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Housing in AL4 8EY

What the homes in AL4 8EY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Jersey Farm & Sandridge
Council
St Albans
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,603 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (39.4%). Flats make up 25.2%, above the 22.2% across England.

AL4 8EYEngland
Detached22.1%22.9%
Semi-detached39.4%31.5%
Terraced13%23%
Purpose-built flat21%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house3.4%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.9%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

64% of households in the AL4 8EY area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 13.1% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 30.7% own outright and 33.3% with a mortgage.

AL4 8EY
64%
13%
23%
England
  • Owned64%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented13.1%20.5%
  • Social rented22.8%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

AL4 8EYEngland
Owned outright30.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan33.3%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent12.2%18.2%
Other private rented0.9%2.2%
From the council20.7%8.3%
From a housing association2.1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 32% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

AL4 8EYEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (22.6%). 28.9% of households include dependent children.

AL4 8EYEngland
Living alone, under 6618.5%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over13.3%12.8%
Couple, no children15.6%16.8%
Couple with dependent children22.6%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.1%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children6.3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.4%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over9.2%9.2%
Sharers and other households3.9%7.7%
Rents

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.

St AlbansEngland
All homes£1,931£1,459
One bedroom£1,271£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,633£1,335
Three bedrooms£2,019£1,489
Four or more£2,902£2,161
Detached£2,667£1,640
Semi-detached£2,169£1,449
Terraced£1,798£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,486£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around AL4 8EY (Jersey Farm & Sandridge) (about 1,603 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.

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