Drakes Drive is in St. Albans and in St Albans district. AL1 5AB is located in the Cunningham electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of St Albans. This postcode has been in use since 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about Drakes Drive, St. Albans, AL1 5AB and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: AL1 5RZ, AL1 5SB, AL1 5RY, AL1 5SE, AL1 5QD, AL1 5SD, AL1 5AP, AL1 5AA, AL1 5RX.

Drakes Drive Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Drakes Drive are based on 84 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 5AB

Average Price
£531,821
Semi-Detached
£542,597
Terraced
£441,560
Detached
£875,371
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Drakes Drive

Average Price
£459,012
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Drakes DriveStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
160 Drakes Drive, St Albans, Hertfordshire
Terraced, an established residential building 		£480,0002021-01-22 £507,336
172 Drakes Drive, St Albans, Hertfordshire
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£443,0002016-12-02 £510,494
186 Drakes Drive, St Albans, Hertfordshire
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£535,0002016-09-05 £604,225
160 Drakes Drive, St Albans, Hertfordshire
Terraced, an established residential building 		£370,0002016-03-24 £429,461
162 Drakes Drive, St Albans, Hertfordshire
Terraced, an established residential building 		£330,0002016-03-22 £383,033

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Muriel Green Nursery School
Church Crescent, AL3 5JB 		2,922 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 4Cunningham Hill Junior School
Cell Barnes Lane, AL1 5QJ 		563 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Cunningham Hill Infant School
Cell Barnes Lane, AL1 5QJ 		563 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Windermere Primary School
Windermere Avenue, AL1 5QP 		618 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Camp Primary and Nursery School
Camp Road, AL1 5PG 		864 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery
St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School, Cecil Road, AL1 5EG 		1,305 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Verulam School
Brampton Road, AL1 4PR 		1,885 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
4out of 4Loreto College
Hatfield Road, AL1 3RQ 		1,973 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School
3out of 4Nicholas Breakspear Catholic School
Colney Heath Lane, AL4 0TT 		2,057 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Beaumont School
Austen Way, AL4 0XB 		2,121 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4The Marlborough Science Academy
Watling Street, AL1 2QA 		2,712 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 		2,627 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 		230 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Links Academy
1 Hixberry Lane, AL4 0TZ 		1,828 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedSt Albans Independent College
69 London Road, AL1 1LN 		1,858 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Watling View School
Watling View, AL1 2NU 		2,216 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedSt Albans High School for Girls
Townsend Avenue, St Albans AL1 3SJ 		2,527 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
- not ratedSt Albans School
Abbey Gateway, AL3 4HB 		2,754 yd Other independent school No Boys 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
St Albans Community Fire Station153 London Road, St Albans229 yd
Kokoro6 London Road, St Albans301 yd
Crazy Chef44 New House Park, St Albans513 yd
The Coffee Shop @ Maidenhead AquaticThe Water Garden Centre, The Albert Bygrave Retail Park1,090 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
LRERALondon Road Estate Residents Association Club, Cell Barnes Lane255 yd
The Royston Club12 College Road, St Albans1,027 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Flaming Shack catering @ LRERA ClubLondon Road Estate Residents Association Club, Cell Barnes Lane255 yd
Seaworld193 Cell Barnes Lane, St Albans506 yd
Sapore D'Italia42 New House Park, St Albans513 yd
Harpers2 Loyd Court, 63 Russet Drive985 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Samuel Ryder Academy
DRAKES DRIVE 		artificial grass pitch, athletics tracks, grass pitches, swimming pool109 yd
Nuffield Health (St Albans)
HIGHFIELD PARK DRIVE 		health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool390 yd
Windermere Primary School
WINDERMERE AVENUE 		grass pitches601 yd
Foxcroft Playing Field
FOXCROFT 		grass pitches646 yd
Cunningham Hill Junior School
CELL BARNES LANE 		grass pitches681 yd
Quality Hotel Leisure Club (St Albans) (Closed)
232-236 232-236 London Road 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool908 yd
Cunningham Hill Playing Fields
Cunningham Hill Road 		grass pitches962 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 speed80 Mbit/s
Average download speed191.4 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed22.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed50 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Drakes Drive Street dangerous?

In 2023, 358 crimes were reported near Drakes Drive . Only 29% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. This street can be considered not safe. The most common type of crime was violence and sexual offences. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of AL1 5AB.

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

More Crime Statistics for Drakes Drive, St. Albans, AL1 5AB

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 358
Violence And Sexual Offences 95
Anti Social Behaviour 73
Shoplifting 61
Vehicle Crime 33
Criminal Damage And Arson 32
Burglary 19
Public Order 16
Other Theft 14
Possession Of Weapons 4
Bicycle Theft 3
Drugs 3
Robbery 2
Other Crime 2
Theft From The Person 1

List of latest crimes

List of latest crimes committed within a 0.5 mile radius of the center of AL1 5AB.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Vehicle crimeInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Meadowcroft545 yd
2023-12BurglaryUnder investigationOn or near Ashbourne Court469 yd
2023-12ShopliftingUnder investigationOn or near Supermarket505 yd
2023-12Possession of weaponsUnder investigationOn or near Grasmere Road453 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Cell Barnes Lane389 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Cell Barnes Close259 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Cell Barnes Close259 yd
2023-12BurglaryUnder investigationOn or near Foxcroft460 yd
2023-12Vehicle crimeUnder investigationOn or near Benbow Close195 yd
2023-12Vehicle crimeUnder investigationOn or near Drakes Drive371 yd
More Crime Statistics for Drakes Drive, St. Albans, AL1 5AB

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee97
Retired64
Part-Time Employee30
Self-Employed29
Student (economically inactive)18
Looking after home or family10
Unemployed6
Full-Time Student (with or without job)6
Other3
Long-Term Sick or disabled3

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities25
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles24
Professional, scientific and technical activities21
Education18
Accommodation and food service activities12
Other12
Construction11
Information and communication10
Manufacturing8
Transport and storage7
Administrative and support service activities7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security6
Financial and insurance activities6
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 1
Real estate activities1
Mining and quarrying1

People

Gender

Female180
Male160

Partnership Status

Single66
Married: Opposite sex144
Civil partnership: Same sex1
Separated9
Divorced27
Widowed20

Health

Very good health182
Good health113
Fair health34
Bad health12
Very bad health2

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications35
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 25
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 26
Apprenticeship8
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 36
Degree or Similar 128
Other8

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi6
Chinese8
Indian8
Pakistani8
Other Asian8
Black African3
Black Caribbean2
Mixed White and Asian1
Mixed White and African6
Mixed White and Caribbean6
Mixed Other9
White265
Other12

Country of Birth

United Kingdom259
European Union38
Africa13
Middle East and Asia20
The Americas and the Caribbean7
Oceania5

Length of Residence

Born in the UK259
10+ Years58
5-10 Years20
2-5 Years4
Less than 2 years3

Passport Held

United Kingdom268
Ireland6
France2
Germany6
Italy4
Spain6
Poland4
Romania4
Other EU countries5
Other Europe3
South and Eastern Africa5
Eastern Asia2
Southern Asia2
North America and the Caribbean1
Central and South America1
Oceania3
No passport held19

Religion

No religion93
Christian209
Buddhist4
Hindu9
Muslim21
Not answered8
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