Postcode · St Albans

AL1 4PS area guide

Who lives in AL1 4PS, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Clarence Park
Council: St Albans
Region: East of England
Neighbourhood population: 1,870 (2024)

AL1 4PSSt Albans

At a glance

What AL1 4PS is like

AL1 4PS is a postcode in the Clarence Park area of St Albans. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 1,870 people. 70.7% of households own their home, 25.1% rent privately and 4.3% are in social housing. The largest age group is 45–49, and 73.1% of adults are in work. It ranks among the more affluent parts of England. Higher-harm crime is well below the England and Wales average. Homes in AL1 4 sold for a median of £755,000 over the year to August 2026.

Scores

How AL1 4PS compares

Headline figures for AL1 4PS, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore

9.0/ 10

Less deprived than most. Scored from 1 (most deprived in England) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore

5/ 10

Around the middle: 21.5 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

House pricesMore

£755,000

Median over 108 sales in AL1 4, −3.2% on the year before.

TransportMore

5.0/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 33 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

100%

Rated good or better across 18 inspected schools within 1 mile.

Household incomeMore

£84,771

Average annual income before tax, higher than 96% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where AL1 4PS differs most from the national average.

01
A big private rental marketPositive
25.1% of households rent privately, against 20.5% across England. Tenant demand is established here.
02
Among the more affluent placesPositive
Scores 9.0 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, making it less deprived than most of England.
03
Well-rated schoolsPositive
100% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better.
04
Mostly owner-occupied
70.7% of households own their home, against 61.3% across England.

Questions

AL1 4PS FAQs

Is AL1 4PS a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 9.0 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 21.5 per 1,000 people a year, band 5 of 10 nationally. 100% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better. Transport connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10 (good).

How much does a house cost in AL1 4PS?

The median sale price over the last year was £755,000.

Homes in AL1 4 sold for a median of £755,000 across 108 sales in the year to August 2026, −3.2% on the year before. Prices come from HM Land Registry’s record of every residential sale.

Is AL1 4PS safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.5 offences per 1,000 people a year around AL1 4PS, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 5 of 10.

Who lives in AL1 4PS?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 45–49, at 10% of residents. 70.7% of households own their home. The most common property type is terraced (37.6%).

Which council covers AL1 4PS?

The local authority for AL1 4PS is St Albans.

AL1 4PS comes under St Albans in the East of England. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is AL1 4PS?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 33 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is St Albans City Rail Station, 0.5 miles away.

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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