Bricket Wood & Chiswell Green
St Albans · East of England · population 8,479 · 5 LSOAs
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #512 of 6,856 in England
- #58 of 746 in East of England
- #10 of 20 in St Albans
- Least deprived 10% in England
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 25% · Managers & directors 22% · Associate professional 15%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 25% |
| Managers & directors | 22% |
| Associate professional | 15% |
| Administrative | 10% |
| Skilled trades | 7% |
| Caring & leisure | 7% |
| Elementary | 5% |
| Sales & customer service | 5% |
| Process & plant | 4% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 50% · No religion 30% · Jewish 6%
Born outside the UK: 14%
Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.
In summary
Bricket Wood & Chiswell Green is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #512 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #10 of 20 in St Albans. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Health (92) and lowest on Housing & access (51). Typical homes here sold for about £630,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+5%) (from 95 sales), in line with the wider St Albans median of £620,000. Typical household take-home income is around £51,339 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 41 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well below the England rate of 83.
Themed scores ?
Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £630,000 | 95 | -1.2% | +5.0% |
| Detached | £696,079 | 37 | -1.8% | +5.1% |
| Semi-detached | £630,000 | 40 | -1.6% | +8.2% |
| Terraced | £487,500 | 12 | -8.0% | -18.2% |
| Flat | £285,000 | 6 | +1.8% | +5.6% |
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Household income
Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →
Affordability-adjusted Score ?
- #5,670 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
- Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.
Recorded crime ?
Rank #1,300 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 148 |
| Theft | 58 |
| Burglary | 23 |
| Vehicle crime | 29 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 38 |
| Public order & weapons | 28 |
| Drugs | 9 |
| Robbery | 3 |
| Other | 9 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 132 incidents.
Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →
Official sources
Nearby areas
The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.
Other areas in St Albans
- Harpenden Common100
- Bernards Heath100
- Harpenden North100
- Harpenden Town100
- Verulam Park99
- Longacres99
- Marshalswick96
- Harpenden East95
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
- WinnershWokingham92£482,500
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- West HighcliffeBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole92£451,600
- Bearsted & DownswoodMaidstone92£425,000
- Cannon Park & UniversityCoventry92£392,500
- DavyhulmeTrafford92£372,000