Affluence in AL3 8DP
How AL3 8DP ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Markyate, Flamstead & Gaddesden
- Council
- Dacorum
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,556 (2024)
AL3 8DPSt Albans
How well off AL3 8DP is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the AL3 8DP area scores 8.0 out of 10, placing it more affluent than most of England. Its lowest-scoring category is barriers to housing and services (2.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.
- Barriers to housing and services2.0
- Living environment3.0
- Crime5.0
- Education and skills9.0
- Health and disability9.0
- Older people in low-income households9.0
- Income10.0
- Employment10.0
- Children in low-income families10.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
59.4% of adults in the AL3 8DP area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 23.8% are retired and 6.8% are full-time students.
Social grade
49.1% of adults in the AL3 8DP area work in managerial or professional jobs, well above the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
46.2% of adults in the AL3 8DP area hold a degree or equivalent, above the England average of 33.9%. 10.2% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around AL3 8DP (Markyate, Flamstead & Gaddesden) (about 1,556 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.