AL4 8HQ
PostcodeA postcode in St Albans 004D, Sandridge & Wheathampstead ward, St Albans.
This report describes the area around AL4 8HQ, 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 AL4 8HQ
- 2 crimes within 500 mAugust, up 100% on JulySt Albans 004D: 29 a year per 1,000 peopleMap point
- Harpenden, 3.2 kmThe nearest station, in a straight lineExact point
- No schools within 800 mNearest is 980 m awayExact point
- 8 of 35 properties in AL4 8HQ at low risk of floodingFrom rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Also 3 at very low riskPostcode
- England’s least deprived 10%This neighbourhood, St Albans 004DNeighbourhood
- £646,781 average priceFor the whole of St Albans, July 2026Council
- No GP practices within 1 kmNone found within 2 kmPostcode
- 1 supermarket within 1 kmNearest is 930 m awayExact point
- Gigabit broadband for every home and business at AL4 8HQSuperfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026Postcode
- Loud road and rail noise at AL4 8HQRoad 65 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
- 10.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxideModelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 20251 km grid
Schools near AL4 8HQ
Within 2 km, nearest first| School | Distance | Latest Ofsted outcome |
|---|---|---|
| St Helen's Church of England Primary School Primary. 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 980 m 12 minutes on foot | School remains Good, June 2024 |
| Beech Hyde Primary School and Nursery Primary. 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 1.5 km 19 minutes on foot | Good (overall), September 2022 |
| Aldwickbury School Independent | 1.8 km 22 minutes on foot | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
| Katherine Warington School Secondary. Attainment 8 of 50.6 (2025/26, provisional) | 2 km 25 minutes on foot | Good (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 AL4 8HQ
Latest sale at each postcode- £935,000Lower Luton Road, AL4 8HQJuly 2026, detached, established, freehold10 m
- £720,000Lower Luton Road, AL4 8HHJuly 2026, semi-detached, established, freehold130 m
- £517,000Folly Fields, AL4 8HJDecember 2024, semi-detached, established, freehold270 m
- £440,000Folly Fields, AL4 8HLJanuary 2026, terraced, established, freehold290 m
- £351,000Lower Luton Road, AL4 8HNNovember 2025, semi-detached, established, freehold560 m
- £1,450,000Leasey Dell Drive, AL4 8HDNovember 2025, detached, established, freehold590 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 AL4 8HQ
In a straight linePharmacies
- MANOR PHARMACY900 m
Dental practices
- DENTAL SURGERY900 m
Supermarkets
- Tesco Wheathampstead ExpressTesco930 m
The neighbourhood: St Albans 004D
Everything about St Albans 004DThe postcode district: AL4
Everything about AL4Your MP
- Victoria CollinsLiberal DemocratMP for Harpenden and Berkhamsted
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.