Affluence in AL2 2RZ
How AL2 2RZ ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- How Wood & Park Street
- Council
- St Albans
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,198 (2024)
AL2 2RZSt Albans
How well off AL2 2RZ is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the AL2 2RZ area scores 6.0 out of 10, placing it close to the middle of the range for England. Its lowest-scoring category is older people in low-income households (4.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.
- Older people in low-income households4.0
- Income5.0
- Employment5.0
- Crime5.0
- Children in low-income families5.0
- Education and skills6.0
- Barriers to housing and services6.0
- Health and disability7.0
- Living environment8.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
57.3% of adults in the AL2 2RZ area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 23.7% are retired and 5.5% are full-time students.
Social grade
35.9% of adults in the AL2 2RZ area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
32.1% of adults in the AL2 2RZ area hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the England average of 33.9%. 17.8% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around AL2 2RZ (How Wood & Park Street) (about 1,198 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.