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

Swans Close is classified by the ONS as Self-Sufficient Retirement. Swans 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

Swans Close is located in the Colney Heath ward of the St Albans district in Hertfordshire.
Coordinates 51.748776, -0.286647
Grid Ref TL183069
Suburb Colney Heath
Constituency St Albans
Postcodes AL4 0TL

House Prices

The average house price in Swans Close is 27% higher than the rest of St Albans. The last sale we have on record is 1 Swans Close, that sold for £800,000. The average house price in St Albans is £584,030 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Swans Close

Date No. Type Price
16/12/2020 1 Semi £800,000

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

Crime in Swans Close, Hertfordshire

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

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

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

2021 Census for Swans Close

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

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

Retirees (OAPs) in Swans Close

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

Home ownership in Swans Close

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

Country of Birth of Swans Close residents

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

Swans Close Summary

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

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