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Housing in AL1 1JL

What the homes in AL1 1JL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
The Camp & Cunningham
Council
St Albans
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,826 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (33.3%). Flats make up 27.1%, above the 22.2% across England.

AL1 1JLEngland
Detached18.5%22.9%
Semi-detached33.3%31.5%
Terraced18.9%23%
Purpose-built flat21.2%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house5.6%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home2.2%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

69.4% of households in the AL1 1JL area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 15.1% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 34.7% own outright and 34.7% with a mortgage.

AL1 1JL
69%
15%
15%
England
  • Owned69.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.4%1%
  • Private rented15.1%20.5%
  • Social rented15.1%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

AL1 1JLEngland
Owned outright34.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan34.7%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent13.2%18.2%
Other private rented1.9%2.2%
From the council10.6%8.3%
From a housing association4.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 29.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

AL1 1JLEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (27.6%). 32.2% of households include dependent children.

AL1 1JLEngland
Living alone, under 6613.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over15.9%12.8%
Couple, no children14.6%16.8%
Couple with dependent children27.6%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.1%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children4.6%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.1%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over8.3%9.2%
Sharers and other households7.2%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in St Albans

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in St Albans (August 2026, +2.9% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

St AlbansEngland
All homes£1,931£1,459
One bedroom£1,271£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,633£1,335
Three bedrooms£2,019£1,489
Four or more£2,902£2,161
Detached£2,667£1,640
Semi-detached£2,169£1,449
Terraced£1,798£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,486£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around AL1 1JL (The Camp & Cunningham) (about 1,826 residents).

Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

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