# AL3 8QG: area report for a postcode in Dacorum

AL3 8QG is a postcode in Dacorum.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Dacorum. Open the map at AL3 8QG for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Dacorum](https://openindex.co.uk/dacorum) › [AL3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/al3) › [AL3 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/al3-8)

## Around this postcode

- **1 crime within 500 m**: August, none in July. Dacorum 001A: 125 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.4605,51.8501,AL38QG
- **Luton, 4.8 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.4605,51.8501,AL38QG
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 1.4 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.4605,51.8501,AL38QG
- **No property in AL3 8QG listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-0.4605,51.8501,AL38QG
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Dacorum 001A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.4605,51.8501,AL38QG
- **£459,235 average price**: For the whole of Dacorum, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.4605,51.8501,AL38QG
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.6 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.4605,51.8501,AL38QG
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.7 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.4605,51.8501,AL38QG
- **No gigabit broadband at AL3 8QG**: Superfast for 71.4%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.4605,51.8501,AL38QG
- **Low road and rail noise at AL3 8QG**: Road 49 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.4605,51.8501,AL38QG
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-0.4605,51.8501,AL38QG
- **9.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.4605,51.8501,AL38QG

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Markyate Village School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/markyate-village-school-and-nursery-e117127) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Caddington Village School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/caddington-village-school-e109664) | Primary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Slip End Village School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/slip-end-village-school-e109440) | Primary | 1.8 km (22 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Within 1 km

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £459,235** (July 2026). Dacorum’s average house price was £459,235 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 3.0% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £44,485** (2025). Full-time workers living in Dacorum earned a median of £44,485 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 56th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 10.3×** (2025). A home in Dacorum costs 10.3 times local full-time pay. Joint 44th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 14.0** (2025). Dacorum has a deprivation score of 14.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 80th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Dacorum 001A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 10.5** (2025). Dacorum 001A has a deprivation score of 10.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 9,320th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £687,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Dacorum 001A was £687,500 in 2025. Joint 1,659th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,264** (2021). Dacorum 001A had 1,264 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 13,737th least populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 47.0%** (January 2026). In Dacorum 001A, 47.0% 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.

## AL3 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £634,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in AL3 was £634,000 in 2025. 122nd most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 29,505** (2021). AL3 had 29,505 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 948th 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.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in AL3 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.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 89.1%** (January 2026). In AL3, 89.1% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Dacorum](https://openindex.co.uk/dacorum)
- Centre: 51.8501, -0.4605

Council: [Dacorum](https://openindex.co.uk/dacorum) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Harpenden and Berkhamsted](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/harpenden-and-berkhamsted): Victoria Collins (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024.

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

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-0.4605,51.8501,AL38QG

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