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Housing in AL3 4TQ

What the homes in AL3 4TQ 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
1,812 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (54%). Flats make up 15.3%, well below the 22.2% across England.

AL3 4TQEngland
Detached13.3%22.9%
Semi-detached17.2%31.5%
Terraced54%23%
Purpose-built flat7.3%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.7%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building5.2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

73.3% of households in the AL3 4TQ area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 23.8% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 38.5% own outright and 34.8% with a mortgage.

AL3 4TQ
73%
24%
England
  • Owned73.3%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.1%1%
  • Private rented23.8%20.5%
  • Social rented2.7%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

AL3 4TQEngland
Owned outright38.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan34.8%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent21.8%18.2%
Other private rented2%2.2%
From the council1.5%8.3%
From a housing association1.2%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 29.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

AL3 4TQEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (24.1%). 26.8% of households include dependent children.

AL3 4TQEngland
Living alone, under 6617.4%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over12.6%12.8%
Couple, no children22.8%16.8%
Couple with dependent children24.1%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children2.6%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over8.9%9.2%
Sharers and other households3.1%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 4TQ (Verulam Park) (about 1,812 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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