Colney Heath & Highfield Park
St Albans · East of England · population 6,119 · 4 LSOAs
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #1,787 of 6,856 in England
- #238 of 746 in East of England
- #15 of 20 in St Albans
- Less deprived (top 30%)
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 27% · Managers & directors 19% · Associate professional 15%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 27% |
| Managers & directors | 19% |
| Associate professional | 15% |
| Administrative | 9% |
| Skilled trades | 8% |
| Caring & leisure | 7% |
| Elementary | 6% |
| Sales & customer service | 5% |
| Process & plant | 4% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 47% · No religion 38% · Muslim 4%
Born outside the UK: 15%
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
Colney Heath & Highfield Park is in the less-deprived top third of England, ranked #1,787 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #15 of 20 in St Albans. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Education (80) and lowest on Crime (51). Typical homes here sold for about £640,000 over the past year, up 24% across five years (from 64 sales), in line with the wider St Albans median of £620,000. It pairs low deprivation with well-above-average prices, so on our affordability-adjusted measure it lands at #5,978 of 6,851 — you pay for the postcode here. Typical household take-home income is around £51,001 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 72 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 | £640,000 | 64 | +2.4% | +24.3% |
| Detached | £827,500 | 24 | -5.4% | +7.1% |
| Semi-detached | £680,000 | 20 | +13.4% | +32.4% |
| Terraced | £512,000 | 18 | -3.4% | +21.9% |
| Flat | Too few sales to report (n=2) | |||
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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 ?
- #5,978 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 #3,647 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 184 |
| Theft | 61 |
| Burglary | 33 |
| Vehicle crime | 44 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 61 |
| Public order & weapons | 28 |
| Drugs | 13 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Other | 14 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 115 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
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Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
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