AL1 4QL postcode in St Albans, Hertfordshire

AL1 4QL is a postcode in St Albans, in the Clarence 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 100% of homes and businesses at AL1 4QL can get it Across St Albans: 94% Typical price £742,500 Homes sold in AL1 4, last 12 months. ▼ 5.1% on the year before Nearest station St Albans City 1.1 km in a straight line

Where AL1 4QL is, and what is near it

Map of AL1 4QL and what is near it Map of AL1 4QL: its centre point, with the 230 other postcodes in the AL1 4 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 5 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. AL1 4AR: also in AL1 4AL1 4BE: also in AL1 4AL1 4BH: also in AL1 4AL1 4BJ: also in AL1 4AL1 4BL: also in AL1 4AL1 4BN: also in AL1 4AL1 4BP: also in AL1 4AL1 4BS: also in AL1 4AL1 4BT: also in AL1 4AL1 4BW: also in AL1 4AL1 4BY: also in AL1 4AL1 4DA: also in AL1 4AL1 4DF: also in AL1 4AL1 4DG: also in AL1 4AL1 4DH: also in AL1 4AL1 4DJ: also in AL1 4AL1 4DL: also in AL1 4AL1 4DP: also in AL1 4AL1 4DQ: also in AL1 4AL1 4DS: also in AL1 4AL1 4DW: also in AL1 4AL1 4DX: also in AL1 4AL1 4EB: also in AL1 4AL1 4ED: also in AL1 4AL1 4EF: also in AL1 4AL1 4EJ: also in AL1 4AL1 4EU: also in AL1 4AL1 4EW: also in AL1 4AL1 4EX: also in AL1 4AL1 4EY: also in AL1 4AL1 4EZ: also in AL1 4AL1 4FH: also in AL1 4AL1 4FL: also in AL1 4AL1 4FN: also in AL1 4AL1 4FP: also in AL1 4AL1 4GL: also in AL1 4AL1 4HA: also in AL1 4AL1 4HD: also in AL1 4AL1 4HE: also in AL1 4AL1 4HF: also in AL1 4AL1 4HG: also in AL1 4AL1 4HH: also in AL1 4AL1 4HJ: also in AL1 4AL1 4HL: also in AL1 4AL1 4HN: also in AL1 4AL1 4HQ: also in AL1 4AL1 4HW: also in AL1 4AL1 4HY: also in AL1 4AL1 4JA: also in AL1 4AL1 4JD: also in AL1 4AL1 4JE: also in AL1 4AL1 4JG: also in AL1 4AL1 4JH: also in AL1 4AL1 4JL: also in AL1 4AL1 4JP: also in AL1 4AL1 4JR: also in AL1 4AL1 4JS: also in AL1 4AL1 4JT: also in AL1 4AL1 4JU: also in AL1 4AL1 4JW: also in AL1 4AL1 4JX: also in AL1 4AL1 4JY: also in AL1 4AL1 4JZ: also in AL1 4AL1 4LA: also in AL1 4AL1 4LB: also in AL1 4AL1 4LE: also in AL1 4AL1 4LF: also in AL1 4AL1 4LG: also in AL1 4AL1 4LH: also in AL1 4AL1 4LJ: also in AL1 4AL1 4LQ: also in AL1 4AL1 4LR: also in AL1 4AL1 4LU: also in AL1 4AL1 4LW: also in AL1 4AL1 4LX: also in AL1 4AL1 4NE: also in AL1 4AL1 4NF: also in AL1 4AL1 4NG: also in AL1 4AL1 4NH: also in AL1 4AL1 4NJ: also in AL1 4AL1 4NL: also in AL1 4AL1 4NN: also in AL1 4AL1 4NP: also in AL1 4AL1 4NQ: also in AL1 4AL1 4NR: also in AL1 4AL1 4NS: also in AL1 4AL1 4NT: also in AL1 4AL1 4NU: also in AL1 4AL1 4NW: also in AL1 4AL1 4NX: also in AL1 4AL1 4NY: also in AL1 4AL1 4NZ: also in AL1 4AL1 4PA: also in AL1 4AL1 4PB: also in AL1 4AL1 4PD: also in AL1 4AL1 4PF: also in AL1 4AL1 4PL: also in AL1 4AL1 4PN: also in AL1 4AL1 4PP: also in AL1 4AL1 4PR: also in AL1 4AL1 4PS: also in AL1 4AL1 4PT: also in AL1 4AL1 4PU: also in AL1 4AL1 4PW: also in AL1 4AL1 4PX: also in AL1 4AL1 4PY: also in AL1 4AL1 4PZ: also in AL1 4AL1 4QA: also in AL1 4AL1 4QB: also in AL1 4AL1 4QD: also in AL1 4AL1 4QE: also in AL1 4AL1 4QF: also in AL1 4AL1 4QG: also in AL1 4AL1 4QH: also in AL1 4AL1 4QJ: also in AL1 4AL1 4QN: also in AL1 4AL1 4QQ: also in AL1 4AL1 4QR: also in AL1 4AL1 4QW: also in AL1 4AL1 4RS: also in AL1 4AL1 4SD: also in AL1 4AL1 4SU: also in AL1 4AL1 4SW: also in AL1 4AL1 4SY: also in AL1 4AL1 4SZ: also in AL1 4AL1 4TA: also in AL1 4AL1 4TB: also in AL1 4AL1 4TF: also in AL1 4AL1 4TG: also in AL1 4AL1 4TH: also in AL1 4AL1 4TJ: also in AL1 4AL1 4TL: also in AL1 4AL1 4TN: also in AL1 4AL1 4TP: also in AL1 4AL1 4TQ: also in AL1 4AL1 4TR: also in AL1 4AL1 4TS: also in AL1 4AL1 4TT: also in AL1 4AL1 4TU: also in AL1 4AL1 4TW: also in AL1 4AL1 4TX: also in AL1 4AL1 4TY: also in AL1 4AL1 4TZ: also in AL1 4AL1 4UA: also in AL1 4AL1 4UB: also in AL1 4AL1 4UD: also in AL1 4AL1 4UE: also in AL1 4AL1 4UN: also in AL1 4AL1 4XP: also in AL1 4AL1 4XR: also in AL1 4AL1 4XS: also in AL1 4AL1 4XT: also in AL1 4AL1 4XU: also in AL1 4AL1 4XX: also in AL1 4AL1 4XY: also in AL1 4AL1 4XZ: also in AL1 4AL1 4YA: also in AL1 4AL1 4ZG: also in AL1 4 2 GP practices, 1.6–1.7 kmSt Albans Abbey station 2.3 kmSt Albans AL1 4QL Map of AL1 4QL and what is near it Map of AL1 4QL: its centre point, with the 230 other postcodes in the AL1 4 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 5 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. St Albans Abbey station 2.3 kmSt Albans AL1 4QL
  • AL1 4QL
  • Other postcodes in AL1 4: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 5 bus stops
  • 1 EV charging point
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.7534, longitude -0.3118)

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 4QL?

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 4QL?

Every home and business at AL1 4QL can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

AL1 4QL 100% St Albans 94%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

AL1 4QL 100% St Albans 99%
Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

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 4QL?

BinDayBuddy has not read St Albans City and District Council's days for AL1 4QL today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for AL1 4QL 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 4QL 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 4QL.

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 4QL: 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 4QL 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 4QL?

Homes in AL1 4 sold for a typical £742,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 106 sales, down 5.1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£742,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£782,540 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 5.1% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £1,806,875 16 sales
  • Semi-detached £975,000 35 sales
  • Terraced £640,000 41 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £332,500 14 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 4QL

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in AL1 4QL from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 15 August 2025. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of 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

What council tax band are homes near AL1 4QL?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 790 homes in the neighbourhood around AL1 4QL. The largest share of them, 38%, are in council tax band D. More were built from 1900 to 1918 than in any other period (46%). 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 4QL

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 D, the most common, is £2,419.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 20 (3%)£1,613
Band Babout 90 (11%)£1,882
Band Cabout 90 (11%)£2,150
Band Dabout 300 (38%)£2,419
Band Eabout 190 (24%)£2,957
Band Fabout 90 (11%)£3,494
Band Gabout 10 (1%)£4,032
Band Hfewer than 5£4,838

When the homes were built

  1. 28% Before 1900
  2. 46% 1900 to 1918
  3. 8% 1919 to 1939
  4. 3% 1945 to 1964
  5. 3% 1965 to 1982
  6. 1% 1983 to 1999
  7. 8% 2000 to 2009
  8. 1% 2010 to 2019
  9. 1% 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 4QL is in (ONS area E01023674), 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 4QL?

The nearest open schools to AL1 4QL, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near AL1 4QL, 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 4QL?

The nearest railway station to the centre of AL1 4QL is St Albans City Rail Station, 1.1 km away in a straight line.

  • St Albans City Rail Station Railway station 1.1 kmWalk
  • St Albans Abbey Rail Station Railway station 2.3 kmCycle

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

5 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Morrisons, 173 m away.

More stations near AL1 4QL, 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 4QL?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of AL1 4QL, 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 4QL?

1 within 1 km 9 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of AL1 4QL, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Motor Fuel Group Charging point · No details mapped 250 mWalk
  • Evolt Charging point · No details mapped 1.6 kmCycle
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 1.6 kmCycle

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 4QL?

The nearest to the centre of AL1 4QL, 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 4QL?

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 4QL?

The nearest care homes to the centre of AL1 4QL, 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 4QL?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of AL1 4QL, 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 4QL?

The nearest vets to the centre of AL1 4QL 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 4QL in a conservation area?

The centre of AL1 4QL is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

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 4QL?

Police.uk records 259 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of AL1 4QL in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Anti-social behaviour80 reports
Violence and sexual offences62 reports
Shoplifting28 reports
Vehicle crime21 reports
Other theft19 reports
Criminal damage and arson14 reports

Also: drugs 14, public order 10, other crime 6, burglary 2, bicycle theft 2, possession of weapons 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 4QL

Ward
Clarence
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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The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

AL1 4QJ60 mAL1 4QH60 mAL1 4LX80 mAL1 4UE80 mAL1 4UD90 mAL1 4SZ110 m
All of AL1

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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