Demographics report

Demographics near AL4 8AA

Census profile

Demographics around AL4 8AA

Census 2021 · St Albans 004

Population6,725usual residents in matched Census geography

Density258people per sq km

Median age45matched 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 area92.9%Average for England82.2%

Significant presencewhite other, white irish, mixed other

Postcode area7.3%Average for England

Main religionChristian

Postcode area51.1%Average for England

Population densityPeople per sq km

Postcode area258Average for England3,535

Main age bandAged 18 to 64

Postcode area53.7%Average for England60.4%

Main tenureOwner-occupied

Postcode area75.8%Average for England61.8%

Main country of birthuk

Postcode area87.2%Average for England

Official wellbeing index

Neighbourhood wellbeing decile

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · St Albans 004B

9/ 10

Top 20% in England

This small area ranks in the stronger 20% of England on the official neighbourhood wellbeing index.

Housing & servicesDecile 6

Mixed

Living environmentDecile 7

Relatively strong

IncomeDecile 8

Relatively strong

CrimeDecile 8

Relatively strong

JobsDecile 8

Relatively strong

EducationDecile 10

Strong

Noise

Modelled transport noise

Source

Max Lden64.5 dBannual day-evening-night level

Max night55.8 dBannual night-time level

Road Lden64.5 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

Population6,725matched statistical neighbourhood

Median age45Census area median

Owned75.8%household tenure

Private rent9%household tenure

Ethnic composition

White92.9%

Asian1.7%

Black1.5%

Mixed3%

Other0.9%

Detailed mix

white british87%

white other4%

white irish1.9%

mixed other1.4%

mixed white asian1.1%

asian indian0.9%

black african0.7%

black caribbean0.5%

Born: uk87.2%

Born: no passport7.6%

Born: other eu1%

Born: ireland0.9%

Born: france0.4%

Religion

Religion profile around AL4 8AA

Census 2021 · St Albans 004

Largest groupChristian51.1% of usual residents in the matched Census area

Christian51.1%

No religion38.8%

Religion not stated5.9%

Muslim1.4%

Hindu0.9%

Jewish0.9%

Buddhist0.4%

Other religion0.3%

Sikh0.2%

Area rating breakdown

How LocaleIQ rates this neighbourhood

Top 14% nationally · 8 matched domains

Safety

71/100

Income

78/100

Employment

58/100

Education

66/100

Health

100/100

Housing access

56/100

Property

46/100

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 9/10 in England for the small area around this postcode.
9% of households are privately rented in the local Census area.

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