Affluence in AL2 3TQ
How AL2 3TQ 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
- 1,577 (2024)
AL2 3TQSt Albans
How well off AL2 3TQ is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the AL2 3TQ area scores 8.0 out of 10, placing it more affluent than most of England. Its lowest-scoring category is barriers to housing and services (4.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.
- Barriers to housing and services4.0
- Children in low-income families5.0
- Income6.0
- Crime6.0
- Employment7.0
- Education and skills7.0
- Health and disability9.0
- Living environment9.0
- Older people in low-income households9.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
63.6% of adults in the AL2 3TQ area are in work, above the England average of 55.7%. 18.9% are retired and 5.3% are full-time students.
Social grade
43.1% of adults in the AL2 3TQ area work in managerial or professional jobs, above the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
37.9% of adults in the AL2 3TQ area hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the England average of 33.9%. 13.4% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around AL2 3TQ (Bricket Wood & Chiswell Green) (about 1,577 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.