Demographics report

Demographics near AL4 8BG

Census profile

Demographics around AL4 8BG

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 area89.4%Average for England82.2%

Significant presencewhite other, mixed white black caribbean, black african

Postcode area8.4%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 004A

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

CrimeDecile 4

Elevated pressure

Housing & servicesDecile 5

Mixed

EducationDecile 6

Mixed

HealthDecile 6

Mixed

Noise

Modelled transport noise

Source

Max Lden49.7 dBannual day-evening-night level

Max night36.4 dBannual night-time level

Road Lden49.7 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

Population6,725matched statistical neighbourhood

Median age45Census area median

Owned75.8%household tenure

Private rent9%household tenure

Ethnic composition

White89.4%

Asian2.7%

Black2.6%

Mixed3.6%

Other1.7%

Detailed mix

white british82.2%

white other5.8%

mixed white black caribbean1.4%

black african1.3%

mixed other1.1%

other any1%

white irish1%

asian other0.9%

Born: uk87.2%

Born: no passport7.6%

Born: other eu1%

Born: ireland0.9%

Born: france0.4%

Religion

Religion profile around AL4 8BG

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 39% nationally · 8 matched domains

Safety

70/100

Income

33/100

Employment

58/100

Education

62/100

Health

56/100

Housing access

44/100

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 5/10 in England for the small area around this postcode.
9% of households are privately rented in the local Census area.

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