Clarence Park

St Albans · East of England · population 7,752 · 4 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

87Area Score / 100 ?
  • #889 of 6,856 in England
  • #106 of 746 in East of England
  • #12 of 20 in St Albans
  • Least deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,802
Median age (est.)37
Density5,219per km²
No qualifications9%
Degree or above65%
No car or van19%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 9%25–44 36%45–64 24%65+ 12%

Tenure

Own outright: 24%Mortgage/shared: 33%Social rent: 11%Private rent: 31%
Own outright 24%Mortgage/shared 33%Social rent 11%Private rent 31%

Households

One person: 30%Couple, no children: 21%Couple with children: 29%Lone parent: 8%Other: 11%
One person 30%Couple, no children 21%Couple with children 29%Lone parent 8%Other 11%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 36% · Managers & directors 19% · Associate professional 17%

All occupation groups
Professional36%
Managers & directors19%
Associate professional17%
Administrative6%
Elementary5%
Caring & leisure5%
Skilled trades4%
Sales & customer service4%
Process & plant2%

Ethnic group

White: 76%Asian: 13%Black: 3%Mixed: 5%Other: 3%
White 76%Asian 13%Black 3%Mixed 5%Other 3%

Religion & identity

No religion 42% · Christian 37% · Muslim 9%

Born outside the UK: 26%

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

Clarence Park is in the least-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #889 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #12 of 20 in St Albans. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (100) but weak on Living environment (33). Typical homes here sold for about £481,750 over the past year, down 1% across five years (from 122 sales), 22% below the wider St Albans median of £620,000. Typical household take-home income is around £63,592 a year, among England's highest. Recorded crime ran at 84 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 68 · #2,212
Employment 86 · #971
Education 94 · #396
Health 89 · #773
Crime 64 · #2,452
Housing & access 100 · #25
Living environment 33 · #4,584

House prices ?

£481,750median (12m) · -3.2% yr · n=122
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£481,750122-3.2%-0.7%
Detached£1,797,9048+24.0%+34.2%
Semi-detached£844,00019-4.6%+15.6%
Terraced£675,55030-0.0%+22.2%
Flat£344,80065-3.9%+10.3%
This area£481,750
St Albans£620,000
East of England£348,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

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

Household income

Net household income (a year)£63,592±£9,328 · #94 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£46,436
Price-to-income ?7.6×typical home ÷ net income — similar to the England figure of 7.5×

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 ?

41Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

84 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 652 offences
St Albans66
East of England70
England83

Rank #4,285 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences244
Theft149
Burglary24
Vehicle crime77
Criminal damage & arson59
Public order & weapons43
Drugs36
Robbery11
Other9

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 157 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 →

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