Chequer Street is in St Albans and in St Albans district. AL1 3YJ 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 Chequer Street, St Albans, AL1 3YJ and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: AL3 5US, AL3 5DG, AL3 5SW, AL1 3XZ, AL3 4EL, AL1 3YD, AL1 1LZ, AL3 5FB, AL3 5DP.

Chequer Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Chequer Street are based on 32 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 3YJ

Average Price
£819,714
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
£603,737
Detached
£1,461,208
Flats/Maisonettes
£322,041
Other
£1,531,300

Estimated Average Property Prices for Chequer Street

Average Price
£860,713
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Chequer Street

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
Flat 6 7A Chequer Street, St Albans, Hertfordshire
Flats/Maisonettes, a newly built property 		£427,5002021-08-09 £400,925
Flat 5 7A Chequer Street, St Albans, Hertfordshire
Flats/Maisonettes, a newly built property 		£243,0002021-07-15 £228,707
Flat 8 7A Chequer Street, St Albans, Hertfordshire
Flats/Maisonettes, a newly built property 		£355,0002021-06-04 £337,754
Flat 4 7A Chequer Street, St Albans, Hertfordshire
Flats/Maisonettes, a newly built property 		£357,5002021-03-31 £346,142
Flat 1 7A Chequer Street, St Albans, Hertfordshire
Flats/Maisonettes, a newly built property 		£445,0002021-03-25 £430,862

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Muriel Green Nursery School
Church Crescent, AL3 5JB 		435 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 4Aboyne Lodge Junior Mixed and Infant School
Etna Road, AL3 5NL 		437 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 		518 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Alban City School
7 Hatfield Road, AL1 3RR 		608 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Peter's School
Cottonmill Lane, AL1 1HL 		807 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Maple Primary School
Hall Place Gardens, AL1 3SW 		847 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 		897 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School
3out of 4The Marlborough Science Academy
Watling Street, AL1 2QA 		1,729 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Verulam School
Brampton Road, AL1 4PR 		1,937 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
4out of 4St Albans Girls' School
Sandridgebury Lane, AL3 6DB 		2,340 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
3out of 4Townsend VA Church of England
High Oaks, AL3 6DR 		2,686 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 		4,013 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 		2,770 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 		328 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
- not ratedSt Albans Independent College
69 London Road, AL1 1LN 		685 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedSt Albans High School for Girls
Townsend Avenue, St Albans AL1 3SJ 		909 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
- not ratedSt Columba's College
King Harry Lane, AL3 4AW 		1,237 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Heathlands School
Heathlands Drive, AL3 5AY 		1,627 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
Nando's19-23 Chequer Street, St Albans6 yd
KnoopsBasement And Ground Floor, 12 Market Place16 yd
Caffe Nero30-32 Market Place, St Albans29 yd
Zizzi also trading as Coco di Mama20 High Street, St Albans42 yd
Bills Restaurant2 Chequer Street, St Albans46 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The BootThe Boot Ph, 4 Market Place29 yd
The Snug BarThe Fleur De Lys Ph, 1 French Row64 yd
Hanks Dirty @ The Snug BarThe Fleur De Lys Ph, 1 French Row64 yd
Maltings TheatreMaltings Arts Theatre, 26 The Maltings121 yd
White SwanThe White Swan Ph, 1 Upper Dagnall Street125 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Mooboo St Albans28 Chequer Street, St Albans54 yd
The Shaken Cow17 High Street, St Albans106 yd
Darlish Ice Cream9 Christopher Place, St Albans108 yd
Kiosk55 The Maltings, St Albans145 yd
Harry's Takeaway34 London Road, St Albans165 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Tesco Express33-39 St Peters Street, St Albans274 yd
Iceland Foods140 Victoria Street, St Albans643 yd
H&H Food & Wine153 Victoria Street, St Albans844 yd
Sainsbury'sSainsburys, Everard Close878 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Fitness First Health Club (St Albans)
UNIT 17 UNIT 17 CHRISTOPHER PLACE 		health and fitness suite104 yd
King Harry Playing Fields (Closed)
Abbey Gateway 		grass pitches434 yd
St Albans School
ABBEY GATEWAY 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool506 yd
Oaklands College (St Albans Campus) (Closed)
St. Albans City Campus St. Albans City Campus St. Peters Road 		625 yd
Cottonmill Swimming Pool
COTTON MILL SWIMMING POOL COTTON MILL SWIMMING POOL COTTONMILL LANE 		swimming pool680 yd
Aboyne Lodge School Playing Field
NORMANDY ROAD 		grass pitches686 yd
Victoria Playing Fields
FOLLY LANE 		grass pitches692 yd
St Peter'S School
COTTONMILL LANE 		athletics tracks, grass pitches694 yd
Westminster Lodge Leisure Centre
WESTMINSTER LODGE LEISURE CENTRE WESTMINSTER LODGE LEISURE CENTRE HOLYWELL HILL 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool771 yd
Loreto College
UPPER LATTIMORE ROAD 		grass pitches791 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 96.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 4.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 4.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 4.0%

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/s4.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed77.9 Mbit/s
Average download speed69 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed80 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed80 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed16.8 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed20 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Chequer Street dangerous?

In 2023, 1216 crimes were reported near Chequer Street . Only 6% 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 3YJ.

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

More Crime Statistics for Chequer Street, St Albans, AL1 3YJ

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 1216
Violence And Sexual Offences 318
Anti Social Behaviour 246
Shoplifting 185
Other Theft 111
Criminal Damage And Arson 78
Public Order 56
Theft From The Person 41
Vehicle Crime 38
Bicycle Theft 36
Burglary 33
Other Crime 28
Drugs 24
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 3YJ.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Holywell Hill467 yd
2023-12ShopliftingUnder investigationOn or near Theatre/Concert Hall285 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Spencer Street215 yd
2023-12Theft from the personInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Spencer Street215 yd
2023-12Theft from the personUnder investigationOn or near Spencer Street215 yd
2023-12ShopliftingInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Spencer Street215 yd
2023-12ShopliftingUnder investigationOn or near Spencer Street215 yd
2023-12BurglaryUnder investigationOn or near Spencer Street215 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Theatre/Concert Hall285 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Theatre/Concert Hall285 yd
More Crime Statistics for Chequer Street, St Albans, AL1 3YJ

Employment

AL1 3YJ 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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