Sopwell Lane is in St. Albans and in St Albans district. AL1 1RP 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 1RP and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: AL1 1RH, AL1 1RU, AL1 1RN, AL1 1RR, AL1 1RW, AL1 1NN, AL1 1RJ, AL1 1RQ, AL1 1NB.

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 1RP

Average Price
£269,154
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£269,154
Other
no sales

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
24 Malthouse Court Sopwell Lane, St Albans, Hertfordshire
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£300,0002023-05-31 £296,588
24 Malthouse Court Sopwell Lane, St Albans, Hertfordshire
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£285,0002021-06-18 £271,154
8 Malthouse Court Sopwell Lane, St Albans, Hertfordshire
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£280,0002021-02-19 £271,726
5 Malthouse Court Sopwell Lane, St Albans, Hertfordshire
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£285,0002018-03-23 £269,129
8 Malthouse Court Sopwell Lane, St Albans, Hertfordshire
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£295,0002017-11-30 £274,121

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Muriel Green Nursery School
Church Crescent, AL3 5JB 		783 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 		226 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Peter's School
Cottonmill Lane, AL1 1HL 		506 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Aboyne Lodge Junior Mixed and Infant School
Etna Road, AL3 5NL 		749 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Alban City School
7 Hatfield Road, AL1 3RR 		812 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Maple Primary School
Hall Place Gardens, AL1 3SW 		1,045 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 		947 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School
3out of 4The Marlborough Science Academy
Watling Street, AL1 2QA 		1,439 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Verulam School
Brampton Road, AL1 4PR 		1,983 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
4out of 4St Albans Girls' School
Sandridgebury Lane, AL3 6DB 		2,657 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
3out of 4Townsend VA Church of England
High Oaks, AL3 6DR 		3,037 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 		3,996 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 		2,530 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 School
Abbey Gateway, AL3 4HB 		452 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
- not ratedSt Albans Independent College
69 London Road, AL1 1LN 		520 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedSt Columba's College
King Harry Lane, AL3 4AW 		1,018 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedSt Albans High School for Girls
Townsend Avenue, St Albans AL1 3SJ 		1,144 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
3out of 4Watling View School
Watling View, AL1 2NU 		1,684 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 Albans155 yd
The Bishop's Cave19 Holywell Hill, St Albans210 yd
Chilli Bar & Kitchen28-30 London Road, St Albans223 yd
Boha32-34 Holywell Hill, St Albans226 yd
Al Farid26 Holywell Hill, St Albans254 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The White Lion PHThe White Lion Ph, 91 Sopwell Lane74 yd
The Goat Inn37 Sopwell Lane, St Albans74 yd
The Garibaldi Ph61 Albert Street, St Albans112 yd
The Hare And Hounds Ph104 Sopwell Lane, St Albans148 yd
The White Hart TapThe White Hart Tap Ph, 4 Keyfield Terrace185 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
GF PizzeriaThe Goat Inn, 37 Sopwell Lane45 yd
Harry's Takeaway34 London Road, St Albans223 yd
Ramen Electra catering @The Beehive Ph, 2 Keyfield Terrace266 yd
Domino's Pizza3A Canberra House, London Road274 yd
Pizza GoGo116 London Road, St Albans308 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Sainsbury'sSainsburys, Everard Close574 yd
Tesco Express33-39 St Peters Street, St Albans600 yd
Iceland Foods140 Victoria Street, St Albans626 yd
Aldi Stores Ltd.5 Graham Close, St Albans808 yd
H&H Food & Wine153 Victoria Street, St Albans809 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Cottonmill Swimming Pool
COTTON MILL SWIMMING POOL COTTON MILL SWIMMING POOL COTTONMILL LANE 		swimming pool342 yd
St Peter'S School
COTTONMILL LANE 		athletics tracks, grass pitches378 yd
Fitness First Health Club (St Albans)
UNIT 17 UNIT 17 CHRISTOPHER PLACE 		health and fitness suite430 yd
Westminster Lodge Leisure Centre
WESTMINSTER LODGE LEISURE CENTRE WESTMINSTER LODGE LEISURE CENTRE HOLYWELL HILL 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool537 yd
King Harry Playing Fields (Closed)
Abbey Gateway 		grass pitches584 yd
Westminster Lodge Leisure Centre (Closed)
Holywell Hill 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool618 yd
Abbey View Golf & Track
WESTMINSTER LODGE WESTMINSTER LODGE HOLYWELL HILL 		athletics tracks, golf, grass pitches, tennis courts627 yd
St Albans School
ABBEY GATEWAY 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool633 yd
Oaklands College (St Albans Campus) (Closed)
St. Albans City Campus St. Albans City Campus St. Peters Road 		817 yd
Loreto College
UPPER LATTIMORE ROAD 		grass pitches882 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 100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 100.0%

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 speed79.8 Mbit/s
Average download speed161.4 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed23.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed115 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Sopwell Lane Street dangerous?

In 2023, 910 crimes were reported near Sopwell Lane . Only 9% 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 1RP.

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 1RP

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 910
Violence And Sexual Offences 226
Anti Social Behaviour 176
Shoplifting 118
Other Theft 93
Criminal Damage And Arson 68
Public Order 38
Vehicle Crime 36
Bicycle Theft 33
Theft From The Person 32
Burglary 27
Other Crime 23
Drugs 18
Robbery 13
Possession Of Weapons 9

List of latest crimes

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

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Latium Close394 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Shopping Area382 yd
2023-12ShopliftingUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Shopping Area370 yd
2023-12ShopliftingUnder investigationOn or near Shopping Area370 yd
2023-12ShopliftingUnder investigationOn or near Shopping Area370 yd
2023-12ShopliftingUnder investigationOn or near Shopping Area370 yd
2023-12Theft from the personInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Shopping Area370 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Shopping Area370 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Shopping Area370 yd
2023-12Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Market Place376 yd
More Crime Statistics for Sopwell Lane, St. Albans, AL1 1RP

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee93
Part-Time Employee28
Retired25
Self-Employed14
Long-Term Sick or disabled12
Looking after home or family11
Student (economically inactive)9
Other8
Unemployed6
Full-Time Student (with or without job)5

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities18
Professional, scientific and technical activities17
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles17
Administrative and support service activities13
Education10
Other9
Information and communication8
Transport and storage6
Financial and insurance activities5
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security4
Construction4
Accommodation and food service activities3
Real estate activities3
Manufacturing1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 1

People

Gender

Female132
Male127

Partnership Status

Single97
Married: Opposite sex73
Civil partnership: Opposite sex2
Separated8
Divorced24
Widowed7

Health

Very good health134
Good health80
Fair health29
Bad health12
Very bad health5

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications26
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 22
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 20
Apprenticeship9
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 23
Degree or Similar 111

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi10
Chinese3
Indian3
Pakistani6
Other Asian2
Black African7
Mixed White and Asian4
Mixed White and African1
Mixed White and Caribbean7
Mixed Other5
White206
Arab7
Other1

Country of Birth

United Kingdom188
European Union24
Rest of Europe9
Africa9
Middle East and Asia14
The Americas and the Caribbean8
Oceania3

Length of Residence

Born in the UK188
10+ Years41
5-10 Years14
2-5 Years14
Less than 2 years2

Passport Held

United Kingdom195
Ireland1
France3
Germany2
Italy2
Poland3
Romania5
Other EU countries9
Other Europe2
Central and Western Africa5
Eastern Asia1
Southern Asia3
North America and the Caribbean3
Oceania2
No passport held24

Religion

No religion115
Christian103
Muslim28
Other religion1
Not answered11
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