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

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

Sewell Close is located in the Colney Heath ward of the St Albans district in Hertfordshire.
Coordinates 51.75065, -0.289358
Grid Ref TL181071
Suburb Colney Heath
Constituency St Albans
Postcodes AL4 0TB

House Prices

The average house price in Sewell Close is 7.16% lower than the rest of St Albans. The last sale we have on record is 12 Sewell Close, that sold for £190,000. The average house price in St Albans is £584,030 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Sewell Close

Date No. Type Price
24/12/2021 12 £190,000
18/06/2021 18 Detached £605,000
19/02/2021 9 Detached £620,000
18/11/2020 19 Detached £765,000

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

Crime in Sewell Close, Hertfordshire

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

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

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

2021 Census for Sewell Close

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

Unemployment in Sewell 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 Sewell Close residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Sewell Close

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

Home ownership in Sewell Close

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

Country of Birth of Sewell Close residents

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

Sewell Close Summary

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

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