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Housing in AL3 4QA

What the homes in AL3 4QA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Verulam Park
Council
St Albans
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,940 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (30.4%). Flats make up 31.7%, well above the 22.2% across England.

AL3 4QAEngland
Detached30.4%22.9%
Semi-detached10.6%31.5%
Terraced27.3%23%
Purpose-built flat23.4%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.7%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building5.6%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

71% of households in the AL3 4QA area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 23.5% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 39.8% own outright and 31.2% with a mortgage.

AL3 4QA
71%
24%
England
  • Owned71%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.3%1%
  • Private rented23.5%20.5%
  • Social rented4.2%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

AL3 4QAEngland
Owned outright39.8%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan31.2%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent19.2%18.2%
Other private rented4.3%2.2%
From the council0.7%8.3%
From a housing association3.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 32.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

AL3 4QAEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (21.9%). 25.4% of households include dependent children.

AL3 4QAEngland
Living alone, under 6615.2%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over17.3%12.8%
Couple, no children21.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children21.9%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.8%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3.5%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children1.9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over9.9%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.2%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 AL3 4QA (Verulam Park) (about 1,940 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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