AL4 8HX
PostcodeA postcode in St Albans 004D, Sandridge & Wheathampstead ward, St Albans.
This report describes the area around AL4 8HX, 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 8HX
- 0 crimes within 500 mAugust, down 100% on JulySt Albans 004D: 29 a year per 1,000 peopleMap point
- Harpenden, 2.2 kmAbout 27 minutes on footExact point
- No schools within 800 mNearest is 860 m awayExact point
- No property in AL4 8HX listed at risk of floodingFrom rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessmentPostcode
- 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
- No supermarkets within 1 kmNearest is 1.5 km awayExact point
- Gigabit broadband for every home and business at AL4 8HXSuperfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026Postcode
- Low road and rail noise at AL4 8HXRoad 53 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
- 10.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxideModelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 20251 km grid
Schools near AL4 8HX
Within 2 km, nearest first| School | Distance | Latest Ofsted outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Katherine Warington School Secondary. Attainment 8 of 50.6 (2025/26, provisional) | 860 m 11 minutes on foot | Good (overall), February 2024 |
| Aldwickbury School Independent | 1.2 km 15 minutes on foot | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
| High Beeches Primary School Primary. 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 1.3 km 16 minutes on foot | School remains Outstanding, June 2023 |
| Batford Nursery School Nursery | 1.3 km 17 minutes on foot | School remains Outstanding, April 2023 |
| Sauncey Wood Primary School Primary. 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 1.4 km 17 minutes on foot | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade |
| Crabtree Junior School Primary. 86% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 1.4 km 18 minutes on foot | Outstanding (overall), November 2023 |
| Crabtree Infants' School Primary | 1.5 km 18 minutes on foot | Outstanding (overall), February 2024 |
| The Grove Infant and Nursery School Primary | 1.7 km 22 minutes on foot | Outstanding (overall), November 2023 |
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 8HX
Latest sale at each postcode- £460,000Marshalls Way, AL4 8HYNovember 2024, semi-detached, established, freehold130 m
- £750,000Marshalls Way, AL4 8HZMarch 2026, semi-detached, established, freehold140 m
- £570,000Lower Luton Road, AL4 8JQJuly 2026, semi-detached, established, freehold160 m
- £725,000Manor Road, AL4 8JGJuly 2025, semi-detached, established, freehold160 m
- £560,000Lower Luton Road, AL4 8HTMarch 2025, semi-detached, established, freehold160 m
- £585,000Manor Road, AL4 8JDMay 2024, detached, established, freehold260 m
- £417,000Marshalls Heath Lane, AL4 8HRDecember 2025, semi-detached, established, freehold320 m
- £837,500Manor Road, AL4 8JEMarch 2025, semi-detached, established, freehold380 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
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.