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St Albans 017C

Neighbourhood

South St Albans. 1,649 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.4 square kilometres.

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Deprivation by neighbourhood

English Indices of Deprivation 2025

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In the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, St Albans 017C is in decile 7.

Deprivation score
13.0
Joint 12,250th least deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Median sale price
£485,000
Joint 5,162nd most expensive of 31,750
Worked out by Open Index
Population
1,593
Joint 18,455th most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
97.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

How St Albans 017C compares

Each dot is a neighbourhood. The black line marks the middle one.

St Albans 017CMiddle
Deprivation scoreEngland only88 neighbourhoods, St Albans · 2025
Deprivation score: every neighbourhood in St Albans88 areas from 0.2 to 28.3. The middle area is 6.0. St Albans 017C is 13.0.
13.019th most deprived
Median sale price85 neighbourhoods, St Albans · 2025
Median sale price: every neighbourhood in St Albans85 areas from £345,000 to £1,850,000. The middle area is £630,000. St Albans 017C is £485,000.
£485,00017th cheapest
Population88 neighbourhoods, St Albans · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in St Albans88 areas from 1,218 to 2,557. The middle area is 1,648. St Albans 017C is 1,593.
1,593joint 34th least populated
Gigabit broadband coverage88 neighbourhoods, St Albans · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every neighbourhood in St Albans88 areas from 53.1% to 100.0%. The middle area is 98.2%. St Albans 017C is 97.9%.
97.9%42nd lowest

Is St Albans 017C safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in St Albans 017C at a rate of 75.8 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 115.7 per 1,000 people across Cottonmill & Sopwell.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 17 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in St Albans 017C.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (50), anti-social behaviour (32) and other crime (17).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of St Albans

These figures are published for the whole of St Albans, not for each neighbourhood, so they describe all of St Albans and not St Albans 017C alone. See St Albans

Average house price
£655,974
Up 3.2% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£57,396
Highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
11.4×
Joint 29th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
150,757
No change in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
St Albans 017C in brief

St Albans 017C has a deprivation score of 13.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

The median price paid for a home in St Albans 017C was £485,000 in 2025.

St Albans 017C had 1,593 usual residents at the census.

In St Albans 017C, 97.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.