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

Nearby postcodes are: AL1 1RS, AL1 1NL, AL1 1HA, AL1 1RH, AL1 1HB, AL1 1RP, AL1 1BX, AL1 1RB, AL1 1NJ.

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 1RR

Average Price
£1,164,358
Semi-Detached
£1,346,257
Terraced
no sales
Detached
£1,073,408
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
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
36 Sopwell Lane, St Albans, Hertfordshire
Detached, an established residential building 		£1,065,0002021-03-24 £1,117,124
14 Sopwell Lane, St Albans, Hertfordshire
Detached, an established residential building 		£875,0002015-01-23 £1,149,750
The Olde Hall Sopwell Lane, St Albans, Hertfordshire
Detached, an established residential building 		£420,0002010-08-03 £714,265
36 Sopwell Lane, St Albans, Hertfordshire
Detached, an established residential building 		£682,5002009-09-04 £1,312,490
14 Sopwell Lane, St. Albans, Hertfordshire
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£585,0002004-05-28 £1,376,850

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Muriel Green Nursery School
Church Crescent, AL3 5JB 		733 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 		214 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Peter's School
Cottonmill Lane, AL1 1HL 		581 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Aboyne Lodge Junior Mixed and Infant School
Etna Road, AL3 5NL 		733 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Alban City School
7 Hatfield Road, AL1 3RR 		826 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Maple Primary School
Hall Place Gardens, AL1 3SW 		1,063 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 		993 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School
3out of 4The Marlborough Science Academy
Watling Street, AL1 2QA 		1,437 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Verulam School
Brampton Road, AL1 4PR 		2,034 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
4out of 4St Albans Girls' School
Sandridgebury Lane, AL3 6DB 		2,643 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
3out of 4Townsend VA Church of England
High Oaks, AL3 6DR 		3,001 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 		4,058 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 		2,606 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 		376 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
- not ratedSt Albans Independent College
69 London Road, AL1 1LN 		590 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedSt Columba's College
King Harry Lane, AL3 4AW 		990 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedSt Albans High School for Girls
Townsend Avenue, St Albans AL1 3SJ 		1,153 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
3out of 4Watling View School
Watling View, AL1 2NU 		1,714 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 Albans80 yd
The Bishop's Cave19 Holywell Hill, St Albans159 yd
Boha32-34 Holywell Hill, St Albans163 yd
Abbot's KitchenThe Chapter House, The Cathedral And Abbey Church Of St Alban Sumpter Yard194 yd
Al Farid26 Holywell Hill, St Albans201 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Bishop's Cave / The Gin Cave21 Holywell Hill, St Albans142 yd
The White Lion PHThe White Lion Ph, 91 Sopwell Lane149 yd
The Goat Inn37 Sopwell Lane, St Albans149 yd
The White Hart Hotel23-25 Holywell Hill, St Albans159 yd
The Garibaldi Ph61 Albert Street, St Albans178 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
GF PizzeriaThe Goat Inn, 37 Sopwell Lane65 yd
Harry's Takeaway34 London Road, St Albans216 yd
Domino's Pizza3A Canberra House, London Road290 yd
The Shaken Cow17 High Street, St Albans297 yd
Ramen Electra catering @The Beehive Ph, 2 Keyfield Terrace314 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Sainsbury'sSainsburys, Everard Close575 yd
Tesco Express33-39 St Peters Street, St Albans577 yd
Iceland Foods140 Victoria Street, St Albans678 yd
Aldi Stores Ltd.5 Graham Close, St Albans833 yd
The Range Home and Leisure & IcelandUnit 1, Griffiths Way861 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Fitness First Health Club (St Albans)
UNIT 17 UNIT 17 CHRISTOPHER PLACE 		health and fitness suite379 yd
Cottonmill Swimming Pool
COTTON MILL SWIMMING POOL COTTON MILL SWIMMING POOL COTTONMILL LANE 		swimming pool410 yd
St Peter'S School
COTTONMILL LANE 		athletics tracks, grass pitches451 yd
King Harry Playing Fields (Closed)
Abbey Gateway 		grass pitches508 yd
Westminster Lodge Leisure Centre
WESTMINSTER LODGE LEISURE CENTRE WESTMINSTER LODGE LEISURE CENTRE HOLYWELL HILL 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool509 yd
St Albans School
ABBEY GATEWAY 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool557 yd
Westminster Lodge Leisure Centre (Closed)
Holywell Hill 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool584 yd
Abbey View Golf & Track
WESTMINSTER LODGE WESTMINSTER LODGE HOLYWELL HILL 		athletics tracks, golf, grass pitches, tennis courts601 yd
Oaklands College (St Albans Campus) (Closed)
St. Albans City Campus St. Albans City Campus St. Peters Road 		834 yd
St Columbas College
8-10 8-10 KING HARRY LANE 		grass pitches, health and fitness suite, tennis courts898 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 speed46.2 Mbit/s
Average download speed52 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed80 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed80 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed13.4 Mbit/s
Average upload speed14.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed20 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Sopwell Lane Street dangerous?

In 2023, 876 crimes were reported near Sopwell Lane . Only 10% 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 1RR.

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 1RR

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 876
Violence And Sexual Offences 223
Anti Social Behaviour 165
Shoplifting 118
Other Theft 89
Criminal Damage And Arson 60
Public Order 36
Bicycle Theft 34
Theft From The Person 32
Vehicle Crime 31
Burglary 25
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 1RR.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Latium Close380 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesOffender given a cautionOn or near Shopping Area367 yd
2023-12ShopliftingUnder investigationOn or near Parking Area396 yd
2023-12ShopliftingInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Parking Area396 yd
2023-12ShopliftingUnder investigationOn or near Parking Area396 yd
2023-12Other crimeUnder investigationOn or near Shopping Area367 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesOffender given a cautionOn or near Shopping Area367 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesOffender given a cautionOn or near Shopping Area367 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Shopping Area367 yd
2023-12ShopliftingInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Parking Area396 yd
More Crime Statistics for Sopwell Lane, St. Albans, AL1 1RR

Employment

AL1 1RR area has a high unemployment rate.. According to Census 2021, 4% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. High levels of unemployment lead to more frequent crime and reduce the quality of life in this area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee151
Self-Employed34
Retired28
Part-Time Employee23
Looking after home or family15
Student (economically inactive)14
Unemployed13
Other8
Long-Term Sick or disabled6
Full-Time Student (with or without job)1

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles32
Professional, scientific and technical activities28
Education21
Financial and insurance activities17
Information and communication17
Accommodation and food service activities16
Other16
Administrative and support service activities13
Human health and social work activities11
Construction7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security7
Real estate activities6
Manufacturing6
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities5
Transport and storage3
Mining and quarrying1

People

Gender

Female176
Male164

Partnership Status

Single140
Married: Opposite sex108
Separated12
Divorced28
Widowed5

Health

Very good health180
Good health119
Fair health31
Bad health9
Very bad health1

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications21
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 16
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 28
Apprenticeship8
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 31
Degree or Similar 183
Other6

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi16
Chinese3
Indian11
Other Asian5
Black African5
Black Caribbean5
Mixed White and Asian6
Mixed White and African3
Mixed White and Caribbean2
Mixed Other2
White270
Roma4
Arab3
Other7

Country of Birth

United Kingdom219
European Union61
Rest of Europe5
Africa5
Middle East and Asia27
The Americas and the Caribbean16
Oceania6

Length of Residence

Born in the UK219
10+ Years50
5-10 Years29
2-5 Years17
Less than 2 years25

Passport Held

United Kingdom249
Ireland8
France4
Germany2
Italy11
Spain6
Poland7
Romania2
Other EU countries18
Central and Western Africa1
Southern Asia8
North America and the Caribbean6
Central and South America4
Oceania2
No passport held14

Religion

No religion144
Christian139
Buddhist1
Hindu9
Muslim17
Other religion5
Not answered25
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