Demographics report

Demographics near AL2 1DL

Census profile

Demographics around AL2 1DL

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 area81%Average for England82.2%

Significant presencewhite other, asian indian, white irish

Postcode area16.1%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 016D

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 9

Strong

Housing & servicesDecile 9

Strong

HealthDecile 10

Strong

JobsDecile 10

Strong

IncomeDecile 10

Strong

Noise

Modelled transport noise

Source

Max Lden58.1 dBannual day-evening-night level

Max night50.0 dBannual night-time level

Road Lden58.1 dBroad traffic model

Rail Lden41.1 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

White81%

Asian9.9%

Black2.5%

Mixed4.5%

Other2%

Detailed mix

white british68.4%

white other9.7%

asian indian3.7%

white irish2.7%

asian other2.3%

mixed white asian1.8%

other any1.8%

mixed other1.6%

Born: uk80.1%

Born: no passport8.2%

Born: other eu1.9%

Born: ireland1.5%

Born: poland1.2%

Religion

Religion profile around AL2 1DL

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

Top 8% nationally · 8 matched domains

Safety

68/100

Income

100/100

Employment

62/100

Education

72/100

Health

100/100

Housing access

89/100

Property

22/100

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.
12% of households are privately rented in the local Census area.

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