AL3 8QF postcode in Dacorum, Hertfordshire

AL3 8QF is a postcode in Dacorum, in the Watling ward. It is in the Harpenden and Berkhamsted 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 at AL3 8QF can get it Across Dacorum: 86% Typical price £452,500 Homes sold in AL3 8, last 12 months. ▲ 8.4% on the year before Nearest station Luton 5.0 km in a straight line

Where AL3 8QF is, and what is near it

Map of AL3 8QF and what is near it Map of AL3 8QF: its centre point, with the 190 other postcodes in the AL3 8 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 2 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. AL3 8FG: also in AL3 8AL3 8FH: also in AL3 8AL3 8FL: also in AL3 8AL3 8HR: also in AL3 8AL3 8HU: also in AL3 8AL3 8HX: also in AL3 8AL3 8HY: also in AL3 8AL3 8HZ: also in AL3 8AL3 8JB: also in AL3 8AL3 8JD: also in AL3 8AL3 8JE: also in AL3 8AL3 8JF: also in AL3 8AL3 8JG: also in AL3 8AL3 8JH: also in AL3 8AL3 8JJ: also in AL3 8AL3 8JL: also in AL3 8AL3 8JN: also in AL3 8AL3 8JQ: also in AL3 8AL3 8JU: also in AL3 8AL3 8JW: also in AL3 8AL3 8JX: also in AL3 8AL3 8JY: also in AL3 8AL3 8JZ: also in AL3 8AL3 8LA: also in AL3 8AL3 8LB: also in AL3 8AL3 8LD: also in AL3 8AL3 8LE: also in AL3 8AL3 8LF: also in AL3 8AL3 8LG: also in AL3 8AL3 8LJ: also in AL3 8AL3 8LL: also in AL3 8AL3 8LN: also in AL3 8AL3 8LP: also in AL3 8AL3 8LR: also in AL3 8AL3 8LW: also in AL3 8AL3 8LY: also in AL3 8AL3 8NG: also in AL3 8AL3 8NP: also in AL3 8AL3 8NT: also in AL3 8AL3 8NX: also in AL3 8AL3 8NY: also in AL3 8AL3 8NZ: also in AL3 8AL3 8PA: also in AL3 8AL3 8PB: also in AL3 8AL3 8PD: also in AL3 8AL3 8PE: also in AL3 8AL3 8PF: also in AL3 8AL3 8PG: also in AL3 8AL3 8PH: also in AL3 8AL3 8PJ: also in AL3 8AL3 8PL: also in AL3 8AL3 8PN: also in AL3 8AL3 8PP: also in AL3 8AL3 8PQ: also in AL3 8AL3 8PR: also in AL3 8AL3 8PS: also in AL3 8AL3 8PT: also in AL3 8AL3 8PU: also in AL3 8AL3 8PW: also in AL3 8AL3 8PX: also in AL3 8AL3 8PY: also in AL3 8AL3 8PZ: also in AL3 8AL3 8QA: also in AL3 8AL3 8QB: also in AL3 8AL3 8QD: also in AL3 8AL3 8QE: also in AL3 8AL3 8QG: also in AL3 8AL3 8QH: also in AL3 8AL3 8QJ: also in AL3 8AL3 8QL: also in AL3 8AL3 8QQ: also in AL3 8AL3 8QU: also in AL3 8AL3 8RA: also in AL3 8AL3 8RB: also in AL3 8AL3 8RD: also in AL3 8AL3 8RE: also in AL3 8AL3 8RF: also in AL3 8AL3 8RG: also in AL3 8AL3 8RP: also in AL3 8AL3 8RR: also in AL3 8AL3 8RS: also in AL3 8AL3 8RT: also in AL3 8AL3 8RU: also in AL3 8AL3 8RX: also in AL3 8AL3 8RY: also in AL3 8AL3 8RZ: also in AL3 8 Caddington Surgery 2.1 km3 places, 4.1–5.0 kmSchool 4.2 kmMarkyate AL3 8QF Map of AL3 8QF and what is near it Map of AL3 8QF: its centre point, with the 190 other postcodes in the AL3 8 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 2 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. 2 places, 1.7–5.1 kmCaddington Surgery 2.1 kmMarkyate AL3 8QF
  • AL3 8QF
  • Other postcodes in AL3 8: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 2 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 51.8454, longitude -0.4555)

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 AL3 8QF?

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 8QF?

Every home and business at AL3 8QF can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, but none can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

AL3 8QF 0% Dacorum 86%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

AL3 8QF 100% Dacorum 98%
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 8QF?

BinDayBuddy does not read Dacorum Borough Council's collection days yet, so the council's own checker is the place to look.

Dacorum Borough Council's bin days

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 8QF 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 8QF.

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 Dacorum

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for AL3 8QF: 2,745 properties in Dacorum are at high risk (3.5% of all its properties). All the figures for Dacorum

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 8QF 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 8QF?

Homes in AL3 8 sold for a typical £452,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 66 sales, up 8.4% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£452,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£417,500 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 8.4% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £532,000 12 sales
  • Semi-detached £463,750 14 sales
  • Terraced £441,750 32 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £200,000 8 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 8QF

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in AL3 8QF 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

What council tax band are homes near AL3 8QF?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 530 homes in the neighbourhood around AL3 8QF. The largest share of them, 26%, are in council tax band G. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (33%). 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 8QF

Band D in Dacorum for 2026‑27: £2,409. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,606 (band A) to £4,817 (band H); band G, the most common, is £4,014.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 20 (4%)£1,606
Band Babout 20 (4%)£1,873
Band Cabout 30 (6%)£2,141
Band Dabout 90 (17%)£2,409
Band Eabout 90 (17%)£2,944
Band Fabout 120 (23%)£3,479
Band Gabout 140 (26%)£4,014
Band Habout 20 (4%)£4,817

When the homes were built

  1. 24% Before 1900
  2. 2% 1900 to 1918
  3. 10% 1919 to 1939
  4. 18% 1945 to 1964
  5. 33% 1965 to 1982
  6. 4% 1983 to 1999
  7. 4% 2000 to 2009
  8. 2% 2010 to 2019
  9. 4% 2020 or later

Averages for Dacorum 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 8QF is in (ONS area E01023430), 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 8QF?

The nearest open schools to AL3 8QF, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near AL3 8QF, 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 8QF?

The nearest railway station to the centre of AL3 8QF is Luton Rail Station, 5.0 km away in a straight line.

  • Luton Rail Station Railway station 5.0 kmCycle
  • Luton Airport Parkway Rail Station Railway station 5.1 kmDrive

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

2 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Caddington Hall, 158 m away.

More stations near AL3 8QF, 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 8QF?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of AL3 8QF, 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 8QF?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of AL3 8QF on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

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 8QF?

The nearest to the centre of AL3 8QF, 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 8QF?

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 8QF?

The nearest care homes to the centre of AL3 8QF, 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 8QF?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of AL3 8QF, 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 8QF?

The nearest vets to the centre of AL3 8QF 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 8QF in a conservation area?

The centre of AL3 8QF is in one area with planning rules of its 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 8QF?

Police.uk records 15 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of AL3 8QF in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences6 reports
Anti-social behaviour5 reports
Vehicle crime3 reports
Other theft1 report

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 8QF

Ward
Watling
Parish
Markyate
Region
East of England
Country
England
Rural or urban
Smaller 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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Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

AL3 8QD190 mAL3 8QA220 mAL3 8QB340 mAL3 8PZ510 mAL3 8QG620 mAL3 8QE630 m
All of AL3

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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