AL2 3DA postcode in Chiswell Green, Hertfordshire

AL2 3DA is a postcode in Chiswell Green, in the St Stephen 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 can get it. St Albans: 94% Typical price £650,500 Homes sold in AL2 3, last 12 months. ▼ 0.7% on the year before Nearest station Park Street 1.3 km in a straight line

Where AL2 3DA is, and what is near it

Map of AL2 3DA and what is near it Map of AL2 3DA: its centre point, with the 271 other postcodes in the AL2 3 sector, 4 schools (3 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) and 7 bus stops, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. A405 AL2 3AA: also in AL2 3AL2 3AB: also in AL2 3AL2 3AD: also in AL2 3AL2 3AE: also in AL2 3AL2 3AF: also in AL2 3AL2 3AG: also in AL2 3AL2 3AH: also in AL2 3AL2 3AJ: also in AL2 3AL2 3AL: also in AL2 3AL2 3AN: also in AL2 3AL2 3AP: also in AL2 3AL2 3AQ: also in AL2 3AL2 3AR: also in AL2 3AL2 3AS: also in AL2 3AL2 3AT: also in AL2 3AL2 3AW: also in AL2 3AL2 3AX: also in AL2 3AL2 3AY: also in AL2 3AL2 3AZ: also in AL2 3AL2 3BA: also in AL2 3AL2 3BB: also in AL2 3AL2 3BD: also in AL2 3AL2 3BE: also in AL2 3AL2 3BG: also in AL2 3AL2 3BH: also in AL2 3AL2 3BJ: also in AL2 3AL2 3BN: also in AL2 3AL2 3BQ: also in AL2 3AL2 3BY: also in AL2 3AL2 3DB: also in AL2 3AL2 3DD: also in AL2 3AL2 3DE: also in AL2 3AL2 3DF: also in AL2 3AL2 3DG: also in AL2 3AL2 3DH: also in AL2 3AL2 3DJ: also in AL2 3AL2 3DL: also in AL2 3AL2 3DN: also in AL2 3AL2 3DP: also in AL2 3AL2 3DQ: also in AL2 3AL2 3DR: also in AL2 3AL2 3DS: also in AL2 3AL2 3DT: also in AL2 3AL2 3DU: also in AL2 3AL2 3DW: also in AL2 3AL2 3DY: also in AL2 3AL2 3DZ: also in AL2 3AL2 3EA: also in AL2 3AL2 3EB: also in AL2 3AL2 3ED: also in AL2 3AL2 3EE: also in AL2 3AL2 3EF: also in AL2 3AL2 3EH: also in AL2 3AL2 3EJ: also in AL2 3AL2 3EN: also in AL2 3AL2 3EQ: also in AL2 3AL2 3EZ: also in AL2 3AL2 3HA: also in AL2 3AL2 3HB: also in AL2 3AL2 3HD: also in AL2 3AL2 3HE: also in AL2 3AL2 3HF: also in AL2 3AL2 3HG: also in AL2 3AL2 3HH: also in AL2 3AL2 3HJ: also in AL2 3AL2 3HL: also in AL2 3AL2 3HN: also in AL2 3AL2 3HP: also in AL2 3AL2 3HQ: also in AL2 3AL2 3HR: also in AL2 3AL2 3HS: also in AL2 3AL2 3HT: also in AL2 3AL2 3HU: also in AL2 3AL2 3HW: also in AL2 3AL2 3HX: also in AL2 3AL2 3HY: also in AL2 3AL2 3HZ: also in AL2 3AL2 3JE: also in AL2 3AL2 3JX: also in AL2 3AL2 3JY: also in AL2 3AL2 3JZ: also in AL2 3AL2 3LA: also in AL2 3AL2 3LB: also in AL2 3AL2 3LD: also in AL2 3AL2 3LF: also in AL2 3AL2 3NP: also in AL2 3AL2 3NS: also in AL2 3AL2 3NT: also in AL2 3AL2 3NU: also in AL2 3AL2 3NW: also in AL2 3AL2 3NX: also in AL2 3AL2 3NY: also in AL2 3 School 1.3 kmChiswell Green AL2 3DA Map of AL2 3DA and what is near it Map of AL2 3DA: its centre point, with the 271 other postcodes in the AL2 3 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations, 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 7 bus stops, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. A414A405 Chiswell Green AL2 3DA
  • AL2 3DA
  • Other postcodes in AL2 3: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 7 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.7277, longitude -0.3593)

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 3DA?

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 3DA?

Every home and business at AL2 3DA 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 AL2 3DA?

BinDayBuddy has not read St Albans City and District Council's days for AL2 3DA today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for AL2 3DA 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 3DA 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 3DA.

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 3DA: 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 3DA 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 3DA?

Homes in AL2 3 sold for a typical £650,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 90 sales, down 0.7% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£650,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
12 months to August 2025
£655,000
12 months to August 2026
£650,500

▼ down 0.7% on the 12 months before

Detached£750,000 35 sales
Semi-detached£600,000 37 sales
Terraced£485,000 11 sales
Flat or maisonette£265,000 7 sales

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 3DA

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in AL2 3DA 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 3DA

The Food Standards Agency lists 5 food businesses at AL2 3DA. 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 3DA?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 710 homes in the neighbourhood around AL2 3DA. The largest share of them, 32%, are in council tax band F. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (29%). 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 3DA

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 £4,838 (band H); band F, the most common, is £3,494.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 60 (8%)£1,613
Band Babout 60 (8%)£1,882
Band Cabout 50 (7%)£2,150
Band Dabout 70 (10%)£2,419
Band Eabout 120 (17%)£2,957
Band Fabout 230 (32%)£3,494
Band Gabout 110 (15%)£4,032
Band Habout 10 (1%)£4,838

When the homes were built

  1. Withheld Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. 18% 1919 to 1939
  4. 29% 1945 to 1964
  5. 24% 1965 to 1982
  6. 19% 1983 to 1999
  7. 7% 2000 to 2009
  8. 1% 2010 to 2019
  9. 1% 2020 or later

1900 to 1918: 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 3DA is in (ONS area E01023731), 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 3DA?

The nearest open schools to AL2 3DA, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near AL2 3DA, 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 3DA?

The nearest railway station to the centre of AL2 3DA is Park Street Rail Station, 1.3 km away in a straight line.

  • Park Street Rail Station Railway station 1.3 kmCycle
  • How Wood (Herts) Rail Station Railway station 1.5 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 Three Hammers PH, 24 m away.

More stations near AL2 3DA, 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 3DA?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of AL2 3DA, 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 3DA?

0 within 1 km 6 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of AL2 3DA, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · 4 chargers 2.0 kmCycle
  • Fastned Griffiths Way Charging point · 6 chargers · CCS, CHAdeMO · up to 300 kW 2.1 kmCycle
  • 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 3DA?

The nearest to the centre of AL2 3DA, 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 3DA?

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 3DA?

The nearest care homes to the centre of AL2 3DA, 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 3DA?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of AL2 3DA, 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 3DA?

The nearest vets to the centre of AL2 3DA 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 3DA in a conservation area?

The centre of AL2 3DA 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 3DA?

Police.uk records 75 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of AL2 3DA in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Anti-social behaviour21 reports
Other theft21 reports
Violence and sexual offences12 reports
Public order5 reports
Shoplifting5 reports
Vehicle crime4 reports

Also: burglary 3, criminal damage and arson 2, drugs 1, other crime 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 AL2 3DA

Ward
St Stephen
Parish
St Stephen
Region
East of England
Country
England
Built-up area
Chiswell Green
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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