58,957
Households
White Brit. · 74%
Ethnicity
Christian · 47%
Religion
Low deprivation
Avg IMD
796 · 5.4 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£650,671
Median property price
4,572
Postcodes
Overview of St Albans
Coordinates51.7667, -0.3337
Postcodes
4,572
Population (Census)
148,134
Households (Census)
58,957
Recorded crime · May '26
796 · 5.4 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for St Albans
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Low deprivation
Mean decile 8.49 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Low deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 8.49 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in St Albans
Property sales · St Albans
HM Land Registry · St Albans
Average price
£707,131
YoY: -1.5%
Median price: £651,949
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 40 sales · avg £665,436
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£836k£713k£590k
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime in St Albans
Crime trends · St Albans
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
301244186
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
186
YoY -8%
ASB
207157106
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
207
YoY +25%
Vehicle Crime
805632
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
70
YoY +11%
Burglary
473318
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
29
YoY +16%
Criminal damage
795530
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
46
YoY -42%
Demographics in St Albans
Ethnicity
White Brit.73.5%
Other White7.9%
Indian2.6%
Bangladeshi2.1%
White Irish2.0%
+ 7 other groups · 11.9%
Religion
Christian47.4%
No religion37.1%
Not answered6.1%
Muslim4.7%
Hindu1.8%
+ 1 other religions · 2.8%
Age groups
35–4922.3%
50–6419.7%
25–3410.8%
10–158.9%
65–748.8%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.5%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children24.0%
Other14.3%
Any member 66+12.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.0%
All members 66+9.4%
+ 7 other households · 30.2%
Wards in St Albans
Harpenden South
IMD 10.00218 postcodes
Marshalswick East & Jersey Farm
IMD 9.64170 postcodes
Harpenden West
IMD 9.61341 postcodes
Harpenden North & Rural
IMD 9.51244 postcodes
Verulam
IMD 9.38243 postcodes
Bernards Heath
IMD 9.36241 postcodes
Marshalswick West
IMD 9.36121 postcodes
Clarence
IMD 9.34209 postcodes
St Stephen
IMD 9.14274 postcodes
Hill End
IMD 8.87314 postcodes
Harpenden East
IMD 8.77218 postcodes
Sandridge & Wheathampstead
IMD 8.56290 postcodes
Colney Heath
IMD 7.5190 postcodes
Park Street
IMD 7.44268 postcodes
Redbourn
IMD 7.36214 postcodes
St Peters
IMD 7.15355 postcodes
Sopwell
IMD 7.08192 postcodes
London Colney
IMD 7.01200 postcodes
Batchwood
IMD 6.98181 postcodes
Cunningham
IMD 6.91189 postcodes
Schools in St Albans
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
Beaumont School
Hertfordshire · AL4 0XB
Outstanding
1.7 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18
Crabtree Infants' School
Hertfordshire · AL5 5PU
Outstanding
3.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–7
Crabtree Junior School
Hertfordshire · AL5 5PU
Outstanding
3.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11
Cunningham Hill Infant School
Hertfordshire · AL1 5QJ
Outstanding
1.8 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–7
Cunningham Hill Junior School
Hertfordshire · AL1 5QJ
Outstanding
1.8 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11
Fleetville Infant and Nursery School
Hertfordshire · AL1 4LX
Outstanding
1.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–7
Heathlands School
Hertfordshire · AL3 5AY
Outstanding
0.2 mi
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 3–18
High Beeches Primary School
Hertfordshire · AL5 5SD
Outstanding
3.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11
Nicholas Breakspear Catholic School
Hertfordshire · AL4 0TT
Outstanding
2.3 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18
Roundwood Park School
Hertfordshire · AL5 3AE
Outstanding
4.1 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.