Demographics report

Demographics near AL1 2JG

Census profile

Demographics around AL1 2JG

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 area60.3%Average for England82.2%

Significant presenceasian bangladeshi, white other, asian pakistani

Postcode area32.9%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 017A

4/ 10

Bottom 40% in England

This small area sits on the more pressured side of the official England neighbourhood wellbeing ranking.

IncomeDecile 2

Major pressure

EducationDecile 3

Elevated pressure

JobsDecile 4

Elevated pressure

CrimeDecile 4

Elevated pressure

HealthDecile 4

Elevated pressure

Living environmentDecile 9

Strong

Noise

Modelled transport noise

Source

Max Lden48.7 dBannual day-evening-night level

Max night36.3 dBannual night-time level

Road Lden48.7 dBroad traffic model

Rail Lden0.0 dBrail traffic model

Dominant modelled source at this postcode point: Road 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

White60.3%

Asian27.7%

Black3.1%

Mixed4.6%

Other4.3%

Detailed mix

white british49.1%

asian bangladeshi18.6%

white other9.7%

asian pakistani4.7%

other arab2.2%

other any2.1%

asian other2%

mixed other1.9%

Born: uk78.5%

Born: no passport9.1%

Born: other eu2.3%

Born: ireland1.6%

Born: italy1%

Religion

Religion profile around AL1 2JG

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

Bottom 43% nationally · 8 matched domains

Safety

39/100

Income

11/100

Employment

65/100

Education

78/100

Health

33/100

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 4/10 in England for the small area around this postcode.
19% of households are privately rented in the local Census area.

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