The Camp & Cunningham

St Albans · East of England · population 6,681 · 4 LSOAs

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

65Area Score / 100 ?
  • #2,425 of 6,856 in England
  • #325 of 746 in East of England
  • #18 of 20 in St Albans
  • Less deprived (top 40%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,690
Median age (est.)41
Density2,832per km²
No qualifications15%
Degree or above47%
No car or van18%

Age

0–14 21%15–24 9%25–44 27%45–64 26%65+ 17%

Tenure

Own outright: 33%Mortgage/shared: 31%Social rent: 23%Private rent: 12%
Own outright 33%Mortgage/shared 31%Social rent 23%Private rent 12%

Households

One person: 30%Couple, no children: 13%Couple with children: 31%Lone parent: 12%Other: 14%
One person 30%Couple, no children 13%Couple with children 31%Lone parent 12%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 27% · Managers & directors 17% · Associate professional 14%

All occupation groups
Professional27%
Managers & directors17%
Associate professional14%
Elementary8%
Caring & leisure8%
Administrative8%
Skilled trades8%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 74%Asian: 15%Black: 3%Mixed: 5%Other: 3%
White 74%Asian 15%Black 3%Mixed 5%Other 3%

Religion & identity

Christian 44% · No religion 35% · Muslim 11%

Born outside the UK: 22%

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

The Camp & Cunningham is in the less-deprived top 40% of England, ranked #2,425 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #18 of 20 in St Albans. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (96) and lowest on Income (46). Typical homes here sold for about £495,000 over the past year, up 10% across five years (from 73 sales), 20% below the wider St Albans median of £620,000. Typical household take-home income is around £52,028 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 101 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.

Income 46 · #3,734
Employment 48 · #3,590
Education 70 · #2,061
Health 70 · #2,034
Crime 48 · #3,583
Housing & access 96 · #259
Living environment 74 · #1,787

House prices ?

£495,000median (12m) · -10.0% yr · n=73
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£495,00073-10.0%+10.0%
Detached£962,5008+6.7%-12.5%
Semi-detached£580,00015-7.2%+22.1%
Terraced£500,00024+3.6%+21.9%
Flat£339,25026+17.6%-23.2%
This area£495,000
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)£52,028±£7,430 · #783 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£38,578
Price-to-income ?9.5×typical home ÷ net income — more stretched than 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 ?

29Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

101 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 673 offences
St Albans66
East of England70
England83

Rank #4,970 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences220
Theft224
Burglary23
Vehicle crime82
Criminal damage & arson59
Public order & weapons35
Drugs21
Robbery4
Other5

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 111 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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