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Housing in AL3 6PX

What the homes in AL3 6PX are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Jersey Farm & Sandridge
Council
St Albans
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
2,064 (2024)
Status
No longer in use
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (33.8%). Flats make up 25.5%, above the 22.2% across England.

AL3 6PXEngland
Detached20.7%22.9%
Semi-detached33.8%31.5%
Terraced20%23%
Purpose-built flat18.9%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.7%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building6%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

67.2% of households in the AL3 6PX area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 17% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 26% own outright and 41.2% with a mortgage.

AL3 6PX
67%
17%
16%
England
  • Owned67.2%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.1%1%
  • Private rented17%20.5%
  • Social rented15.7%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

AL3 6PXEngland
Owned outright26%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan41.2%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent16.3%18.2%
Other private rented0.7%2.2%
From the council9.6%8.3%
From a housing association6.2%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.8 people living in it. 20.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

AL3 6PXEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (33.3%). 41.1% of households include dependent children.

AL3 6PXEngland
Living alone, under 6613.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over7.2%12.8%
Couple, no children14%16.8%
Couple with dependent children33.3%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.8%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children7.8%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.8%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over7.5%9.2%
Sharers and other households7.6%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 6PX (Jersey Farm & Sandridge) (about 2,064 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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