Birchmead Close is in St. Albans and in St Albans district.
AL3 6BS is located in the Batchwood electoral ward, within the English
Parliamentary constituency of St Albans. This postcode has been in use
since 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about Birchmead Close, St. Albans, AL3 6BS and displays a report on the
quality of
life in this place and its surroundings.
Nearby postcodes are: AL3 6EY, AL3 6BE, AL3 6BW, AL3 6RT, AL3 6HE, AL3 6EZ, AL3 6LD, AL3 6BP, AL3 6HF.
| Address | Sale Price | Sale Date | Price Estimate 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Birchmead Close, St Albans, Hertfordshire Terraced, an established residential building | £507,000 | 2023-07-28 | £495,573 |
| 13 Birchmead Close, St Albans, Hertfordshire Terraced, an established residential building | £565,000 | 2022-01-28 | £556,501 |
| 7 Birchmead Close, St Albans, Hertfordshire Terraced, an established residential building | £400,000 | 2020-12-16 | £429,189 |
| 10 Birchmead Close, St Albans, Hertfordshire Terraced, an established residential building | £445,000 | 2020-12-03 | £477,473 |
| 7 Birchmead Close, St Albans, Hertfordshire Terraced, an established residential building | £365,000 | 2016-05-11 | £414,823 |
| Ofsted Overall Effectiveness | Distance | Establishment Type | Has Nursery Classes | Gender | More Info | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muriel Green Nursery School Church Crescent , AL3 5JB | 3out of 4 | 1,609 yd | Local authority nursery school | Yes | Mixed | More About School |
| Ofsted Overall Effectiveness | Distance | Establishment Type | Has Nursery Classes | Gender | More Info | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret Wix Primary School High Oaks , AL3 6EL | 3out of 4 | 313 yd | Community school | Yes | Mixed | More About School |
| Garden Fields Junior Mixed and Infant School Townsend Drive , AL3 5RL | - not rated | 637 yd | Academy converter | No | Mixed | More About School |
| Bernards Heath Junior School Watson Avenue , AL3 5HP | 4out of 4 | 1,190 yd | Community school | No | Mixed | More About School |
| Bernards Heath Infant and Nursery School 154 Sandridge Road , AL1 4AP | 3out of 4 | 1,490 yd | Community school | Yes | Mixed | More About School |
| Aboyne Lodge Junior Mixed and Infant School Etna Road , AL3 5NL | 3out of 4 | 1,645 yd | Community school | Yes | Mixed | More About School |
| Ofsted Overall Effectiveness | Distance | Establishment Type | Has Nursery Classes | Gender | More Info | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Townsend VA Church of England High Oaks , AL3 6DR | 3out of 4 | 680 yd | Voluntary aided school | No | Mixed | More About School |
| St Albans Girls' School Sandridgebury Lane , AL3 6DB | 4out of 4 | 860 yd | Academy converter | Not Applicable | Girls | More About School |
| Loreto College Hatfield Road , AL1 3RQ | 4out of 4 | 2,135 yd | Academy converter | No | Girls | More About School |
| Verulam School Brampton Road , AL1 4PR | 3out of 4 | 2,549 yd | Academy converter | Not Applicable | Boys | More About School |
| Sandringham School The Ridgeway , AL4 9NX | 4out of 4 | 2,659 yd | Academy converter | Not Applicable | Mixed | More About School |
| Ofsted Overall Effectiveness | Distance | Establishment Type | Has Nursery Classes | Gender | More Info | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oaklands College Oaklands Campus , Hatfield Road AL4 0JA | - not rated | 4,426 yd | Further education | Not Applicable | 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 | 4,314 yd | Academy sponsor led | Not Applicable | Mixed | More About School |
| Ofsted Overall Effectiveness | Distance | Establishment Type | Has Nursery Classes | Gender | More Info | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batchwood School Townsend Drive , AL3 5RP | 2out of 4 | 413 yd | Community special school | Not Applicable | Mixed | More About School |
| Heathlands School Heathlands Drive , AL3 5AY | 4out of 4 | 992 yd | Community special school | Yes | Mixed | More About School |
| St Albans High School for Girls Townsend Avenue , St Albans AL1 3SJ | - not rated | 1,571 yd | Other independent school | No | Girls | More About School |
| St Albans School Abbey Gateway , AL3 4HB | - not rated | 2,113 yd | Other independent school | No | Boys | More About School |
| St Albans Independent College 69 London Road , AL1 1LN | - not rated | 2,462 yd | Other independent school | No | Mixed | More About School |
School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.
| Business Name | Address | Food hygiene rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Greens Community Centre | New Greens Hall, High Oaks | 328 yd | |
| Harvester | The Ancient Briton, 46 Harpenden Road | 548 yd | |
| Pioneer Club | 2 Heathlands Drive, St Albans | 846 yd | |
| Waverley Sports & Social Club | 58 Waverley Road, St Albans | 928 yd | |
| St Albans Townsend Tennis & Bowls Club | 8 Waverley Road, St Albans | 974 yd |
| Business Name | Address | Food hygiene rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chef Express | 8 High Oaks, St Albans | 328 yd | |
| China House | 10 High Oaks, St Albans | 328 yd |
| Facility Name | Sport Objects | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Margaret Wix Primary School HIGH OAKS | grass pitches | 364 yd |
| Garden Fields Jmi School TOWNSEND DRIVE | grass pitches | 523 yd |
| St Albans High School For Girls Grass Pitches TOWNSEND DRIVE | grass pitches | 671 yd |
| Toulmin Drive Toulmin Drive | grass pitches | 685 yd |
| Townsend Church Of England School SPARROWSWICK RIDE | grass pitches, swimming pool | 743 yd |
| St Albans Girls School Sandridgebury Lane | grass pitches, swimming pool | 816 yd |
| Heathlands School For Deaf Children HEATHLANDS DRIVE | artificial grass pitch, grass pitches | 861 yd |
| Townsend Sports And Bowls Club WAVERLEY ROAD | tennis courts | 939 yd |
| Ariston School Playing Fields (Closed) Bridle Close | grass pitches | 982 yd |
| Batchwood Golf Course & Sports Centre BATCHWOOD HALL | golf, health and fitness suite, indoor tennis centre, squash courts, tennis courts | 996 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 | 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% |
| 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 | 0.0% |
| Median download speed | 90 Mbit/s |
| Average download speed | 214.2 Mbit/s |
| Minimum download speed | 1000 Mbit/s |
| Maximum download speed | 1000 Mbit/s |
| Median upload speed | 14.6 Mbit/s |
| Average upload speed | 25.4 Mbit/s |
| Maximum upload speed | 115 Mbit/s |
Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.
In 2023, 280 crimes were reported
near Birchmead Close .
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 6BS.
Crime statistics are based on data provided by Home Office through data.police.uk under the
Open Government Licence.
AL3 6BS area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 20% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 13% 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 | 99 |
| Retired | 59 |
| Part-Time Employee | 36 |
| Self-Employed | 35 |
| Looking after home or family | 16 |
| Student (economically inactive) | 16 |
| Long-Term Sick or disabled | 8 |
| Full-Time Student (with or without job) | 5 |
| Unemployed | 5 |
| Other | 1 |
| Education | 29 |
| Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles | 25 |
| Administrative and support service activities | 17 |
| Human health and social work activities | 16 |
| Transport and storage | 11 |
| Information and communication | 10 |
| Professional, scientific and technical activities | 10 |
| Financial and insurance activities | 8 |
| Manufacturing | 8 |
| Construction | 6 |
| Public administration and defence; compulsory social security | 5 |
| Accommodation and food service activities | 4 |
| Other | 3 |
| Real estate activities | 3 |
| Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities | 1 |
| Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply | 1 |
| Female | 196 |
| Male | 171 |
| Single | 100 |
| Married: Opposite sex | 129 |
| Civil partnership: Same sex | 2 |
| Separated | 6 |
| Divorced | 19 |
| Widowed | 25 |
| Very good health | 189 |
| Good health | 111 |
| Fair health | 45 |
| Bad health | 13 |
| Very bad health | 9 |
| No qualifications | 41 |
| 1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent | 22 |
| 5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels | 39 |
| Apprenticeship | 12 |
| HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels | 42 |
| Degree or Similar | 120 |
| Other | 4 |
| Bangladeshi | 28 |
| Pakistani | 8 |
| Other Asian | 6 |
| Black African | 5 |
| Black Caribbean | 14 |
| Mixed White and Asian | 3 |
| Mixed White and Caribbean | 6 |
| Mixed Other | 1 |
| White | 290 |
| Other | 9 |
| United Kingdom | 308 |
| European Union | 17 |
| Rest of Europe | 3 |
| Africa | 11 |
| Middle East and Asia | 18 |
| The Americas and the Caribbean | 10 |
| British Overseas | 1 |
| Born in the UK | 308 |
| 10+ Years | 47 |
| 5-10 Years | 4 |
| 2-5 Years | 6 |
| Less than 2 years | 3 |
| United Kingdom | 308 |
| Ireland | 2 |
| France | 2 |
| Germany | 3 |
| Italy | 8 |
| Spain | 3 |
| Poland | 1 |
| Other EU countries | 2 |
| South-East Asia | 2 |
| North America and the Caribbean | 1 |
| Central and South America | 1 |
| No passport held | 34 |
| No religion | 120 |
| Christian | 169 |
| Hindu | 2 |
| Jewish | 8 |
| Muslim | 36 |
| Other religion | 5 |
| Not answered | 27 |