Old Sopwell Gardens is in St. Albans and in St Albans district. AL1 2BY is located in the Sopwell electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of St Albans. This postcode has been in use since 1981-09-01.
StreetScan combines information about Old Sopwell Gardens, St. Albans, AL1 2BY and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: AL1 2AS, AL1 1HH, AL1 2BH, AL1 1SE, AL1 2BT, AL1 2BN, AL1 1SD, AL1 2AU, AL1 1HL.

Old Sopwell Gardens Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Old Sopwell Gardens are based on 5 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 2BY

Average Price
£523,253
Semi-Detached
£533,839
Terraced
£507,980
Detached
£601,964
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Old Sopwell Gardens

Average Price
£528,015
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Old Sopwell GardensStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
4 Old Sopwell Gardens, St Albans, Hertfordshire
Terraced, an established residential building 		£465,0002023-10-02 £441,580
8 Old Sopwell Gardens, St Albans, Hertfordshire
Terraced, an established residential building 		£420,0002018-11-30 £469,227
6 Old Sopwell Gardens, St Albans, Hertfordshire
Terraced, an established residential building 		£430,0002018-05-15 £472,875
3 Old Sopwell Gardens, St Albans, Hertfordshire
Terraced, an established residential building 		£400,0002014-09-04 £541,946
11 Old Sopwell Gardens, St Albans, Hertfordshire
Terraced, an established residential building 		£375,0002013-10-25 £571,466

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Muriel Green Nursery School
Church Crescent, AL3 5JB 		1,271 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4St Peter's School
Cottonmill Lane, AL1 1HL 		176 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4The Abbey Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Albans
Grove Road, AL1 1DQ 		490 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Adrian Roman Catholic Primary School
Watling View, AL1 2PB 		1,063 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Mandeville Primary School
Mandeville Drive, AL1 2LE 		1,065 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Alban City School
7 Hatfield Road, AL1 3RR 		1,117 yd Free schools 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 		1,055 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School
3out of 4The Marlborough Science Academy
Watling Street, AL1 2QA 		1,262 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Verulam School
Brampton Road, AL1 4PR 		1,973 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
4out of 4St Albans Girls' School
Sandridgebury Lane, AL3 6DB 		3,025 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
4out of 4Beaumont School
Austen Way, AL4 0XB 		3,070 yd Academy converter 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 		3,845 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 		2,111 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 		490 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedSt Albans School
Abbey Gateway, AL3 4HB 		925 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
- not ratedSt Columba's College
King Harry Lane, AL3 4AW 		1,051 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Watling View School
Watling View, AL1 2NU 		1,310 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedSt Albans High School for Girls
Townsend Avenue, St Albans AL1 3SJ 		1,442 yd Other independent school No Girls 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
Samrat156 London Road, St Albans433 yd
Chez MumtajSecond Floor, Centurion House, 136-142 London Road439 yd
The Odyssey CinemaOdyssey Cinema, 166 London Road439 yd
Kimaya144 London Road, St Albans439 yd
Casbah126 London Road, St Albans439 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
St Albans Sub Aqua ClubCottonmill Swimming Pool, Cottonmill Lane161 yd
The Hare And Hounds Ph104 Sopwell Lane, St Albans371 yd
The Farmers Boy Ph134 London Road, St Albans439 yd
The Great Northern Ph172 London Road, St Albans439 yd
The White Lion PHThe White Lion Ph, 91 Sopwell Lane446 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Tops Pizza128 London Road, St Albans439 yd
H&H Pizza & Kebabs150 London Road, St Albans439 yd
Papa's Pizza124 London Road, St Albans439 yd
Hong Kong Inn122 London Road, St Albans439 yd
Pizza GoGo116 London Road, St Albans520 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Aldi Stores Ltd.5 Graham Close, St Albans533 yd
Sainsbury'sSainsburys, Everard Close539 yd
The Range Home and Leisure & IcelandUnit 1, Griffiths Way604 yd
Iceland Foods140 Victoria Street, St Albans747 yd
Marks & Spencer19-21 St Peters Street, St Albans793 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Cottonmill Swimming Pool
COTTON MILL SWIMMING POOL COTTON MILL SWIMMING POOL COTTONMILL LANE 		swimming pool156 yd
St Peter'S School
COTTONMILL LANE 		athletics tracks, grass pitches168 yd
Westminster Lodge Leisure Centre
WESTMINSTER LODGE LEISURE CENTRE WESTMINSTER LODGE LEISURE CENTRE HOLYWELL HILL 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool681 yd
Verulam Golf Club Ltd
LONDON ROAD 		golf702 yd
Abbey View Golf & Track
WESTMINSTER LODGE WESTMINSTER LODGE HOLYWELL HILL 		athletics tracks, golf, grass pitches, tennis courts733 yd
Westminster Lodge Leisure Centre (Closed)
Holywell Hill 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool772 yd
Marlborough Open Space
Cottonmill Lane 		grass pitches916 yd
Fitness First Health Club (St Albans)
UNIT 17 UNIT 17 CHRISTOPHER PLACE 		health and fitness suite922 yd
Quality Hotel Leisure Club (St Albans) (Closed)
232-236 232-236 London Road 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool987 yd
St Columbas College
8-10 8-10 KING HARRY LANE 		grass pitches, health and fitness suite, tennis courts1,014 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 speed67.6 Mbit/s
Average download speed128.6 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed600 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed600 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed13.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed40 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Old Sopwell Gardens Street dangerous?

In 2023, 407 crimes were reported near Old Sopwell Gardens . Only 25% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. This street can be considered not safe. The most common type of crime was anti social behaviour. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of AL1 2BY.

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

More Crime Statistics for Old Sopwell Gardens, St. Albans, AL1 2BY

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 407
Anti Social Behaviour 86
Violence And Sexual Offences 73
Other Theft 61
Shoplifting 59
Vehicle Crime 36
Criminal Damage And Arson 35
Burglary 16
Bicycle Theft 16
Public Order 11
Theft From The Person 5
Other Crime 4
Drugs 2
Possession Of Weapons 2
Robbery 1

List of latest crimes

List of latest crimes committed within a 0.5 mile radius of the center of AL1 2BY.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Leyland Avenue291 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Supermarket359 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Bardwell Road405 yd
2023-12Criminal damage and arsonInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Old London Road371 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Lower Paxton Road371 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Alma Cut376 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Cottonmill Crescent269 yd
2023-12Vehicle crimeInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Ramsbury Road365 yd
2023-12Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Latium Close535 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Latium Close535 yd
More Crime Statistics for Old Sopwell Gardens, St. Albans, AL1 2BY

Employment

AL1 2BY area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 7% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 16% 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 Employee94
Retired56
Self-Employed38
Part-Time Employee22
Looking after home or family9
Other6
Student (economically inactive)6
Unemployed3
Long-Term Sick or disabled1
Full-Time Student (with or without job)1

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities35
Education26
Human health and social work activities21
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles15
Financial and insurance activities14
Information and communication11
Manufacturing8
Accommodation and food service activities8
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security7
Construction6
Administrative and support service activities6
Other4
Transport and storage3
Real estate activities2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 1

People

Gender

Female153
Male153

Partnership Status

Single64
Married: Opposite sex144
Separated4
Divorced15
Widowed8

Health

Very good health183
Good health92
Fair health29
Bad health3
Very bad health1

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications11
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 9
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 25
Apprenticeship8
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 30
Degree or Similar 145
Other6

Culture

Ethnic Group

Chinese9
Pakistani1
Black African4
Mixed White and Asian3
Mixed White and Caribbean3
Mixed Other4
White280
Gypsy or Irish Traveller2

Country of Birth

United Kingdom266
European Union15
Rest of Europe2
Africa4
Middle East and Asia8
The Americas and the Caribbean6
Oceania5

Length of Residence

Born in the UK266
10+ Years21
5-10 Years6
2-5 Years3
Less than 2 years9

Passport Held

United Kingdom265
Ireland7
France5
Spain1
Other EU countries2
Eastern Asia4
North America and the Caribbean2
Oceania4
No passport held14

Religion

No religion149
Christian131
Buddhist1
Jewish2
Not answered24
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