Affluence in AL3 8PJ
How AL3 8PJ ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Markyate, Flamstead & Gaddesden
- Council
- Dacorum
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,662 (2024)
AL3 8PJSt Albans
How well off AL3 8PJ is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the AL3 8PJ 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 (3.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.
- Barriers to housing and services3.0
- Living environment7.0
- Older people in low-income households7.0
- Income8.0
- Employment8.0
- Education and skills8.0
- Children in low-income families8.0
- Health and disability9.0
- Crime9.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
62.6% of adults in the AL3 8PJ area are in work, above the England average of 55.7%. 20.1% are retired and 6.5% are full-time students.
Social grade
42.6% of adults in the AL3 8PJ area work in managerial or professional jobs, above the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
38.2% of adults in the AL3 8PJ area hold a degree or equivalent, above the England average of 33.9%. 13.4% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around AL3 8PJ (Markyate, Flamstead & Gaddesden) (about 1,662 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.