AL2 postcode area guide — Hertsmere
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the AL2 postcode district in Hertsmere — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in AL2
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
96.9%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
88.2%
Gigabit-capable
88.1%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the AL2 postcode district (Hertsmere) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 721 postcodes Ofcom measures in AL2, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 96.9% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 88.1%.
Around 0% of premises in AL2 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in AL2
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| AL2 1AB | 66.7% | 33.3% |
| AL2 1AD | 100% | 100% |
| AL2 1AE | 0% | 0% |
| AL2 1AF | 0% | 0% |
| AL2 1AG | 0% | 0% |
| AL2 1AJ | 100% | 100% |
| AL2 1AP | 100% | 100% |
| AL2 1AT | 100% | 100% |
| AL2 1AU | 100% | 100% |
| AL2 1AW | 97.2% | 97.2% |
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Mobile signal around Hertsmere
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Hertsmere district (47,691 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
98.2%
4G outdoors — all networks
100%
5G outdoors — all networks
99.8%
Voice indoors — all networks
99.3%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in AL2
Police recorded 46 incidents within about a mile of the centre of AL2 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Other theft | 15 | 32.6% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 13 | 28.3% |
| Violence & sexual offences | 11 | 23.9% |
| Public order | 2 | 4.3% |
| Vehicle crime | 2 | 4.3% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 1 | 2.2% |
| Shoplifting | 1 | 2.2% |
| Other crime | 1 | 2.2% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in AL2
Based on 227 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in AL2 is £519,000, down 4.8% on the previous year (£545,000).
Detached
£750,000
59 sales
Semi-detached
£585,000
47 sales
Terraced
£475,000
63 sales
Flat / maisonette
£280,000
56 sales
Latest recorded sales in AL2
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 May 2026 | £380,000 | Terraced | Perham Way | AL2 1LB |
| 20 May 2026 | £399,950 | Terraced | Radlett Road | AL2 2LD |
| 19 May 2026 | £510,000 | Semi-detached | Broad Acre | AL2 3RX |
| 15 May 2026 | £235,000 | Flat | Wyedale | AL2 1TG |
| 13 May 2026 | £540,000 | Detached | Larch Avenue | AL2 3SN |
| 12 May 2026 | £500,000 | Terraced | Wood End | AL2 2RU |
| 8 May 2026 | £210,000 | Flat | Broadlake Close | AL2 1NS |
| 8 May 2026 | £487,000 | Semi-detached | Alexander Road | AL2 1HR |
| 1 May 2026 | £340,000 | Flat | Lime Tree Court | AL2 1UL |
| 29 Apr 2026 | £825,000 | Detached | Heyford End | AL2 2BN |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Hertsmere demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Hertsmere district (107,827 residents, 42,682 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20.1% |
| 15–29 | 21.4% |
| 30–44 | 21.3% |
| 45–64 | 19.5% |
| 65+ | 17.8% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 64.2% |
| Private rented | 17.3% |
| Social rented | 15.3% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around AL2
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Killigrew Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 3–11 | 412 | AL2 3HD |
| Bowmansgreen Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 315 | AL2 1PH |
| How Wood Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 3–11 | 215 | AL2 2HU |
| Saint Bernadette Voluntary Catholic Primary Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 206 | AL2 1NL |
| Mount Pleasant Lane Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 200 | AL2 3XA |
| London Colney Primary & Nursery School | Primary | 3–11 | 156 | AL2 1JG |
| Park Street Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 153 | AL2 2LX |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in AL2
133 rated food businesses operate in AL2. 92 hold the top rating of 5, 19 are rated 4, and 3 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: A1 Newsagent London Colney, Adam Nathan Catering, Allington Court Care Home - BUPA, Amy's Bakehouse, Arsenal FC.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in AL2
From a sample of 105 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 AL2 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band C). 62% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
10%
Band C
52%
Band D
25%
Band E
10%
Band F
3%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Hertsmere
Landlines around AL2 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.