Demographics report

Demographics near AL1 1AX

Census profile

Demographics around AL1 1AX

Census 2021 · St Albans 017

Population7,722usual residents in matched Census geography

Density2,526people per sq km

Median age37matched Census area

Households—Census household count

Benchmarks

How this postcode compares

Precomputed Census benchmarks; city average is shown only for major UK cities.

MeasurePostcode areaAverage for England

Main ethnic groupWhite

Postcode area86.5%Average for England82.2%

Significant presencewhite other, asian bangladeshi, white irish

Postcode area15.3%Average for England

Main religionChristian

Postcode area40.3%Average for England

Population densityPeople per sq km

Postcode area2,526Average for England3,535

Main age bandAged 18 to 64

Postcode area60.9%Average for England60.4%

Main tenureOwner-occupied

Postcode area56.7%Average for England61.8%

Main country of birthuk

Postcode area78.5%Average for England

Official wellbeing index

Neighbourhood wellbeing decile

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · St Albans 017E

10/ 10

Top 10% in England

This small area ranks in the stronger 10% of England on the official neighbourhood wellbeing index.

Living environmentDecile 5

Mixed

CrimeDecile 8

Relatively strong

IncomeDecile 10

Strong

EducationDecile 10

Strong

JobsDecile 10

Strong

HealthDecile 10

Strong

Noise

Modelled transport noise

Source

Max Lden56.0 dBannual day-evening-night level

Max night47.4 dBannual night-time level

Road Lden47.5 dBroad traffic model

Rail Lden56.0 dBrail traffic model

Dominant modelled source at this postcode point: Rail traffic. Defra noise maps are modelled strategic estimates, not live meter readings.

People & community

Who lives here

Census 2021

Population7,722matched statistical neighbourhood

Median age37Census area median

Owned56.7%household tenure

Private rent18.8%household tenure

Ethnic composition

White86.5%

Asian7.2%

Black1.5%

Mixed4.4%

Other0.3%

Detailed mix

white british74.2%

white other10.1%

asian bangladeshi3.1%

white irish2.2%

mixed white asian2.1%

mixed other1.7%

asian chinese1.6%

asian indian1.3%

Born: uk78.5%

Born: no passport9.1%

Born: other eu2.3%

Born: ireland1.6%

Born: italy1%

Religion

Religion profile around AL1 1AX

Census 2021 · St Albans 017

Largest groupChristian40.3% of usual residents in the matched Census area

Christian40.3%

No religion36.1%

Muslim13.3%

Religion not stated6.4%

Hindu1.4%

Jewish0.9%

Buddhist0.7%

Other religion0.6%

Sikh0.4%

Area rating breakdown

How LocaleIQ rates this neighbourhood

Top 7% nationally · 8 matched domains

Safety

64/100

Income

100/100

Employment

65/100

Education

80/100

Health

100/100

Housing access

100/100

Property

67/100

Insight

What the profile means

Use deprivation for within-nation context only. England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland publish different measures, methods, and release years.

Decile 10/10 in England for the small area around this postcode.
19% of households are privately rented in the local Census area.

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