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

Charlotte Close is classified by the ONS as Delayed Retirement. Charlotte 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

Charlotte Close is located in the Colney Heath ward of the St Albans district in Hertfordshire.
Coordinates 51.750792, -0.284876
Grid Ref TL184071
Suburb Colney Heath
Constituency St Albans
Postcodes AL4 0TS

House Prices

The average house price in Charlotte Close is 29.85% higher than the rest of St Albans. The last sale we have on record is 8 Charlotte Close, that sold for £832,500. The average house price in St Albans is £584,030 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Charlotte Close

Date No. Type Price
15/10/2021 8 Semi £832,500

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

Crime in Charlotte Close, Hertfordshire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Hertfordshire Police in Charlotte 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 Charlotte Close and compared that to the average for the Colney Heath ward.

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

Social economic statistics for Charlotte 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 Charlotte Close is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Charlotte 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 Charlotte Close experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Charlotte 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 Charlotte Close involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Charlotte 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 Charlotte 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 Charlotte Close, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Charlotte Close are in the top 30% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Charlotte Close

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

Unemployment in Charlotte 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.
3.37% of Charlotte Close residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Charlotte Close

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Charlotte Close. The proportion of retirees on Charlotte Close is 4.48% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
23.08% of Charlotte Close residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Charlotte Close

The proportion of home owners on Charlotte Close is 24.79% higher than the national average of 62%. 11.32% of properties in Charlotte Close are private rented and 1.89% are social rented.
86.79% of residents of Charlotte Close own their home

Country of Birth of Charlotte Close residents

The proportion if Charlotte Close residents born in the UK is 2.07% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 19.42% of Charlotte Close residents were born outside the UK.
80.58% of Charlotte Close residents were born in the UK

Charlotte Close Summary

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

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