Affluence in AL3 8QE
How AL3 8QE ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Caddington & Slip End
- Council
- Central Bedfordshire
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,486 (2024)
AL3 8QESt Albans
How well off AL3 8QE is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the AL3 8QE area scores 5.0 out of 10, placing it close to the middle of the range for England. Its lowest-scoring category is education and skills (3.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.
- Education and skills3.0
- Children in low-income families3.0
- Barriers to housing and services4.0
- Income5.0
- Employment5.0
- Living environment5.0
- Health and disability6.0
- Crime7.0
- Older people in low-income households7.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
57.7% of adults in the AL3 8QE area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 29.5% are retired and 4.9% are full-time students.
Social grade
38% of adults in the AL3 8QE area work in managerial or professional jobs, above the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
31.4% of adults in the AL3 8QE area hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the England average of 33.9%. 15.5% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around AL3 8QE (Caddington & Slip End) (about 1,486 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.