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AL postcode area

Explore the St Albans postcode area with maps, quick facts, towns, delivery offices, neighbouring areas and postcode district coverage.

The AL area code stands for a and l in Saint <strong>A</strong>or<strong>l</strong>bans.

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

Map of The AL Postcode Area
Terrain Map of the AL - St Albans Postcode.

Quick facts

AL area statistics
Width east to west15.89 mi
Height north to south12.17 mi
Area115.17 mi²
Maximum width16.92 mi
Perimeter67.28 mi
Postcode districts10
Postcode sectors39
Post towns5
Postcodes7,779
Population250,427

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?

Location map for the AL postcode area
Location map of the postcode area.
Word cloud for the AL postcode area
Word cloud of place names within the 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%
Map of the AL postcode area
Boundary map showing AL in relation to neighbouring areas.
Map of post towns in the AL postal area
Post towns within the AL postal area.

Area measurements

Hectares298,294
Square miles1,151.72
Square feet32,108,067,866.00
Square kilometres2,982.94

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
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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Nearby postcode areas

Neighbouring context

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.

Towns and villages within the area

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