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Housing in AL4 9QY

What the homes in AL4 9QY 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
1,704 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (33.3%). Flats make up 17.4%, below the 22.2% across England.

AL4 9QYEngland
Detached30.3%22.9%
Semi-detached18.1%31.5%
Terraced33.3%23%
Purpose-built flat16.1%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.9%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.4%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.8%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

79.1% of households in the AL4 9QY area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 18.6% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 45.4% own outright and 33.7% with a mortgage.

AL4 9QY
79%
19%
England
  • Owned79.1%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.7%1%
  • Private rented18.6%20.5%
  • Social rented1.7%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

AL4 9QYEngland
Owned outright45.4%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan33.7%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent17.3%18.2%
Other private rented1.3%2.2%
From the council0.4%8.3%
From a housing association1.3%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 36.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

AL4 9QYEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (21%). 25.9% of households include dependent children.

AL4 9QYEngland
Living alone, under 6618%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over18.7%12.8%
Couple, no children18.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children21%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children4.9%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over7.1%9.2%
Sharers and other households3.1%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 9QY (Jersey Farm & Sandridge) (about 1,704 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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