AL3 6LQ
PostcodeA postcode in St Albans 007A, Bernards Heath ward, St Albans.
This report describes the area around AL3 6LQ, 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 6LQ
- St Albans City, 2.2 kmAbout 27 minutes on footExact point
- 2 schools within 800 mNearest is 560 m awayExact point
- No property in AL3 6LQ listed at risk of floodingFrom rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessmentPostcode
- No GP practices within 1 kmNearest is 1.6 km awayPostcode
- 1 supermarket within 1 kmNearest is 280 m awayExact point
- Gigabit broadband for every home and business at AL3 6LQSuperfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026Postcode
- Moderate road and rail noise at AL3 6LQRoad 44 dB, rail 59 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
- 11.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxideModelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 20251 km grid
Schools near AL3 6LQ
Within 2 km, nearest first| School | Distance | Latest Ofsted outcome |
|---|---|---|
| St Albans Girls' School Secondary. Attainment 8 of 60.7 (2025/26, provisional) | 560 m 7 minutes on foot | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade |
| Bernards Heath Junior School Primary. 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 630 m 8 minutes on foot | Good (overall), December 2023 |
| Heathlands School Special | 850 m 11 minutes on foot | School remains Outstanding, February 2023 |
| Wheatfields Junior Mixed School Primary. 87% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 850 m 11 minutes on foot | School remains Good, July 2023 |
| Wheatfields Infants' and Nursery School Primary | 850 m 11 minutes on foot | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade |
| Bernards Heath Infant and Nursery School Primary | 940 m 12 minutes on foot | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met |
| Garden Fields Junior Mixed and Infant School Primary. 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 1.1 km 14 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 6LQ
Latest sale at each postcode- £502,000Canberra Close, AL3 6LPFebruary 2026, terraced, established, freehold80 m
- £460,000Melbourne Close, AL3 6LYAugust 2025, terraced, established, freehold90 m
- £495,000Canberra Close, AL3 6LWJune 2025, terraced, established, freehold120 m
- £450,000Canberra Close, AL3 6LTMarch 2025, terraced, established, freehold120 m
- £465,000Hobart Walk, AL3 6LSAugust 2025, terraced, established, freehold170 m
- £290,000Woodland Court, AL3 6NRFebruary 2026, flat or maisonette, established, leasehold180 m
- £985,000Beech Road, AL3 5ATMarch 2025, semi-detached, established, freehold260 m
- £770,000Potters Field, AL3 6LJMarch 2025, detached, established, freehold290 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 6LQ
In a straight linePharmacies
- MEERA PHARMACY290 m
Supermarkets
- Tesco St Albans Beech Rd ExpressTesco280 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
- Rail and Tube stations2024/25Exact point
- SchoolsExact point
- Flood risk by postcodeJune 2026Postcode
- 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.