AL1 · St Albans

AL1 broadband and area guide

Ofcom coverage, connection speeds, house prices and local data for 1,112 postcodes across 6 sectors in St Albans.

Gigabit

89%

Superfast

96%

Postcodes

1,112

AL1 near St Albans is among the best-connected outward codes in the sample: 1,112 postcodes with 96.3% superfast and 90.6% gigabit availability.

Broadband speeds in AL1

Share of AL1 premises by the fastest download speed available, averaged across all 1,112 postcodes in the district.

Fibre and cable investment have built AL1 into a leading connectivity area. Gigabit speeds reach 90.6% of postcodes, a strong figure showing substantial network rollout. Superfast broadband is near universal at 96.3%, leaving almost no one without access to reasonable speeds. The speed distribution leans toward gigabit: 90.6% at 300 Mbps and above, 5.8% in the 30 to 300 Mbps band, and below 10 Mbps affecting under 0.1% of postcodes. All postcodes meet the universal service obligation. This is high-quality infrastructure across a suburban terrain. AL1 delivers dense, high-speed access to most residents.

Under 2 Mbps
0%
2 to 5 Mbps
0%
5 to 10 Mbps
0%
10 to 30 Mbps
4%
30 to 300 Mbps
6%
300 Mbps and above
91%

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations. Percentages are district-wide averages of postcode-level availability, so rows may not sum to exactly 100%.

Connectivity in detail

Below 10 Mbps USO

0%

Premises unable to get the 10 Mbps universal service minimum

Fixed wireless

0%

Premises that can use a fixed wireless access service

Broadband by sector

AL1 splits into 6 postcode sectors. Coverage and prices can differ street by street, so open a sector below to find your exact postcode.

SectorPostcodesSuperfastFull fibreGigabit
AL1 1188100%TBC91%
AL1 2171100%TBC91%
AL1 324897%TBC82%
AL1 4228100%TBC99%
AL1 5245100%TBC97%
AL1 9320%TBC0%
All AL1 1 postcodes (188)
All AL1 2 postcodes (171)
All AL1 3 postcodes (248)
AL1 3AAAL1 3ABAL1 3AEAL1 3AFAL1 3AGAL1 3AHAL1 3AJAL1 3ANAL1 3APAL1 3AQAL1 3ARAL1 3ASAL1 3ATAL1 3AUAL1 3AWAL1 3AXAL1 3AYAL1 3AZAL1 3BAAL1 3BBAL1 3BDAL1 3BEAL1 3BFAL1 3BGAL1 3BHAL1 3BJAL1 3BLAL1 3BPAL1 3BQAL1 3BSAL1 3BTAL1 3BUAL1 3BWAL1 3BXAL1 3BYAL1 3BZAL1 3DAAL1 3DBAL1 3DDAL1 3DEAL1 3DGAL1 3DHAL1 3DPAL1 3DQAL1 3DUAL1 3DYAL1 3EAAL1 3EBAL1 3EDAL1 3EEAL1 3EGAL1 3EHAL1 3ELAL1 3ENAL1 3ERAL1 3ESAL1 3ETAL1 3EUAL1 3EWAL1 3EXAL1 3EYAL1 3EZAL1 3FHAL1 3FJAL1 3FLAL1 3FNAL1 3FPAL1 3FRAL1 3FSAL1 3FTAL1 3FUAL1 3FWAL1 3FXAL1 3FYAL1 3FZAL1 3GFAL1 3GGAL1 3GHAL1 3GJAL1 3GLAL1 3GNAL1 3GPAL1 3GQAL1 3GRAL1 3GSAL1 3GTAL1 3GUAL1 3GWAL1 3GXAL1 3GZAL1 3HAAL1 3HBAL1 3HDAL1 3HEAL1 3HGAL1 3HLAL1 3HPAL1 3HSAL1 3HTAL1 3HZAL1 3JBAL1 3JDAL1 3JEAL1 3JGAL1 3JJAL1 3JQAL1 3JWAL1 3JXAL1 3JZAL1 3LBAL1 3LDAL1 3LEAL1 3LFAL1 3LHAL1 3LJAL1 3LPAL1 3LQAL1 3LSAL1 3LTAL1 3LWAL1 3LXAL1 3LYAL1 3LZAL1 3NAAL1 3NFAL1 3NGAL1 3NLAL1 3NNAL1 3NPAL1 3NRAL1 3NSAL1 3NTAL1 3NUAL1 3NXAL1 3NZAL1 3PBAL1 3PDAL1 3PEAL1 3PFAL1 3PGAL1 3PHAL1 3PJAL1 3PLAL1 3PNAL1 3PPAL1 3PQAL1 3PRAL1 3PSAL1 3PTAL1 3PWAL1 3PXAL1 3PYAL1 3PZAL1 3QAAL1 3QBAL1 3QDAL1 3QEAL1 3QFAL1 3QGAL1 3QHAL1 3QJAL1 3QLAL1 3QNAL1 3QPAL1 3QQAL1 3QRAL1 3QSAL1 3QTAL1 3QUAL1 3QWAL1 3QXAL1 3QYAL1 3QZAL1 3RBAL1 3RDAL1 3REAL1 3RFAL1 3RGAL1 3RLAL1 3RPAL1 3RQAL1 3RRAL1 3RTAL1 3RUAL1 3RWAL1 3RYAL1 3RZAL1 3SAAL1 3SBAL1 3SDAL1 3SEAL1 3SFAL1 3SHAL1 3SJAL1 3SLAL1 3SNAL1 3SPAL1 3SQAL1 3SRAL1 3STAL1 3SWAL1 3SYAL1 3TAAL1 3TBAL1 3TEAL1 3TFAL1 3TGAL1 3THAL1 3TJAL1 3TLAL1 3TTAL1 3TUAL1 3TWAL1 3TXAL1 3UAAL1 3UDAL1 3UEAL1 3UGAL1 3UHAL1 3UJAL1 3ULAL1 3UNAL1 3UPAL1 3UQAL1 3URAL1 3UUAL1 3UZAL1 3WAAL1 3XBAL1 3XFAL1 3XGAL1 3XHAL1 3XLAL1 3XQAL1 3XRAL1 3XSAL1 3XTAL1 3XUAL1 3XWAL1 3XXAL1 3XZAL1 3YDAL1 3YHAL1 3YJAL1 3YNAL1 3YQAL1 3YSAL1 3YT
All AL1 4 postcodes (228)
AL1 4AAAL1 4ABAL1 4ADAL1 4AEAL1 4AGAL1 4AHAL1 4AJAL1 4ALAL1 4ANAL1 4APAL1 4AQAL1 4ARAL1 4ASAL1 4ATAL1 4AUAL1 4AXAL1 4BAAL1 4BEAL1 4BGAL1 4BHAL1 4BJAL1 4BLAL1 4BNAL1 4BPAL1 4BQAL1 4BSAL1 4BTAL1 4BWAL1 4BYAL1 4DAAL1 4DBAL1 4DDAL1 4DFAL1 4DGAL1 4DHAL1 4DJAL1 4DLAL1 4DNAL1 4DPAL1 4DQAL1 4DSAL1 4DWAL1 4DXAL1 4DYAL1 4DZAL1 4EAAL1 4EBAL1 4EDAL1 4EEAL1 4EFAL1 4EJAL1 4ELAL1 4EPAL1 4ERAL1 4ESAL1 4ETAL1 4EUAL1 4EWAL1 4EXAL1 4EYAL1 4EZAL1 4FHAL1 4FJAL1 4FLAL1 4FNAL1 4GLAL1 4HAAL1 4HDAL1 4HEAL1 4HFAL1 4HGAL1 4HHAL1 4HJAL1 4HLAL1 4HNAL1 4HQAL1 4HWAL1 4HYAL1 4JAAL1 4JDAL1 4JEAL1 4JGAL1 4JHAL1 4JLAL1 4JPAL1 4JRAL1 4JSAL1 4JTAL1 4JUAL1 4JWAL1 4JXAL1 4JYAL1 4JZAL1 4LAAL1 4LBAL1 4LEAL1 4LFAL1 4LGAL1 4LHAL1 4LJAL1 4LQAL1 4LRAL1 4LSAL1 4LWAL1 4LXAL1 4NEAL1 4NFAL1 4NGAL1 4NHAL1 4NJAL1 4NLAL1 4NNAL1 4NPAL1 4NQAL1 4NRAL1 4NSAL1 4NTAL1 4NUAL1 4NWAL1 4NXAL1 4NYAL1 4NZAL1 4PAAL1 4PBAL1 4PDAL1 4PFAL1 4PLAL1 4PNAL1 4PPAL1 4PRAL1 4PSAL1 4PTAL1 4PUAL1 4PWAL1 4PXAL1 4PYAL1 4PZAL1 4QAAL1 4QBAL1 4QDAL1 4QEAL1 4QFAL1 4QGAL1 4QHAL1 4QJAL1 4QLAL1 4QNAL1 4QQAL1 4QRAL1 4QUAL1 4QWAL1 4QXAL1 4QYAL1 4QZAL1 4RAAL1 4RBAL1 4RDAL1 4REAL1 4RFAL1 4RGAL1 4RHAL1 4RJAL1 4RLAL1 4RQAL1 4RSAL1 4RTAL1 4RUAL1 4RXAL1 4RYAL1 4RZAL1 4SAAL1 4SBAL1 4SDAL1 4SEAL1 4SFAL1 4SGAL1 4SHAL1 4SJAL1 4SLAL1 4SNAL1 4SQAL1 4SUAL1 4SWAL1 4SYAL1 4SZAL1 4TAAL1 4TBAL1 4TFAL1 4TGAL1 4THAL1 4TJAL1 4TLAL1 4TNAL1 4TPAL1 4TQAL1 4TRAL1 4TSAL1 4TTAL1 4TUAL1 4TWAL1 4TXAL1 4TYAL1 4TZAL1 4UAAL1 4UBAL1 4UDAL1 4UEAL1 4UNAL1 4URAL1 4UTAL1 4UUAL1 4UXAL1 4UZAL1 4XAAL1 4XBAL1 4XDAL1 4XEAL1 4XFAL1 4XGAL1 4XPAL1 4XRAL1 4XSAL1 4XTAL1 4XUAL1 4XXAL1 4XYAL1 4XZAL1 4YA
All AL1 5 postcodes (245)
AL1 5AAAL1 5ABAL1 5ADAL1 5AEAL1 5AFAL1 5AGAL1 5AHAL1 5AJAL1 5ALAL1 5ANAL1 5APAL1 5AQAL1 5ARAL1 5ASAL1 5ATAL1 5AWAL1 5AXAL1 5AYAL1 5BAAL1 5BBAL1 5BDAL1 5BEAL1 5BJAL1 5BLAL1 5BNAL1 5BPAL1 5BQAL1 5BUAL1 5BWAL1 5BXAL1 5BYAL1 5DAAL1 5DBAL1 5DDAL1 5DEAL1 5DFAL1 5DGAL1 5DHAL1 5DJAL1 5DLAL1 5DNAL1 5DQAL1 5DRAL1 5DWAL1 5DXAL1 5DYAL1 5DZAL1 5EAAL1 5EBAL1 5EDAL1 5EEAL1 5EFAL1 5EGAL1 5EHAL1 5EJAL1 5ELAL1 5ENAL1 5EPAL1 5EQAL1 5ESAL1 5ETAL1 5EUAL1 5EWAL1 5EXAL1 5EYAL1 5EZAL1 5FGAL1 5FHAL1 5FJAL1 5FLAL1 5FNAL1 5FPAL1 5FQAL1 5FRAL1 5FTAL1 5FUAL1 5FWAL1 5FXAL1 5FYAL1 5FZAL1 5GAAL1 5GEAL1 5GFAL1 5GGAL1 5GHAL1 5GNAL1 5GPAL1 5GWAL1 5GXAL1 5GYAL1 5GZAL1 5HAAL1 5HBAL1 5HDAL1 5HEAL1 5HGAL1 5HLAL1 5HNAL1 5HQAL1 5HSAL1 5HTAL1 5HUAL1 5HWAL1 5HZAL1 5JAAL1 5JBAL1 5JDAL1 5JEAL1 5JFAL1 5JHAL1 5JJAL1 5JLAL1 5JNAL1 5JPAL1 5JQAL1 5JRAL1 5JSAL1 5JWAL1 5JXAL1 5JYAL1 5JZAL1 5LAAL1 5LBAL1 5LDAL1 5LEAL1 5LFAL1 5LGAL1 5LHAL1 5LJAL1 5LLAL1 5LNAL1 5LQAL1 5LXAL1 5LYAL1 5LZAL1 5NAAL1 5NBAL1 5NDAL1 5NEAL1 5NFAL1 5NGAL1 5NHAL1 5NJAL1 5NLAL1 5NNAL1 5NPAL1 5NQAL1 5NRAL1 5NSAL1 5NTAL1 5NWAL1 5NXAL1 5NYAL1 5NZAL1 5PAAL1 5PBAL1 5PDAL1 5PEAL1 5PFAL1 5PGAL1 5PHAL1 5PJAL1 5PNAL1 5PQAL1 5PSAL1 5PTAL1 5PUAL1 5PXAL1 5PYAL1 5PZAL1 5QAAL1 5QBAL1 5QDAL1 5QEAL1 5QFAL1 5QGAL1 5QHAL1 5QJAL1 5QLAL1 5QNAL1 5QPAL1 5QQAL1 5QRAL1 5QSAL1 5QTAL1 5QUAL1 5QWAL1 5QXAL1 5QYAL1 5QZAL1 5RAAL1 5RBAL1 5RDAL1 5REAL1 5RFAL1 5RGAL1 5RHAL1 5RJAL1 5RLAL1 5RNAL1 5RPAL1 5RQAL1 5RRAL1 5RSAL1 5RTAL1 5RUAL1 5RWAL1 5RXAL1 5RYAL1 5RZAL1 5SAAL1 5SBAL1 5SDAL1 5SEAL1 5SFAL1 5SGAL1 5SHAL1 5SJAL1 5SLAL1 5SNAL1 5SPAL1 5SRAL1 5SSAL1 5STAL1 5SUAL1 5SWAL1 5SXAL1 5SYAL1 5SZAL1 5TAAL1 5TDAL1 5TEAL1 5TLAL1 5TPAL1 5TRAL1 5TSAL1 5TTAL1 5UBAL1 5UEAL1 5UGAL1 5UPAL1 5UQAL1 5WAAL1 5WBAL1 5WD
All AL1 9 postcodes (32)

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Living in St Albans

For households, gigabit and superfast access means smooth video conferencing, streaming, and multiple simultaneous users. The cost of living will be the constraint here, not connectivity.

Remote worker score

55/100

Connectivity and amenities for home working

Family score

50/100

Schools, safety and family amenities

Value score

50/100

What you get for the local price level

AL1 broadband FAQs

Is AL1 fibre-enabled throughout?

Full fibre data is not recorded, but gigabit availability at 90.6% indicates extensive cable or fibre deployment.

Will I find slow speeds in AL1?

Very unlikely. Almost all postcodes reach superfast or gigabit speeds.

What's the postcodes count for AL1?

The outward code spans 1,112 postcodes.

Can I assume gigabit availability at my AL1 address?

90.6% of postcodes qualify, but verify with your provider to confirm your specific location.

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Data sources: Broadband data from Ofcom Connected Nations 2025 · House prices from HM Land Registry · Crime from Police.uk · See all data sources