Map of the AL postcode area
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Overview
This page brings together mapped and statistical information for the AL postcode area, also known as the St Albans postal area.
The AL postcode area covers St Albans in Eastern England.
The postcode area borders the following neighbouring postcode areas: SG - Stevenage, WD - Watford, EN - Enfield, HP - Hemel Hempstead and LU - Luton and is located inland.
The postcode area falls within the following counties: Hertfordshire (99.93%), Bedfordshire (0.07%).
Map of the AL Postcode for St Albans
Quick facts
| Width east to west | 15.89 mi |
|---|---|
| Height north to south | 12.17 mi |
| Area | 115.17 mi² |
| Maximum width | 16.92 mi |
| Perimeter | 67.28 mi |
| Postcode districts | 10 |
| Postcode sectors | 39 |
| Post towns | 5 |
| Postcodes | 7,779 |
| Population | 250,427 |
The AL postcode area has a population of 250,427 and covers 298,294 hectares. Roughly 0.39% of the population of Great Britain lives here.
Post towns and postcode districts
Where is the AL postcode area?
How built up is the postcode area?
This compares building footprint coverage against the total land area across each postcode district. The least urban district is AL9 and the most urban is AL1.
| Postcode district | Total area (m²) | Footprint area (m²) | Built percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| AL9 | 41,354,586 | 831,304 | 2.01% |
| AL3 | 69,676,229 | 1,417,780 | 2.03% |
| AL6 | 32,140,640 | 769,019 | 2.39% |
| AL4 | 49,561,615 | 1,346,560 | 2.72% |
| AL2 | 27,281,579 | 1,233,216 | 4.52% |
| AL5 | 29,378,578 | 1,538,558 | 5.24% |
| AL8 | 11,522,017 | 650,240 | 5.64% |
| AL10 | 15,555,231 | 1,348,127 | 8.67% |
| AL7 | 11,699,535 | 1,413,368 | 12.08% |
| AL1 | 10,126,306 | 1,503,318 | 14.85% |
| Total | 298,296,316 | 12,051,490 | 4.04% |
Area measurements
| Hectares | 298,294 |
|---|---|
| Square miles | 1,151.72 |
| Square feet | 32,108,067,866.00 |
| Square kilometres | 2,982.94 |
Postal delivery offices
- Harpenden Delivery Office
- Hatfield (al) Delivery Office
- Redbourn Scale Payment Delivery Office
- St. Albans Delivery Office
- Welwyn Garden City Delivery Office
Tourist attractions within the area
We found 5 visitor attractions within the St Albans postcode area.
| Redbourn Village Museum |
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| Museums & Art Galleries |
| Museum and / or Art Gallery |
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| Shaw's Corner |
| Historic Properties |
| Historic House / House and Garden / Palace |
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| de Havilland Aircraft Heritage Centre |
| Museums & Art Galleries |
| Museum and / or Art Gallery |
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| Welwyn Roman Baths |
| Historic Properties |
| Historic Monument / Archaeological Site |
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| Mill Green Museum and Mill |
| Historic Properties |
| Other Historic Property |
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Towns and villages within the area
- Aley Green — village
- Ayot Green — village
- Ayot St Lawrence — village
- Blackmore End — village
- Bricket Wood — village
- Broad Colney — otherSettlement
- Brookmans Park — village
- Bull's Green — village
- Burnham Green — village
- Chiswell Green — village
- Colney Heath — village
- Colney Street — otherSettlement
- Essendon — village
- Flamstead — village
- Frogmore — village
- Gustard Wood — village
- Harpenden — town
- Hatfield — town
- How Wood — village
- Kinsbourne Green — village
- Lea Valley — village
- Lemsford — village
- London Colney — village
- Markyate — village
- North Mymms — village
- Oaklands — village
- Park Street — village
- Pottersheath — village
- Rableyheath — village
- Redbourn — village
- Sandridge — village
- Sleapshyde — village
- Smallford — village
- St Albans — city
- Stanborough — village
- Tewin — village
- Tewin Wood — village
- The Folly — village
- Trowley Bottom — village
- Tyttenhanger — village
- Welham Green — village
- Welwyn — village
- Welwyn Garden City — town
- Wheathampstead — village
- Wildhill — village