Demographics report

Demographics near AL1 5AA

Census profile

Demographics around AL1 5AA

Census 2021 · St Albans 016

Population6,688usual residents in matched Census geography

Density2,832people per sq km

Median age40matched 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 area71.9%Average for England82.2%

Significant presencewhite other, asian bangladeshi, asian other

Postcode area18.3%Average for England

Main religionChristian

Postcode area43.8%Average for England

Population densityPeople per sq km

Postcode area2,832Average for England3,535

Main age bandAged 18 to 64

Postcode area58.4%Average for England60.4%

Main tenureOwner-occupied

Postcode area64.1%Average for England61.8%

Main country of birthuk

Postcode area80.1%Average for England

Official wellbeing index

Neighbourhood wellbeing decile

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · St Albans 016C

6/ 10

Middle of England

This small area sits around the middle of the official England neighbourhood wellbeing ranking.

CrimeDecile 4

Elevated pressure

IncomeDecile 4

Elevated pressure

JobsDecile 4

Elevated pressure

EducationDecile 7

Relatively strong

HealthDecile 7

Relatively strong

Living environmentDecile 9

Strong

Noise

Modelled transport noise

Source

Max Lden60.8 dBannual day-evening-night level

Max night51.2 dBannual night-time level

Road Lden60.8 dBroad traffic model

Rail Lden48.5 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

Population6,688matched statistical neighbourhood

Median age40Census area median

Owned64.1%household tenure

Private rent12.3%household tenure

Ethnic composition

White71.9%

Asian14.8%

Black2.4%

Mixed6.7%

Other4.2%

Detailed mix

white british61%

white other8.8%

asian bangladeshi6.7%

asian other2.8%

mixed other2.5%

other any2.3%

asian indian2.1%

mixed white black caribbean2.1%

Born: uk80.1%

Born: no passport8.2%

Born: other eu1.9%

Born: ireland1.5%

Born: poland1.2%

Religion

Religion profile around AL1 5AA

Census 2021 · St Albans 016

Largest groupChristian43.8% of usual residents in the matched Census area

Christian43.8%

No religion34.5%

Muslim11.4%

Religion not stated5.8%

Hindu2.4%

Buddhist0.9%

Jewish0.7%

Other religion0.4%

Sikh0.2%

Area rating breakdown

How LocaleIQ rates this neighbourhood

Bottom 49% nationally · 8 matched domains

Safety

33/100

Income

33/100

Employment

62/100

Education

76/100

Health

67/100

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 6/10 in England for the small area around this postcode.
12% of households are privately rented in the local Census area.

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