Benbow Close is in St. Albans and in St Albans district. AL1 5SA 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 Benbow Close, St. Albans, AL1 5SA and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: AL1 5QE, AL1 5QF, AL1 5SB, AL1 5RZ, AL1 5QD, AL1 5PZ, AL1 5QB, AL1 5SD, AL1 5SJ.

Benbow Close Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Benbow Close are based on 6 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 5SA

Average Price
£512,179
Semi-Detached
£513,205
Terraced
£504,999
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Benbow Close

Average Price
£503,227
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Benbow CloseStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
5 Benbow Close, St Albans, Hertfordshire
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£435,0002020-02-21 £490,501
2 Benbow Close, St Albans, Hertfordshire
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£555,0002018-03-23 £618,402
8 Benbow Close, St Albans, Hertfordshire
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£518,0002018-02-12 £563,733
12 Benbow Close, St Albans, Hertfordshire
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£515,0002017-08-11 £580,479
1 Benbow Close, St Albans, Hertfordshire
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£525,0002016-11-09 £600,399

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Muriel Green Nursery School
Church Crescent, AL3 5JB 		2,831 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 		384 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Cunningham Hill Infant School
Cell Barnes Lane, AL1 5QJ 		384 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Windermere Primary School
Windermere Avenue, AL1 5QP 		458 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Camp Primary and Nursery School
Camp Road, AL1 5PG 		674 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 		1,144 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 		1,698 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
4out of 4Loreto College
Hatfield Road, AL1 3RQ 		1,846 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School
4out of 4Beaumont School
Austen Way, AL4 0XB 		1,940 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Nicholas Breakspear Catholic School
Colney Heath Lane, AL4 0TT 		1,951 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4The Marlborough Science Academy
Watling Street, AL1 2QA 		2,763 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 		2,474 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 		369 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 		1,694 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedSt Albans Independent College
69 London Road, AL1 1LN 		1,781 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Watling View School
Watling View, AL1 2NU 		2,305 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedSt Albans High School for Girls
Townsend Avenue, St Albans AL1 3SJ 		2,391 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
- not ratedSt Albans School
Abbey Gateway, AL3 4HB 		2,695 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 Albans423 yd
Kokoro6 London Road, St Albans449 yd
Crazy Chef44 New House Park, St Albans708 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
LRERALondon Road Estate Residents Association Club, Cell Barnes Lane229 yd
The Royston Club12 College Road, St Albans832 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Flaming Shack catering @ LRERA ClubLondon Road Estate Residents Association Club, Cell Barnes Lane229 yd
Seaworld193 Cell Barnes Lane, St Albans322 yd
Sapore D'Italia42 New House Park, St Albans708 yd
Harpers2 Loyd Court, 63 Russet Drive850 yd
TGF Pizza Ltd7 Sutton Road, St Albans1,005 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Samuel Ryder Academy
DRAKES DRIVE 		artificial grass pitch, athletics tracks, grass pitches, swimming pool286 yd
Windermere Primary School
WINDERMERE AVENUE 		grass pitches418 yd
Nuffield Health (St Albans)
HIGHFIELD PARK DRIVE 		health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool444 yd
Cunningham Hill Junior School
CELL BARNES LANE 		grass pitches515 yd
Foxcroft Playing Field
FOXCROFT 		grass pitches556 yd
Cunningham Hill Playing Fields
Cunningham Hill Road 		grass pitches825 yd
Quality Hotel Leisure Club (St Albans) (Closed)
232-236 232-236 London Road 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool880 yd
Ymca St Albans
HIGHFIELD PARK CENTRE HIGHFIELD PARK CENTRE RUSSET DRIVE 		artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite970 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 speed78.6 Mbit/s
Average download speed130 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed19.2 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed35 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Benbow Close Street dangerous?

In 2023, 440 crimes were reported near Benbow Close . Only 23% 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 5SA.

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

More Crime Statistics for Benbow Close, St. Albans, AL1 5SA

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 440
Anti Social Behaviour 117
Violence And Sexual Offences 116
Shoplifting 60
Criminal Damage And Arson 41
Vehicle Crime 29
Burglary 21
Public Order 16
Other Theft 16
Possession Of Weapons 6
Drugs 5
Other Crime 5
Bicycle Theft 4
Robbery 2
Theft From The Person 2

List of latest crimes

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

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Parkway Court368 yd
2023-12BurglaryUnder investigationOn or near Foxcroft435 yd
2023-12Criminal damage and arsonUnder investigationOn or near Olive Close486 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Burnside412 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Burnside412 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Burnside412 yd
2023-12ShopliftingUnder investigationOn or near Supermarket321 yd
2023-12Possession of weaponsUnder investigationOn or near Grasmere Road260 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Cell Barnes Lane210 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Cell Barnes Lane210 yd
More Crime Statistics for Benbow Close, St. Albans, AL1 5SA

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in AL1 5SA area is much higher than the country's average. Usually places with high percentage of students are near Universities and near entertainment places.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee117
Part-Time Employee45
Retired36
Self-Employed23
Full-Time Student (with or without job)20
Student (economically inactive)15
Looking after home or family13
Long-Term Sick or disabled11
Other10
Unemployed9

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles34
Human health and social work activities20
Construction14
Education11
Information and communication10
Professional, scientific and technical activities10
Other10
Transport and storage8
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security8
Accommodation and food service activities7
Manufacturing6
Administrative and support service activities6
Financial and insurance activities6
Real estate activities2

People

Gender

Female199
Male189

Partnership Status

Single117
Married: Opposite sex130
Separated3
Divorced22
Widowed26

Health

Very good health190
Good health131
Fair health49
Bad health15
Very bad health3

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications59
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 24
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 42
Apprenticeship14
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 45
Degree or Similar 102
Other13

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi44
Indian9
Pakistani6
Other Asian19
Black African1
Black Caribbean4
Mixed White and Asian1
Mixed White and African3
Mixed White and Caribbean8
Mixed Other7
White276
Gypsy or Irish Traveller1
Other8

Country of Birth

United Kingdom308
European Union29
Rest of Europe6
Africa12
Middle East and Asia25
The Americas and the Caribbean4
Oceania4

Length of Residence

Born in the UK308
10+ Years63
5-10 Years15
Less than 2 years3

Passport Held

United Kingdom318
Ireland2
France3
Germany1
Italy3
Spain3
Lithuania2
Poland4
Romania1
Other EU countries11
South and Eastern Africa1
Southern Asia1
South-East Asia3
Oceania3
No passport held32

Religion

No religion119
Christian171
Buddhist5
Hindu5
Muslim65
Sikh2
Not answered21
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