AL3 5AX
PostcodeA postcode in St Albans 007A, Bernards Heath ward, St Albans.
This report describes the area around AL3 5AX, 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 5AX
- 9 crimes within 500 mAugust, up 29% on JulySt Albans 007A: 65 a year per 1,000 peopleMap point
- St Albans City, 1.8 kmAbout 22 minutes on footExact point
- 6 schools within 800 mNearest is 280 m awayExact point
- No property in AL3 5AX 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 km awayPostcode
- 2 supermarkets within 1 kmNearest is 530 m awayExact point
- Gigabit broadband for every home and business at AL3 5AXSuperfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026Postcode
- Moderate road and rail noise at AL3 5AXRoad 55 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (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 5AX
Within 2 km, nearest first| School | Distance | Latest Ofsted outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Bernards Heath Junior School Primary. 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 280 m 3 minutes on foot | Good (overall), December 2023 |
| Heathlands School Special | 280 m 4 minutes on foot | School remains Outstanding, February 2023 |
| St Albans Girls' School Secondary. Attainment 8 of 60.7 (2025/26, provisional) | 430 m 5 minutes on foot | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade |
| Garden Fields Junior Mixed and Infant School Primary. 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 490 m 6 minutes on foot | Standards maintained, December 2024 |
| Batchwood School Special | 630 m 8 minutes on foot | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met |
| Bernards Heath Infant and Nursery School Primary | 640 m 8 minutes on foot | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met |
| Margaret Wix Primary School Primary. 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 920 m 11 minutes on foot | Improved significantly, December 2024 |
| St Albans High School for Girls Independent | 1 km 13 minutes on foot | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
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 5AX
Latest sale at each postcode- £815,000Beech Road, AL3 5AXJune 2025, semi-detached, established, freehold10 m
- £1,125,000Beech Road, AL3 5ANMay 2025, semi-detached, established, freehold60 m
- £1,025,000Beech Road, AL3 5AJOctober 2024, semi-detached, established, freehold180 m
- £1,175,000Old Harpenden Road, AL3 6AXNovember 2024, detached, established, freehold190 m
- £1,360,000Ellis Fields, AL3 6BQApril 2026, semi-detached, established, freehold200 m
- £290,000Tudor Road, AL3 6BASeptember 2025, flat or maisonette, established, leasehold210 m
- £1,100,000Seymour Road, AL3 5HWFebruary 2026, semi-detached, established, freehold210 m
- £925,000Ellis Fields, AL3 6BGJuly 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 5AX
In a straight linePharmacies
- MEERA PHARMACY540 m
- NORMANDY CHEMIST950 m
Dental practices
- HIGH OAKS DENTAL PRACTICE710 m
Supermarkets
- Tesco St Albans Beech Rd ExpressTesco530 m
- Morrisons Daily ST Albans New GreensMorrisons730 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.