# AL2

Postcode district covering London Colney, How Wood and Chiswell Green, in St Albans.

AL2 is a postcode district covering London Colney, How Wood and Chiswell Green, in St Albans. Median sale price £541,000 in 2025.

Postcode district. Code AL2. 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 AL2 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £541,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in AL2 was £541,000 in 2025. 214th 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/al2#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 24,250** (2021). AL2 had 24,250 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,215th 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/al2#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 54%** (2022). About 54% of people in AL2 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/al2#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 93.9%** (January 2026). In AL2, 93.9% 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/al2#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=AL2) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 54% of people in AL2 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=AL2) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 338 homes were sold in AL2 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=AL2) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for AL2.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=AL2) (Census 2021, England and Wales): AL2 had 24,250 usual residents at the census.

## How AL2 compares

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

| Measure | AL2 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £541,000 | 5th cheapest | 10 postcode districts, AL · 2025 |
| Population | 24,250 | 4th least populated | 10 postcode districts, AL · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 54% | 3rd fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 10 postcode districts, AL · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 93.9% | 2nd highest | 10 postcode districts, AL · Jan 2026 |

## Is AL2 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in AL2 at a rate of 89.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 87.3 per 1,000 people across the AL postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 245 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in AL2.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were other crime (677), violence and sexual offences (596) and anti-social behaviour (352).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in AL2 was 83.2 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 AL2, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so AL2 has no single figure. Of its 15 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 4: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 3 neighbourhoods

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

## Neighbourhoods in AL2

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Albans 018A](https://openindex.co.uk/st-albans/neighbourhood/e01023704) | 1,552 | 485.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 97.2% |
| [St Albans 018B](https://openindex.co.uk/st-albans/neighbourhood/e01023705) | 1,791 | 90.0 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.3% |
| [St Albans 018C](https://openindex.co.uk/st-albans/neighbourhood/e01023706) | 1,664 | 98.4 per 1,000 | 8 | 93.3% |
| [St Albans 018E](https://openindex.co.uk/st-albans/neighbourhood/e01023708) | 1,580 | 72.0 per 1,000 | 7 | 98.2% |
| [St Albans 018F](https://openindex.co.uk/st-albans/neighbourhood/e01033028) | 1,527 | 36.9 per 1,000 | 7 | 100.0% |
| [St Albans 018G](https://openindex.co.uk/st-albans/neighbourhood/e01033029) | 1,690 | 36.8 per 1,000 | 8 | 93.7% |
| [St Albans 019A](https://openindex.co.uk/st-albans/neighbourhood/e01023718) | 1,768 | 98.0 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.2% |
| [St Albans 019B](https://openindex.co.uk/st-albans/neighbourhood/e01023719) | 1,218 | 50.9 per 1,000 | 6 | 98.9% |
| [St Albans 019C](https://openindex.co.uk/st-albans/neighbourhood/e01023720) | 2,054 | 228.0 per 1,000 | 4 | 80.8% |
| [St Albans 019D](https://openindex.co.uk/st-albans/neighbourhood/e01023721) | 1,393 | 13.6 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.6% |
| [St Albans 020A](https://openindex.co.uk/st-albans/neighbourhood/e01023717) | 1,354 | 58.3 per 1,000 | 8 | 80.9% |
| [St Albans 020B](https://openindex.co.uk/st-albans/neighbourhood/e01023730) | 1,783 | 21.4 per 1,000 | 10 | 98.9% |
| [St Albans 020C](https://openindex.co.uk/st-albans/neighbourhood/e01023731) | 1,558 | 89.9 per 1,000 | 9 | 98.2% |
| [St Albans 020D](https://openindex.co.uk/st-albans/neighbourhood/e01023732) | 1,614 | 76.7 per 1,000 | 7 | 82.6% |
| [St Albans 020E](https://openindex.co.uk/st-albans/neighbourhood/e01023733) | 1,911 | 32.9 per 1,000 | 10 | 93.4% |

## Your MP

- [St Albans](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/st-albans): Daisy Cooper (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024. 98% of the people here.
- [Hertsmere](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/hertsmere): Sir Oliver Dowden (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 1.5% of the people here.
- [Harpenden and Berkhamsted](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/harpenden-and-berkhamsted): Victoria Collins (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024. 0.8% of the people here.

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

## Middle areas in AL2

[Bricket Wood & Chiswell Green](https://openindex.co.uk/st-albans/bricket-wood-and-chiswell-green), [How Wood & Park Street](https://openindex.co.uk/st-albans/how-wood-and-park-street), [London Colney](https://openindex.co.uk/st-albans/london-colney)

## Postcode sectors in AL2

[AL2 1 (248 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/al2-1), [AL2 2 (217 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/al2-2), [AL2 3 (272 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/al2-3)

## Council

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

## Towns in AL2

[London Colney](https://openindex.co.uk/town/london-colney)

## Postcode districts next to AL2

[AL1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/al1), [AL3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/al3), [AL4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/al4), [EN6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/en6), [HP2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hp2), [HP3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hp3), [WD5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wd5), [WD7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wd7), [WD25](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wd25)

## Nearest rail stations

[How Wood (Hertfordshire) (1.0 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-0.3447,51.7177), [Bricket Wood (1.3 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-0.3591,51.7054), [Park Street (1.6 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-0.3403,51.7255), [St Albans Abbey (3.3 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-0.3426,51.7447)

## 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)

## AL2 in brief

AL2 is a postcode district covering London Colney, How Wood and Chiswell Green, in St Albans.
About 25,323 people lived in AL2 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £541,000 in 2025 across 338 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 89.8 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in AL2 was £541,000 in 2025.
AL2 had 24,250 usual residents at the census.
About 54% of people in AL2 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In AL2, 93.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: AL2
- 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: 33.61 km²
- People, mid-2024: 25,323*
- Neighbourhoods: 15
- Output areas: 75

* 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), [WD25](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wd25), [WD7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wd7), [AL1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/al1), [WD5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wd5), [HP2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hp2)

## Latest updates for AL2

- 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/AL2

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/al2, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/al2#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/al2