AL3 5AS
PostcodeA postcode in St Albans 007A, Bernards Heath ward, St Albans.
This report describes the area around AL3 5AS, 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 AL3 5AS
- 9 crimes within 500 mAugust, down 36% on JulySt Albans 007A: 65 a year per 1,000 peopleMap point
- St Albans City, 1.9 kmAbout 23 minutes on footExact point
- 4 schools within 800 mNearest is 430 m awayExact point
- No property in AL3 5AS listed at risk of floodingFrom rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessmentPostcode
- England’s least deprived 20%This neighbourhood, St Albans 007ANeighbourhood
- £646,781 average priceFor the whole of St Albans, July 2026Council
- No GP practices within 1 kmNearest is 1.4 km awayPostcode
- 1 supermarket within 1 kmNearest is 20 m awayExact point
- 95.2% can get gigabit broadband at AL3 5ASSuperfast for 95.2%. What can be ordered, January 2026Postcode
- Moderate road and rail noise at AL3 5ASRoad 56 dB, rail 44 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021)Postcode
- In a radon Affected Area, class 3 of 63% to 5% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level1 km grid
- 11.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxideModelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 20251 km grid
Schools near AL3 5AS
Within 2 km, nearest first| School | Distance | Latest Ofsted outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Bernards Heath Junior School Primary. 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 430 m 5 minutes on foot | Good (overall), December 2023 |
| Bernards Heath Infant and Nursery School Primary | 670 m 8 minutes on foot | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met |
| St Albans Girls' School Secondary. Attainment 8 of 60.7 (2025/26, provisional) | 680 m 9 minutes on foot | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade |
| Heathlands School Special | 680 m 9 minutes on foot | School remains Outstanding, February 2023 |
| Wheatfields Junior Mixed School Primary. 87% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 910 m 11 minutes on foot | School remains Good, July 2023 |
| Wheatfields Infants' and Nursery School Primary | 910 m 11 minutes on foot | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade |
| Garden Fields Junior Mixed and Infant School Primary. 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 1 km 13 minutes on foot | Standards maintained, December 2024 |
| Sandringham School Secondary. Attainment 8 of 65.7 (2025/26, provisional) | 1.1 km 14 minutes on foot | Outstanding (overall), February 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 AL3 5AS
Latest sale at each postcode- £247,000Beech Road, AL3 5ASJuly 2023, flat or maisonette, established, leasehold10 m
- £1,020,000Beech Road, AL3 5APMarch 2025, semi-detached, established, freehold70 m
- £985,000Beech Road, AL3 5ATMarch 2025, semi-detached, established, freehold150 m
- £465,000Hobart Walk, AL3 6LSAugust 2025, terraced, established, freehold170 m
- £450,000Canberra Close, AL3 6LTMarch 2025, terraced, established, freehold170 m
- £495,000Canberra Close, AL3 6LWJune 2025, terraced, established, freehold190 m
- £1,110,000Sandridge Road, AL1 4AHMay 2026, semi-detached, established, freehold200 m
- £502,000Canberra Close, AL3 6LPFebruary 2026, terraced, established, freehold210 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 AL3 5AS
In a straight linePharmacies
- MEERA PHARMACY10 m
Supermarkets
- Tesco St Albans Beech Rd ExpressTesco20 m
The neighbourhood: St Albans 007A
Everything about St Albans 007AThe postcode district: AL3
Everything about AL3Your MP
- Daisy CooperLiberal DemocratMP for St Albans
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Where these figures come from
- Street-level crimeAugust 2026Map point
- Rail and Tube stations2024/25Exact point
- SchoolsExact point
- Flood risk by postcodeJune 2026Postcode
- English Indices of Deprivation 20252025Neighbourhood
- Average house priceJuly 2026Council
- GP practicesPostcode
- SupermarketsExact point
- Broadband by postcodeJanuary 2026Postcode
- Road and rail noise by postcode2021Postcode
- Radon potential1 km grid
- Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)20251 km grid
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.