Postcode · Abbots Langley

WD5 0SD area guide

Who lives in WD5 0SD, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Bricket Wood & Chiswell Green
Council: St Albans
Region: East of England
Neighbourhood population: 1,812 (2024)

WD5 0SDAbbots Langley

At a glance

What WD5 0SD is like

WD5 0SD is a postcode in the Bricket Wood & Chiswell Green area of St Albans. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 1,812 people. 84.4% of households own their home, 14.1% rent privately and 1% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 53.2% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for England. Higher-harm crime is well below the England and Wales average. Homes in WD5 0 sold for a median of £470,000 over the year to August 2026.

Scores

How WD5 0SD compares

Headline figures for WD5 0SD, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore

7.0/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in England) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore

5/ 10

Around the middle: 20.0 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

House pricesMore

£470,000

Median over 105 sales in WD5 0, +6.8% on the year before.

TransportMore

0.0/ 10

Poor: 0 stations within a mile, 0 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

93%

Rated good or better across 14 inspected schools within 2.0 miles.

Household incomeMore

£69,332

Average annual income before tax, higher than 83% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where WD5 0SD differs most from the national average.

01
Prices risingPositive
The median sale price in WD5 0 is up 6.8% on the year before.
02
An older population
29.1% of residents are 65 or over, against 18.4% across England.
03
Well-rated schoolsPositive
93% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better.
04
Few private renters
Only 14.1% of households rent privately, against 20.5% across England.
05
Mostly owner-occupied
84.4% of households own their home, against 61.3% across England.

Questions

WD5 0SD FAQs

Is WD5 0SD a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 7.0 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 20.0 per 1,000 people a year, band 5 of 10 nationally. 93% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better. Transport connectivity scores 0.0 out of 10 (poor).

How much does a house cost in WD5 0SD?

The median sale price over the last year was £470,000.

Homes in WD5 0 sold for a median of £470,000 across 105 sales in the year to August 2026, +6.8% on the year before. Prices come from HM Land Registry’s record of every residential sale.

Is WD5 0SD safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.0 offences per 1,000 people a year around WD5 0SD, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 5 of 10.

Who lives in WD5 0SD?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 8.9% of residents. 84.4% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (48.7%).

Which council covers WD5 0SD?

The local authority for WD5 0SD is St Albans.

WD5 0SD comes under St Albans in the East of England. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is WD5 0SD?

Connectivity scores 0.0 out of 10.

There are 0 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 0.0 out of 10 (poor). The nearest station is Bricket Wood Rail Station, 1.9 miles away.

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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