St Albans Road, Hemel Hempstead, HP2 4BD

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding HP2 4BD has a slightly higher male population, with 52.2% of residents being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	50.6%	47.8%	-2.8%	51.0%	-3.2%
Male	49.4%	52.2%	2.8%	49.0%	3.2%

Partnership Status

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

In the immediate area around HP2 4BD, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 42.4% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	40.8%	42.4%	1.6%	37.9%	4.5%
Married: Opposite sex	42.5%	40.7%	-1.8%	44.2%	-3.5%
Separated	4.7%	3%	-1.7%	2.2%	0.8%
Divorced	7.7%	10.2%	2.5%	9.1%	1.1%
Widowed	4.3%	3.8%	-0.5%	6.1%	-2.3%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	45.5%	48.8%	3.3%	48.4%	0.4%
Good health	34.3%	33.6%	-0.7%	33.6%	0.0%
Fair health	12.8%	10.4%	-2.4%	12.7%	-2.3%
Bad health	5.8%	5.2%	-0.6%	4.0%	1.2%
Very bad health	1.6%	2.1%	0.5%	1.2%	0.9%

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.

This area stands out for its low percentage of residents with higher education degree. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 22.8%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	20.6%	16.8%	-3.8%	18.2%	-1.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	24.5%	15.1%	-9.4%	9.6%	5.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	19.3%	20.7%	1.4%	13.4%	7.3%
Apprenticeship	3.9%	6.9%	3.0%	5.3%	1.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8.2%	13.4%	5.2%	16.9%	-3.5%
Degree or Similar	15.5%	22.8%	7.3%	33.8%	-11.0%
Other	8.2%	4.3%	-3.9%	2.8%	1.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 86.6% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Chinese	3.2%	0%	-3.2%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	3.2%	3.1%	-0.1%	3.1%	0.0%
Pakistani	4.2%	2.7%	-1.5%	2.7%	0.0%
Other Asian	0%	3.4%	3.4%	1.6%	1.8%
Black African	1.6%	0%	-1.6%	2.5%	-2.5%
Black Caribbean	1%	1%	0.0%	1.0%	0.0%
Other Black	1%	0%	-1.0%	0.5%	-0.5%
Mixed White and African	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.6%	2.1%	1.5%	0.9%	1.2%
Mixed Other	1%	1%	0.0%	0.8%	0.2%
White	84%	86.6%	2.6%	81.4%	5.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 86.3% 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	87.2%	86.3%	-0.9%	83.2%	3.1%
European Union	3.5%	6.8%	3.3%	6.1%	0.7%
Rest of Europe	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.8%	-0.1%
Africa	1.9%	0%	-1.9%	2.7%	-2.7%
Middle East and Asia	5.1%	5.5%	0.4%	5.6%	-0.1%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.9%	0%	-1.9%	1.3%	-1.3%
Oceania	0.3%	0.7%	0.4%	0.3%	0.4%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	87.2%	87.5%	0.3%	83.2%	4.3%
10+ Years	1.9%	5.6%	3.7%	9.8%	-4.2%
5-10 Years	2.6%	3.8%	1.2%	2.9%	0.9%
2-5 Years	3.8%	1%	-2.8%	2.2%	-1.2%
Less than 2 years	4.5%	2.1%	-2.4%	1.9%	0.2%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	80%	76.7%	3.3%
Germany	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Italy	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Spain	2.1%	0.4%	1.7%
Poland	1%	1.3%	-0.3%
Other EU countries	3.8%	1.5%	2.3%
Southern Asia	2.4%	1.2%	1.2%
Oceania	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
No passport held	9.3%	13.5%	-4.2%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	49.1%	37.2%	11.9%
Christian	37.4%	46.2%	-8.8%
Buddhist	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Hindu	3.5%	1.7%	1.8%
Jewish	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Muslim	2.4%	6.5%	-4.1%
Other religion	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
Not answered	6.2%	6.0%	0.2%

Safety

Is St Albans Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around St Albans Road was 98.1 per 1,000 residents, which is 22.2% lower than the Apsley and Corner Hall average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

St Albans Road has the 15th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Apsley and Corner Hall and the 133rd highest crime rate of 468 local areas in Dacorum .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 67.9 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -29.5%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 74% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£52,400

Income Rank
8/10

Household Income in HP2 4BD, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 5/10 (average )
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 - 5/10 (average )
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 - 6/10 (average )
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 - 5/10 (average )
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 - 4/10 (below average )
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 - 6/10 (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 - 7/10 (above average )
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 - 7/10 (above 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) - 6/10 (average )
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 St Albans Road are based on 57 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Dacorum.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for St Albans Road, Hemel Hempstead, HP2 4BD

Estimated Average Property Prices for HP2 4BD

Average Price
£398,642

Semi-Detached
£485,110

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£440,877

Flats/Maisonettes
£204,587

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for St Albans Road

Average Price
£367,040

Semi-Detached
£427,697

Terraced
£422,019

Detached
£680,947

Flats/Maisonettes
£224,164

Other
£368,629

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on St Albans Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
20 St Albans Road, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£115,000	2012-05-03	£188,519
20A St Albans Road, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£133,350	2011-07-01	£225,125
12 St Albans Road, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire Detached, an established residential building	£246,000	2011-03-18	£441,751
18 St Albans Road, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£195,000	2010-07-09	£368,214
28 St Albans Road, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£215,000	2010-06-29	£415,103

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for HP2 4BD

Employment

HP2 4BD area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 6% 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 Employee	80
Self-Employed	38
Part-Time Employee	37
Retired	19
Student (economically inactive)	14
Looking after home or family	14
Long-Term Sick or disabled	11
Unemployed	10
Other	7
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	2

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	21
Human health and social work activities	14
Administrative and support service activities	13
Accommodation and food service activities	13
Transport and storage	13
Construction	10
Professional, scientific and technical activities	10
Education	9
Manufacturing	8
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	8
Other	7
Information and communication	7
Financial and insurance activities	2
Real estate activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Heath Lane Nursery School Heath Lane , HP1 1TT	3out of 4	570 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
South Hill Primary School Heath Lane , HP1 1TT	3out of 4	570 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Tudor Primary School Redwood Drive , HP3 9ER	3out of 4	699 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Boxmoor Primary School Cowper Road , Boxmoor HP1 1PF	3out of 4	1,103 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Broadfield Academy Windmill Road , HP2 4BX	2out of 4	1,322 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lime Walk Primary School Lime Walk , Bennetts End HP3 9LN	3out of 4	1,338 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Hemel Hempstead School Heath Lane , HP1 1TX	3out of 4	533 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Laureate Academy Warners End Road , HP1 3DW	1out of 4	1,501 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
The Adeyfield Academy Longlands , HP2 4DE	1out of 4	1,937 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Longdean School Rumballs Rd , HP3 8JB	3out of 4	2,321 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
John F Kennedy Catholic School Hollybush Lane , HP1 2PH	3out of 4	2,559 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Lockers Park School Lockers Park Lane , HP1 1TL	- not rated	1,086 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
The Collett School Lockers Park Lane , HP1 1TQ	3out of 4	1,368 yd	Community special school	No	Mixed	More About School
Roman Fields Academy 11 Box Lane , HP3 0DF	- not rated	2,102 yd	Academy alternative provision converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Dacorum Education Support Centre 30 Tenzing Road , HP2 4HS	4out of 4	2,228 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Woodfield School Malmes Croft , Leverstock Green HP3 8RL	4out of 4	2,830 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Subway	Unit A, 243 Marlowes	191 yd
Olive Catering @ robertos	1 Park Lane	199 yd
Shahs Halal Food	Kiosk 1, Marlowes	203 yd
Olive Indian Restaurant	16-18 Lawn Lane	204 yd
Pizza Express	5 Riverside	219 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Cotterells Club	182 Cotterells	373 yd
Life & Soul Theatre Academy	Boxmoor Hall, St Johns Road	439 yd
Steam Coach	The Steam Coach, 86 St Johns Road	764 yd
Copper Bar	4 Waterhouse Street	800 yd
The Full House	The Full House, 126-128 Marlowes	806 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Best Kebab House	8 Lawn Lane	146 yd
Guzzlerz	33 Lawn Lane	146 yd
Hench	32 Lawn Lane	204 yd
BRIM Burgers Ltd	30 Lawn Lane	204 yd
Lawn Lane Fish & Chips	36 Lawn Lane	204 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Stejarul	246 Marlowes	292 yd
Fresh Market	197 Marlowes	373 yd
Hemel Food Centre	147 Marlowes	654 yd
Tesco	187a Marlowes	654 yd
ASDA	Asda Store, Hillfield Road	776 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Anytime Fitness (Hemel Hempstead) UNIT 6A UNIT 6A RIVERSIDE	health and fitness suite	281 yd
Olympian Gym UNIT 31-33 UNIT 31-33 MARLOWES	health and fitness suite	390 yd
Boxmoor Cricket Club 1 HEATH PARK HOUSE 1 HEATH PARK HOUSE COTTERELLS	grass pitches	440 yd
Energie Fitness MARLOWES	health and fitness suite	459 yd
Sportspace Hemel Hempstead PARK ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool	484 yd
Hemel Hempstead Cricket Club 1 HEATH PARK HOUSE 1 HEATH PARK HOUSE COTTERELLS	grass pitches	496 yd
South Hill Primary School HEATH LANE	grass pitches	579 yd
The Hemel Hempstead School HEATH LANE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	663 yd
The Snow Centre Hemel Hempstead ST. ALBANS HILL	ski slopes	991 yd
Sportspace Athletics Track DACORUM ATHLETICS TRACK DACORUM ATHLETICS TRACK JARMAN WAY	athletics tracks, grass pitches	1,026 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	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%

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	63 Mbit/s
Average download speed	65 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	80 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	80 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	12.2 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	14.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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