PropertyEngine Logo
Postcode · St. Albans

Housing in AL4 8NR

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

Neighbourhood
Wheathampstead
Council
St Albans
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,634 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (31.9%). Flats make up 33.8%, well above the 22.2% across England.

AL4 8NREngland
Detached12%22.9%
Semi-detached25.2%31.5%
Terraced29%23%
Purpose-built flat31.9%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.4%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.5%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

51.5% of households in the AL4 8NR area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 9.2% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 25.4% own outright and 26.1% with a mortgage.

AL4 8NR
52%
39%
England
  • Owned51.5%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.6%1%
  • Private rented9.2%20.5%
  • Social rented38.7%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

AL4 8NREngland
Owned outright25.4%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan26.1%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent8.1%18.2%
Other private rented1.1%2.2%
From the council33.8%8.3%
From a housing association4.9%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 24.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

AL4 8NREngland
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
123456+
Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (26%). 38% of households include dependent children.

AL4 8NREngland
Living alone, under 6612.7%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over12%12.8%
Couple, no children11.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children26%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children12%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over11.4%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.2%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 8NR (Wheathampstead) (about 1,634 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.

Explore

Look up another area