Neighbourhood snapshot for AL3 5LZ
Schools, crime headlines, environment signals, and RightRoof pillar scores — centred on this postcode’s representative point, not a specific address.
Strong Match
This property looks like a strong candidate for further consideration based on currently available signals.
Electoral ward St Peters Matched from postcode directory data for this unit.
- Centroid: representative centre for this postcode (not a doorstep).
- Schools: institutions with coordinates stored in RightRoof (ordering refines inside full reports).
- Policing summaries: open-data headline locations where coordinates exist — illustrative, not live dispatch data.
In plain English
Everything here describes the general area around AL3 5LZ — a neighbourhood snapshot centred on the postcode. It is not about one specific property unless you later run an address-level report. For crime, policing open data shows 52 recorded incidents across roughly the last six months for the neighbourhood zone linked to this postcode. “Incidents” covers many issue types shown in police logs — useful orientation, not a personal safety promise. We currently list 12 school(s) from searches around this postcode’s centre — names only here; distances and fuller context unlock with credits. Environment signals looked light in our extract — still verify noise and flooding with regulators and solicitors where it matters. The pillar scores bundle many datasets with neutral weighting — a full unlock lets you personalise what drives the verdict.
Across the 28 policing rows we show (from 52 incidents in this neighbourhood slice), counts bunch under “Other theft”, “Violence and sexual offences”, and “Vehicle crime” (together about 75% of this sample) — handy orientation, not a moral verdict.
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Neighbourhood score pillars
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What’s working locally
- School ratings include Outstanding signals nearby (3).
Risks to weigh up
- No critical risks identified from available data.
Local census cues
- Population density
- 6578.9 persons per hectare
- Multiple deprivation overlap
- 96 of 127 local dimensions show no deprivation, 31 show some overlap
Recent recorded crime (headline sample)
52 incidents in the last six months for the local data zone served to this postcode.
| Month | Type |
|---|---|
| 2025-12 | Anti-social behaviour |
| 2025-12 | Criminal damage and arson |
| 2025-12 | Other theft |
| 2025-12 | Shoplifting |
| 2025-12 | Shoplifting |
| 2025-12 | Vehicle crime |
| 2025-12 | Vehicle crime |
| 2025-12 | Violence and sexual offences |
| 2025-12 | Violence and sexual offences |
| 2025-12 | Violence and sexual offences |
| 2025-12 | Violence and sexual offences |
| 2025-12 | Violence and sexual offences |
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Start from the postcode search Buy creditsSchools surfaced (12)
Ordering and distance context are refined inside unlocked reports.
- Aboyne Lodge Junior Mixed and Infant School — Primary Maintained school
- Heathlands School — Secondary Special school
- Garden Fields Junior Mixed and Infant School — Primary Academy
- Batchwood School — Secondary Special school
- St Albans School — Secondary Independent school
- Bernards Heath Junior School — Primary Maintained school
- St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Albans — Primary Maintained school
- Margaret Wix Primary School — Primary Maintained school
- St Albans Girls' School — Secondary Academy
- Townsend VA Church of England — Secondary Maintained school
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Frequently asked questions
- What does this postcode page show?
- A neighbourhood-oriented blend of census, crime, schooling references, amenities, environmental signals, and RightRoof pillars — centred on AL3 5LZ, not a named property.
- Why is the map marker approximate?
- The pin follows the postcode centroid used for lookups. It does not trace garden boundaries or title extents.
- How do scores differ from a full report?
- We use the same engine with neutral priorities. A paid run lets you weight what matters to you and unlocks deeper layers.
- Is this advice to buy or rent?
- No. Treat it as orientation from aggregated sources; verify anything critical independently.
Sources include national statistics, policing open data (monthly granularity), schooling references, curated environmental overlays, and RightRoof’s scoring engine — aggregated for postal unit AL3 5LZ, not individual dwellings. Not financial or legal advice. Always cross-check critical decisions independently.