AL2 3HU maps, stats, and open data
AL2 3HU lies on Compton Gardens in St. Albans. AL2 3HU is located in the St Stephen electoral ward, within the local authority district of St Albans and the English Parliamentary constituency of St Albans. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex ICB - 06N and the police force is Hertfordshire. This postcode has been in use since January 1980.
AL2 3HU maps
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
AL2 3HU geodata
| Easting | 513567 |
| Northing | 204316 |
| Latitude | 51.726071 |
| Longitude | -0.357137 |
Where is AL2 3HU?
| Street | Compton Gardens |
| Town/City | St. Albans |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | AL2 |
AL2 3HU Elevation
Elevation or altitude of AL2 3HU as distance above sea level:
| Metres | Feet | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 90m | 295ft |
Elevation is measured from the approximate centre of the postcode, to the nearest point on an OS contour line from OS Terrain 50, which has contour spacing of ten vertical metres.
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Politics
| Ward | St Stephen |
|---|---|
| Constituency | St Albans |
House Prices
Sales of detached houses in AL2 3HU
2019 13 AUG £880,000 |
1, COMPTON GARDENS, ST ALBANS, AL2 3HU 2015 12 NOV £525,000 |
2010 21 DEC £496,000 |
2, COMPTON GARDENS, ST. ALBANS, AL2 3HU 2006 4 SEP £335,000 |
2002 12 NOV £377,500 |
2000 19 MAY £249,950 |
1995 10 NOV £140,000 |
Licence: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Transport
Nearest bus stops to AL2 3HU
| North Orbital Road (Tippendell Lane) | Chiswell Green | 142m |
| North Orbital Road (Tippendell Lane) | Chiswell Green | 177m |
| Driftwood Avenue (Watford Road) | Chiswell Green | 226m |
| Driftwood Avenue (Watford Road) | Chiswell Green | 238m |
| Three Hammers Ph (Watford Road) | Chiswell Green | 252m |
Nearest railway stations to AL2 3HU
| Park Street Station | 1.2km |
| How Wood (Herts) Station | 1.3km |
| Bricket Wood Station | 2.3km |
Broadband
Broadband access in AL2 3HU (2020 data)
| Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband | 0.0% |
Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps
Broadband limitations in AL2 3HU (2020 data)
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps | 0.0% |
AL2 3HU gas and electricity consumption
Estimated total energy consumption in AL2 3HU by fuel type, 2015.
Gas
| Consumption (kWh) | 148,887 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 6 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 24,815 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 25,973 |
Electricity
| Consumption (kWh) | 34,751 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 6 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 5,792 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 6,048 |
- Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in AL2 3HU, for 2015.
- Meter count: The total number of meters in AL2 3HU.
- Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
- Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence
Deprivation
15.2% of English postcodes are less deprived than AL2 3HU:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to AL2 3HU (metres)
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Nearest post box to AL2 3HU
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Tippendell Lane | 17:30 | 12:00 | 151m |
| Orchard Drive | 17:30 | 12:00 | 809m |
| How Wood P.o | 18:30 | 12:00 | 857m |
AL2 3HU ITL and AL2 3HU LAU
The below table lists the International Territorial Level (ITL) codes (formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) codes) and Local Administrative Units (LAU) codes for AL2 3HU:
| ITL 1 Code | Name |
|---|---|
| TLH | East |
| ITL 2 Code | Name |
| TLH2 | Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire |
| ITL 3 Code | Name |
| TLH23 | Hertfordshire CC |
| LAU 1 Code | Name |
| E07000240 | St Albans |
AL2 3HU census areas
The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for AL2 3HU:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00120507 | |
| LSOA | E01023731 | St Albans 020C |
| MSOA | E02004943 | St Albans 020 |
Nearest postcodes to AL2 3HU
| AL2 3HT | Farringford Close | 33m |
| AL2 3HR | Carisbrooke Road | 70m |
| AL2 3HS | Farringford Close | 80m |
| AL2 3HP | Sunnydell | 112m |
| AL2 3BY | Anvil Place | 122m |
| AL2 3DB | Watford Road | 139m |
| AL2 3HL | Tippendell Lane | 156m |
| AL2 3HX | Tennyson Road | 170m |
| AL2 3JE | Horsemans Ride | 171m |
| AL2 3DD | Watford Road | 181m |
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