Sopwell Lane is in St. Albans and in St Albans district. AL1 1RN is located in the St Peters electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of St Albans. This postcode has been in use since 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about Sopwell Lane, St. Albans, AL1 1RN and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: AL1 1RW, AL1 1RJ, AL1 1RT, AL1 1RU, AL1 1RQ, AL1 1RP, AL1 1NB, AL1 1NN, AL1 1RG.

Sopwell Lane Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Sopwell Lane are based on 103 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for St Albans.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

Estimated Average Property Prices for AL1 1RN

Average Price
£594,522
Semi-Detached
£565,808
Terraced
£612,534
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£449,952
Other
£334,517

Estimated Average Property Prices for Sopwell Lane

Average Price
£640,242
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Sopwell LaneStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
81 Sopwell Lane, St Albans, Hertfordshire
Other, an established residential building 		£625,0002022-10-13 £565,452
81 Sopwell Lane, St Albans, Hertfordshire
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£625,0002022-10-13 £565,452
107 Sopwell Lane, St Albans, Hertfordshire
Terraced, an established residential building 		£448,0002021-12-21 £452,968
61 Sopwell Lane, St Albans, Hertfordshire
Terraced, an established residential building 		£217,5002021-09-20 £215,198
White Lion, 91 Sopwell Lane, St Albans, Hertfordshire
Other, an established residential building 		£110,4482021-08-09 £103,582

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Muriel Green Nursery School
Church Crescent, AL3 5JB 		826 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4The Abbey Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Albans
Grove Road, AL1 1DQ 		270 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Peter's School
Cottonmill Lane, AL1 1HL 		438 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Aboyne Lodge Junior Mixed and Infant School
Etna Road, AL3 5NL 		759 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Alban City School
7 Hatfield Road, AL1 3RR 		791 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Maple Primary School
Hall Place Gardens, AL1 3SW 		1,019 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Loreto College
Hatfield Road, AL1 3RQ 		895 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School
3out of 4The Marlborough Science Academy
Watling Street, AL1 2QA 		1,458 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Verulam School
Brampton Road, AL1 4PR 		1,924 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
4out of 4St Albans Girls' School
Sandridgebury Lane, AL3 6DB 		2,659 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
3out of 4Townsend VA Church of England
High Oaks, AL3 6DR 		3,061 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedOaklands College
Oaklands Campus, Hatfield Road AL4 0JA 		3,928 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Samuel Ryder Academy
Drakes Drive, AL1 5AR 		2,457 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedSt Albans Independent College
69 London Road, AL1 1LN 		447 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedSt Albans School
Abbey Gateway, AL3 4HB 		523 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
- not ratedSt Columba's College
King Harry Lane, AL3 4AW 		1,061 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedSt Albans High School for Girls
Townsend Avenue, St Albans AL1 3SJ 		1,125 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
3out of 4Watling View School
Watling View, AL1 2NU 		1,671 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Cafe Rouge29 Holywell Hill, St Albans230 yd
Chilli Bar & Kitchen28-30 London Road, St Albans241 yd
Mulberry Cafe94 London Road, St Albans248 yd
The Dessert Shop116 London Road, St Albans248 yd
The Bishop's Cave19 Holywell Hill, St Albans266 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The White Lion PHThe White Lion Ph, 91 Sopwell Lane2 yd
The Goat Inn37 Sopwell Lane, St Albans2 yd
The Garibaldi Ph61 Albert Street, St Albans59 yd
The Hare And Hounds Ph104 Sopwell Lane, St Albans79 yd
The White Hart TapThe White Hart Tap Ph, 4 Keyfield Terrace125 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
GF PizzeriaThe Goat Inn, 37 Sopwell Lane100 yd
Ramen Electra catering @The Beehive Ph, 2 Keyfield Terrace221 yd
Harry's Takeaway34 London Road, St Albans241 yd
Pizza GoGo116 London Road, St Albans248 yd
Domino's Pizza3A Canberra House, London Road266 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Iceland Foods140 Victoria Street, St Albans570 yd
Sainsbury'sSainsburys, Everard Close596 yd
Tesco Express33-39 St Peters Street, St Albans618 yd
H&H Food & Wine153 Victoria Street, St Albans747 yd
Aldi Stores Ltd.5 Graham Close, St Albans803 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Cottonmill Swimming Pool
COTTON MILL SWIMMING POOL COTTON MILL SWIMMING POOL COTTONMILL LANE 		swimming pool289 yd
St Peter'S School
COTTONMILL LANE 		athletics tracks, grass pitches313 yd
Fitness First Health Club (St Albans)
UNIT 17 UNIT 17 CHRISTOPHER PLACE 		health and fitness suite478 yd
Westminster Lodge Leisure Centre
WESTMINSTER LODGE LEISURE CENTRE WESTMINSTER LODGE LEISURE CENTRE HOLYWELL HILL 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool584 yd
King Harry Playing Fields (Closed)
Abbey Gateway 		grass pitches656 yd
Westminster Lodge Leisure Centre (Closed)
Holywell Hill 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool670 yd
Abbey View Golf & Track
WESTMINSTER LODGE WESTMINSTER LODGE HOLYWELL HILL 		athletics tracks, golf, grass pitches, tennis courts672 yd
St Albans School
ABBEY GATEWAY 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool706 yd
Oaklands College (St Albans Campus) (Closed)
St. Albans City Campus St. Albans City Campus St. Peters Road 		794 yd
Loreto College
UPPER LATTIMORE ROAD 		grass pitches838 yd

This statistics are based on Active Places Data - Contains Data © Sport England

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 92.7%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 92.7%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed76.5 Mbit/s
Average download speed82.7 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed330 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed330 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed20 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed50 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Safety

Is Sopwell Lane Street dangerous?

In 2023, 803 crimes were reported near Sopwell Lane . Only 11% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. This street can be considered dangerous. The most common type of crime was violence and sexual offences. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of AL1 1RN.

Crime statistics are based on data provided by Home Office through data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence.

More Crime Statistics for Sopwell Lane, St. Albans, AL1 1RN

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 803
Violence And Sexual Offences 212
Anti Social Behaviour 162
Shoplifting 98
Other Theft 82
Criminal Damage And Arson 56
Vehicle Crime 33
Public Order 33
Bicycle Theft 29
Burglary 24
Theft From The Person 24
Other Crime 18
Drugs 14
Robbery 11
Possession Of Weapons 7

List of latest crimes

List of latest crimes committed within a 0.5 mile radius of the center of AL1 1RN.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Latium Close433 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Chequer Street415 yd
2023-12ShopliftingAwaiting court outcomeOn or near Shopping Area383 yd
2023-12ShopliftingUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Shopping Area383 yd
2023-12ShopliftingUnder investigationOn or near Shopping Area383 yd
2023-12ShopliftingUnder investigationOn or near Shopping Area383 yd
2023-12ShopliftingUnder investigationOn or near Shopping Area383 yd
2023-12Theft from the personInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Shopping Area383 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Shopping Area383 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Shopping Area383 yd
More Crime Statistics for Sopwell Lane, St. Albans, AL1 1RN

Employment

AL1 1RN area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 8% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 15% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee136
Self-Employed37
Retired34
Part-Time Employee13
Unemployed8
Full-Time Student (with or without job)7
Looking after home or family5
Other
Long-Term Sick or disabled
Student (economically inactive)

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities48
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles25
Education20
Human health and social work activities18
Financial and insurance activities15
Information and communication14
Manufacturing13
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security13
Other9
Real estate activities9
Administrative and support service activities7
Accommodation and food service activities6
Transport and storage5
Construction5
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 1
Mining and quarrying1

People

Gender

Female145
Male140

Partnership Status

Single94
Married: Opposite sex100
Married: Same sex4
Separated5
Divorced29
Widowed8

Health

Very good health180
Good health79
Fair health22
Bad health3

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications4
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 11
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 17
Apprenticeship1
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 24
Degree or Similar 177
Other6

Culture

Ethnic Group

Indian2
Other Asian5
Black African3
Black Caribbean3
Mixed White and Asian9
Mixed White and African3
Mixed White and Caribbean1
Mixed Other4
White250
Arab1
Other3

Country of Birth

United Kingdom234
European Union17
Rest of Europe2
Africa7
Middle East and Asia6
The Americas and the Caribbean14
Oceania4

Length of Residence

Born in the UK234
10+ Years24
5-10 Years15
2-5 Years6
Less than 2 years6

Passport Held

United Kingdom232
Ireland4
France2
Germany1
Italy2
Spain1
Poland4
Romania3
Other EU countries6
Other Europe2
South and Eastern Africa1
Middle East1
North America and the Caribbean5
Oceania2
No passport held19

Religion

No religion124
Christian133
Buddhist1
Jewish4
Not answered20
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