Is Leyland Avenue in St Albans a nice place to live?

Leyland Avenue is classified by the ONS as Families in Terraces and Flats . Leyland Avenue is in the top 30% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road has some of the lowest levels of deprivation in the country.

Geography

Leyland Avenue is located in the Sopwell ward of the St Albans district in Hertfordshire.
Coordinates 51.742863, -0.338219
Grid Ref TL148062
Suburb Cottonmill
Constituency St Albans
Postcodes AL1 2BD, AL1 2BE, AL1 2BU

House Prices

The average house price in Leyland Avenue is 1.01% lower than the rest of St Albans. The last sale we have on record is 55 Leyland Avenue, that sold for £493,025. The average house price in St Albans is £584,030 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Leyland Avenue

Date No. Type Price
20/07/2022 55 Terrace £493,025
20/07/2022 55 Terrace £493,025
28/04/2022 29 Semi £810,000
28/09/2021 22 Terrace £545,000
28/06/2021 10 Terrace £550,000
15/06/2021 19 Terrace £480,000
14/05/2021 65 Terrace £390,000
07/04/2021 28 Terrace £590,000
29/01/2021 38 Semi £585,000
28/01/2020 18 Terrace £455,000

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Crime in Leyland Avenue, Hertfordshire

There were 1 street crime incidents in Leyland Avenue in September 2024. These are the latest figures released by Hertfordshire Police Force.
Source: data.police.uk, Statistics date: September 2024
September 2024 Crime Incidents in Leyland Avenue
# Category Outcome
1 Anti Social Behaviour -

Crime Deprivation

The Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) government statistics have a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal crime. We have taken the lower super output area (LSOA) that includes Leyland Avenue and compared that to the average for the Sopwell ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Leyland Avenue, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Sopwell ward

Social economic statistics for Leyland Avenue

These statistics are taken from the English Index of Multiple Deprivation's decile figures, with 1 being the worst and 10 being the best. As these are decile figures, a score of 1 for example would mean Leyland Avenue is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Leyland Avenue is in the top 10% of least deprived LSOAs in the country.

Income Deprivation

The Income Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the population in and around Leyland Avenue experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Leyland Avenue are in the top 20% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Leyland Avenue involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Leyland Avenue are in the top 10% least employment deprived in the country

Health & Disability Deprivation

The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health. This does not include aspects of behaviour or the environment that may be lead to predicted future health and disability problems.
Residents in Leyland Avenue are in the top 10% least health & disability deprived in the country

Index of Multiple Deprivation

The Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) is an overall relative measure of deprivation constructed by combining seven measures of deprivation. It encapsulates a broad socio-economic view of Leyland Avenue, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Leyland Avenue are in the top 10% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Leyland Avenue

We chosen some choice data from the 2021 census, that will hopefully give you socio-economic a snapshot of Leyland Avenue.

Unemployment in Leyland Avenue

The census is now the only reliable source to find the proportion of residents that are unemployed or under-employed as the Department for Work and pensions no longer do so and haven't since the introduction of Universal Credit.
3.35% of Leyland Avenue residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Leyland Avenue

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Leyland Avenue. The proportion of retirees on Leyland Avenue is 3.54% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
15.06% of Leyland Avenue residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Leyland Avenue

The proportion of home owners on Leyland Avenue is 24.18% higher than the national average of 62%. 13.01% of properties in Leyland Avenue are private rented and 0.81% are social rented.
86.18% of residents of Leyland Avenue own their home

Country of Birth of Leyland Avenue residents

The proportion if Leyland Avenue residents born in the UK is 0.98% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 18.33% of Leyland Avenue residents were born outside the UK.
81.67% of Leyland Avenue residents were born in the UK

Leyland Avenue Summary

With house prices in Leyland Avenue more than the average for Hertfordshire and very low levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very wealthy road. Leyland Avenue has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Leyland Avenue maybe difficult.

Leyland Avenue has very low levels of employment deprivation, suggesting that finding work in the local area maybe easier compared to the rest of the country.

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