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

Nunnery Close is classified by the ONS as Families in Terraces and Flats . Nunnery Close 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

Nunnery Close is located in the Sopwell ward of the St Albans district in Hertfordshire.
Coordinates 51.743715, -0.335508
Grid Ref TL150063
Suburb Cottonmill
Constituency St Albans
Postcodes AL1 2BH

House Prices

The average house price in Nunnery Close is 1.57% lower than the rest of St Albans. The last sale we have on record is 2 Nunnery Close, that sold for £575,000. The average house price in St Albans is £584,030 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Nunnery Close

Date No. Type Price
22/12/2020 2 Semi £575,000

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Crime in Nunnery Close, Hertfordshire

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

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

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

2021 Census for Nunnery Close

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

Unemployment in Nunnery 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.
3.35% of Nunnery Close residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Nunnery Close

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Nunnery Close. The proportion of retirees on Nunnery Close is 3.54% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
15.06% of Nunnery Close residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Nunnery Close

The proportion of home owners on Nunnery Close is 24.18% higher than the national average of 62%. 13.01% of properties in Nunnery Close are private rented and 0.81% are social rented.
86.18% of residents of Nunnery Close own their home

Country of Birth of Nunnery Close residents

The proportion if Nunnery Close residents born in the UK is 0.98% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 18.33% of Nunnery Close residents were born outside the UK.
81.67% of Nunnery Close residents were born in the UK

Nunnery Close Summary

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

Nunnery Close 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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