| Postcode | AL4 9NS | 
|---|---|
| Post Town | St. Albans | 
| Nearest station | St Albans City (2 km) | 
| Bus stops | 
                       Marshalswick Lane (N) 
Sandringham School (E) 
Marshalswick Lane (S) 
Sandringham Crescent (SW) 
Sandringham Crescent (NE) 
Skys Wood Road Terminus (SE) 
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| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 4 View | 
| Known addresses | 
                       1 Downes Road, St. Albans 
                            3 Downes Road, St Albans 
                            5 Downes Road, St. Albans 
                            7 Downes Road, St Albans 
                       | 
                  
| Main property type | Semi-detached | 
| Businesses | 
| Latitude | 51.770081 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -0.311847 | |
| Easting | 516582 | |
| Northing | 209282 | |
| Grid reference | TL165092 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 685471 5738885 | |
| what3words | gangs.twin.former | |
| FixPhrase | crinkly magician statistic tinkling | |
| Plus code | 9C3XQMCQ+27 | |
| Altitude | 116 metres (380 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 7:02 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:30 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 60.5 KMs (37.6 miles) | 
| Parish | Sandridge | E04013286 | 
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Marshalswick West | E05015802 | 
| Local Authority District | St Albans | E07000240 | 
| County Electoral Division | Colney Heath & Marshalswick | E58000618 | 
| Local Authority | Hertfordshire | E10000015 | 
| County | Hertfordshire | E10000015 | 
| Constituency (2024) | St Albans | E14001507 | 
| MP | Daisy Cooper | Liberal Democrat | 
| Police force | Hertfordshire | |
| Water company | Affinity Water | |
| Sewage company | Thames Water | |
| NUTS/ITL 3 | South West Hertfordshire | |
| NUTS/ITL 2 | Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | |
| NUTS/ITL 1 | East of England | |
| Country | England | E92000001 | 
| Date introduced | January 1980 | 
|---|---|
| Last updated | September 2025 | 
| User type | Small (addresses receive less than 25 items of mail per day) | 
| Quality | Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean | 
| Population (2011) | 18 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 4 | |
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) | 
                     Most deprivedLeast deprived 
                   | 
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| Average household income (2020) | 
                       Lowest (£22,200)
                        Highest (£108,100)
                       
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| Rural/urban (2021) | Urban: Nearer to a major town or city | |
| Rural/urban (2011) | Urban city and town | |
| Built up area (2024) | St Albans | E63011552 | 
| Census output area (2021) | E00120400 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 5A2 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | St Albans 008B | E01023710 | 
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | St Albans 008B | E01023710 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Marshalswick | E02004931 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Marshalswick | E02004931 | 
| Travel to work area | Luton | E30000237 | 
| Average property price in St Albans | £544,917 | 
|---|---|
| Annual change | 0.0% | 
| Address | Type | Date | Price | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Downes Road, St Albans | Semi-detached (freehold) | Feb 2023 | £820,000 | 
| 3 Downes Road, St Albans | Semi-detached (freehold) | Apr 2016 | £905,000 | 
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Jan 2014 | £494,000 | |
| 5 Downes Road, St. Albans | Semi-detached (freehold) | Feb 2003 | £282,000 | 
| 1 Downes Road, St. Albans | Semi-detached (freehold) | May 1999 | £180,000 |