AL1 5DL postcode in St Albans, Hertfordshire

AL1 5DL 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 can get it. St Albans: 94% Typical price £495,000 Homes sold in AL1 5, last 12 months. ▲ 6.2% on the year before Nearest station St Albans City 1.3 km in a straight line

Where AL1 5DL is, and what is near it

Map of AL1 5DL and what is near it Map of AL1 5DL: its centre point, with the 247 other postcodes in the AL1 5 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 7 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. AL1 5AF: also in AL1 5AL1 5AY: also in AL1 5AL1 5BA: also in AL1 5AL1 5BB: also in AL1 5AL1 5BD: also in AL1 5AL1 5BE: also in AL1 5AL1 5BJ: also in AL1 5AL1 5BL: also in AL1 5AL1 5BN: also in AL1 5AL1 5BP: also in AL1 5AL1 5BQ: also in AL1 5AL1 5BU: also in AL1 5AL1 5BW: also in AL1 5AL1 5DA: also in AL1 5AL1 5DB: also in AL1 5AL1 5DD: also in AL1 5AL1 5DE: also in AL1 5AL1 5DF: also in AL1 5AL1 5DG: also in AL1 5AL1 5DH: also in AL1 5AL1 5DJ: also in AL1 5AL1 5DN: also in AL1 5AL1 5DQ: also in AL1 5AL1 5DR: also in AL1 5AL1 5DW: also in AL1 5AL1 5DX: also in AL1 5AL1 5DY: also in AL1 5AL1 5DZ: also in AL1 5AL1 5EA: also in AL1 5AL1 5EB: also in AL1 5AL1 5ED: also in AL1 5AL1 5EE: also in AL1 5AL1 5EF: also in AL1 5AL1 5EG: also in AL1 5AL1 5EH: also in AL1 5AL1 5EJ: also in AL1 5AL1 5EL: also in AL1 5AL1 5EN: also in AL1 5AL1 5EP: also in AL1 5AL1 5EQ: also in AL1 5AL1 5ES: also in AL1 5AL1 5ET: also in AL1 5AL1 5EU: also in AL1 5AL1 5EW: also in AL1 5AL1 5EX: also in AL1 5AL1 5EY: also in AL1 5AL1 5EZ: also in AL1 5AL1 5FG: also in AL1 5AL1 5FH: also in AL1 5AL1 5FJ: also in AL1 5AL1 5FL: also in AL1 5AL1 5FN: also in AL1 5AL1 5FP: also in AL1 5AL1 5FQ: also in AL1 5AL1 5FR: also in AL1 5AL1 5FT: also in AL1 5AL1 5FU: also in AL1 5AL1 5FW: also in AL1 5AL1 5FX: also in AL1 5AL1 5FY: also in AL1 5AL1 5FZ: also in AL1 5AL1 5GA: also in AL1 5AL1 5GE: also in AL1 5AL1 5GF: also in AL1 5AL1 5GG: also in AL1 5AL1 5GH: also in AL1 5AL1 5GN: also in AL1 5AL1 5GP: also in AL1 5AL1 5GW: also in AL1 5AL1 5GX: also in AL1 5AL1 5GY: also in AL1 5AL1 5GZ: also in AL1 5AL1 5HA: also in AL1 5AL1 5HB: also in AL1 5AL1 5HD: also in AL1 5AL1 5HE: also in AL1 5AL1 5HG: also in AL1 5AL1 5HL: also in AL1 5AL1 5HN: also in AL1 5AL1 5HQ: also in AL1 5AL1 5HS: also in AL1 5AL1 5HT: also in AL1 5AL1 5HU: also in AL1 5AL1 5HW: also in AL1 5AL1 5HZ: also in AL1 5AL1 5JA: also in AL1 5AL1 5JB: also in AL1 5AL1 5JD: also in AL1 5AL1 5JE: also in AL1 5AL1 5JF: also in AL1 5AL1 5JH: also in AL1 5AL1 5JJ: also in AL1 5AL1 5JL: also in AL1 5AL1 5JN: also in AL1 5AL1 5JP: also in AL1 5AL1 5JQ: also in AL1 5AL1 5JR: also in AL1 5AL1 5JW: also in AL1 5AL1 5JX: also in AL1 5AL1 5JY: also in AL1 5AL1 5JZ: also in AL1 5AL1 5LA: also in AL1 5AL1 5LB: also in AL1 5AL1 5LD: also in AL1 5AL1 5LE: also in AL1 5AL1 5LF: also in AL1 5AL1 5LG: also in AL1 5AL1 5LH: also in AL1 5AL1 5LJ: also in AL1 5AL1 5LL: also in AL1 5AL1 5LN: also in AL1 5AL1 5LQ: also in AL1 5AL1 5LX: also in AL1 5AL1 5LY: also in AL1 5AL1 5LZ: also in AL1 5AL1 5NA: also in AL1 5AL1 5NB: also in AL1 5AL1 5ND: also in AL1 5AL1 5NE: also in AL1 5AL1 5NF: also in AL1 5AL1 5NG: also in AL1 5AL1 5NH: also in AL1 5AL1 5NJ: also in AL1 5AL1 5NL: also in AL1 5AL1 5NN: also in AL1 5AL1 5NP: also in AL1 5AL1 5NQ: also in AL1 5AL1 5NR: also in AL1 5AL1 5NS: also in AL1 5AL1 5NT: also in AL1 5AL1 5NW: also in AL1 5AL1 5NX: also in AL1 5AL1 5NY: also in AL1 5AL1 5NZ: also in AL1 5AL1 5PA: also in AL1 5AL1 5PB: also in AL1 5AL1 5PD: also in AL1 5AL1 5PE: also in AL1 5AL1 5PF: also in AL1 5AL1 5PG: also in AL1 5AL1 5PH: also in AL1 5AL1 5PJ: also in AL1 5AL1 5PN: also in AL1 5AL1 5PQ: also in AL1 5AL1 5PS: also in AL1 5AL1 5PT: also in AL1 5AL1 5QW: also in AL1 5AL1 5QY: also in AL1 5AL1 5QZ: also in AL1 5AL1 5RA: also in AL1 5AL1 5RB: also in AL1 5AL1 5RD: also in AL1 5AL1 5RE: also in AL1 5AL1 5RF: also in AL1 5AL1 5RG: also in AL1 5AL1 5RH: also in AL1 5AL1 5RJ: also in AL1 5AL1 5RQ: also in AL1 5AL1 5RU: also in AL1 5AL1 5TD: also in AL1 5AL1 5TE: also in AL1 5AL1 5TL: also in AL1 5AL1 5TP: also in AL1 5AL1 5TR: also in AL1 5AL1 5TS: also in AL1 5AL1 5TT: also in AL1 5AL1 5UB: also in AL1 5AL1 5UE: also in AL1 5AL1 5UG: also in AL1 5AL1 5UQ: also in AL1 5AL1 5US: also in AL1 5AL1 5WA: also in AL1 5AL1 5WB: also in AL1 5AL1 5WD: also in AL1 5 St Albans AL1 5DL Map of AL1 5DL and what is near it Map of AL1 5DL: its centre point, with the 247 other postcodes in the AL1 5 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 7 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. St Albans AL1 5DL
  • AL1 5DL
  • Other postcodes in AL1 5: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 7 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 51.7511, longitude -0.3094)

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 5DL?

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 5DL?

Every home and business at AL1 5DL can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

St Albans: 94%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

St Albans: 99%

The line marks the figure across St Albans.

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 5DL?

BinDayBuddy has not read St Albans City and District Council's days for AL1 5DL today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for AL1 5DL 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 5DL 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 5DL.

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 5DL: 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 5DL 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 5DL?

Homes in AL1 5 sold for a typical £495,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 119 sales, up 6.2% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£495,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£466,250 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 6.2% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £801,750 10 sales
  • Semi-detached £612,000 23 sales
  • Terraced £570,000 39 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £282,500 47 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 5DL

HM Land Registry records 3 standard sales of homes in AL1 5DL from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 31 October 2025. The middle sale was £725,000, from £690,000 to £950,000. Across AL1 5, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £495,000. 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 5DL?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 700 homes in the neighbourhood around AL1 5DL. Over half of them (56%) are in council tax band D. More were built from 1919 to 1939 than in any other period (41%). 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 5DL

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 £1,882 (band B) to £4,032 (band G); band D, the most common, is £2,419.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Awithheld£1,613
Band Babout 30 (4%)£1,882
Band Cabout 110 (16%)£2,150
Band Dabout 390 (56%)£2,419
Band Eabout 100 (14%)£2,957
Band Fabout 50 (7%)£3,494
Band Gabout 20 (3%)£4,032
Band Hfewer than 5£4,838

When the homes were built

  1. 6% Before 1900
  2. 18% 1900 to 1918
  3. 41% 1919 to 1939
  4. 1% 1945 to 1964
  5. 7% 1965 to 1982
  6. 4% 1983 to 1999
  7. 12% 2000 to 2009
  8. 7% 2010 to 2019
  9. 3% 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 5DL is in (ONS area E01023665), 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 5DL?

The nearest open schools to AL1 5DL, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near AL1 5DL, 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 5DL?

The nearest railway station to the centre of AL1 5DL is St Albans City Rail Station, 1.3 km away in a straight line.

  • St Albans City Rail Station Railway station 1.3 kmCycle
  • St Albans Abbey Rail Station Railway station 2.4 kmCycle

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

7 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Morrisons, 137 m away.

More stations near AL1 5DL, 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 5DL?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of AL1 5DL, 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 5DL?

1 within 1 km 9 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of AL1 5DL, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Motor Fuel Group Charging point · No details mapped 300 mWalk
  • Evolt Charging point · No details mapped 1.8 kmCycle
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 1.8 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 5DL?

The nearest to the centre of AL1 5DL, 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 5DL?

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 5DL?

The nearest care homes to the centre of AL1 5DL, 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 5DL?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of AL1 5DL, 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 5DL?

The nearest vets to the centre of AL1 5DL 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 5DL in a conservation area?

The centre of AL1 5DL 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 5DL?

Police.uk records 233 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of AL1 5DL in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Anti-social behaviour68 reports
Violence and sexual offences56 reports
Shoplifting26 reports
Vehicle crime21 reports
Other theft18 reports
Criminal damage and arson13 reports

Also: drugs 12, public order 9, other crime 6, burglary 2, bicycle theft 1, 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 5DL

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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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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