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AL1 4XF

Postcode

A postcode in St Albans 010B, Marshalswick West ward, St Albans.

This report describes the area around AL1 4XF, not any one home. Each figure is shown at the level it was published: the postcode, a 1 km square, the neighbourhood or the whole council, as its tag says.

Around AL1 4XF

Schools near AL1 4XF

Within 2 km, nearest first
SchoolDistanceLatest Ofsted outcome
Wheatfields Junior Mixed School
Primary. 87% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
550 m
7 minutes on foot
School remains Good, July 2023
Wheatfields Infants' and Nursery School
Primary
550 m
7 minutes on foot
Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade
Sandringham School
Secondary. Attainment 8 of 65.7 (2025/26, provisional)
640 m
8 minutes on foot
Outstanding (overall), February 2024
St John Fisher Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Primary. 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
640 m
8 minutes on foot
Standards maintained, November 2024
Skyswood Primary & Nursery School
Primary. 87% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
710 m
9 minutes on foot
Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade
Bernards Heath Junior School
Primary. 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
1.1 km
13 minutes on foot
Good (overall), December 2023
Bernards Heath Infant and Nursery School
Primary
1.1 km
13 minutes on foot
Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met
Verulam School
Secondary. Attainment 8 of 54.4 (2025/26, provisional)
1.2 km
15 minutes on foot
School remains Good, May 2024

Distances are in a straight line. Councils and schools set catchments and admissions, which Open Index doesn’t map: the council’s schools pages. Ofsted outcomes are as published, each with its date; grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.

Recent sales near AL1 4XF

Latest sale at each postcode
  • £1,200,000Marshalswick Lane, AL1 4XFJanuary 2025, detached, established, freehold10 m
  • £1,400,000Marshalswick Lane, AL1 4UUJanuary 2026, detached, established, freehold50 m
  • £1,355,000Kingshill Avenue, AL4 9QDMarch 2026, semi-detached, established, freehold150 m
  • £1,268,000Kingshill Avenue, AL4 9QEMay 2023, semi-detached, established, freehold180 m
  • £1,300,000Marshalswick Lane, AL1 4UXMay 2025, detached, established, freehold200 m
  • £1,235,000The Ridgeway, AL4 9ALMarch 2025, semi-detached, established, freehold210 m
  • £1,000,000Marshalswick Lane, AL1 4UTMarch 2024, detached, established, freehold220 m
  • £860,000The Ridgeway, AL4 9ATMay 2026, semi-detached, established, freehold250 m

HM Land Registry sales at nearby postcodes, by street and postcode only, never a house number. Sales take weeks to be registered. Every sale on the map

Within 1 km of AL1 4XF

In a straight line

Pharmacies

  • QUADRANT PHARMACY470 m
  • MEERA PHARMACY720 m

Dental practices

  • HAPPY FAMILY DENTAL560 m

Supermarkets

  • Cook St AlbansCook450 m
  • Morrisons Daily Marshalswick The QuadrantMorrisons460 m
  • Budgens Marshalswick St AlbansBudgens470 m
  • Sainsburys Marshalswick LocalSainsburys520 m
  • M&S Marshalswick FoodhallMarks and Spencer530 m

The neighbourhood: St Albans 010B

Everything about St Albans 010B
Deprivation score
1.2
Joint 67th least deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Median sale price
£1,375,000
Joint 155th most expensive of 31,750
Worked out by Open Index
Population
1,786
Joint 10,320th most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
100.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

The postcode district: AL1

Everything about AL1
Median sale price
£520,000
Joint 248th most expensive of 2,235
Worked out by Open Index
Population
39,914
463rd most populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
88%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
92.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Your MP

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Where these figures come from

Counts, distances and walking times are worked out by Open Index from each layer’s published points and outlines, in a straight line from the postcode’s centre. Street names © OpenStreetMap contributors.