Is Old Sopwell Gardens in St Albans a nice place to live?

Old Sopwell Gardens is classified by the ONS as Multi-Ethnic Professionals with Families. Old Sopwell Gardens 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

Old Sopwell Gardens is located in the Sopwell ward of the St Albans district in Hertfordshire.
Coordinates 51.745025, -0.335359
Grid Ref TL150064
Suburb Cottonmill
Constituency St Albans
Postcodes AL1 2BY

House Prices

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

Crime in Old Sopwell Gardens, Hertfordshire

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

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

Social economic statistics for Old Sopwell Gardens

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

2021 Census for Old Sopwell Gardens

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

Unemployment in Old Sopwell Gardens

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.
1.27% of Old Sopwell Gardens residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Old Sopwell Gardens

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Old Sopwell Gardens. The proportion of retirees on Old Sopwell Gardens is 5.13% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
23.73% of Old Sopwell Gardens residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Old Sopwell Gardens

The proportion of home owners on Old Sopwell Gardens is 25.8% higher than the national average of 62%. 9.76% of properties in Old Sopwell Gardens are private rented and 1.63% are social rented.
87.8% of residents of Old Sopwell Gardens own their home

Country of Birth of Old Sopwell Gardens residents

The proportion if Old Sopwell Gardens residents born in the UK is 4.28% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 13.07% of Old Sopwell Gardens residents were born outside the UK.
86.93% of Old Sopwell Gardens residents were born in the UK

Old Sopwell Gardens Summary

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

Old Sopwell Gardens 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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