AL4 8LE, St Albans
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Average sold price
£980,000
2 recorded sales since 2016
Last 12 months
£1,100,000
1 sale
Ultrafast broadband
0%
of homes, gigabit 0%
Sold prices in AL4 8LE
| Address | Date | Price | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5, The Drive | 1 Apr 2026 | £1,100,000 | Semi-detached |
| 5, The Drive | 25 Mar 2020 | £860,000 | Semi-detached |
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.
Streets in AL4 8LE
- The Drive£1.1m
Schools near AL4 8LE
| School | Type | Ofsted | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kimpton Primary School | Primary | Good | 0.9 mi |
| Sauncey Wood Primary School | Primary | – | 1.6 mi |
| Batford Nursery School | Nursery | – | 1.7 mi |
| Katherine Warington School | Secondary | Good | 1.7 mi |
| St Helen's Church of England Primary School | Primary | – | 2.0 mi |
| Sir John Lawes School | Secondary | Outstanding | 2.1 mi |
Living in AL4 8LE
Nearest stations
- Harpenden station 2.7 mi · 53 min walk
- Luton Airport Parkway station 4.6 mi · 1 hr 31 min walk
- Welwyn North station 4.9 mi · 1 hr 38 min walk
Supermarkets
- Budgens 0.9 mi
- The Co-operative Food 1.9 mi
- Tesco Express 1.9 mi
- Tesco Express Esso 1.9 mi
Pharmacies
- Manor Pharmacy 1.9 mi
Dentists
- Dental Surgery 1.9 mi
- Marford Road Dental Surgery 2.1 mi
- Special Care Dental 2.5 mi
GP surgeries
- Elms Medical Practice 2.5 mi
- Davenport House Surgery 2.7 mi
- Whitwell Surgery 2.7 mi
Mobile signal
4G indoors from all four networks: 80% of homes in North Hertfordshire (England & Wales 89%).
Source: Ofcom, Jul 2025.
Deprivation
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Decile 9 of 10 (10 = least deprived), English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
| Income | 8 of 10 |
| Employment | 9 of 10 |
| Education and skills | 9 of 10 |
| Health and disability | 10 of 10 |
| Crime | 10 of 10 |
| Access to housing and services | 2 of 10 |
| Living environment | 6 of 10 |
Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).
Who lives in AL4 8LE
Ethnic group
| Here | North Hertfordshire | |
|---|---|---|
| White | 95.3% | 87.6% |
| Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups | 2.7% | 3.7% |
| Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh | 0.9% | 5.2% |
| Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African | 0.9% | 2.4% |
| Other ethnic group | 0.3% | 1.1% |
Religion
| Here | North Hertfordshire | |
|---|---|---|
| Christian | 52.7% | 43.8% |
| No religion | 39.9% | 44.5% |
| Not answered | 6.2% | 6% |
| Jewish | 0.3% | – |
| Muslim | 0.3% | 1.6% |
| Hindu | 0.2% | 1.1% |
| Buddhist | 0.1% | 0.5% |
| Sikh | 0.1% | 1.7% |
Country of birth
| Here | North Hertfordshire | |
|---|---|---|
| Born in the UK | 92.7% | 88.4% |
| Born outside the UK | 7.3% | 11.6% |
Highest qualification
| Here | North Hertfordshire | |
|---|---|---|
| Level 4 qualifications and above | 47.9% | 41.5% |
| Level 3 qualifications | 15.4% | 15.5% |
| Level 2 qualifications | 13.1% | 13.3% |
| No qualifications | 11.7% | 13.6% |
| Level 1 and entry level qualifications | 7.3% | 9.3% |
| Apprenticeship | 3.3% | 4.5% |
| Other qualifications | 1.2% | 2.3% |
General health
| Here | North Hertfordshire | |
|---|---|---|
| Very good health | 56.8% | 50.6% |
| Good health | 32% | 34% |
| Fair health | 8% | 11.5% |
| Bad health | 2.6% | 3.1% |
| Very bad health | 0.6% | 0.8% |
Occupation
| Here | North Hertfordshire | |
|---|---|---|
| Professional occupations | 26.5% | 25.5% |
| Managers, directors and senior officials | 25.2% | 16.1% |
| Associate professional and technical occupations | 15.1% | 15.4% |
| Administrative and secretarial occupations | 8.1% | 8.8% |
| Skilled trades occupations | 7.8% | 8.7% |
| Caring, leisure and other service occupations | 6.1% | 7.4% |
| Elementary occupations | 4.7% | 7.1% |
| Sales and customer service occupations | 3.7% | 6.1% |
| Process, plant and machine operatives | 2.7% | 4.9% |
Cars or vans per household
| Here | North Hertfordshire | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 cars or vans in household | 42.7% | 30.6% |
| 1 car or van in household | 28.7% | 42.9% |
| 3 or more cars or vans in household | 21.5% | 11% |
| No cars or vans in household | 7% | 15.5% |
Economic activity
| Here | North Hertfordshire | |
|---|---|---|
| Economically active (excluding full-time students) | 57.6% | 63.3% |
| Economically inactive | 41% | 35% |
| Economically active and a full-time student | 1.4% | 1.7% |
Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.
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