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AL1 postcode area · St Albans

The AL1 postcode district spans 8 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in St Albans. Area Scores range from 63 to 99 across them. Every full AL1 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

Within the AL1 district, Bernards Heath is the strongest performer at 100 out of 100 (#12 of 6,856 nationally); Cottonmill & Sopwell is the weakest at 63. 6 of the 8 rank in the least-deprived third of England; none falls in the most-deprived third. Median prices range from £463,000 in St Albans Central to £780,000 in Bernards Heath.

Living here

Typical net household income£56,589a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime83per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)39
Owner-occupied66%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the AL1 district

£522,400median home sold over the past year · +5.8% over 5 years · -5.0% over the year · 565 sales
Detached£1,300,000
Semi-detached£823,922
Terraced£640,000
Flat£345,000
St Albans£620,000
East of England£348,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Bernards HeathSt Albans 12100 £780,000
Verulam ParkSt Albans 7399 £743,000
LongacresSt Albans 8799 £625,500
Clarence ParkSt Albans 88987 £481,750
St Albans CentralSt Albans 1,31481 £463,000
Colney Heath & Highfield ParkSt Albans 1,78774 £640,000
The Camp & CunninghamSt Albans 2,42565 £495,000
Cottonmill & SopwellSt Albans 2,52163 £542,500

People living in AL1 Census 2021

Residents58,302
Median age (est.)39
Density2,247per km²
No qualifications9%
Degree or above58%
No car or van16%

Age

0–14 20%15–24 9%25–44 30%45–64 26%65+ 15%

Tenure

Own outright: 31%Mortgage/shared: 35%Social rent: 13%Private rent: 21%
Own outright 31%Mortgage/shared 35%Social rent 13%Private rent 21%

Households

One person: 28%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 32%Lone parent: 9%Other: 13%
One person 28%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 32%Lone parent 9%Other 13%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 33% · Managers & directors 20% · Associate professional 16%

All occupation groups
Professional33%
Managers & directors20%
Associate professional16%
Administrative7%
Caring & leisure5%
Elementary5%
Skilled trades5%
Sales & customer service5%
Process & plant3%

Ethnic group

White: 81%Asian: 10%Black: 2%Mixed: 5%Other: 2%
White 81%Asian 10%Black 2%Mixed 5%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 44% · No religion 39% · Muslim 6%

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.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around AL1.

AL2 AL4 AL3 WD7 AL10 AL5 AL9 WD25

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.