Listz area intelligence · England

St Albans

A data-led view of living in St Albans, bringing property, population, work, crime, energy and local services together in one place.

150,757Population (2025)
£570,000Median terraced price (2025)
77.9%Employment rate
70Median EPC score

Population

Age profile

27,913Aged 5–17
8,032Aged 18–24
92,755Aged 16–64
27,062Aged 65+

Population history

YearTotalAge 65+Age 80+
2021148,62425,6977,642
2022148,65225,9707,681
2023149,69426,3387,825
2024150,72226,6958,098
2025150,75727,0628,245

Property and affordability

Property typeMedian priceSalesFive-year growthPrice/earnings
Detached£995,000475+24.4%16.9×
Semi-detached£740,000567+22.3%12.5×
Terraced£570,000576+14.0%9.7×
Flats and maisonettes£335,000554+4.7%5.7×

Affordability comparisons require at least 100 recorded sales for the property type. A missing ratio does not mean housing is free or unaffordable; it means the sample was insufficient.

Employment and earnings

Labour market

77.9%Employment rate
6.2%Unemployment rate
16.5%Economic inactivity
2.4%Claimant Count rate

Median weekly earnings

£1,134.60Resident basis
£815.90Workplace basis

Recorded crime

MeasureRate per 1,000Previous rateCount
Anti-social behaviour15.216.42,286
Burglary3.23.1483
Criminal damage and arson5.75.3860
Overall recorded street-level crime64.961.49,782
Robbery0.70.999
Shoplifting8.410.61,265
Vehicle crime6.25.2930
Violence and sexual offences23.821.63,593

Police.uk street-level recorded crime. These figures do not capture every offence or directly measure an individual's risk.

Home energy efficiency

Home typeEPCsMedian scoreRated A–CRated E–GImprovement
All homes31,1117058.1%9.1%11 points
Bungalows1,3396743.8%15.8%18 points
Flats10,0957473.2%5.9%2 points
Houses18,5506950.9%10.4%15 points
Maisonettes1,1277057.7%9.8%5 points

EPC records describe assessed properties rather than every home and do not directly measure energy bills.

Schools, healthcare and care

Schools

116 plus schools
1All-through schools
13Not applicable schools
2Nursery schools
50Primary schools
12Secondary schools

7 schools have a current Ofsted report card.

Healthcare locations

29GP locations
45Dentist locations
1Hospital locations
0Mental health locations

Older-adult care

11Care homes
11Nursing homes
26Home-care agencies
31Dementia support

Registered locations, not places, capacity, quality or care cost.

What this profile can answer

Use this page to compare the area's housing market, population, work indicators, energy efficiency and service availability. Individual streets and neighbourhoods can differ substantially from council-wide figures.

Sources and limitations

  • Missing datasets are returned as empty arrays and identified by availability flags.
  • Affordability eligibility requires at least 100 sales for the property type.
  • Crime data is street-level recorded crime and is unavailable for Greater Manchester.
  • School, healthcare and care-location sections currently cover England only.
  • Location counts measure registered locations, not service quality, capacity or cost.

Sources include HM Land Registry, ONS and Nomis, Police.uk, MHCLG EPC records, Department for Education, Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission. Data is mapped to the current local-authority geography used by Listz.