AL9 postcode area guide — East Hertfordshire

Where is AL9?

Broadband & internet speeds in AL9

Strong coverage

Broadband availability in the AL9 postcode district (East Hertfordshire) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 428 postcodes Ofcom measures in AL9, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 87.5% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 59.6%.

Around 0.1% of premises in AL9 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 AL9

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Mobile signal around East Hertfordshire

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider East Hertfordshire district (71,670 premises):

Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.

Crime in AL9

Police recorded 6 incidents within about a mile of the centre of AL9 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:

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 AL9

Based on 99 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in AL9 is £580,000, up 0.9% on the previous year (£575,000).

Latest recorded sales in AL9

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Who lives here? East Hertfordshire demographics

Census 2021 figures for the wider East Hertfordshire district (150,155 residents, 62,023 households):

Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Schools in and around AL9

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 AL9

82 rated food businesses operate in AL9. 54 hold the top rating of 5, 13 are rated 4, and 1 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: Aroma Lounge, B&M Retail Ltd, BaxterStory Royal Vet College Hawkshead, Bengal Paradise, Bon Appetit.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.

Energy performance (EPC) in AL9

From a sample of 116 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 AL9 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 47% of sampled homes are rated C or better.

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 East Hertfordshire

Landlines around AL9 typically use:

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What's it like living in AL9?

Postcodes in AL9

Neighbouring districts

All St Albans (AL) postcode districts ›

Frequently asked questions

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.