AL2 2ET postcode in St Albans, Hertfordshire

AL2 2ET is a postcode in St Albans, in the Park Street 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 can get it. St Albans: 94% Typical price £586,500 Homes sold in AL2 2, last 12 months. ▲ 3.8% on the year before Nearest station Park Street 1.4 km in a straight line

Where AL2 2ET is, and what is near it

Map of AL2 2ET and what is near it Map of AL2 2ET: its centre point, with the 216 other postcodes in the AL2 2 sector, 3 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. A414 AL2 2DD: also in AL2 2AL2 2DR: also in AL2 2AL2 2ES: also in AL2 2AL2 2EX: also in AL2 2AL2 2EZ: also in AL2 2AL2 2FB: also in AL2 2AL2 2FD: also in AL2 2AL2 2FE: also in AL2 2AL2 2FH: also in AL2 2AL2 2FP: also in AL2 2AL2 2JE: also in AL2 2AL2 2JH: also in AL2 2AL2 2JR: also in AL2 2AL2 2JS: also in AL2 2AL2 2LH: also in AL2 2AL2 2LL: also in AL2 2AL2 2LN: also in AL2 2AL2 2LP: also in AL2 2AL2 2LR: also in AL2 2AL2 2LS: also in AL2 2AL2 2LU: also in AL2 2AL2 2LW: also in AL2 2AL2 2LX: also in AL2 2AL2 2LZ: also in AL2 2AL2 2NA: also in AL2 2AL2 2NB: also in AL2 2AL2 2ND: also in AL2 2AL2 2NE: also in AL2 2AL2 2NG: also in AL2 2AL2 2NJ: also in AL2 2AL2 2NL: also in AL2 2AL2 2NN: also in AL2 2AL2 2NP: also in AL2 2AL2 2NR: also in AL2 2AL2 2NS: also in AL2 2AL2 2NT: also in AL2 2AL2 2NU: also in AL2 2AL2 2NW: also in AL2 2AL2 2NX: also in AL2 2AL2 2NY: also in AL2 2AL2 2NZ: also in AL2 2AL2 2PA: also in AL2 2AL2 2PB: also in AL2 2AL2 2PD: also in AL2 2AL2 2PE: also in AL2 2AL2 2PG: also in AL2 2AL2 2PH: also in AL2 2AL2 2PJ: also in AL2 2AL2 2PL: also in AL2 2AL2 2PN: also in AL2 2AL2 2PP: also in AL2 2AL2 2PQ: also in AL2 2AL2 2PR: also in AL2 2AL2 2PS: also in AL2 2AL2 2PT: also in AL2 2AL2 2PU: also in AL2 2AL2 2PW: also in AL2 2AL2 2PX: also in AL2 2AL2 2PY: also in AL2 2AL2 2QA: also in AL2 2AL2 2QB: also in AL2 2AL2 2RQ: also in AL2 2 How Wood (Herts) station 2.1 kmHatfield Road Surgery 2.1 kmPark Street AL2 2ET Map of AL2 2ET and what is near it Map of AL2 2ET: its centre point, with the 216 other postcodes in the AL2 2 sector, 3 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. How Wood (Herts) station 2.1 kmPark Street AL2 2ET
  • AL2 2ET
  • Other postcodes in AL2 2: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 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 51.7292, longitude -0.3213)

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; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after AL2 2ET?

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 2ET?

None of the homes and businesses at AL2 2ET can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)0% can get it

St Albans: 94%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0% 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 AL2 2ET?

BinDayBuddy has not read St Albans City and District Council's days for AL2 2ET today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for AL2 2ET 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 2ET 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 2ET.

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 2ET: 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 2ET 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 2ET?

Homes in AL2 2 sold for a typical £586,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 60 sales, up 3.8% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£586,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£565,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 3.8% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £825,000 25 sales
  • Semi-detached £595,000 10 sales
  • Terraced £470,000 14 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £330,000 11 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 2ET

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in AL2 2ET 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 2ET

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at AL2 2ET. 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 AL2 2ET?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 750 homes in the neighbourhood around AL2 2ET. The largest share of them, 37%, are in council tax band E. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (36%). 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 2ET

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 E, the most common, is £2,957.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 10 (1%)£1,613
Band Bwithheld£1,882
Band Cabout 20 (3%)£2,150
Band Dabout 80 (11%)£2,419
Band Eabout 280 (37%)£2,957
Band Fabout 280 (37%)£3,494
Band Gabout 80 (11%)£4,032
Band Hwithheld£4,838

When the homes were built

  1. 5% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. 22% 1919 to 1939
  4. 36% 1945 to 1964
  5. 13% 1965 to 1982
  6. 13% 1983 to 1999
  7. 6% 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 AL2 2ET is in (ONS area E01023718), 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 2ET?

The nearest open schools to AL2 2ET, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near AL2 2ET, 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 2ET?

The nearest railway station to the centre of AL2 2ET is Park Street Rail Station, 1.4 km away in a straight line.

  • Park Street Rail Station Railway station 1.4 kmCycle
  • How Wood (Herts) Rail Station Railway station 2.1 kmCycle

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

No bus stop within 400 metres in the Department for Transport's register.

More stations near AL2 2ET, 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 2ET?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of AL2 2ET, 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 2ET?

0 within 1 km 7 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of AL2 2ET, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Fastned Griffiths Way Charging point · 6 chargers · CCS, CHAdeMO · up to 300 kW 1.9 kmCycle
  • Evolt Charging point · 4 chargers · Type 2 2.4 kmCycle
  • GeniePoint Charging point · 2 chargers 2.4 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 2ET?

The nearest to the centre of AL2 2ET, 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 2ET?

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 2ET?

The nearest care homes to the centre of AL2 2ET, 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 2ET?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of AL2 2ET, 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 2ET?

The nearest vets to the centre of AL2 2ET 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 2ET in a conservation area?

The centre of AL2 2ET is in 2 areas with planning rules of their 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 AL2 2ET?

Police.uk records 104 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of AL2 2ET in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences33 reports
Other theft21 reports
Anti-social behaviour20 reports
Criminal damage and arson7 reports
Drugs5 reports
Public order4 reports

Also: shoplifting 4, vehicle crime 3, possession of weapons 3, burglary 2, other crime 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 2ET

Ward
Park Street
Parish
St Stephen
Region
East of England
Country
England
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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AL2 1AP200 mAL2 1AW250 mAL1 1DS390 mAL1 1DU430 mAL2 1AJ480 mAL2 2EX560 m
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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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