Butterfield Lane, St. Albans, AL1 2HJ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding AL1 2HJ has a slightly higher male population, with 50.7% of residents being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	49.2%	49.3%	0.1%	51.0%	-1.7%
Male	50.8%	50.7%	-0.1%	49.0%	1.7%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	37.6%	35.2%	-2.4%	37.9%	-2.7%
Married: Opposite sex	43.8%	46.6%	2.8%	44.2%	2.4%
Married: Same sex	0%	1.2%	1.2%	0.3%	0.9%
Separated	2.1%	2.8%	0.7%	2.2%	0.6%
Divorced	8.7%	10.3%	1.6%	9.1%	1.2%
Widowed	7.9%	4%	-3.9%	6.1%	-2.1%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	39.3%	53.6%	14.3%	48.4%	5.2%
Good health	38.6%	27.5%	-11.1%	33.6%	-6.1%
Fair health	15.3%	12.3%	-3.0%	12.7%	-0.4%
Bad health	6.1%	5.4%	-0.7%	4.0%	1.4%
Very bad health	0.7%	1.1%	0.4%	1.2%	-0.1%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	23.1%	20.9%	-2.2%	18.2%	2.7%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	14%	9.9%	-4.1%	9.6%	0.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	16.9%	14.2%	-2.7%	13.4%	0.8%
Apprenticeship	2.9%	4.3%	1.4%	5.3%	-1.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	7%	11.9%	4.9%	16.9%	-5.0%
Degree or Similar	28.1%	34.8%	6.7%	33.8%	1.0%
Other	7.9%	4%	-3.9%	2.8%	1.2%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 71.1% of the residents identify as white, which is lower than the UK average of 81.4%, there are significant representations of other ethnic groups.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	7.8%	9.4%	1.6%	1.1%	8.3%
Chinese	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.7%	-0.4%
Indian	0.3%	2.3%	2.0%	3.1%	-0.8%
Pakistani	0%	1.4%	1.4%	2.7%	-1.3%
Other Asian	4.7%	1.7%	-3.0%	1.6%	0.1%
Black African	0%	0.3%	0.3%	2.5%	-2.2%
Black Caribbean	2.7%	1.1%	-1.6%	1.0%	0.1%
Other Black	0.3%	1.7%	1.4%	0.5%	1.2%
Mixed White and Asian	0.7%	1.7%	1.0%	0.8%	0.9%
Mixed White and African	0%	1.4%	1.4%	0.4%	1.0%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.4%	1.1%	-0.3%	0.9%	0.2%
Mixed Other	0%	2.9%	2.9%	0.8%	2.1%
White	81.4%	71.1%	-10.3%	81.4%	-10.3%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.1%	-0.1%
Arab	0%	1.7%	1.7%	0.6%	1.1%
Other	0%	1.7%	1.7%	1.6%	0.1%

Country of Birth

In this area, 83.7% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is similar to the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	87.1%	83.7%	-3.4%	83.2%	0.5%
European Union	3.4%	5.2%	1.8%	6.1%	-0.9%
Rest of Europe	0.3%	1.1%	0.8%	0.8%	0.3%
Africa	0%	2.3%	2.3%	2.7%	-0.4%
Middle East and Asia	7.1%	6.3%	-0.8%	5.6%	0.7%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.7%	1.4%	-0.3%	1.3%	0.1%
Oceania	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	85.8%	83.4%	-2.4%	83.2%	0.2%
10+ Years	1.7%	10%	8.3%	9.8%	0.2%
5-10 Years	0.7%	2.9%	2.2%	2.9%	0.0%
2-5 Years	2%	2.3%	0.3%	2.2%	0.1%
Less than 2 years	9.8%	1.4%	-8.4%	1.9%	-0.5%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	82.7%	76.7%	6.0%
Ireland	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%
Spain	0.6%	0.4%	0.2%
Poland	0.9%	1.3%	-0.4%
Romania	1.4%	0.9%	0.5%
Other EU countries	0.9%	1.5%	-0.6%
Other Europe	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
North Africa	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Central and Western Africa	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
South and Eastern Africa	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
South-East Asia	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Central and South America	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
No passport held	9.5%	13.5%	-4.0%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	28.4%	37.2%	-8.8%
Christian	43.6%	46.2%	-2.6%
Jewish	2.9%	0.5%	2.4%
Muslim	16%	6.5%	9.5%
Sikh	0.9%	0.9%	0.0%
Other religion	1.1%	0.6%	0.5%
Not answered	7.2%	6.0%	1.2%

Safety

Is Butterfield Lane Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Butterfield Lane was 145.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 39.2% higher than the Sopwell average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Butterfield Lane has the 4th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Sopwell and the 48th highest crime rate of 430 local areas in St Albans .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 63.6 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -60.9%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 86% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£58,100

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in AL1 2HJ, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 7/10 (above average )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 6/10 (average )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 6/10 (average )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 3/10 (low )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 7/10 (above average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 8/10 (high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Butterfield Lane are based on 9 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.

House Prices for Butterfield Lane, St. Albans, AL1 2HJ

Estimated Average Property Prices for AL1 2HJ

Average Price
£654,326

Semi-Detached
£662,286

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£582,690

Estimated Average Property Prices for Butterfield Lane

Average Price
£575,342

Semi-Detached
£575,342

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Butterfield LaneStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
32 Butterfield Lane, St Albans, Hertfordshire Other, an established residential building	£595,000	2024-10-25	£587,379
4 Butterfield Lane, St Albans, Hertfordshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£865,000	2024-05-16	£916,668
14 Butterfield Lane, St Albans, Hertfordshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£587,505	2023-07-28	£621,318
34 Butterfield Lane, St Albans, Hertfordshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£592,000	2021-05-07	£682,159
2 Butterfield Lane, St Albans, Hertfordshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£865,000	2020-04-06	£1,011,460

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for AL1 2HJ

Employment

AL1 2HJ area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 21% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 12% 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.

AL1 2HJ area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 2% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	88
Retired	45
Self-Employed	31
Part-Time Employee	29
Looking after home or family	15
Other	15
Student (economically inactive)	13
Long-Term Sick or disabled	9
Unemployed	5
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	3

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	21
Human health and social work activities	16
Education	14
Construction	14
Transport and storage	14
Financial and insurance activities	12
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	11
Administrative and support service activities	11
Professional, scientific and technical activities	10
Information and communication	10
Other	9
Accommodation and food service activities	9
Manufacturing	6
Real estate activities	2
Mining and quarrying	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Muriel Green Nursery School Church Crescent , AL3 5JB	3out of 4	2,448 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Mandeville Primary School Mandeville Drive , AL1 2LE	3out of 4	589 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Adrian Roman Catholic Primary School Watling View , AL1 2PB	3out of 4	863 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Peter's School Cottonmill Lane , AL1 1HL	3out of 4	1,262 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Abbey Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Albans Grove Road , AL1 1DQ	4out of 4	1,580 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Killigrew Primary and Nursery School West Avenue , AL2 3HD	3out of 4	1,702 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Marlborough Science Academy Watling Street , AL1 2QA	3out of 4	1,287 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Loreto College Hatfield Road , AL1 3RQ	4out of 4	2,047 yd	Academy converter	No	Girls	More About School
Verulam School Brampton Road , AL1 4PR	3out of 4	2,654 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Beaumont School Austen Way , AL4 0XB	4out of 4	3,415 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Nicholas Breakspear Catholic School Colney Heath Lane , AL4 0TT	3out of 4	3,576 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Oaklands College Oaklands Campus , Hatfield Road AL4 0JA	- not rated	4,057 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Samuel Ryder Academy Drakes Drive , AL1 5AR	3out of 4	1,660 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Watling View School Watling View , AL1 2NU	3out of 4	694 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Albans Independent College 69 London Road , AL1 1LN	- not rated	1,556 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Columba's College King Harry Lane , AL3 4AW	- not rated	1,606 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Albans School Abbey Gateway , AL3 4HB	- not rated	2,046 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
St Albans High School for Girls Townsend Avenue , St Albans AL1 3SJ	- not rated	2,545 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
Cottonmill Community & Cycling Centre	12 Old Oak, Cottonmill Lane		358 yd
McDonald's	Unit 6, St Albans Retail Park		1,073 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Verulam Golf Club	London Road, St Albans		967 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Chikizza	34B Abbots Avenue West, St Albans	525 yd
Costa Coffee	3 Graham Close, St Albans	948 yd
Cheong's Chinese	35 Vesta Avenue, St Albans	1,083 yd
Smoky Boys	33 Vesta Avenue, St Albans	1,083 yd
Sunlight Fish and Chips	35 Vesta Avenue, St Albans	1,083 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Aldi Stores Ltd.	5 Graham Close, St Albans		1,033 yd
The Range Home and Leisure & Iceland	Unit 1, Griffiths Way		1,073 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Sopwell House Country Club & Viverano Spa COTTONMILL LANE	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	312 yd
Marlborough Open Space Cottonmill Lane	grass pitches	317 yd
Mandeville Primary School MANDEVILLE DRIVE	grass pitches	719 yd
Verulam Golf Club Ltd LONDON ROAD	golf	967 yd
Quality Hotel Leisure Club (St Albans) (Closed) 232-236 232-236 London Road	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	1,048 yd

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/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	191.3 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	600 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	600 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	16.8 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	40 Mbit/s

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