AL4 8ES postcode in St Albans, Hertfordshire

AL4 8ES is a postcode in St Albans, in the Sandridge & Wheathampstead 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 AL4 8ES can get it Across St Albans: 94% Typical price £725,000 Homes sold in AL4 8, last 12 months. ▲ 2.8% on the year before Nearest station Welwyn Garden City 4.9 km in a straight line

Where AL4 8ES is, and what is near it

Map of AL4 8ES and what is near it Map of AL4 8ES: its centre point, with the 208 other postcodes in the AL4 8 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. AL4 8AD: also in AL4 8AL4 8AE: also in AL4 8AL4 8AF: also in AL4 8AL4 8AG: also in AL4 8AL4 8AN: also in AL4 8AL4 8AP: also in AL4 8AL4 8AQ: also in AL4 8AL4 8AR: also in AL4 8AL4 8AS: also in AL4 8AL4 8AT: also in AL4 8AL4 8AU: also in AL4 8AL4 8AW: also in AL4 8AL4 8AX: also in AL4 8AL4 8AY: also in AL4 8AL4 8BA: also in AL4 8AL4 8BD: also in AL4 8AL4 8BE: also in AL4 8AL4 8BG: also in AL4 8AL4 8BT: also in AL4 8AL4 8DA: also in AL4 8AL4 8DB: also in AL4 8AL4 8DD: also in AL4 8AL4 8DL: also in AL4 8AL4 8DN: also in AL4 8AL4 8DP: also in AL4 8AL4 8DW: also in AL4 8AL4 8EL: also in AL4 8AL4 8EN: also in AL4 8AL4 8ER: also in AL4 8AL4 8ET: also in AL4 8AL4 8EU: also in AL4 8AL4 8EW: also in AL4 8AL4 8EX: also in AL4 8AL4 8EY: also in AL4 8AL4 8FH: also in AL4 8AL4 8FL: also in AL4 8AL4 8JN: also in AL4 8AL4 8NG: also in AL4 8AL4 8NH: also in AL4 8AL4 8NJ: also in AL4 8AL4 8NN: also in AL4 8AL4 8NP: also in AL4 8AL4 8NQ: also in AL4 8AL4 8NR: also in AL4 8AL4 8NS: also in AL4 8AL4 8NT: also in AL4 8AL4 8NU: also in AL4 8AL4 8NW: also in AL4 8AL4 8NX: also in AL4 8AL4 8NY: also in AL4 8AL4 8NZ: also in AL4 8AL4 8PA: also in AL4 8AL4 8PB: also in AL4 8AL4 8PD: also in AL4 8AL4 8PE: also in AL4 8AL4 8PF: also in AL4 8AL4 8PG: also in AL4 8AL4 8PL: also in AL4 8AL4 8PP: also in AL4 8AL4 8PR: also in AL4 8AL4 8PS: also in AL4 8AL4 8PU: also in AL4 8AL4 8PW: also in AL4 8AL4 8PX: also in AL4 8AL4 8PZ: also in AL4 8AL4 8QA: also in AL4 8AL4 8QB: also in AL4 8AL4 8QD: also in AL4 8AL4 8QE: also in AL4 8AL4 8QF: also in AL4 8AL4 8QG: also in AL4 8AL4 8QH: also in AL4 8AL4 8QJ: also in AL4 8AL4 8QL: also in AL4 8AL4 8QQ: also in AL4 8AL4 8TA: also in AL4 8AL4 8TB: also in AL4 8AL4 8TD: also in AL4 8AL4 8TE: also in AL4 8AL4 8TF: also in AL4 8AL4 8TG: also in AL4 8AL4 8TH: also in AL4 8AL4 8TJ: also in AL4 8AL4 8TL: also in AL4 8AL4 8TN: also in AL4 8AL4 8TP: also in AL4 8AL4 8TQ: also in AL4 8AL4 8TR: also in AL4 8AL4 8TS: also in AL4 8AL4 8TT: also in AL4 8AL4 8TU: also in AL4 8AL4 8TW: also in AL4 8 Lakeside School 3.6 kmSandringham School 3.9 kmGP 4.6 kmHarpenden station 5.5 kmWheathampstead AL4 8ES Map of AL4 8ES and what is near it Map of AL4 8ES: its centre point, with the 208 other postcodes in the AL4 8 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. 2 places, 3.6–4.6 kmHarpenden station 5.5 kmSandridge & Wheathampstead AL4 8ES
  • AL4 8ES
  • Other postcodes in AL4 8: press one for its page
  • 4 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 51.7999, longitude -0.2755)

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 AL4 8ES?

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 AL4 8ES?

None of the homes and businesses at AL4 8ES can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

AL4 8ES 0% St Albans 94%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

AL4 8ES 0% 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 AL4 8ES?

BinDayBuddy has not read St Albans City and District Council's days for AL4 8ES today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for AL4 8ES 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 AL4 8ES 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 AL4 8ES.

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 AL4 8ES: 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 AL4 8ES 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 AL4 8ES?

Homes in AL4 8 sold for a typical £725,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 77 sales, up 2.8% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£725,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£705,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 2.8% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £1,000,000 29 sales
  • Semi-detached £720,000 25 sales
  • Terraced £469,167 16 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £350,000 7 sales

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

Across the whole AL4 district: a typical £640,000 from 305 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 AL4 8ES

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in AL4 8ES 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 AL4 8ES

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at AL4 8ES. 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 AL4 8ES?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 730 homes in the neighbourhood around AL4 8ES. The largest share of them, 26%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (26%). 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 AL4 8ES

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 C, the most common, is £2,150.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 10 (1%)£1,613
Band Babout 40 (5%)£1,882
Band Cabout 190 (26%)£2,150
Band Dabout 150 (21%)£2,419
Band Eabout 190 (26%)£2,957
Band Fabout 70 (10%)£3,494
Band Gabout 60 (8%)£4,032
Band Habout 20 (3%)£4,838

When the homes were built

  1. 13% Before 1900
  2. 3% 1900 to 1918
  3. 14% 1919 to 1939
  4. 22% 1945 to 1964
  5. 26% 1965 to 1982
  6. 13% 1983 to 1999
  7. 1% 2000 to 2009
  8. 4% 2010 to 2019
  9. 3% 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 AL4 8ES is in (ONS area E01023736), 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 AL4 8ES?

The nearest open schools to AL4 8ES, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near AL4 8ES, 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 AL4 8ES?

The nearest railway station to the centre of AL4 8ES is Welwyn Garden City Rail Station, 4.9 km away in a straight line.

  • Welwyn Garden City Rail Station Railway station 4.9 kmCycle
  • Harpenden Rail Station Railway station 5.5 kmDrive

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 AL4 8ES, 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 AL4 8ES?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of AL4 8ES, 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 AL4 8ES?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of AL4 8ES 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 AL4 8ES?

The nearest to the centre of AL4 8ES, 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 AL4 8ES?

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 AL4 8ES?

The nearest care homes to the centre of AL4 8ES, 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 AL4 8ES?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of AL4 8ES, 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 AL4 8ES?

The nearest vets to the centre of AL4 8ES 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 AL4 8ES in a conservation area?

The centre of AL4 8ES 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 AL4 8ES?

Police.uk records 19 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of AL4 8ES in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences10 reports
Criminal damage and arson4 reports
Anti-social behaviour1 report
Public order1 report
Burglary1 report
Other theft1 report

Also: drugs 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 AL4 8ES

Ward
Sandridge & Wheathampstead
Parish
Sandridge
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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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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