London Colney
St Albans · East of England · population 9,821 · 6 LSOAs
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #2,363 of 6,856 in England
- #319 of 746 in East of England
- #17 of 20 in St Albans
- Less deprived (top 40%)
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 21% · Managers & directors 15% · Associate professional 13%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 21% |
| Managers & directors | 15% |
| Associate professional | 13% |
| Skilled trades | 10% |
| Administrative | 10% |
| Caring & leisure | 9% |
| Elementary | 8% |
| Sales & customer service | 7% |
| Process & plant | 6% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 45% · No religion 33% · Muslim 9%
Born outside the UK: 20%
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
London Colney is in the less-deprived top 40% of England, ranked #2,363 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #17 of 20 in St Albans. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Health (74) and lowest on Income (47). Typical homes here sold for about £458,000 over the past year, up 17% across five years (from 140 sales), 26% below the wider St Albans median of £620,000. Typical household take-home income is around £46,314 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 109 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, above 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 | £458,000 | 140 | +9.0% | +17.4% |
| Detached | £700,000 | 11 | +10.0% | +9.4% |
| Semi-detached | £550,000 | 26 | -2.7% | +29.4% |
| Terraced | £479,975 | 54 | +9.1% | +20.0% |
| Flat | £275,000 | 49 | +2.8% | -8.2% |
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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 ?
- #4,363 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 #5,171 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 319 |
| Theft | 511 |
| Burglary | 27 |
| Vehicle crime | 59 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 55 |
| Public order & weapons | 54 |
| Drugs | 16 |
| Robbery | 12 |
| Other | 15 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 133 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.
- Dishforth, Baldersby & MarkingtonNorth Yorkshire66£367,500
- Marple & Rose HillStockport66£340,000
- Central East & Walcot WestSwindon66£300,000
- Ancaster, Caythorpe & ClaypoleSouth Kesteven66£295,000
- Beeston RylandsBroxtowe66£250,000
- Margaretting, Stock & RamsdenChelmsford66£720,750