Housing in AL4 0EA
What the homes in AL4 0EA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Colney Heath & Highfield Park
- Council
- St Albans
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,220 (2024)
AL4 0EASt. Albans
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are detached houses (36.7%). Flats make up 27.3%, above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
46.2% of households in the AL4 0EA area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 8.1% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 16% own outright and 30.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned46.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership1%1%
- Private rented8.1%20.5%
- Social rented44.6%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 27.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (29.4%). 42.9% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around AL4 0EA (Colney Heath & Highfield Park) (about 1,220 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.