Affluence in AL3 8NP
How AL3 8NP ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Markyate, Flamstead & Gaddesden
- Council
- Dacorum
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,502 (2024)
AL3 8NPSt Albans
How well off AL3 8NP is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the AL3 8NP area scores 6.0 out of 10, placing it close to the middle of the range for 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 environment4.0
- Education and skills5.0
- Older people in low-income households5.0
- Income6.0
- Crime6.0
- Children in low-income families6.0
- Employment7.0
- Health and disability7.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
69.9% of adults in the AL3 8NP area are in work, above the England average of 55.7%. 16% are retired and 4.4% are full-time students.
Social grade
38.7% of adults in the AL3 8NP area work in managerial or professional jobs, above the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
36.5% of adults in the AL3 8NP area hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the England average of 33.9%. 12.9% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around AL3 8NP (Markyate, Flamstead & Gaddesden) (about 1,502 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.