Map of AL1 2BU postcode

General information
Postcode AL1 2BU
Post Town St. Albans
Nearest station St Albans Abbey (0 km)
Bus stops
St Albans Abbey Rail Station ()
Cottonmill Crescent (S)
Griffiths Way (NW)
Griffiths Way (SE)
Wilshere Avenue (S)
Wilshere Avenue (N)
Roads in this postcode
Number of UPRNs 4 View
Known addresses
1 Holly Close, St Albans
Main property type Detached
Businesses
No businesses found
Geography
Latitude 51.743205
Longitude -0.339125
Easting 514768
Northing 206250
Grid reference TL147062
UTM reference 30U 683698 5735827
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Plus code 9C3XPMV6+79
Altitude 84 metres (274 feet)
Sunrise (today) 6:21
Sunset (today) 18:02
Distance away
Distance to sea 60.8 KMs (37.8 miles)
Administrative areas
Ward Sopwell E05013963
Local Authority District St Albans E07000240
County Electoral Division St. Albans South E58000666
Local Authority Hertfordshire E10000015
County Hertfordshire E10000015
Constituency (2024) St Albans E14001507
MPDaisy CooperLiberal Democrat
Police forceHertfordshire
NUTS/ITL 3 South West Hertfordshire
NUTS/ITL 2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
NUTS/ITL 1 East of England
Country England E92000001
Data
Date introduced September 2018
Last updated February 2025
User type Small (addresses receive less than 25 items of mail per day)
Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean
Demographics
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)
30,070 / 32,844
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Average household income (2020)
£58,100
Lowest (£22,200) Highest (£108,100)
Rural/urbanUrban city and town
Built up area (2024)St AlbansE63011552
Census output area (2021)E00120544
Census output area (2011)E00120544
Lower layer super output area (2021)St Albans 017EE01023741
Lower layer super output area (2011)St Albans 017EE01023741
Middle layer super output area (2021)Cottonmill & SopwellE02004940
Middle layer super output area (2011)Cottonmill & SopwellE02004940
Travel to work areaLutonE30000237
Property sales
Average property price in St Albans £544,032
Annual change -2.6%
View all properties sold in the AL postcode area
Properties recently sold in this postcode
AddressTypeDatePrice
1 Holly Close, St AlbansDetached (freehold)Feb 2024£825,000
Detached (freehold)Jun 2020£600,000


View all properties sold in the AL1 2 sector

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