# AL1

Postcode district covering St Albans, The Camp and Bernards Heath, in St Albans.

AL1 is a postcode district covering St Albans, The Camp and Bernards Heath, in St Albans. Median sale price £520,000 in 2025.

Postcode district. Code AL1. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [AL](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/al)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an AL1 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £520,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in AL1 was £520,000 in 2025. Joint 248th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/al1#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 39,914** (2021). AL1 had 39,914 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 463rd most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/al1#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 88%** (2022). About 88% of people in AL1 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/al1#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 92.6%** (January 2026). In AL1, 92.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/al1#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=AL1) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 88% of people in AL1 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=AL1) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 634 homes were sold in AL1 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=AL1) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for AL1.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=AL1) (Census 2021, England and Wales): AL1 had 39,914 usual residents at the census.

## How AL1 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | AL1 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £520,000 | 4th cheapest | 10 postcode districts, AL · 2025 |
| Population | 39,914 | most populated | 10 postcode districts, AL · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 88% | joint 4th most people in radon Affected Areas | 10 postcode districts, AL · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 92.6% | 5th highest | 10 postcode districts, AL · Jan 2026 |

## Is AL1 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in AL1 at a rate of 104.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 87.3 per 1,000 people across the AL postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 382 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in AL1.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,098), anti-social behaviour (881) and other crime (707).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in AL1 was 110.2 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in AL1, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so AL1 has no single figure. Of its 23 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 4: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 9 neighbourhoods

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in AL1

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Albans 010A](https://openindex.co.uk/st-albans/neighbourhood/e01023673) | 1,441 | 23.0 per 1,000 | 10 | 98.6% |
| [St Albans 010B](https://openindex.co.uk/st-albans/neighbourhood/e01023714) | 1,786 | 65.7 per 1,000 | 10 | 100.0% |
| [St Albans 010C](https://openindex.co.uk/st-albans/neighbourhood/e01023715) | 1,601 | 22.8 per 1,000 | 10 | 100.0% |
| [St Albans 010D](https://openindex.co.uk/st-albans/neighbourhood/e01023716) | 2,115 | 40.5 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.9% |
| [St Albans 011A](https://openindex.co.uk/st-albans/neighbourhood/e01023666) | 1,979 | 83.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 79.1% |
| [St Albans 011B](https://openindex.co.uk/st-albans/neighbourhood/e01023674) | 1,884 | 133.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.5% |
| [St Albans 011C](https://openindex.co.uk/st-albans/neighbourhood/e01023675) | 1,382 | 14.9 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.8% |
| [St Albans 011D](https://openindex.co.uk/st-albans/neighbourhood/e01023676) | 2,557 | 135.2 per 1,000 | 8 | 78.2% |
| [St Albans 012A](https://openindex.co.uk/st-albans/neighbourhood/e01023726) | 2,059 | 107.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 93.2% |
| [St Albans 012B](https://openindex.co.uk/st-albans/neighbourhood/e01023727) | 2,191 | 435.2 per 1,000 | 6 | 80.4% |
| [St Albans 012E](https://openindex.co.uk/st-albans/neighbourhood/e01035566) | 1,316 | 62.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.0% |
| [St Albans 012F](https://openindex.co.uk/st-albans/neighbourhood/e01035567) | 1,275 | 123.3 per 1,000 | 7 | 91.6% |
| [St Albans 013B](https://openindex.co.uk/st-albans/neighbourhood/e01023665) | 1,762 | 38.7 per 1,000 | 10 | 98.1% |
| [St Albans 013C](https://openindex.co.uk/st-albans/neighbourhood/e01023667) | 1,462 | 55.3 per 1,000 | 10 | 98.9% |
| [St Albans 016A](https://openindex.co.uk/st-albans/neighbourhood/e01023681) | 1,578 | 113.6 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% |
| [St Albans 016B](https://openindex.co.uk/st-albans/neighbourhood/e01023682) | 1,827 | 72.3 per 1,000 | 8 | 90.0% |
| [St Albans 016C](https://openindex.co.uk/st-albans/neighbourhood/e01023683) | 1,713 | 174.2 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.7% |
| [St Albans 016D](https://openindex.co.uk/st-albans/neighbourhood/e01023684) | 1,571 | 55.1 per 1,000 | 10 | 97.2% |
| [St Albans 017A](https://openindex.co.uk/st-albans/neighbourhood/e01023737) | 1,380 | 313.3 per 1,000 | 4 | 98.7% |
| [St Albans 017B](https://openindex.co.uk/st-albans/neighbourhood/e01023738) | 1,663 | 86.5 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.0% |
| [St Albans 017C](https://openindex.co.uk/st-albans/neighbourhood/e01023739) | 1,593 | 75.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 97.9% |
| [St Albans 017D](https://openindex.co.uk/st-albans/neighbourhood/e01023740) | 1,453 | 63.4 per 1,000 | 9 | 80.5% |
| [St Albans 017E](https://openindex.co.uk/st-albans/neighbourhood/e01023741) | 1,621 | 66.9 per 1,000 | 10 | 98.5% |

## Your MP

- [St Albans](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/st-albans): Daisy Cooper (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Middle areas in AL1

[Bernards Heath](https://openindex.co.uk/st-albans/bernards-heath), [Clarence Park](https://openindex.co.uk/st-albans/clarence-park), [Cottonmill & Sopwell](https://openindex.co.uk/st-albans/cottonmill-and-sopwell), [Longacres](https://openindex.co.uk/st-albans/longacres), [St Albans Central](https://openindex.co.uk/st-albans/st-albans-central), [The Camp & Cunningham](https://openindex.co.uk/st-albans/the-camp-and-cunningham)

## Postcode sectors in AL1

[AL1 1 (190 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/al1-1), [AL1 2 (175 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/al1-2), [AL1 3 (257 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/al1-3), [AL1 4 (231 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/al1-4), [AL1 5 (248 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/al1-5), [AL1 9 (116 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/al1-9)

## Council

[St Albans](https://openindex.co.uk/st-albans)

## Towns in AL1

[St Albans](https://openindex.co.uk/town/st-albans)

## Postcode districts next to AL1

[AL2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/al2), [AL3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/al3), [AL4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/al4)

## Nearest rail stations

[St Albans City (550 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-0.3275,51.7505), [St Albans Abbey (1.4 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-0.3426,51.7447), [Park Street (2.6 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-0.3403,51.7255), [How Wood (Hertfordshire) (3.5 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-0.3447,51.7177)

## More in the AL postcode area

[All AL postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/al), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## AL1 in brief

AL1 is a postcode district covering St Albans, The Camp and Bernards Heath, in St Albans.
About 40,481 people lived in AL1 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £520,000 in 2025 across 634 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 104.7 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in AL1 was £520,000 in 2025.
AL1 had 39,914 usual residents at the census.
About 88% of people in AL1 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In AL1, 92.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: AL1
- Postcode area: [AL](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/al)
- Constituency: [St Albans †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/st-albans)
- Council: [St Albans †](https://openindex.co.uk/st-albans)
- Area: 10.74 km²
- People, mid-2024: 40,481*
- Neighbourhoods: 23
- Output areas: 121

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[AL3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/al3), [AL4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/al4), [AL2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/al2)

## Latest updates for AL1

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/AL1

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/al1, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/al1#f-house-sales-median-price.

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/al1