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Housing in AL1 4NT

What the homes in AL1 4NT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Clarence Park
Council
St Albans
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,477 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (53.6%). Flats make up 13.4%, well below the 22.2% across England.

AL1 4NTEngland
Detached53.6%22.9%
Semi-detached25.8%31.5%
Terraced7.1%23%
Purpose-built flat10.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.4%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.6%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

89.3% of households in the AL1 4NT area own their home, well above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 8.7% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 51.2% own outright and 38.1% with a mortgage.

AL1 4NT
89%
England
  • Owned89.3%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.2%1%
  • Private rented8.7%20.5%
  • Social rented1.8%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

AL1 4NTEngland
Owned outright51.2%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan38.1%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent7.5%18.2%
Other private rented1.2%2.2%
From the council1%8.3%
From a housing association0.8%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.7 people living in it. 17.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

AL1 4NTEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (33.4%). 36.8% of households include dependent children.

AL1 4NTEngland
Living alone, under 665.7%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over11.7%12.8%
Couple, no children15.6%16.8%
Couple with dependent children33.4%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children9.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3.4%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over15%9.2%
Sharers and other households2.8%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 4NT (Clarence Park) (about 1,477 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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