Portland Street is in St. Albans and in St Albans district. AL3 4RB is located in the Verulam electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of St Albans. This postcode has been in use since 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about Portland Street, St. Albans, AL3 4RB and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: AL3 4RA, AL3 4TZ, AL3 4TF, AL3 4QT, AL3 4TQ, AL3 4TH, AL3 4TB, AL3 4QJ, AL3 4DW.

Portland Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Portland Street are based on 77 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 AL3 4RB

Average Price
£588,325
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
£588,489
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
£578,614

Estimated Average Property Prices for Portland Street

Average Price
£572,127
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Portland Street

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
12 Portland Street, St Albans, Hertfordshire
Terraced, an established residential building
£792,6002022-09-16 £728,744
38 Portland Street, St Albans, Hertfordshire
Terraced, an established residential building
£655,0002022-07-08 £621,104
48 Portland Street, St Albans, Hertfordshire
Terraced, an established residential building
£510,0002022-01-04 £502,328
2 Portland Street, St Albans, Hertfordshire
Terraced, an established residential building
£575,0002021-06-14 £584,913
40 Portland Street, St Albans, Hertfordshire
Terraced, an established residential building
£600,0002020-09-15 £640,067

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Muriel Green Nursery School
Church Crescent , AL3 5JB
3out of 4 419 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Albans
St Michael's Street , AL3 4SJ
3out of 4 539 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Aboyne Lodge Junior Mixed and Infant School
Etna Road , AL3 5NL
3out of 4 795 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 1,040 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Alban City School
7 Hatfield Road , AL1 3RR
3out of 4 1,110 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Maple Primary School
Hall Place Gardens , AL1 3SW
4out of 4 1,292 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Loreto College
Hatfield Road , AL1 3RQ
4out of 4 1,512 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School
The Marlborough Science Academy
Watling Street , AL1 2QA
3out of 4 2,016 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Albans Girls' School
Sandridgebury Lane , AL3 6DB
4out of 4 2,251 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Townsend VA Church of England
High Oaks , AL3 6DR
3out of 4 2,336 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Verulam School
Brampton Road , AL1 4PR
3out of 4 2,486 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys 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 4,593 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 3,489 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Albans School
Abbey Gateway , AL3 4HB
- not rated 575 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
St Albans High School for Girls
Townsend Avenue , St Albans AL1 3SJ
- not rated 1,271 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
St Albans Independent College
69 London Road , AL1 1LN
- not rated 1,403 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
St Columba's College
King Harry Lane , AL3 4AW
- not rated 1,425 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Batchwood School
Townsend Drive , AL3 5RP
2out of 4 1,426 yd Community special school Not Applicable 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
Per TuttiFormer, 30 Holywell Hill80 yd
Martinas @ Ashwell HouseAshwell House, 167 Verulam Road117 yd
Old Tom’s23C George Street, St Albans542 yd
Locanda Bagutta23a George Street, St Albans545 yd
Loft23B George Street, St Albans545 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Portland ArmsThe Portland Arms Ph, 63 Portland Street27 yd
Ashwell House167 Verulam Road, St Albans118 yd
The Lower Red LionThe Lower Red Lion Ph, 36 Fishpool Street319 yd
The Verulam Arms41 Lower Dagnall Street, St Albans333 yd
The VerulamThe Verulam Arms, 41 Lower Dagnall Street336 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Darlish Ice Cream9 Christopher Place, St Albans611 yd
The Shaken Cow17 High Street, St Albans659 yd
Mooboo St Albans28 Chequer Street, St Albans753 yd
Fishy Plaice1-3 Catherine Street, St Albans763 yd
GreggsForrester House, St Peters Street796 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Tesco Express33-39 St Peters Street, St Albans724 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Victoria Playing Fields
FOLLY LANE
grass pitches219 yd
King Harry Playing Fields (Closed)
Abbey Gateway
grass pitches471 yd
St Albans School
ABBEY GATEWAY
health and fitness suite, swimming pool475 yd
Fitness First Health Club (St Albans)
UNIT 17 UNIT 17 CHRISTOPHER PLACE
health and fitness suite614 yd
Aboyne Lodge School Playing Field
NORMANDY ROAD
grass pitches634 yd
Verulamium Park
ST. MICHAELS
grass pitches864 yd
Townsend Sports And Bowls Club
WAVERLEY ROAD
tennis courts1,044 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 speed100 Mbit/s
Average download speed115.3 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed200 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed200 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed18.7 Mbit/s
Average upload speed15.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed20 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Portland Street dangerous?

In 2023, 274 crimes were reported near Portland Street . 36% 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 AL3 4RB.

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

More Crime Statistics for Portland Street, St. Albans, AL3 4RB

Employment

AL3 4RB area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 8% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 16% 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.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee85
Retired45
Self-Employed33
Part-Time Employee18
Looking after home or family12
Other8
Student (economically inactive)7
Full-Time Student (with or without job)2
Long-Term Sick or disabled
Unemployed

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities27
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles19
Human health and social work activities16
Education15
Construction14
Administrative and support service activities14
Information and communication12
Other10
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security9
Financial and insurance activities6
Transport and storage5
Manufacturing5
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities4
Accommodation and food service activities2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 1
Real estate activities1

People

Gender

Female133
Male124

Partnership Status

Single64
Married: Opposite sex115
Separated5
Divorced17
Widowed9

Health

Very good health143
Good health80
Fair health26
Bad health6
Very bad health1

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications7
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 8
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 14
Apprenticeship7
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 21
Degree or Similar 152
Other2

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi2
Pakistani1
Other Asian3
Black African2
Black Caribbean3
Mixed White and Asian11
Mixed White and African2
Mixed Other3
White229
Arab3

Country of Birth

United Kingdom219
European Union16
Africa5
Middle East and Asia6
The Americas and the Caribbean6
Oceania6

Length of Residence

Born in the UK219
10+ Years21
5-10 Years7
2-5 Years6
Less than 2 years2

Passport Held

United Kingdom228
Ireland2
Spain5
Romania3
Other EU countries3
South and Eastern Africa1
Eastern Asia1
South-East Asia1
North America and the Caribbean3
Oceania2
No passport held8

Religion

No religion104
Christian124
Buddhist2
Jewish5
Muslim5
Other religion4
Not answered13