AL3 5LX
PostcodeA postcode in St Albans 012C, Bernards Heath ward, St Albans.
This report describes the area around AL3 5LX, 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 5LX
- 36 crimes within 500 mAugust, down 20% on JulySt Albans 012C: 91 a year per 1,000 peopleMap point
- St Albans City, 1.2 kmAbout 15 minutes on footExact point
- 8 schools within 800 mNearest is 410 m awayExact point
- No property in AL3 5LX listed at risk of floodingFrom rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessmentPostcode
- England’s least deprived 30%This neighbourhood, St Albans 012CNeighbourhood
- £646,781 average priceFor the whole of St Albans, July 2026Council
- 5 GP practices within 1 kmNearest is 230 m awayPostcode
- 4 supermarkets within 1 kmNearest is 610 m awayExact point
- Gigabit broadband for every home and business at AL3 5LXSuperfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026Postcode
- Low road and rail noise at AL3 5LXRoad 54 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
- 13.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxideModelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 20251 km grid
Schools near AL3 5LX
Within 2 km, nearest first| School | Distance | Latest Ofsted outcome |
|---|---|---|
| St Albans High School for Girls Independent | 410 m 5 minutes on foot | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
| Aboyne Lodge Junior Mixed and Infant School Primary. 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 430 m 5 minutes on foot | School remains Good, October 2023 |
| Maple Primary School Primary. 93% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 520 m 7 minutes on foot | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met |
| Alban City School Primary. 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 530 m 7 minutes on foot | School remains Good, June 2023 |
| Muriel Green Nursery School Nursery | 580 m 7 minutes on foot | School remains Good, April 2024 |
| Garden Fields Junior Mixed and Infant School Primary. 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 610 m 8 minutes on foot | Standards maintained, December 2024 |
| Heathlands School Special | 690 m 9 minutes on foot | School remains Outstanding, February 2023 |
| Batchwood School Special | 740 m 9 minutes on foot | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met |
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 5LX
Latest sale at each postcode- £1,275,000Carlisle Avenue, AL3 5LXJune 2025, semi-detached, established, freehold10 m
- £590,000Grange Street, AL3 5LYSeptember 2024, terraced, established, freehold30 m
- £755,000Grange Street, AL3 5LZDecember 2024, terraced, established, freehold70 m
- £696,000Dalton Street, AL3 5QJAugust 2026, terraced, established, freehold100 m
- £1,710,000Palfrey Close, AL3 5REOctober 2025, detached, established, freehold120 m
- £1,410,000Eleanore Place, AL3 5DWMarch 2024, detached, established, freehold130 m
- £1,585,000Carlisle Avenue, AL3 5LUOctober 2025, detached, established, freehold150 m
- £916,250Dalton Street, AL3 5QHJanuary 2026, terraced, established, freehold150 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 5LX
In a straight lineGP practices
- GRANGE STREET SURGERY230 m
- LODGE,HIGHFIELD & REDBOURN270 m
- PARKBURY HOUSE SURGERY360 m
- HARVEY GROUP PRACTICE550 m
- MALTINGS SURGERY780 m
Pharmacies
- NORMANDY CHEMIST240 m
- JADE PHARMACY (ST. ALBANS)350 m
- JADE PHARMACY (PARKBURY HOUSE)360 m
- BOOTS710 m
- MALTINGS JADE PHARMACY780 m
Dental practices
- DENTAL BEAUTY ST ALBANS170 m
- DENTAL SURGERY350 m
- ST PETER'S LODGE DENTAL PRACTICE390 m
- ST ALBANS CITY HOSPITAL440 m
- ST ALBANS CITY HOSPITAL440 m
Supermarkets
- Tesco St Albans ExpressTesco610 m
- M&S St AlbansMarks and Spencer650 m
- M&S St Albans BPMarks and Spencer770 m
- Co-op St Albans London RoadThe Co-operative Group950 m
The neighbourhood: St Albans 012C
Everything about St Albans 012CThe 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.