Demographics report

Demographics near AL4 9BU

Census profile

Demographics around AL4 9BU

Census 2021 · St Albans 007

Population7,006usual residents in matched Census geography

Density485people per sq km

Median age42matched 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 area91.3%Average for England82.2%

Significant presencewhite other, white irish, asian pakistani

Postcode area8.3%Average for England

Main religionChristian

Postcode area47.5%Average for England

Population densityPeople per sq km

Postcode area485Average for England3,535

Main age bandAged 18 to 64

Postcode area58.5%Average for England60.4%

Main tenureOwner-occupied

Postcode area73.7%Average for England61.8%

Main country of birthuk

Postcode area84.7%Average for England

Official wellbeing index

Neighbourhood wellbeing decile

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · St Albans 007D

7/ 10

Top 40% in England

This small area sits on the stronger side of the official England neighbourhood wellbeing ranking.

CrimeDecile 4

Elevated pressure

Housing & servicesDecile 5

Mixed

Living environmentDecile 5

Mixed

IncomeDecile 6

Mixed

JobsDecile 6

Mixed

HealthDecile 8

Relatively strong

Noise

Modelled transport noise

Source

Max Lden44.4 dBannual day-evening-night level

Max night0.0 dBannual night-time level

Road Lden44.4 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

Population7,006matched statistical neighbourhood

Median age42Census area median

Owned73.7%household tenure

Private rent15.9%household tenure

Ethnic composition

White91.3%

Asian4%

Black1.4%

Mixed2.7%

Other0.6%

Detailed mix

white british84%

white other5.1%

white irish2%

asian pakistani1.3%

asian indian1.1%

asian bangladeshi0.9%

mixed white asian0.9%

black african0.8%

Born: uk84.7%

Born: no passport7.2%

Born: other eu1.6%

Born: ireland0.9%

Born: poland0.7%

Religion

Religion profile around AL4 9BU

Census 2021 · St Albans 007

Largest groupChristian47.5% of usual residents in the matched Census area

Christian47.5%

No religion38.2%

Religion not stated6.2%

Muslim4.3%

Hindu1.5%

Jewish0.7%

Other religion0.7%

Buddhist0.6%

Sikh0.3%

Area rating breakdown

How LocaleIQ rates this neighbourhood

Top 28% nationally · 8 matched domains

Safety

57/100

Income

56/100

Employment

63/100

Education

75/100

Health

78/100

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 7/10 in England for the small area around this postcode.
16% of households are privately rented in the local Census area.

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