AL1 2 postcode sector in the AL1 district

AL1 2 is a sector of the AL1 district: every postcode that starts AL1 2. It has 175 postcodes in use, 4 of them large-user postcodes. A large-user postcode is one Royal Mail gives to a single address that gets a lot of mail.

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Every postcode in the AL1 2 sector, by gigabit broadband

Map of every postcode in the AL1 2 sector, by gigabit broadband Of the 175 postcodes in the AL1 2 sector that ONS places, 13 have no home or business that can get gigabit, 10 have some that can, 148 can all get it and 4 have no Ofcom figure. One group of postcodes without gigabit is outlined: 5 postcodes without gigabit. Places named: Sopwell, Verulam. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. A414 AL1 2DW: no Ofcom figureAL1 2EJ: no Ofcom figureAL1 2EL: no Ofcom figureAL1 2RE: no Ofcom figureAL1 2AA: gigabit for allAL1 2AD: gigabit for allAL1 2AE: gigabit for allAL1 2AF: gigabit for allAL1 2AH: gigabit for allAL1 2AJ: gigabit for allAL1 2AL: gigabit for allAL1 2AN: gigabit for allAL1 2AR: gigabit for allAL1 2AS: gigabit for allAL1 2AT: gigabit for allAL1 2AU: gigabit for allAL1 2AW: gigabit for allAL1 2AX: gigabit for allAL1 2AY: gigabit for allAL1 2AZ: gigabit for allAL1 2BA: gigabit for allAL1 2BB: gigabit for allAL1 2BD: gigabit for allAL1 2BE: gigabit for allAL1 2BG: gigabit for allAL1 2BH: gigabit for allAL1 2BJ: gigabit for allAL1 2BL: gigabit for allAL1 2BN: gigabit for allAL1 2BP: gigabit for allAL1 2BQ: gigabit for allAL1 2BS: gigabit for allAL1 2BT: gigabit for allAL1 2BU: gigabit for allAL1 2BW: gigabit for allAL1 2BX: gigabit for allAL1 2BY: gigabit for allAL1 2DE: gigabit for allAL1 2DF: gigabit for allAL1 2DG: gigabit for allAL1 2DN: gigabit for allAL1 2DP: gigabit for allAL1 2DX: gigabit for allAL1 2ED: gigabit for allAL1 2EF: gigabit for allAL1 2EN: gigabit for allAL1 2EP: gigabit for allAL1 2ER: gigabit for allAL1 2ET: gigabit for allAL1 2EW: gigabit for allAL1 2EX: gigabit for allAL1 2EY: gigabit for allAL1 2EZ: gigabit for allAL1 2HE: gigabit for allAL1 2HJ: gigabit for allAL1 2HL: gigabit for allAL1 2HN: gigabit for allAL1 2HP: gigabit for allAL1 2HQ: gigabit for allAL1 2HR: gigabit for allAL1 2HS: gigabit for allAL1 2HT: gigabit for allAL1 2HU: gigabit for allAL1 2HW: gigabit for allAL1 2HX: gigabit for allAL1 2HY: gigabit for allAL1 2HZ: gigabit for allAL1 2JA: gigabit for allAL1 2JB: gigabit for allAL1 2JD: gigabit for allAL1 2JE: gigabit for allAL1 2JF: gigabit for allAL1 2JG: gigabit for allAL1 2JH: gigabit for allAL1 2JJ: gigabit for allAL1 2JL: gigabit for allAL1 2JN: gigabit for allAL1 2JP: gigabit for allAL1 2JR: gigabit for allAL1 2JS: gigabit for allAL1 2JT: gigabit for allAL1 2JU: gigabit for allAL1 2JW: gigabit for allAL1 2JX: gigabit for allAL1 2JY: gigabit for allAL1 2LA: gigabit for allAL1 2LB: gigabit for allAL1 2LD: gigabit for allAL1 2LE: gigabit for allAL1 2LF: gigabit for allAL1 2LG: gigabit for allAL1 2LH: gigabit for allAL1 2LJ: gigabit for allAL1 2LL: gigabit for allAL1 2LN: gigabit for allAL1 2LP: gigabit for allAL1 2LQ: gigabit for allAL1 2LR: gigabit for allAL1 2LS: gigabit for allAL1 2LT: gigabit for allAL1 2LU: gigabit for allAL1 2LW: gigabit for allAL1 2LX: gigabit for allAL1 2LY: gigabit for allAL1 2LZ: gigabit for allAL1 2NE: gigabit for allAL1 2NF: gigabit for allAL1 2NG: gigabit for allAL1 2NH: gigabit for allAL1 2NJ: gigabit for allAL1 2NL: gigabit for allAL1 2NN: gigabit for allAL1 2NP: gigabit for allAL1 2NQ: gigabit for allAL1 2NR: gigabit for allAL1 2NS: gigabit for allAL1 2NT: gigabit for allAL1 2NU: gigabit for allAL1 2NW: gigabit for allAL1 2NX: gigabit for allAL1 2NY: gigabit for allAL1 2NZ: gigabit for allAL1 2PA: gigabit for allAL1 2PF: gigabit for allAL1 2PH: gigabit for allAL1 2PJ: gigabit for allAL1 2PN: gigabit for allAL1 2PP: gigabit for allAL1 2PQ: gigabit for allAL1 2PU: gigabit for allAL1 2PX: gigabit for allAL1 2PY: gigabit for allAL1 2QB: gigabit for allAL1 2QD: gigabit for allAL1 2QE: gigabit for allAL1 2QF: gigabit for allAL1 2QG: gigabit for allAL1 2QH: gigabit for allAL1 2QJ: gigabit for allAL1 2QL: gigabit for allAL1 2QN: gigabit for allAL1 2QP: gigabit for allAL1 2QQ: gigabit for allAL1 2QR: gigabit for allAL1 2QS: gigabit for allAL1 2QT: gigabit for allAL1 2QW: gigabit for allAL1 2QY: gigabit for allAL1 2RA: gigabit for allAL1 2RB: gigabit for allAL1 2RH: gigabit for allAL1 2RJ: gigabit for allAL1 2AP: some gigabitAL1 2DD: some gigabitAL1 2DJ: some gigabitAL1 2DU: some gigabitAL1 2HA: some gigabitAL1 2JZ: some gigabitAL1 2PB: some gigabitAL1 2PE: some gigabitAL1 2PG: some gigabitAL1 2PT: some gigabitAL1 2AQ: no gigabitAL1 2BZ: no gigabitAL1 2DL: no gigabitAL1 2DS: no gigabitAL1 2DT: no gigabitAL1 2EA: no gigabitAL1 2ES: no gigabitAL1 2HH: no gigabitAL1 2PD: no gigabitAL1 2PW: no gigabitAL1 2QA: no gigabitAL1 2QU: no gigabitAL1 2RD: no gigabit SopwellVerulam 5 postcodes without gigabit, outlined: this goes to AL1 2BZ, the one nearest the middle of them5 postcodes without gigabit Map of every postcode in the AL1 2 sector, by gigabit broadband Of the 175 postcodes in the AL1 2 sector that ONS places, 13 have no home or business that can get gigabit, 10 have some that can, 148 can all get it and 4 have no Ofcom figure. One group of postcodes without gigabit is outlined: 5 postcodes without gigabit. Places named: Sopwell, Verulam. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. SopwellVerulam
  • No home or business can get gigabit: 13
  • Some can get gigabit: 10
  • Every home and business can get gigabit: 148
  • Ofcom gives no figure: 4
  • Outline: where 5 or more postcodes without gigabit lie together

Of the 175 postcodes in the AL1 2 sector that ONS places, 13 have no home or business that can get gigabit, 10 have some that can, 148 can all get it and 4 have no Ofcom figure.

Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. A dashed outline shows where 5 or more lie within 150 metres of each other. It is not a boundary, and no boundary is drawn. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here.

Sources: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; Ofcom Connected Nations, Connected Nations, Spring 2026; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Ordnance Survey open maps. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre.

Postcodes without gigabit

13 postcodes here have no gigabit. These are the 12 first in postcode order.

Where the postcodes without gigabit lie together

What do homes sell for in AL1 2?

Homes in AL1 2 sold for a typical £560,000 in the 12 months to September 2026, across 47 sales, HM Land Registry's figures show. The 12 months before gave £550,000 from 81 sales: not a change larger than chance would explain, given which homes happened to sell.

£560,000 typical price, the 12 months to September 2026
£550,000 12 months to September 2025
  • Detached £730,000 6 sales
  • Semi-detached £852,500 14 sales
  • Terraced £515,000 19 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £333,350 8 sales

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

Standard sales of homes at market value at the postcodes that start AL1 2. A typical price is the median, the middle sale, given from 5 sales or more.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 October 2026.

Postcodes in AL1 2

Pick a postcode to see its council and MP, broadband, flood risk, what homes sell for, council tax, the nearest schools and stations, and crime around it.

Source: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. Postcodes that have ended are not listed.

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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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