AL4 9SH postcode in St Albans, Hertfordshire

AL4 9SH is a postcode in St Albans, in the Marshalswick East & Jersey Farm 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 100% of homes and businesses at AL4 9SH can get it Across St Albans: 94% Typical price £525,000 Homes sold in AL4 9, last 12 months. ▼ 19.9% on the year before Nearest station St Albans City 2.8 km in a straight line

Where AL4 9SH is, and what is near it

Map of AL4 9SH and what is near it Map of AL4 9SH: its centre point, with the 286 other postcodes in the AL4 9 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 12 bus stops (4 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 100 m. AL4 9AH: also in AL4 9AL4 9AQ: also in AL4 9AL4 9BB: also in AL4 9AL4 9BD: also in AL4 9AL4 9BJ: also in AL4 9AL4 9BL: also in AL4 9AL4 9BN: also in AL4 9AL4 9BT: also in AL4 9AL4 9EY: also in AL4 9AL4 9FJ: also in AL4 9AL4 9HB: also in AL4 9AL4 9HU: also in AL4 9AL4 9JQ: also in AL4 9AL4 9JZ: also in AL4 9AL4 9PJ: also in AL4 9AL4 9PL: also in AL4 9AL4 9PW: also in AL4 9AL4 9QU: also in AL4 9AL4 9QX: also in AL4 9AL4 9QY: also in AL4 9AL4 9QZ: also in AL4 9AL4 9RG: also in AL4 9AL4 9RP: also in AL4 9AL4 9RS: also in AL4 9AL4 9RT: also in AL4 9AL4 9SJ: also in AL4 9AL4 9SN: also in AL4 9AL4 9SW: also in AL4 9AL4 9TE: also in AL4 9AL4 9TF: also in AL4 9AL4 9TG: also in AL4 9AL4 9TP: also in AL4 9AL4 9TQ: also in AL4 9AL4 9TR: also in AL4 9AL4 9XA: also in AL4 9AL4 9XB: also in AL4 9AL4 9XD: also in AL4 9AL4 9XE: also in AL4 9AL4 9XH: also in AL4 9AL4 9XJ: also in AL4 9AL4 9XL: also in AL4 9 2 bus stops, 350 mHatfield Road Surgery 3.0 kmMarshalswick East & Jersey Farm AL4 9SH Map of AL4 9SH and what is near it Map of AL4 9SH: its centre point, with the 286 other postcodes in the AL4 9 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 12 bus stops (4 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. 2 bus stops, 350 mMarshalswick East & Jersey Farm AL4 9SH
  • AL4 9SH
  • Other postcodes in AL4 9: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 12 bus stops
  • 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 51.7689, longitude -0.2997)

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 9SH?

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 9SH?

Every home and business at AL4 9SH can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

AL4 9SH 100% St Albans 94%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

AL4 9SH 100% 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 9SH?

BinDayBuddy has not read St Albans City and District Council's days for AL4 9SH today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for AL4 9SH 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 9SH 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 9SH.

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 9SH: 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 9SH 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 9SH?

Homes in AL4 9 sold for a typical £525,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 116 sales, down 19.9% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£525,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£655,500 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 19.9% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £830,650 17 sales
  • Semi-detached £725,000 37 sales
  • Terraced £462,750 34 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £276,250 28 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 9SH

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in AL4 9SH from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 19 March 2024. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of 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 AL4 9SH?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 660 homes in the neighbourhood around AL4 9SH. The largest share of them, 35%, are in council tax band E. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (50%). 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 9SH

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 £1,882 (band B) to £4,032 (band G); band E, the most common, is £2,957.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Awithheld£1,613
Band Babout 30 (5%)£1,882
Band Cabout 70 (11%)£2,150
Band Dabout 160 (24%)£2,419
Band Eabout 230 (35%)£2,957
Band Fabout 130 (20%)£3,494
Band Gabout 40 (6%)£4,032
Band Hfewer than 5£4,838

When the homes were built

  1. None Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. None 1919 to 1939
  4. 50% 1945 to 1964
  5. 44% 1965 to 1982
  6. Withheld 1983 to 1999
  7. Withheld 2000 to 2009
  8. 6% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

Before 1900, 1900 to 1918, 1919 to 1939, 2020 or later: 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 AL4 9SH is in (ONS area E01023711), 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 9SH?

The nearest open schools to AL4 9SH, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near AL4 9SH, 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 9SH?

The nearest railway station to the centre of AL4 9SH is St Albans City Rail Station, 2.8 km away in a straight line.

  • St Albans City Rail Station Railway station 2.8 kmCycle
  • St Albans Abbey Rail Station Railway station 4.0 kmCycle

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

12 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Chandlers Road, 115 m away.

More stations near AL4 9SH, 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 9SH?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of AL4 9SH, 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 9SH?

0 within 1 km 4 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of AL4 9SH, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Motor Fuel Group Charging point · No details mapped 2.1 kmCycle
  • St Albans Supercharger Charging point · 8 chargers · CCS · up to 250 kW 2.5 kmCycle
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 2.7 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 AL4 9SH?

The nearest to the centre of AL4 9SH, 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 9SH?

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 9SH?

The nearest care homes to the centre of AL4 9SH, 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 9SH?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of AL4 9SH, 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 9SH?

The nearest vets to the centre of AL4 9SH 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 9SH in a conservation area?

The centre of AL4 9SH 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 AL4 9SH?

Police.uk records 67 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of AL4 9SH in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Shoplifting15 reports
Violence and sexual offences14 reports
Other theft12 reports
Anti-social behaviour10 reports
Vehicle crime7 reports
Criminal damage and arson4 reports

Also: drugs 3, public order 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 AL4 9SH

Ward
Marshalswick East & Jersey Farm
Parish
Sandridge
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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Nearby postcodes

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

AL4 9TF40 mAL4 9XB70 mAL4 9XD80 mAL4 9QY80 mAL4 9QX130 mAL4 9TG150 m
All of AL4

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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