Bullens Green Lane, Colney Heath, St. Albans, AL4 0QR

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around AL4 0QR is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.3%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	49.1%	50.7%	1.6%	51.0%	-0.3%
Male	50.9%	49.3%	-1.6%	49.0%	0.3%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	28.9%	35.4%	6.5%	37.9%	-2.5%
Married: Opposite sex	60.9%	48.7%	-12.2%	44.2%	4.5%
Separated	0.8%	0%	-0.8%	2.2%	-2.2%
Divorced	6.3%	8%	1.7%	9.1%	-1.1%
Widowed	3.1%	8%	4.9%	6.1%	1.9%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (92%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	58.3%	54%	-4.3%	48.4%	5.6%
Good health	34.4%	38%	3.6%	33.6%	4.4%
Fair health	6.1%	7.3%	1.2%	12.7%	-5.4%
Bad health	0.6%	0.7%	0.1%	4.0%	-3.3%
Very bad health	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	1.2%	-1.2%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

In the area around AL4 0QR this area, 9.9% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly lower than the UK average of 18.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	11.7%	9.9%	-1.8%	18.2%	-8.3%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	11.7%	9.9%	-1.8%	9.6%	0.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	21.9%	15.3%	-6.6%	13.4%	1.9%
Apprenticeship	4.7%	4.5%	-0.2%	5.3%	-0.8%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	15.6%	20.7%	5.1%	16.9%	3.8%
Degree or Similar	32%	39.6%	7.6%	33.8%	5.8%
Other	2.3%	0%	-2.3%	2.8%	-2.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 87.8% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Chinese	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.7%	-0.7%
Pakistani	0%	0.7%	0.7%	2.7%	-2.0%
Black African	0%	1.4%	1.4%	2.5%	-1.1%
Mixed White and Asian	3.1%	2.2%	-0.9%	0.8%	1.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	2.9%	2.9%	0.9%	2.0%
Mixed Other	1.2%	2.9%	1.7%	0.8%	2.1%
White	95.1%	87.8%	-7.3%	81.4%	6.4%
Arab	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
Other	0%	1.4%	1.4%	1.6%	-0.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 89.8% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is similar to the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	98.8%	89.8%	-9.0%	83.2%	6.6%
European Union	0%	3.6%	3.6%	6.1%	-2.5%
Africa	0.6%	0.7%	0.1%	2.7%	-2.0%
Middle East and Asia	0%	1.5%	1.5%	5.6%	-4.1%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.6%	2.9%	2.3%	1.3%	1.6%
Oceania	0%	1.5%	1.5%	0.3%	1.2%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	96.3%	89.1%	-7.2%	83.2%	5.9%
10+ Years	0%	9.4%	9.4%	9.8%	-0.4%
5-10 Years	0%	1.4%	1.4%	2.9%	-1.5%
Less than 2 years	3.7%	0%	-3.7%	1.9%	-1.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	86.9%	76.7%	10.2%
Portugal	0.7%	0.5%	0.2%
Spain	2.9%	0.4%	2.5%
Poland	2.2%	1.3%	0.9%
North America and the Caribbean	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
No passport held	6.6%	13.5%	-6.9%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	40.1%	37.2%	2.9%
Christian	53.3%	46.2%	7.1%
Buddhist	0.7%	0.5%	0.2%
Other religion	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
Not answered	5.1%	6.0%	-0.9%

Safety

Is Bullens Green Lane Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Bullens Green Lane was 12.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 86.3% lower than the Hatfield South West average. The most reported crime type was Burglary.

Bullens Green Lane has the lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Hatfield South West and the 17th lowest crime rate of 363 local areas in Welwyn Hatfield .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 6.3 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -78.8%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a similar level level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 59% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£47,200

Income Rank
6/10

Household Income in AL4 0QR, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 3/10 (low )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 2/10 (very low )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 2/10 (very low )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 3/10 (low )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 3/10 (low )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 5/10 (average )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 5/10 (average )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 2/10 (very low )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 3/10 (low )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Bullens Green Lane are based on 38 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Welwyn Hatfield.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Bullens Green Lane, Colney Heath, St. Albans, AL4 0QR

Estimated Average Property Prices for AL4 0QR

Average Price
£573,605

Semi-Detached
£562,923

Terraced
£548,184

Detached
£671,229

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Bullens Green Lane

Average Price
£601,091

Semi-Detached
£634,269

Terraced
£517,913

Detached
£715,028

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Bullens Green LaneStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
37 Bullens Green Lane, St Albans, Hertfordshire Terraced, an established residential building	£435,000	2024-11-01	£447,978
19 Bullens Green Lane, St Albans, Hertfordshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£637,000	2022-11-03	£640,845
41 Bullens Green Lane, St Albans, Hertfordshire Terraced, an established residential building	£455,000	2020-11-30	£503,822
11 Bullens Green Lane, St Albans, Hertfordshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£490,000	2019-09-02	£556,818
27 Bullens Green Lane, St Albans, Hertfordshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£575,000	2017-04-06	£700,365

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for AL4 0QR

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	37
Retired	26
Part-Time Employee	15
Self-Employed	11
Unemployed	8
Student (economically inactive)	5
Looking after home or family	4
Other	2
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	2
Long-Term Sick or disabled	1

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	14
Education	14
Construction	9
Manufacturing	9
Professional, scientific and technical activities	8
Human health and social work activities	7
Information and communication	6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	6
Other	4
Administrative and support service activities	4
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	3
Accommodation and food service activities	1
Transport and storage	1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Birchwood Nursery School Birchway , Crawford Road AL10 0PD	4out of 4	3,655 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Colney Heath Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School High Street , Colney Heath AL4 0NP	3out of 4	1,313 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
De Havilland Primary School Travellers Lane , AL10 8TQ	- not rated	1,603 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's Church of England Primary School Dellsome Lane , North Mymms AL9 7NE	3out of 4	1,806 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Oak View Primary and Nursery School Woods Avenue , AL10 8NW	3out of 4	2,444 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Philip Howard Catholic Primary School Woods Avenue , AL10 8NN	3out of 4	2,493 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Bishop's Hatfield Girls' School Woods Avenue , AL10 8NL	4out of 4	2,577 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Onslow St Audreys School Old Rectory Drive , AL10 8AB	2out of 4	2,966 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Nicholas Breakspear Catholic School Colney Heath Lane , AL4 0TT	3out of 4	3,369 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Beaumont School Austen Way , AL4 0XB	4out of 4	4,404 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Chancellor's School Pine Grove , Brookmans Park AL9 7BN	3out of 4	4,920 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	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	3,645 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	4,960 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
University of Hertfordshire Hatfield Campus , College Lane AL10 9AB	- not rated	1,442 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Links Hatfield Academy Travellers Lane , AL10 8TJ	- not rated	1,775 yd	Academy alternative provision sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Southfield School Woods Avenue , AL10 8NN	3out of 4	2,546 yd	Community special school	No	Mixed	More About School
Links Academy 1 Hixberry Lane , AL4 0TZ	3out of 4	3,775 yd	Academy alternative provision converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Manor Lodge School Rectory Lane , Ridge Hill WD7 9BG	- not rated	4,438 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
The Rice	11 High Street, Colney Heath		1,061 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Hertfordshire University Angerland Common Site (Closed) South Way	grass pitches	591 yd

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/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%

Download Speed

Median download speed	39 Mbit/s
Average download speed	132.7 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	9.5 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	21.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	115 Mbit/s

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