Is Monks Gate in St Albans a nice place to live?

Monks Gate is classified by the ONS as Social Renting Young Families. Monks Gate 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

Monks Gate is located in the Sopwell ward of the St Albans district in Hertfordshire.
Coordinates 51.741541, -0.3344
Grid Ref TL150060
Suburb Cottonmill
Constituency St Albans
Postcodes AL1 2EW

House Prices

We have no record of house sales in Monks Gate in the last 3 years. Therefore we cannot provide a house price analysis for this road.

Crime in Monks Gate, Hertfordshire

There were 1 street crime incidents in Monks Gate 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 Monks Gate
# Category Outcome
1 Violent Crime Under investigation

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 Monks Gate and compared that to the average for the Sopwell ward.

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

Social economic statistics for Monks Gate

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

2021 Census for Monks Gate

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

Unemployment in Monks Gate

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.
3.57% of Monks Gate residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Monks Gate

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Monks Gate. The proportion of retirees on Monks Gate is 5.11% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
13.49% of Monks Gate residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Monks Gate

The proportion of home owners on Monks Gate is 5.54% higher than the national average of 62%. 6.14% of properties in Monks Gate are private rented and 26.32% are social rented.
67.54% of residents of Monks Gate own their home

Country of Birth of Monks Gate residents

The proportion if Monks Gate residents born in the UK is 1.94% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 19.29% of Monks Gate residents were born outside the UK.
80.71% of Monks Gate residents were born in the UK

Monks Gate Summary

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

Monks Gate 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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