AL1 2BQ, St Albans
Sold prices and local information for AL1 2BQ on Cottonmill Lane. Free
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Average sold price
£461,250
2 recorded sales since 2016
Last 12 months
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0 sales
Ultrafast broadband
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Sold prices in AL1 2BQ
| Address | Date | Price | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3, Howard Court, Cottonmill Lane | 25 Nov 2024 | £302,500 | Flat |
| 51, Cottonmill Lane | 10 Oct 2017 | £620,000 | Semi-detached |
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.
Streets in AL1 2BQ
- Cottonmill Lane£585k
Schools near AL1 2BQ
| School | Type | Ofsted | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mandeville Primary School | Primary | – | 0.3 mi |
| St Adrian Roman Catholic Primary School | Primary | – | 0.5 mi |
| Watling View School | Community special school | – | 0.5 mi |
| St Peter's School | Primary | – | 0.5 mi |
| St Albans Independent College | Other independent school | – | 0.6 mi |
| The Abbey Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Albans | Primary | Good | 0.7 mi |
Living in AL1 2BQ
Nearest stations
- St Albans Abbey station 0.6 mi · 11 min walk
- St Albans City station 0.8 mi · 16 min walk
- Park Street station 1.0 mi · 21 min walk
Supermarkets
- Aldi 0.4 mi
- Sainsburys 0.4 mi
- Asda Express 0.6 mi
- Marks and Spencer BP 0.8 mi
Pharmacies
- Imed Pharmacy 0.6 mi
- Maltings Jade Pharmacy 0.9 mi
- St Albans Pharmacy 0.9 mi
Dentists
- Family Dental Practice 0.5 mi
- Family Dental Practice 0.5 mi
- Priory Park Dentalcare 0.5 mi
GP surgeries
- Hatfield Road Surgery 0.6 mi
- Maltings Surgery 0.9 mi
- Midway Surgery 1.1 mi
Mobile signal
4G indoors from all four networks: 97% of homes in St Albans (England & Wales 89%).
Source: Ofcom, Jul 2025.
Deprivation
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Decile 10 of 10 (10 = least deprived), English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
| Income | 10 of 10 |
| Employment | 10 of 10 |
| Education and skills | 10 of 10 |
| Health and disability | 10 of 10 |
| Crime | 8 of 10 |
| Access to housing and services | 10 of 10 |
| Living environment | 5 of 10 |
Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).
Who lives in AL1 2BQ
Ethnic group
| Here | St Albans | |
|---|---|---|
| White | 86.5% | 83.6% |
| Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh | 7.2% | 8.2% |
| Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African | 1.5% | 2.1% |
| Other ethnic group | 0.3% | 1.8% |
Religion
| Here | St Albans | |
|---|---|---|
| No religion | 44.7% | 37.1% |
| Christian | 40.9% | 47.4% |
| Not answered | 7.2% | 6.1% |
| Muslim | 3.8% | 4.7% |
| Jewish | 1.4% | 1.5% |
| Hindu | 1% | 1.8% |
| Other religion | 0.7% | 0.5% |
| Buddhist | 0.4% | 0.5% |
Country of birth
| Here | St Albans | |
|---|---|---|
| Born in the UK | 83.1% | 83% |
| Born outside the UK | 16.9% | 17% |
Highest qualification
| Here | St Albans | |
|---|---|---|
| Level 4 qualifications and above | 62.7% | 53% |
| Level 3 qualifications | 11.7% | 13.1% |
| Level 2 qualifications | 8.7% | 11.5% |
| No qualifications | 7.4% | 10.2% |
| Level 1 and entry level qualifications | 6.1% | 6.7% |
| Apprenticeship | 2.4% | 3.4% |
| Other qualifications | 0.9% | 2.1% |
General health
| Here | St Albans | |
|---|---|---|
| Very good health | 61% | 57.5% |
| Good health | 28.6% | 30.3% |
| Fair health | 8.4% | 9.1% |
| Bad health | 1.7% | 2.4% |
| Very bad health | 0.4% | 0.6% |
Occupation
| Here | St Albans | |
|---|---|---|
| Professional occupations | 35.4% | 30.5% |
| Managers, directors and senior officials | 21% | 20.8% |
| Associate professional and technical occupations | 18.6% | 15.8% |
| Administrative and secretarial occupations | 6.7% | 8.1% |
| Caring, leisure and other service occupations | 4.8% | 6.1% |
| Skilled trades occupations | 4.5% | 6% |
| Sales and customer service occupations | 4.2% | 4.7% |
| Elementary occupations | 3% | 5.2% |
| Process, plant and machine operatives | 1.9% | 2.9% |
Cars or vans per household
| Here | St Albans | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 car or van in household | 54.6% | 44.1% |
| 2 cars or vans in household | 27.2% | 32.4% |
| No cars or vans in household | 13.3% | 12.8% |
| 3 or more cars or vans in household | 4.9% | 10.7% |
Economic activity
| Here | St Albans | |
|---|---|---|
| Economically active (excluding full-time students) | 71% | 63.7% |
| Economically inactive | 27.7% | 34.6% |
| Economically active and a full-time student | 1.3% | 1.7% |
Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.
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