Spring Valley Business Centre, Porters Wood, St Albans
House prices, sold prices and local information for AL3 6PD.
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At a glance
0 property sales on Spring Valley Business Centre, Porters Wood, St Albans have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016.
House prices on Spring Valley Business Centre compared
Average sale price over the last 12 months. Spring Valley Business Centre has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all AL3 house prices.
Sold prices on Spring Valley Business Centre
| Address | Date | Price | Type | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4, Spring Valley Business Centre AL3 6PD | 19 Jan 2016 | £685,000 | Other | Freehold |
Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.
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Schools near Spring Valley Business Centre
| School | Type | Ages | Ofsted | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Albans Girls' School 1,423 pupils | Secondary | 11–18 | Report | 0.2 mi |
| Bernards Heath Junior School 353 pupils | Primary | 7–11 | Good Report | 0.5 mi |
| Heathlands School 150 pupils | Community special school | 3–18 | Report | 0.5 mi |
| Margaret Wix Primary School 167 pupils | Primary | 3–11 | Report | 0.6 mi |
| Garden Fields Junior Mixed and Infant School 430 pupils | Primary | 5–11 | Report | 0.6 mi |
| Batchwood School 111 pupils | Community special school | 11–16 | Good Report | 0.6 mi |
| Townsend Church of England School 746 pupils | Secondary Church of England | 11–18 | Report | 0.7 mi |
| Bernards Heath Infant and Nursery School 279 pupils | Primary | 3–7 | Report | 0.7 mi |
Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.
Getting around, shops and health
Train stations
- St Albans City station 1.4 mi · 28 min walk
- St Albans Abbey station 1.9 mi · 38 min walk
- Harpenden station 3.2 mi · 1 hr 4 min walk
Nearest bus stops
- St Albans Girls' School (in, Girls' School) 4 min walk
- Firbank Road (S-bound, Firbank Road) 5 min walk
- St Albans Girls' School (nr, Harpenden Road) 5 min walk
- St Albans Girls' School (opp, Harpenden Road) 5 min walk
GP surgeries
- Lodge,Highfield & Redbourn
Normandy Road, St. Albans · 1.0 mi - Grange Street Surgery
2 Grange Street, St. Albans · 1.0 mi - Parkbury House Surgery
St. Peters Street, St Albans · 1.0 mi - Harvey Group Practice
13-15 Russell Avenue, St. Albans · 1.3 mi
Supermarkets
- Tesco Express Tesco St Albans Beech Rd Express · 0.3 mi
- Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily ST Albans New Greens · 0.5 mi
- Cook Cook St Albans · 1.0 mi
- Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Marshalswick The Quadrant · 1.0 mi
Pharmacies
- Meera Pharmacy · 0.3 mi
- Normandy Chemist · 0.9 mi
- Quadrant Pharmacy · 1.0 mi
Dentists
- High Oaks Dental Practice · 0.5 mi
- Dental Beauty St Albans · 1.0 mi
- St Albans City Hospital · 1.0 mi
Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.
Area profile
Deprivation
This neighbourhood is in decile 9 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.
| Income | 7 of 10 |
| Employment | 7 of 10 |
| Education and skills | 10 of 10 |
| Health and disability | 9 of 10 |
| Crime | 9 of 10 |
| Access to housing and services | 9 of 10 |
| Living environment | 6 of 10 |
Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).
Homes
| Here | Eng & Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned | 67.3% | 62.5% |
| Private rented | 17.0% | 20.3% |
| Social rented | 15.7% | 17.1% |
| Households | 731 |
People
| Here | Eng & Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22.4% | 17.4% |
| Aged 15–64 | 66.2% | 64.1% |
| Aged 65+ | 11.5% | 18.6% |
| Residents | 2,058 |
Broadband
| Here | UK | |
|---|---|---|
| Superfast (30Mbit+) | 100% | 95% |
| Ultrafast (300Mbit+) | 100% | 80% |
| Gigabit-capable | 100% | 80% |
Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.
Mobile signal
| Here | Eng & Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| 4G indoors, all 4 networks | 97% | 89% |
| 4G indoors, at least 1 network | 100% | 100% |
| 4G outdoors, all 4 networks | 100% | 99% |
| Calls indoors, all 4 networks | 97% | 92% |
Share of homes across St Albans with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.
Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
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Who lives around Spring Valley Business Centre
Ethnic group
| Here | St Albans | |
|---|---|---|
| White | 75.5% | 83.6% |
| Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh | 13.6% | 8.2% |
| Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups | 4.8% | 4.3% |
| Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African | 4.3% | 2.1% |
| Other ethnic group | 1.9% | 1.8% |
Religion
| Here | St Albans | |
|---|---|---|
| Christian | 42.4% | 47.4% |
| No religion | 38.3% | 37.1% |
| Muslim | 10% | 4.7% |
| Not answered | 5.1% | 6.1% |
| Hindu | 2.1% | 1.8% |
| Jewish | 0.5% | 1.5% |
| Sikh | 0.5% | – |
| Other religion | 0.5% | 0.5% |
Country of birth
| Here | St Albans | |
|---|---|---|
| Born in the UK | 79.4% | 83% |
| Born outside the UK | 20.6% | 17% |
Highest qualification
| Here | St Albans | |
|---|---|---|
| Level 4 qualifications and above | 50.3% | 53% |
| Level 2 qualifications | 13.9% | 11.5% |
| Level 3 qualifications | 13.4% | 13.1% |
| No qualifications | 9.9% | 10.2% |
| Level 1 and entry level qualifications | 6.8% | 6.7% |
| Apprenticeship | 3.3% | 3.4% |
| Other qualifications | 2.4% | 2.1% |
General health
| Here | St Albans | |
|---|---|---|
| Very good health | 62.1% | 57.5% |
| Good health | 26.9% | 30.3% |
| Fair health | 8.6% | 9.1% |
| Bad health | 1.9% | 2.4% |
| Very bad health | 0.5% | 0.6% |
Cars or vans per household
| Here | St Albans | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 car or van in household | 44.5% | 44.1% |
| 2 cars or vans in household | 34.8% | 32.4% |
| 3 or more cars or vans in household | 11.6% | 10.7% |
| No cars or vans in household | 9.1% | 12.8% |
Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.
Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of St Albans.
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