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Postcode district · St Albans

Housing in AL1

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

Council
St Albans
Region
East of England
Population
47,366 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (26.6%). Flats make up 33.6%, well above the 22.2% across England.

AL1England
Detached18%22.9%
Semi-detached24.9%31.5%
Terraced23.2%23%
Purpose-built flat26.6%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house3.9%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building3.1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.4%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

63.6% of households in AL1 own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 23.1% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 29.5% own outright and 34.1% with a mortgage.

AL1
64%
23%
13%
England
  • Owned63.6%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.5%1%
  • Private rented23.1%20.5%
  • Social rented12.7%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

AL1England
Owned outright29.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan34.1%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent21.4%18.2%
Other private rented1.8%2.2%
From the council8.3%8.3%
From a housing association4.4%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 29.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (26.3%). 31.3% of households include dependent children.

AL1England
Living alone, under 6618.4%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over10.7%12.8%
Couple, no children19%16.8%
Couple with dependent children26.3%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.9%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children5%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.2%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over6.8%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.8%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

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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