Affluence in AL2 3DY
How AL2 3DY ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Bricket Wood & Chiswell Green
- Council
- St Albans
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,580 (2024)
AL2 3DYSt Albans
How well off AL2 3DY is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the AL2 3DY area scores 9.0 out of 10, placing it among the most affluent fifth of England. Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.
- Barriers to housing and services6.0
- Living environment6.0
- Crime7.0
- Older people in low-income households7.0
- Income8.0
- Employment9.0
- Health and disability9.0
- Children in low-income families9.0
- Education and skills10.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
59.7% of adults in the AL2 3DY area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 25.3% are retired and 5% are full-time students.
Social grade
49.3% of adults in the AL2 3DY area work in managerial or professional jobs, well above the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
46.7% of adults in the AL2 3DY area hold a degree or equivalent, above the England average of 33.9%. 10.9% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around AL2 3DY (Bricket Wood & Chiswell Green) (about 1,580 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.