in AL1 3AL1 3RL: also in AL1 3AL1 3RQ: also in AL1 3AL1 3RT: also in AL1 3AL1 3SE: also in AL1 3AL1 3SY: also in AL1 3AL1 3TA: also in AL1 3AL1 3TB: also in AL1 3AL1 3TF: also in AL1 3AL1 3TG: also in AL1 3AL1 3TH: also in AL1 3AL1 3TJ: also in AL1 3AL1 3TL: also in AL1 3AL1 3TR: also in AL1 3AL1 3TT: also in AL1 3AL1 3TU: also in AL1 3AL1 3TW: also in AL1 3AL1 3TX: also in AL1 3AL1 3UA: also in AL1 3AL1 3UD: also in AL1 3AL1 3UF: also in AL1 3AL1 3UH: also in AL1 3AL1 3UJ: also in AL1 3AL1 3UL: also in AL1 3AL1 3UN: also in AL1 3AL1 3UQ: also in AL1 3AL1 3UR: also in AL1 3AL1 3UU: also in AL1 3AL1 3WA: also in AL1 3AL1 3XB: also in AL1 3AL1 3XF: also in AL1 3AL1 3XG: also in AL1 3AL1 3XH: also in AL1 3AL1 3XL: also in AL1 3AL1 3XQ: also in AL1 3AL1 3XR: also in AL1 3AL1 3XS: also in AL1 3AL1 3XT: also in AL1 3AL1 3XU: also in AL1 3AL1 3XW: also in AL1 3AL1 3XX: also in AL1 3 2 EV charging points, 600–650 mMaltings Surgery 650 m2 places, 800 mSt Albans AL1 3TE Map of AL1 3TE and what is near it Map of AL1 3TE: its centre point, with the 256 other postcodes in the AL1 3 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 17 bus stops and 6 EV charging points (4 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. St Albans AL1 3TE
  • AL1 3TE
  • Other postcodes in AL1 3: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 17 bus stops
  • 6 EV charging points
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.7503, longitude -0.3290)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after AL1 3TE?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at AL1 3TE?

Every home and business at AL1 3TE can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, but none can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

AL1 3TE 0% St Albans 94%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

AL1 3TE 100% St Albans 99%
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Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at AL1 3TE?

BinDayBuddy has not read St Albans City and District Council's days for AL1 3TE today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for AL1 3TE on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is AL1 3TE at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include AL1 3TE.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across St Albans

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for AL1 3TE: 1,564 properties in St Albans are at high risk (2.1% of all its properties). All the figures for St Albans

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of AL1 3TE is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near AL1 3TE?

Homes in AL1 3 sold for a typical £371,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 96 sales, down 11% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£371,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£416,750 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 11% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £1,608,000 6 sales
  • Semi-detached £1,375,000 5 sales
  • Terraced £697,500 16 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £325,000 69 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole AL1 district: a typical £550,000 from 456 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

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

Homes sold in AL1 3TE

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in AL1 3TE from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

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

Food hygiene ratings at AL1 3TE

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at AL1 3TE. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near AL1 3TE?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,480 homes in the neighbourhood around AL1 3TE. The largest share of them, 42%, are in council tax band C. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (31%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around AL1 3TE

Band D in St Albans for 2026‑27: £2,419. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,613 (band A) to £4,032 (band G); band C, the most common, is £2,150.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 30 (2%)£1,613
Band Babout 150 (10%)£1,882
Band Cabout 620 (42%)£2,150
Band Dabout 370 (25%)£2,419
Band Eabout 170 (11%)£2,957
Band Fabout 70 (5%)£3,494
Band Gabout 70 (5%)£4,032
Band Hwithheld£4,838

When the homes were built

  1. 31% Before 1900
  2. 3% 1900 to 1918
  3. 4% 1919 to 1939
  4. 5% 1945 to 1964
  5. 6% 1965 to 1982
  6. 24% 1983 to 1999
  7. 11% 2000 to 2009
  8. 9% 2010 to 2019
  9. 7% 2020 or later

Averages for St Albans before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of AL1 3TE is in (ONS area E01023727), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near AL1 3TE?

The nearest open schools to AL1 3TE, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near AL1 3TE, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to AL1 3TE?

The nearest railway station to the centre of AL1 3TE is St Albans City Rail Station, 100 metres away in a straight line.

  • St Albans City Rail Station Railway station 100 mWalk
  • St Albans Abbey Rail Station Railway station 1.1 kmWalk

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

17 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Alexandra Road, 74 m away.

More stations near AL1 3TE, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near AL1 3TE?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of AL1 3TE, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near AL1 3TE?

6 within 1 km 9 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of AL1 3TE, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Evolt Charging point · 4 chargers · Type 2 500 mWalk
  • Evolt Charging point · No details mapped 550 mWalk
  • Evolt Charging point · 4 chargers 600 mWalk

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near AL1 3TE?

The nearest to the centre of AL1 3TE, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to AL1 3TE?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near AL1 3TE?

The nearest care homes to the centre of AL1 3TE, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near AL1 3TE?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of AL1 3TE, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near AL1 3TE?

The nearest vets to the centre of AL1 3TE on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is AL1 3TE in a conservation area?

The centre of AL1 3TE is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near AL1 3TE?

Police.uk records 387 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of AL1 3TE in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Anti-social behaviour97 reports
Violence and sexual offences96 reports
Shoplifting68 reports
Other theft26 reports
Criminal damage and arson25 reports
Vehicle crime20 reports

Also: public order 19, drugs 19, other crime 5, robbery 4, possession of weapons 4, bicycle theft 3, burglary 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for AL1 3TE

Ward
St Peters
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
East of England
Country
England
Built-up area
St Albans
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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