Demographics report

Demographics near AL3 7EY

Census profile

Demographics around AL3 7EY

Census 2021 · St Albans 006

Population6,401usual residents in matched Census geography

Density129people per sq km

Median age46matched 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 area89.2%Average for England82.2%

Significant presencewhite other, white irish, mixed white black caribbean

Postcode area6.8%Average for England

Main religionChristian

Postcode area55.5%Average for England

Population densityPeople per sq km

Postcode area129Average for England3,535

Main age bandAged 18 to 64

Postcode area52.9%Average for England60.4%

Main tenureOwner-occupied

Postcode area75.3%Average for England61.8%

Main country of birthuk

Postcode area88%Average for England

Official wellbeing index

Neighbourhood wellbeing decile

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · St Albans 006B

5/ 10

Middle of England

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

IncomeDecile 4

Elevated pressure

JobsDecile 4

Elevated pressure

EducationDecile 4

Elevated pressure

Housing & servicesDecile 5

Mixed

HealthDecile 5

Mixed

CrimeDecile 6

Mixed

Noise

Modelled transport noise

Source

Max Lden55.3 dBannual day-evening-night level

Max night45.9 dBannual night-time level

Road Lden55.3 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

Population6,401matched statistical neighbourhood

Median age46Census area median

Owned75.3%household tenure

Private rent10.8%household tenure

Ethnic composition

White89.2%

Asian3.5%

Black2.5%

Mixed3.7%

Other1.1%

Detailed mix

white british83.6%

white other3.7%

white irish1.7%

mixed white black caribbean1.4%

black african1.3%

asian bangladeshi1.2%

mixed white asian1.2%

asian indian1.1%

Born: uk88%

Born: no passport7.4%

Born: ireland1.2%

Born: italy0.5%

Born: other eu0.5%

Religion

Religion profile around AL3 7EY

Census 2021 · St Albans 006

Largest groupChristian55.5% of usual residents in the matched Census area

Christian55.5%

No religion35.8%

Religion not stated5%

Hindu1.2%

Muslim1.1%

Jewish0.8%

Buddhist0.3%

Other religion0.2%

Sikh0.1%

Area rating breakdown

How LocaleIQ rates this neighbourhood

Top 48% nationally · 8 matched domains

Safety

58/100

Income

33/100

Employment

58/100

Education

58/100

Health

44/100

Housing access

44/100

Property

54/100

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 5/10 in England for the small area around this postcode.
11% of households are privately rented in the local Census area.

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