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Housing in AL2 3UE

What the homes in AL2 3UE are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Bricket Wood & Chiswell Green
Council
St Albans
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,577 (2024)
Status
No longer in use
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (30.4%). Flats make up 23.7%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.

AL2 3UEEngland
Detached28.6%22.9%
Semi-detached30.4%31.5%
Terraced17.3%23%
Purpose-built flat19.4%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.7%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building3.6%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

72.4% of households in the AL2 3UE area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 19.2% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 32.1% own outright and 40.2% with a mortgage.

AL2 3UE
72%
19%
England
  • Owned72.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented19.2%20.5%
  • Social rented8.4%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

AL2 3UEEngland
Owned outright32.1%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan40.2%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent16.2%18.2%
Other private rented3.1%2.2%
From the council2.2%8.3%
From a housing association6.3%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 26.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

AL2 3UEEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (24.9%). 31.4% of households include dependent children.

AL2 3UEEngland
Living alone, under 6619.8%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over7.1%12.8%
Couple, no children13.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children24.9%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.8%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children6.5%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.4%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over11.1%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.4%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
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around AL2 3UE (Bricket Wood & Chiswell Green) (about 1,577 residents).

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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