The UK Postcode Database

AL1 2ED

a postcode in Hertfordshire

Introduced in April 1987
AL1 2ED Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with AL1 2ED

Grindcobbe - 34 properties, USRN 37307418

Trumpington Drive - 29 properties, USRN 37318093

Griffiths Way - 1 property, USRN 37307411

Unnamed road - 1 property, USRN 37325135

Street names are those nearest to properties in this postcode, they are not necessarily the postal address

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.7407 / 51°44'26"N

Longitude: -0.3372 / 0°20'13"W

UTM Reference: 30U 683842 5735559

OS Easting: 514906

OS Northing: 205978

OS Grid: TL149059

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR H89.ZGF

Mapcode Global: VHGPQ.3HLX

Open Location Code: 9C3XPMR7+74

Maidenhead Locator System: IO91tr97

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

  • urban city or town
  • a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 6a3

  • Baseline UK
  • Challenged Communities
  • Younger Ethnic Minority Families in Flats

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 9980 / 32844

  • 4th decile
  • somewhat more deprived

Demographics are based on the LSOA containing this postcode and not necessarily this postcode alone

Sun and Moon Times for AL1 2ED on Saturday 6 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:46
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 03:58
Sunrise 04:45
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:00
Sunset 21:15
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:01
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 23:13
Hours of daylight today04:15 to 21:45
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
21:45 to 04:14
Moon Phase Waning Gibbous
Moon Sets 09:28

For a full sun and moon calendar for AL1 2ED, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in AL1 2ED

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
22 December 2023 5 Grindcobbe, St Albans AL1 2ED Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £225,001
29 August 2023 20 Grindcobbe, St Albans AL1 2ED Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £450,000
7 November 2022 23 Grindcobbe, St Albans AL1 2ED Semi-detached Freehold £500,000
7 December 2016 6 Grindcobbe, St Albans AL1 2ED Flat/apartment Leasehold £250,000
28 September 2015 19 Grindcobbe, St Albans AL1 2ED Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £200,000
1 November 2010 24 Grindcobbe, St Albans AL1 2ED Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £250,000
15 August 2005 24 Grindcobbe, St. Albans AL1 2ED Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £205,500
6 June 2002 24 Grindcobbe, St. Albans AL1 2ED Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £164,000
31 October 2000 6 Grindcobbe, St. Albans AL1 2ED Flat/apartment Leasehold £95,000
19 December 1997 6 Grindcobbe, St. Albans AL1 2ED Flat/apartment Leasehold £60,000
22 July 1996 23 Grindcobbe, St. Albans AL1 2ED Semi-detached Freehold £75,000

Key to property sale icons:

First sale of newbuild property. This includes new properties created from existing properties, such as residential conversions of commercial or agricultural property, or subdivision of a larger residential property.
Subsequent sale of existing property.
Standard sale at market value to private individual.
Additional (non-standard) sale. This includes repossessions, buy-to-lets and transfers of property sold to non-private individuals.

Elected Representatives for AL1 2ED

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

St Albans

MP

Daisy Cooper Liberal Democrat

Hertfordshire County Council
County council electoral division

St Albans South

Councillor

Sandy Walkington Liberal Democrats

St Albans City and District Council
District council ward

Sopwell

Councillors

Sarwar Shamsher Liberal Democrats

Jesús Pastor Liberal Democrats

Harriet Sherlock Liberal Democrats

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for AL1 2ED

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00120550 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01023738 St Albans 017B Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02004940 St Albans 017 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E05013963 Sopwell Electoral Wards/Divisions Administrative/Electoral 5 May 2022 DLUHC
E07000240 St Albans Non-metropolitan Districts Administrative 1 April 2012 DLUHC
E10000015 Hertfordshire Counties Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E12000006 East of England Regions Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E14001507 St Albans Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies Electoral 4 July 2024 LGBC
E23000027 Hertfordshire Police Force Areas Other 1 January 2009 Home Office
E30000237 Luton Travel to Work Areas Other 31 July 2015 ONS
E33027471 Workplace Zones Census 31 December 2011 ONS
E37000048 Hertfordshire Local Enterprise Partnerships Other 1 April 2020 BEIS
E38000079 NHS Herts Valleys Sub Integrated Care Board Locations Health 1 April 2015 ODS
E40000007 East of England NHS England Regions Health 1 April 2019 ODS
E43000290 St Albans, unparished area Non-Civil Parished Areas Census 1 April 2023 DLUHC
E54000025 NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board Integrated Care Boards Health 1 July 2022 ODS
E56000035 East of England Cancer Alliances Health 1 April 2024 NHS England
E58000666 St. Albans South ED County Electoral Divisions Electoral 4 May 2017 DLUHC
E63011552 St Albans Built Up Areas Census 17 April 2024 OS
E65000001 England Non-National Park Area England Non-National Park Area Census 27 February 2023 ONS
E92000001 England Country Administrative 1 January 2009 ONS

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