AL4 8RU

a postcode in Hertfordshire

Introduced in January 1980

AL4 8RU	Normal (geographic) postcodes	Large user postcodes

The nearby postcodes map only shows currently active postcodes. Postcode markers will cluster if they are close together, which may happen in densly populated built-up areas or where single premises have multiple postcodes.

Streets Associated with AL4 8RU

Unnamed road - 15 properties, USRN 37350093

Unnamed road - 1 property, USRN 37326433

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.8271 / 51°49'37"N

Longitude: -0.2934 / 0°17'36"W

UTM Reference: 30U 686511 5745274

OS Easting: 517707

OS Northing: 215653

OS Grid: TL177156

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR H7D.JMV

Mapcode Global: VHGPB.VBSP

Open Location Code: 9C3XRPG4+RM

Maidenhead Locator System: IO91ut48

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: F1

rural hamlet and isolated dwellings
a rural hamlet or isolated dwellings in populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 5a2

Ethnically Diverse Suburb-an Professionals
Outer Suburbs
Suburban Empty Nesters

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 27718 / 32844

9th decile
much less deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for AL4 8RU on Sunday 14 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light)	02:37
Civil twilight begins (Dawn)	03:53
Sunrise	04:41
Transit (sun is at its highest)	13:01
Sunset	21:21
Civil twilight ends (Dusk)	22:09
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall)	23:25

Hours of daylight today	04:11 to 21:51
Hours of darkness tonight (lighting-up time)	21:51 to 04:11
Moon Phase	New Moon
Moon Rises	02:19
Moon sets	20:35

For a full sun and moon calendar for AL4 8RU, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in AL4 8RU

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
26 July 2024	Timber Cottage, Lower Gustard Wood, Wheathampstead, St Albans AL4 8RU	Detached	Freehold	£725,000
15 March 2024	Hillside, Lower Gustard Wood, Wheathampstead, St Albans AL4 8RU	Semi-detached	Freehold	£690,000
11 March 2024	2, Linden Cottages, Lower Gustard Wood, Wheathampstead, St Albans AL4 8RU	Semi-detached	Freehold	£385,000
16 June 2023	Rose Cottage, Lower Gustard Wood, Wheathampstead, St Albans AL4 8RU	Detached	Freehold	£880,000
27 October 2022	1, Linden Cottages, Lower Gustard Wood, Wheathampstead, St Albans AL4 8RU	Semi-detached	Freehold	£405,000
25 June 2021	Hillside, Lower Gustard Wood, Wheathampstead, St Albans AL4 8RU	Semi-detached	Freehold	£790,000
9 April 2021	2, Linden Cottages, Lower Gustard Wood, Wheathampstead, St Albans AL4 8RU	Semi-detached	Freehold	£365,000
20 April 2018	Hillside, Lower Gustard Wood, Wheathampstead, St Albans AL4 8RU	Semi-detached	Freehold	£647,500
5 August 2016	The Dell, Lower Gustard Wood, Wheathampstead, St Albans AL4 8RU	Detached	Freehold	£550,000
19 June 2015	Rose Cottage, Lower Gustard Wood, Wheathampstead, St Albans AL4 8RU	Detached	Freehold	£700,000
8 May 2015	1, Linden Cottages, Lower Gustard Wood, Wheathampstead, St Albans AL4 8RU	Semi-detached	Freehold	£330,000
23 January 2015	2, Linden Cottages, Lower Gustard Wood, Wheathampstead, St Albans AL4 8RU	Semi-detached	Freehold	£310,000
7 September 2012	The Homestead, Lower Gustard Wood, Wheathampstead, St Albans AL4 8RU	Detached	Freehold	£737,500
7 November 2011	2, Linden Cottages, Lower Gustard Wood, Wheathampstead, St Albans AL4 8RU	Semi-detached	Freehold	£205,000
11 December 2009	Hillside, Lower Gustard Wood, Wheathampstead, St Albans AL4 8RU	Semi-detached	Freehold	£472,500
19 November 2007	The Dell, Lower Gustard Wood, Wheathampstead, St. Albans AL4 8RU	Detached	Freehold	£375,000
31 August 2007	1, Linden Cottages, Lower Gustard Wood, Wheathampstead, St. Albans AL4 8RU	Semi-detached	Freehold	£245,000
16 February 2007	The Homestead, Lower Gustard Wood, Wheathampstead, St. Albans AL4 8RU	Detached	Freehold	£524,995
3 January 2007	Hillside, Lower Gustard Wood, Wheathampstead, St. Albans AL4 8RU	Semi-detached	Freehold	£360,000
12 December 2006	Timber Cottage, Lower Gustard Wood, Wheathampstead, St. Albans AL4 8RU	Detached	Freehold	£580,000
15 September 2005	1, Linden Cottages, Lower Gustard Wood, Wheathampstead, St. Albans AL4 8RU	Semi-detached	Freehold	£230,000
29 April 2005	Rose Cottage, Lower Gustard Wood, Wheathampstead, St. Albans AL4 8RU	Detached	Freehold	£290,000
9 November 2004	2, Linden Cottages, Lower Gustard Wood, Wheathampstead, St. Albans AL4 8RU	Semi-detached	Freehold	£216,000
27 February 2004	The Dell, Lower Gustard Wood, Wheathampstead, St. Albans AL4 8RU	Detached	Freehold	£315,000
11 December 2001	The Dell, Lower Gustard Wood, Wheathampstead, St. Albans AL4 8RU	Detached	Freehold	£290,000
26 November 2001	Timber Cottage, Lower Gustard Wood, Wheathampstead, St. Albans AL4 8RU	Detached	Freehold	£375,000
19 January 2001	1, Linden Cottages, Lower Gustard Wood, Wheathampstead, St. Albans AL4 8RU	Semi-detached	Freehold	£125,000
12 November 1999	2, Linden Cottages, Lower Gustard Wood, Wheathampstead, St. Albans AL4 8RU	Semi-detached	Freehold	£135,000
31 August 1999	1, Linden Cottages, Lower Gustard Wood, Wheathampstead, St. Albans AL4 8RU	Semi-detached	Freehold	£97,000
18 June 1998	Caldecote Cottage, Lower Gustard Wood, Wheathampstead, St. Albans AL4 8RU	Detached	Freehold	£200,000
1 May 1998	Owens Corner, Lower Gustard Wood, Wheathampstead, St. Albans AL4 8RU	Detached	Freehold	£430,000
1 April 1998	2, Linden Cottages, Lower Gustard Wood, Wheathampstead, St. Albans AL4 8RU	Semi-detached	Freehold	£85,000
29 August 1997	The Dell, Lower Gustard Wood, Wheathampstead, St. Albans AL4 8RU	Detached	Freehold	£170,500
31 May 1996	The Dell, Lower Gustard Wood, Wheathampstead, St. Albans AL4 8RU	Detached	Freehold	£105,000

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 AL4 8RU

United Kingdom Parliament

Constituency

Harpenden and Berkhamsted

MP

Victoria Collins Liberal Democrat

Hertfordshire County Council

County council electoral division

Harpenden Rural

Councillor

Matt Cowley Conservative

St Albans City and District Council

District council ward

Sandridge & Wheathampstead

Councillors

Simon Johns Liberal Democrats

Owain McKenzie Liberal Democrats

Sharon Hollingsworth Liberal Democrats

AL4 8RU also falls within the Civil Parish of Wheathampstead, which has its own parish council and parish councillors. These are not shown here.

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

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for AL4 8RU

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00120594		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E01023748	St Albans 004C	Lower layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 February 2004	ONS
E02004927	St Albans 004	Middle layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 August 2004	ONS
E04013289	Wheathampstead	Civil Parishes	Administrative	1 April 2023	DLUHC
E05013962	Sandridge & Wheathampstead	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
E14001268	Harpenden and Berkhamsted	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
E33027412		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
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
E58000625	Harpenden Rural ED	County Electoral Divisions	Electoral	4 May 2017	DLUHC
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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