Drop Lane is in Bricket Wood, St. Albans and in St Albans district.
AL2 3TX is located in the Park Street electoral ward, within the English
Parliamentary constituency of St Albans. This postcode has been in use
since 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about Drop Lane, Bricket Wood, St. Albans, AL2 3TX and displays a report on the
quality of
life in this place and its surroundings.
| Address | Sale Price | Sale Date | Price Estimate 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside Stables Drop Lane, St Albans, Hertfordshire Detached, an established residential building | £2,400,000 | 2023-02-28 | £2,238,183 |
| Paddock Lodge Drop Lane, St. Albans, Hertfordshire Detached, an established residential building | £1,090,000 | 2007-10-09 | £1,892,984 |
| Paddock Lodge Drop Lane, St. Albans, Hertfordshire Detached, an established residential building | £375,000 | 2007-07-19 | £669,851 |
| Riverside Stables Drop Lane, St. Albans, Hertfordshire Detached, a newly built property | £135,000 | 1996-03-15 | £836,591 |
| Ofsted Overall Effectiveness | Distance | Establishment Type | Has Nursery Classes | Gender | More Info | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingswood Nursery School Briar Road , WD25 0DX | 4out of 4 | 5,017 yd | Local authority nursery school | Yes | Mixed | More About School |
| Ofsted Overall Effectiveness | Distance | Establishment Type | Has Nursery Classes | Gender | More Info | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Park Street Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Branch Road , Park Street AL2 2LX | 3out of 4 | 1,800 yd | Voluntary aided school | Yes | Mixed | More About School |
| How Wood Primary and Nursery School Spooners Drive , Park Street AL2 2HU | 3out of 4 | 1,914 yd | Community school | Yes | Mixed | More About School |
| St John's Church of England Infant and Nursery School Gills Hill Lane , WD7 8DD | - not rated | 2,799 yd | Academy converter | Yes | Mixed | More About School |
| Fair Field Junior School Watford Road , WD7 8LU | 3out of 4 | 2,996 yd | Academy converter | No | Mixed | More About School |
| Mount Pleasant Lane Primary School Mount Pleasant Lane , Bricket Wood AL2 3XA | 3out of 4 | 3,045 yd | Academy converter | Yes | Mixed | More About School |
| Ofsted Overall Effectiveness | Distance | Establishment Type | Has Nursery Classes | Gender | More Info | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Michael's Catholic High School High Elms Lane , Garston WD25 0SS | 4out of 4 | 3,608 yd | Academy converter | Not Applicable | Mixed | More About School |
| Parmiter's School High Elms Lane , Garston WD25 0UU | 4out of 4 | 3,818 yd | Academy converter | Not Applicable | Mixed | More About School |
| Future Academies Watford Horseshoe Lane , Garston WD25 7HW | 2out of 4 | 4,106 yd | Academy sponsor led | Not Applicable | Mixed | More About School |
| The Marlborough Science Academy Watling Street , AL1 2QA | 3out of 4 | 4,147 yd | Academy converter | No | Mixed | More About School |
| Ofsted Overall Effectiveness | Distance | Establishment Type | Has Nursery Classes | Gender | More Info | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel Ryder Academy Drakes Drive , AL1 5AR | 3out of 4 | 4,611 yd | Academy sponsor led | Not Applicable | Mixed | More About School |
| Ofsted Overall Effectiveness | Distance | Establishment Type | Has Nursery Classes | Gender | More Info | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radlett Lodge School Harper Lane , WD7 9HW | - not rated | 2,406 yd | Other independent special school | No | Mixed | More About School |
| Edge Grove School High Cross , Aldenham WD25 8NL | - not rated | 3,424 yd | Other independent school | Yes | Mixed | More About School |
| Watling View School Watling View , AL1 2NU | 3out of 4 | 3,668 yd | Community special school | Yes | Mixed | More About School |
| Garston Manor School Horseshoe Lane , Garston WD25 7HR | 3out of 4 | 3,985 yd | Community special school | Not Applicable | Mixed | More About School |
| High Elms Manor School High Elms Lane , WD25 0JX | - not rated | 4,141 yd | Other independent school | Yes | Mixed | More About School |
School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.
| Facility Name | Sport Objects | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Bricket Wood Sports Centre (Closed) Smug Oak Lane | athletics tracks, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, swimming pool | 738 yd |
This statistics are based on Active Places Data - Contains Data © Sport England
| Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband | 80.0% |
| Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband | 0.0% |
| Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband | 0.0% |
| Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband | 0.0% |
| 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 | 20.0% |
Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.
In 2023, 5 crimes were reported
near Drop Lane .
85% of streets in the UK are more dangerous.
This street can be considered very safe.
The most common type of crime was
anti social behaviour. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of AL2 3TX.
Crime statistics are based on data provided by Home Office through data.police.uk under the
Open Government Licence.
AL2 3TX area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 13% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 14% 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.
| Full-Time Employee | 169 |
| Self-Employed | 54 |
| Retired | 52 |
| Part-Time Employee | 41 |
| Long-Term Sick or disabled | 17 |
| Student (economically inactive) | 16 |
| Looking after home or family | 15 |
| Other | 12 |
| Unemployed | 11 |
| Full-Time Student (with or without job) |
| Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles | 38 |
| Human health and social work activities | 21 |
| Education | 18 |
| Construction | 18 |
| Professional, scientific and technical activities | 17 |
| Information and communication | 16 |
| Financial and insurance activities | 15 |
| Other | 14 |
| Public administration and defence; compulsory social security | 11 |
| Administrative and support service activities | 11 |
| Accommodation and food service activities | 8 |
| Transport and storage | 8 |
| Manufacturing | 6 |
| Real estate activities | 5 |
| Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply | 1 |
| Female | 232 |
| Male | 244 |
| Single | 158 |
| Married: Opposite sex | 172 |
| Married: Same sex | 1 |
| Separated | 11 |
| Divorced | 31 |
| Widowed | 13 |
| Very good health | 261 |
| Good health | 156 |
| Fair health | 48 |
| Bad health | 6 |
| Very bad health | 6 |
| No qualifications | 57 |
| 1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent | 32 |
| 5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels | 63 |
| Apprenticeship | 13 |
| HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels | 62 |
| Degree or Similar | 151 |
| Other | 8 |
| Chinese | 2 |
| Indian | 16 |
| Other Asian | 1 |
| Black African | 1 |
| Black Caribbean | 9 |
| Other Black | 2 |
| Mixed White and Asian | 9 |
| Mixed White and Caribbean | 2 |
| Mixed Other | 7 |
| White | 414 |
| Arab | 1 |
| Other | 9 |
| United Kingdom | 413 |
| European Union | 26 |
| Rest of Europe | 9 |
| Africa | 10 |
| Middle East and Asia | 12 |
| The Americas and the Caribbean | 6 |
| Born in the UK | 413 |
| 10+ Years | 46 |
| 5-10 Years | 7 |
| 2-5 Years | 5 |
| Less than 2 years | 5 |
| United Kingdom | 418 |
| Ireland | 9 |
| France | 1 |
| Italy | 1 |
| Lithuania | 1 |
| Poland | 11 |
| Other EU countries | 5 |
| Other Europe | 2 |
| Middle East | 5 |
| Eastern Asia | 1 |
| North America and the Caribbean | 2 |
| No passport held | 20 |
| No religion | 176 |
| Christian | 210 |
| Hindu | 13 |
| Jewish | 24 |
| Muslim | 11 |
| Sikh | 4 |
| Other religion | 2 |
| Not answered | 36 |