AL3 4EL postcode in St Albans, Hertfordshire

AL3 4EL is a postcode in St Albans, in the St Peters 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 75% of homes and businesses can get it. St Albans: 94% Typical price £760,000 Homes sold in AL3 4, last 12 months. ▼ 3.2% on the year before Nearest station St Albans Abbey 750 m in a straight line

Where AL3 4EL is, and what is near it

Map of AL3 4EL and what is near it Map of AL3 4EL: its centre point, with the 185 other postcodes in the AL3 4 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations, 3 GP practices, 18 bus stops and 6 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. AL3 4AE: also in AL3 4AL3 4AF: also in AL3 4AL3 4AJ: also in AL3 4AL3 4AP: also in AL3 4AL3 4AT: also in AL3 4AL3 4AU: also in AL3 4AL3 4AY: also in AL3 4AL3 4BY: also in AL3 4AL3 4DA: also in AL3 4AL3 4DD: also in AL3 4AL3 4DE: also in AL3 4AL3 4DG: also in AL3 4AL3 4DH: also in AL3 4AL3 4DJ: also in AL3 4AL3 4DL: also in AL3 4AL3 4DN: also in AL3 4AL3 4DP: also in AL3 4AL3 4DQ: also in AL3 4AL3 4DR: also in AL3 4AL3 4DW: also in AL3 4AL3 4EA: also in AL3 4AL3 4EB: also in AL3 4AL3 4ED: also in AL3 4AL3 4EH: also in AL3 4AL3 4EP: also in AL3 4AL3 4ER: also in AL3 4AL3 4ES: also in AL3 4AL3 4ET: also in AL3 4AL3 4EW: also in AL3 4AL3 4EZ: also in AL3 4AL3 4GD: also in AL3 4AL3 4GG: also in AL3 4AL3 4GJ: also in AL3 4AL3 4HA: also in AL3 4AL3 4HB: also in AL3 4AL3 4HD: also in AL3 4AL3 4HE: also in AL3 4AL3 4HG: also in AL3 4AL3 4HH: also in AL3 4AL3 4HJ: also in AL3 4AL3 4HL: also in AL3 4AL3 4HN: also in AL3 4AL3 4HX: also in AL3 4AL3 4HY: also in AL3 4AL3 4HZ: also in AL3 4AL3 4PA: also in AL3 4AL3 4PE: also in AL3 4AL3 4PF: also in AL3 4AL3 4PH: also in AL3 4AL3 4PJ: also in AL3 4AL3 4PN: also in AL3 4AL3 4PQ: also in AL3 4AL3 4PS: also in AL3 4AL3 4PT: also in AL3 4AL3 4PU: also in AL3 4AL3 4PW: also in AL3 4AL3 4PX: also in AL3 4AL3 4PY: also in AL3 4AL3 4PZ: also in AL3 4AL3 4QA: also in AL3 4AL3 4QB: also in AL3 4AL3 4QD: also in AL3 4AL3 4QE: also in AL3 4AL3 4QF: also in AL3 4AL3 4QG: also in AL3 4AL3 4QH: also in AL3 4AL3 4QJ: also in AL3 4AL3 4QL: also in AL3 4AL3 4QN: also in AL3 4AL3 4QP: also in AL3 4AL3 4QQ: also in AL3 4AL3 4QR: also in AL3 4AL3 4QS: also in AL3 4AL3 4QT: also in AL3 4AL3 4QU: also in AL3 4AL3 4QW: also in AL3 4AL3 4QY: also in AL3 4AL3 4RA: also in AL3 4AL3 4RB: also in AL3 4AL3 4RF: also in AL3 4AL3 4RQ: also in AL3 4AL3 4RS: also in AL3 4AL3 4RT: also in AL3 4AL3 4RU: also in AL3 4AL3 4RX: also in AL3 4AL3 4RY: also in AL3 4AL3 4RZ: also in AL3 4AL3 4SA: also in AL3 4AL3 4SB: also in AL3 4AL3 4SD: also in AL3 4AL3 4SE: also in AL3 4AL3 4SF: also in AL3 4AL3 4SG: also in AL3 4AL3 4SH: also in AL3 4AL3 4SJ: also in AL3 4AL3 4SL: also in AL3 4AL3 4SN: also in AL3 4AL3 4SP: also in AL3 4AL3 4SQ: also in AL3 4AL3 4SS: also in AL3 4AL3 4ST: also in AL3 4AL3 4SU: also in AL3 4AL3 4SW: also in AL3 4AL3 4SX: also in AL3 4AL3 4SY: also in AL3 4AL3 4SZ: also in AL3 4AL3 4TA: also in AL3 4AL3 4TB: also in AL3 4AL3 4TF: also in AL3 4AL3 4TG: also in AL3 4AL3 4TH: also in AL3 4AL3 4TL: also in AL3 4AL3 4TN: also in AL3 4AL3 4TQ: also in AL3 4AL3 4TZ: also in AL3 4 St Albans AL3 4EL Map of AL3 4EL and what is near it Map of AL3 4EL: its centre point, with the 185 other postcodes in the AL3 4 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations, 3 GP practices, 18 bus stops and 6 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Verulam AL3 4EL
  • AL3 4EL
  • Other postcodes in AL3 4: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 18 bus stops
  • 6 EV charging points

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 51.7512, longitude -0.3403)

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 AL3 4EL?

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 AL3 4EL?

Every home and business at AL3 4EL can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 75% can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)75% 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 AL3 4EL?

BinDayBuddy has not read St Albans City and District Council's days for AL3 4EL today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for AL3 4EL 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 AL3 4EL 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 AL3 4EL.

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 AL3 4EL: 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 AL3 4EL 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 AL3 4EL?

Homes in AL3 4 sold for a typical £760,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 62 sales, down 3.2% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£760,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£785,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 3.2% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £1,162,500 16 sales
  • Semi-detached £865,000 8 sales
  • Terraced £755,000 26 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £417,751 12 sales

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

Across the whole AL3 district: a typical £618,000 from 309 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 AL3 4EL

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in AL3 4EL 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 AL3 4EL

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at AL3 4EL. 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 AL3 4EL?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,480 homes in the neighbourhood around AL3 4EL. The largest share of them, 42%, are in council tax band C. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (31%). 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 AL3 4EL

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 C, the most common, is £2,150.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 30 (2%)£1,613
Band Babout 150 (10%)£1,882
Band Cabout 620 (42%)£2,150
Band Dabout 370 (25%)£2,419
Band Eabout 170 (11%)£2,957
Band Fabout 70 (5%)£3,494
Band Gabout 70 (5%)£4,032
Band Hwithheld£4,838

When the homes were built

  1. 31% Before 1900
  2. 3% 1900 to 1918
  3. 4% 1919 to 1939
  4. 5% 1945 to 1964
  5. 6% 1965 to 1982
  6. 24% 1983 to 1999
  7. 11% 2000 to 2009
  8. 9% 2010 to 2019
  9. 7% 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 AL3 4EL is in (ONS area E01023727), 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 AL3 4EL?

The nearest open schools to AL3 4EL, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near AL3 4EL, 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 AL3 4EL?

The nearest railway station to the centre of AL3 4EL is St Albans Abbey Rail Station, 750 metres away in a straight line.

  • St Albans Abbey Rail Station Railway station 750 mWalk
  • St Albans City Rail Station Railway station 900 mWalk

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

18 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Town Hall, 61 m away.

More stations near AL3 4EL, 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 AL3 4EL?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of AL3 4EL, 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 AL3 4EL?

6 within 1 km 9 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of AL3 4EL, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Swarco Charging point · 4 chargers 200 mWalk
  • Evolt Charging point · 4 chargers 250 mWalk
  • Evolt Charging point · 4 chargers · Type 2 400 mWalk

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 AL3 4EL?

The nearest to the centre of AL3 4EL, 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 AL3 4EL?

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 AL3 4EL?

The nearest care homes to the centre of AL3 4EL, 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 AL3 4EL?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of AL3 4EL, 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 AL3 4EL?

The nearest vets to the centre of AL3 4EL 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 AL3 4EL in a conservation area?

The centre of AL3 4EL 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 AL3 4EL?

Police.uk records 342 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of AL3 4EL in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Anti-social behaviour94 reports
Violence and sexual offences88 reports
Shoplifting53 reports
Criminal damage and arson23 reports
Other theft21 reports
Public order17 reports

Also: drugs 17, vehicle crime 11, bicycle theft 4, robbery 4, possession of weapons 4, burglary 3, other crime 3.

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 AL3 4EL

Ward
St Peters
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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AL3 5SW30 mAL3 4EP30 mAL3 4ED30 mAL3 5US30 mAL3 5DR40 mAL1 3YJ40 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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