The postcode AL2 2LU is located in St Albans, in the county of Hertfordshire. It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. AL2 2LU is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).
AL2 2LU is one of the more deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 4.1 on the scale of the index of deprivation (where 10 are the least deprived and 0 are the most deprived areas). The 2011 UK census classified the residents of AL2 2LU as Urbanites > Urban professionals and families > Multi-ethnic professionals with families.
The closest road name to AL2 2LU is Branch Road which is centered 19 m away.
The nearest bus stop is Curo Park and is 122 m away. The closest railway station is How Wood (Herts) Rail Station, 530 m away.
The closest primary school to AL2 2LU (for ages 11 and under) is Park Street Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on November 26, 2021. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is The Marlborough Science Academy. The last OFSTED inspection on February 8, 2018 rated this school as Good
The nearest takeaway food is available from Home Pizza and is 4.71 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on January 21, 2020.
Residents reported an average download speed of 94.6 Mbps and an average upload speed of 13.8 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 98% of residents have broadband access of ultrafast 300+ Mbps. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.
Gas consumption for the area is rated at 2 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.3 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.
Policing for AL2 2LU is covered by the Hertfordshire police force association and Hertfordshire is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).
A list of Postcodes adjacent to AL2 2LU and their respective distances.
A list of road names near to AL2 2LU, and the approximate distance away.
Information about the postcode AL2 2LU
| Introduction | January 1980 |
| Termination | n/a - Active Postcode |
| User Type | Small User - may contain upto 100 addresses but 15 is more typical |
School OFSTED ratings, last inspection dates, student age ranges and approximate distance from AL2 2LU - Data from 2020-2021
| School | Type | Ages | Ofsted Rating(Last Inspection) | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Park Street Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | Maintained school | 3-11 | Good (November 26, 2021) | 131 m |
| How Wood Primary and Nursery School | Maintained school | 3-11 | Good (July 13, 2017) | 466 m |
| Killigrew Primary and Nursery School | Maintained school | 3-11 | Good (July 3, 2018) | 1.63 km |
| Watling View School | Special school | 2-19 | Good (March 11, 2020) | 1.63 km |
| Mandeville Primary School | Academy | 3-11 | Good (October 14, 2021) | 1.84 km |
| St Adrian Roman Catholic Primary School | Maintained school | 3-11 | Good (October 20, 2016) | 1.96 km |
| The Marlborough Science Academy | Academy | 11-18 | Good (February 8, 2018) | 2.15 km |
| Bowmansgreen Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (November 13, 2019) | 2.6 km |
| Saint Bernadette Catholic Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (October 10, 2018) | 2.61 km |
| St Columba's College | Independent school | 4-18 | 2.64 km | |
| Radlett Lodge School | Special school | 4-19 | Good (January 16, 2020) | 2.77 km |
| Samuel Ryder Academy | Academy | 4-19 | Good (May 18, 2016) | 2.78 km |
| St Peter's School | Maintained school | 3-11 | Good (April 24, 2018) | 2.93 km |
| The Abbey Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Albans | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (September 25, 2019) | 3 km |
| London Colney Primary & Nursery School | Maintained school | 3-11 | Good (September 20, 2017) | 3.03 km |
| Prae Wood Primary School | Maintained school | 3-11 | Good (July 4, 2019) | 3.12 km |
| Cunningham Hill Infant School | Maintained school | 5-7 | Outstanding (March 4, 2009) | 3.13 km |
| Cunningham Hill Junior School | Maintained school | 7-11 | Outstanding (December 9, 2011) | 3.13 km |
| St Albans Independent College | Independent school | 14-19 | Good (May 18, 2017) | 3.16 km |
| Mount Pleasant Lane Primary School | Academy | 3-11 | 3.27 km |
Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from AL2 2LU - Data from Apr 2022
| Name | Type | Rating(Last Inspection) | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| One Vision @ Penfold Park | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good March 29, 2022 | 3.7 km | |
| Primal Instinct | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good October 26, 2021 | 3.71 km | |
| Bluebells Tea Room | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good October 25, 2019 | 3.97 km | |
| Parmiters School | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good January 15, 2020 | 4.01 km | |
| IFG@St Michael's Catholic High | Awaiting Inspection | 4.03 km | |
| Caterlink @ Coates Way JMI School | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good October 3, 2018 | 4.03 km | |
| HCL @ St Catherine Of Siena RC School | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good January 21, 2019 | 4.22 km | |
| Harvester Garston | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good August 29, 2019 | 4.36 km | |
| HCL @ Garston Manor School | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good July 4, 2019 | 4.41 km | |
| Costsaver | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good June 27, 2018 | 4.43 km | |
| Impact Food Group @ Francis Combe Academy | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good March 12, 2019 | 4.45 km | |
| McDonalds | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good January 20, 2020 | 4.55 km | |
| Premier Inn Watford North | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good March 17, 2020 | 4.66 km | |
| TGI Fridays | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good March 9, 2020 | 4.66 km | |
| P Green & Sons Amusements | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good July 1, 2021 | 4.7 km | |
| Cafe Lounge | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Satisfactory November 18, 2021 | 4.71 km | |
| Home Pizza | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good January 21, 2020 | 4.71 km | |
| Londis | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Good June 14, 2019 | 4.71 km | |
| Ocean's Pearl | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good April 7, 2021 | 4.71 km | |
| Panda Inn | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Good November 5, 2019 | 4.71 km |
Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to AL2 2LU - Data from Apr 2022
| Curo Park | 122 m | |
| Oliver Close | 167 m | |
| Oliver Close | 181 m | |
| Curo Park | 187 m | |
| War Memorial | 237 m | |
| How Wood (Herts) Rail Station | 530 m | |
| Park Street Rail Station | 569 m | |
| Bricket Wood Rail Station | 2.2 km | |
| London Luton Airport | 17.91 km | |
| London Stansted Airport | 45.5 km |
Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to AL2 2LU - Data from Dec 2021
| School Pit | 166 m | |
| Pike Pit | 455 m | |
| Island Pit | 492 m | |
| Leather Pit | 590 m | |
| How Wood | 1.07 km | |
| Birch Wood | 1.16 km | |
| The Spinney | 1.42 km | |
| Home Wood | 1.44 km | |
| St Julian's Wood | 1.47 km | |
| Mill Stream | 1.69 km | |
| Chalkdell Wood | 1.71 km | |
| Blackgreen Wood | 1.72 km | |
| St Julian's Hill | 1.77 km | |
| Hanstead Wood | 1.92 km | |
| Chrysalis Lake | 2.1 km |
Broadband availability and performance statistics for AL2 2LU - Data from Ofcom 2017
| All Speeds | Median | Avg | Max |
|---|---|---|---|
| Download | 76.5 Mbps | 94.6 Mbps | 460 Mbps |
| Upload | 10 Mbps | 13.8 Mbps | 36 Mbps |
| Speed Band Mbps |
Users | Download Avg Mbps |
Upload Avg Mbps |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-2 Mbps | 0% | 100% | 3 | 2 |
| 2-5 Mbps | 0% | 100% | - | - |
| 5-10 Mbps | 0% | 100% | - | - |
| 10-30 Mbps | 0% | 100% | 22.8 | 1.3 |
| 30-300 Mbps | 2% | 100% | 80.6 | 13.6 |
| 300+ Mbps | 98% | 98% | 374 | 36 |
Energy usage data for AL2 2LU - Data from 2020
| Country | England |
| County | Hertfordshire |
| Latitude | 51.72058500 |
| Longitude | -0.33852900 |
| OS Easting | 514866 |
| OS Northing | 0203735 |
| OS Positional Quality | Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean |
| Hertfordshire |
| Westminster Parliamentary Constituency |
St Albans |
| County Electorial Division | St. Stephen's ED |
| Electoral Ward | Park Street |
| Local Authority District | St Albans |
| Region / Government Office Region | East of England |
| European Electoral Region | Eastern |
| Local Enterprise Partnership | Primary: Hertfordshire Secondary: |
| Local Learning and Skills Council | Hertfordshire |
| International Territorial Level Code | E07000240 |
| Travel To Work Area | Luton |
| NHS England Region | East of England |
| Primary Care Trust (PCT or CT/LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD) |
Hertfordshire |
| Cancer Alliance | East of England - South |
| Strategic Health Authority (SHA or LHB/HB/HA/HSCB) |
East of England |
| Sustainability and Transformation Partnership |
Hertfordshire and West Essex |
| Clinical Comissioning Group (CCG or LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD) |
NHS Herts Valleys CCG |
| Output Area Classification | Supergroup: Urbanites Group: Urban professionals and families Subgroup: Multi-ethnic professionals with families |
| Rural-Urban Classification | (England/Wales) Urban city and town |
| Built-Up Area | Greater London BUA |
| Built-Up Area Sub-Division | Park Street BUASD |
| Workplace Zone | E33027479 |
| Middle Layer Super Output Area Intermediate Zone |
St Albans 019 |
| Lower Layer Super Output Area Data Zone |
St Albans 019C |
| Output Area / Small Area | 5A2 |