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Housing in AL3 7JS

What the homes in AL3 7JS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Redbourn
Council
St Albans
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,695 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (43.3%). Flats make up 18.8%, below the 22.2% across England.

AL3 7JSEngland
Detached11.2%22.9%
Semi-detached43.3%31.5%
Terraced26.8%23%
Purpose-built flat17.3%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.4%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

56% of households in the AL3 7JS area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 5.2% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 25.7% own outright and 30.2% with a mortgage.

AL3 7JS
56%
38%
England
  • Owned56%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.3%1%
  • Private rented5.2%20.5%
  • Social rented38.4%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

AL3 7JSEngland
Owned outright25.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan30.2%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent4.8%18.2%
Other private rented0.4%2.2%
From the council31.2%8.3%
From a housing association7.1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 26.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

AL3 7JSEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (24.7%). 35.6% of households include dependent children.

AL3 7JSEngland
Living alone, under 6613.4%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over13.4%12.8%
Couple, no children11.9%16.8%
Couple with dependent children24.7%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.1%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children10.9%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.2%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over8%9.2%
Sharers and other households6.4%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 AL3 7JS (Redbourn) (about 1,695 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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