AL2 1LP postcode in London Colney, Hertfordshire

AL2 1LP is a postcode in London Colney, in the London Colney ward of St Albans. 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 AL2 1LP can get it Across St Albans: 94% Typical price £420,000 Homes sold in AL2 1, last 12 months. ▼ 6.7% on the year before Nearest station Park Street 2.3 km in a straight line

Where AL2 1LP is, and what is near it

Map of AL2 1LP and what is near it Map of AL2 1LP: its centre point, with the 247 other postcodes in the AL2 1 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 8 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. AL2 1AJ: also in AL2 1AL2 1ED: also in AL2 1AL2 1EE: also in AL2 1AL2 1EF: also in AL2 1AL2 1EH: also in AL2 1AL2 1EJ: also in AL2 1AL2 1EN: also in AL2 1AL2 1EP: also in AL2 1AL2 1EQ: also in AL2 1AL2 1ER: also in AL2 1AL2 1ES: also in AL2 1AL2 1ET: also in AL2 1AL2 1EU: also in AL2 1AL2 1EW: also in AL2 1AL2 1EY: also in AL2 1AL2 1FD: also in AL2 1AL2 1FE: also in AL2 1AL2 1FG: also in AL2 1AL2 1FH: also in AL2 1AL2 1FR: also in AL2 1AL2 1FU: also in AL2 1AL2 1GA: also in AL2 1AL2 1GB: also in AL2 1AL2 1GD: also in AL2 1AL2 1GE: also in AL2 1AL2 1GF: also in AL2 1AL2 1GJ: also in AL2 1AL2 1GL: also in AL2 1AL2 1GN: also in AL2 1AL2 1GP: also in AL2 1AL2 1GQ: also in AL2 1AL2 1GX: also in AL2 1AL2 1GY: also in AL2 1AL2 1GZ: also in AL2 1AL2 1HA: also in AL2 1AL2 1HB: also in AL2 1AL2 1HD: also in AL2 1AL2 1HE: also in AL2 1AL2 1HL: also in AL2 1AL2 1HP: also in AL2 1AL2 1HR: also in AL2 1AL2 1JF: also in AL2 1AL2 1JG: also in AL2 1AL2 1JH: also in AL2 1AL2 1JQ: also in AL2 1AL2 1JY: also in AL2 1AL2 1JZ: also in AL2 1AL2 1LS: also in AL2 1AL2 1LT: also in AL2 1AL2 1LU: also in AL2 1AL2 1LW: also in AL2 1AL2 1LX: also in AL2 1AL2 1LZ: also in AL2 1AL2 1NA: also in AL2 1AL2 1NB: also in AL2 1AL2 1ND: also in AL2 1AL2 1NE: also in AL2 1AL2 1NF: also in AL2 1AL2 1NG: also in AL2 1AL2 1NH: also in AL2 1AL2 1NJ: also in AL2 1AL2 1NP: also in AL2 1AL2 1NQ: also in AL2 1AL2 1NZ: also in AL2 1AL2 1PE: also in AL2 1AL2 1PF: also in AL2 1AL2 1PG: also in AL2 1AL2 1PH: also in AL2 1AL2 1PJ: also in AL2 1AL2 1PL: also in AL2 1AL2 1PN: also in AL2 1AL2 1PP: also in AL2 1AL2 1PQ: also in AL2 1AL2 1PR: also in AL2 1AL2 1PS: also in AL2 1AL2 1PT: also in AL2 1AL2 1PU: also in AL2 1AL2 1PW: also in AL2 1AL2 1QF: also in AL2 1AL2 1RL: also in AL2 1AL2 1RN: also in AL2 1AL2 1RP: also in AL2 1AL2 1RR: also in AL2 1AL2 1RS: also in AL2 1AL2 1RT: also in AL2 1AL2 1RU: also in AL2 1AL2 1RW: also in AL2 1AL2 1RX: also in AL2 1AL2 1RZ: also in AL2 1AL2 1SA: also in AL2 1AL2 1SS: also in AL2 1AL2 1UA: also in AL2 1AL2 1UB: also in AL2 1AL2 1UD: also in AL2 1AL2 1UE: also in AL2 1AL2 1UF: also in AL2 1AL2 1UG: also in AL2 1AL2 1UH: also in AL2 1AL2 1UJ: also in AL2 1AL2 1UL: also in AL2 1AL2 1UN: also in AL2 1AL2 1UP: also in AL2 1AL2 1UQ: also in AL2 1AL2 1UR: also in AL2 1AL2 1US: also in AL2 1AL2 1UT: also in AL2 1AL2 1UW: also in AL2 1AL2 1UX: also in AL2 1AL2 1WW: also in AL2 1 Samuel Ryder Academy 1.7 kmPark Street station 2.3 kmHow Wood (Herts) station 2.7 kmLondon Colney AL2 1LP Map of AL2 1LP and what is near it Map of AL2 1LP: its centre point, with the 247 other postcodes in the AL2 1 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 8 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Samuel Ryder Academy 1.7 kmLondon Colney AL2 1LP
  • AL2 1LP
  • Other postcodes in AL2 1: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 8 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.7242, longitude -0.3065)

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; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after AL2 1LP?

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 AL2 1LP?

Every home and business at AL2 1LP can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

AL2 1LP 100% St Albans 94%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

AL2 1LP 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 AL2 1LP?

BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for AL2 1LP.

Check the bin days for AL2 1LP 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 AL2 1LP 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 AL2 1LP.

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 AL2 1LP: 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 AL2 1LP 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 AL2 1LP?

Homes in AL2 1 sold for a typical £420,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 113 sales, down 6.7% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£420,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£450,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 6.7% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £652,500 8 sales
  • Semi-detached £520,000 19 sales
  • Terraced £450,000 45 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £263,000 41 sales

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

Across the whole AL2 district: a typical £530,000 from 263 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 AL2 1LP

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in AL2 1LP 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 AL2 1LP

The Food Standards Agency lists 2 food businesses at AL2 1LP. 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 23 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near AL2 1LP?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 530 homes in the neighbourhood around AL2 1LP. Over half of them (70%) are in council tax band D. More were built from 1919 to 1939 than in any other period (60%). 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 AL2 1LP

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 50 (9%)£1,882
Band Cabout 40 (8%)£2,150
Band Dabout 370 (70%)£2,419
Band Eabout 40 (8%)£2,957
Band Fabout 20 (4%)£3,494
Band Gabout 10 (2%)£4,032
Band Hfewer than 5£4,838

When the homes were built

  1. None Before 1900
  2. 2% 1900 to 1918
  3. 60% 1919 to 1939
  4. 14% 1945 to 1964
  5. None 1965 to 1982
  6. 2% 1983 to 1999
  7. 20% 2000 to 2009
  8. 2% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

Before 1900, 1965 to 1982, 2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

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 AL2 1LP is in (ONS area E01033028), 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 AL2 1LP?

The nearest open schools to AL2 1LP, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near AL2 1LP, 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 AL2 1LP?

The nearest railway station to the centre of AL2 1LP is Park Street Rail Station, 2.3 km away in a straight line.

  • Park Street Rail Station Railway station 2.3 kmCycle
  • How Wood (Herts) Rail Station Railway station 2.7 kmCycle

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

8 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Shenley Lane, 82 m away.

More stations near AL2 1LP, 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 AL2 1LP?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of AL2 1LP, 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 AL2 1LP?

0 within 1 km 1 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of AL2 1LP, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • GeniePoint Charging point · 2 chargers 2.6 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 AL2 1LP?

The nearest to the centre of AL2 1LP, 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 AL2 1LP?

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 AL2 1LP?

The nearest care homes to the centre of AL2 1LP, 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 AL2 1LP?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of AL2 1LP, 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 AL2 1LP?

The nearest vets to the centre of AL2 1LP 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 AL2 1LP in a conservation area?

The centre of AL2 1LP 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 AL2 1LP?

Police.uk records 121 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of AL2 1LP in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Other theft39 reports
Violence and sexual offences29 reports
Shoplifting24 reports
Anti-social behaviour9 reports
Criminal damage and arson5 reports
Burglary5 reports

Also: public order 3, drugs 3, vehicle crime 2, possession of weapons 2.

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 AL2 1LP

Ward
London Colney
Parish
London Colney
Region
East of England
Country
England
Built-up area
London Colney
Rural or urban
Larger rural, 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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