Clarence Park
St Albans · East of England · population 7,752 · 4 LSOAs
Postcode AL1
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #889 of 6,856 in England
- #106 of 746 in East of England
- #12 of 20 in St Albans
- Least deprived 10-20%
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 36% · Managers & directors 19% · Associate professional 17%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 36% |
| Managers & directors | 19% |
| Associate professional | 17% |
| Administrative | 6% |
| Elementary | 5% |
| Caring & leisure | 5% |
| Skilled trades | 4% |
| Sales & customer service | 4% |
| Process & plant | 2% |
Ethnic group
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.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £481,750 | 122 | -3.2% | -0.7% |
| Detached | £1,797,904 | 8 | +24.0% | +34.2% |
| Semi-detached | £844,000 | 19 | -4.6% | +15.6% |
| Terraced | £675,550 | 30 | -0.0% | +22.2% |
| Flat | £344,800 | 65 | -3.9% | +10.3% |
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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 ?
- #4,072 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 #4,285 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 244 |
| Theft | 149 |
| Burglary | 24 |
| Vehicle crime | 77 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 59 |
| Public order & weapons | 43 |
| Drugs | 36 |
| Robbery | 11 |
| Other | 9 |
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 →
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.
- Lambridge & Fairfield ParkBath and North East Somerset87£482,500
- Lower MordenMerton87£538,000
- Old Windsor & WraysburyWindsor and Maidenhead87£587,500
- North ElyEast Cambridgeshire87£370,000
- SothallSheffield87£225,000
- Crewe LeightonCheshire East87£212,500