Is Boissy Close in St Albans a nice place to live?

Boissy Close is classified by the ONS as Self-Sufficient Retirement. Boissy Close has a slightly lower than average crime rate (see map). That road has a much lower level of deprivation compared to other in the rest of the country.

Geography

Boissy Close is located in the Colney Heath ward of the St Albans district in Hertfordshire.
Coordinates 51.74827, -0.285189
Grid Ref TL184068
Suburb Colney Heath
Constituency St Albans
Postcodes AL4 0UE

House Prices

The average house price in Boissy Close is 11.24% lower than the rest of St Albans. The last sale we have on record is 7 Boissy Close, that sold for £590,000. The average house price in St Albans is £584,030 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Boissy Close

Date No. Type Price
28/06/2022 7 Terrace £590,000
25/09/2020 9 Terrace £525,000
31/07/2020 9 Terrace £490,000
03/04/2020 7 Terrace £495,000

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

Crime in Boissy Close, Hertfordshire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Hertfordshire Police in Boissy Close during September 2024.

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 Boissy Close and compared that to the average for the Colney Heath ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Boissy Close, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Colney Heath ward

Social economic statistics for Boissy Close

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 Boissy Close is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Boissy Close 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 Boissy Close experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Boissy Close are in the top 40% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Boissy Close involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Boissy Close are in the top 40% 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 Boissy Close are in the top 20% 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 Boissy Close, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Boissy Close are in the top 30% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Boissy Close

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

Unemployment in Boissy Close

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.
1.97% of Boissy Close residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Boissy Close

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Boissy Close. The proportion of retirees on Boissy Close is 10.96% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
29.56% of Boissy Close residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Boissy Close

The proportion of home owners on Boissy Close is 11.87% higher than the national average of 62%. 16.22% of properties in Boissy Close are private rented and 8.11% are social rented.
73.87% of residents of Boissy Close own their home

Country of Birth of Boissy Close residents

The proportion if Boissy Close residents born in the UK is 3.34% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 14.01% of Boissy Close residents were born outside the UK.
85.99% of Boissy Close residents were born in the UK

Boissy Close Summary

Boissy Close has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Boissy Close maybe difficult.

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