Map of St Albans, England, United Kingdom

St Albans is a city in England, United Kingdom, with a population of about 84,561. It lies at 51.7500°N, 0.3333°W. St Albans is about 30 km (19 mi) northwest of London, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Hatfield, 8 km to the east.

St Albans at a glance

Where is St Albans?

• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 7 h 47 min on the shortest day to 16 h 41 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near St Albans

• Hatfield — 8 km east
• Hemel Hempstead — 8 km west
• Welwyn Garden City — 10 km northeast
• Borehamwood — 11 km south
• Watford — 11 km south
• Luton — 16 km north
• Harrow — 19 km south
• Finchley — 19 km southeast
• Stevenage — 19 km northeast
• Dunstable — 20 km northwest

Largest cities in England

• London — 8,961,989
• Birmingham — 1,157,603
• Manchester — 568,996
• Sheffield — 556,500
• Leeds — 536,280
• Liverpool — 496,770
• Bristol — 479,024
• Leicester — 368,600
• Bradford — 366,187
• Coventry — 345,324

Largest cities in United Kingdom

• London — 8,961,989
• Birmingham — 1,157,603
• Glasgow — 626,410
• Manchester — 568,996
• Sheffield — 556,500
• Leeds — 536,280
• Edinburgh — 514,990
• Liverpool — 496,770
• Bristol — 479,024
• Cardiff — 372,089

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Other places named St Albans

• St Albans — Victoria, Australia

Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.