Howland Garth, St Albans, Hertfordshire

Howland Garth is classified by the ONS as Social Renting Young Families. Howland Garth has a slightly higher crime rate than average (see map). The road has a lower level of deprivation compared to others in the rest of the country.

Geography

Howland Garth is located in the Sopwell ward of the St Albans district in Hertfordshire.
Coordinates 51.73464, -0.343619
Grid Ref TL144052
Suburb St Julians
Constituency St Albans
Postcodes AL1 2NY

House Prices

The average house price in Howland Garth is 15.12% lower than the rest of St Albans. The last sale we have on record is 5 Howland Garth, that sold for £525,000. The average house price in St Albans is £584,030 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Howland Garth

Date No. Type Price
24/10/2022 5 Semi £525,000
14/04/2022 30 Terrace £397,000
21/01/2022 13 Semi £600,000

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

Crime in Howland Garth, Hertfordshire

There were 2 street crime incidents in Howland Garth in July 2024. These are the latest figures released by Hertfordshire Police Force.
Source: data.police.uk, Statistics date: July 2024
July 2024 Crime Incidents in Howland Garth
# Category Outcome
1 Violent Crime Under investigation
2 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 Howland Garth and compared that to the average for the Sopwell ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Howland Garth, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Sopwell ward

Social economic statistics for Howland Garth

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 Howland Garth is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Howland Garth 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 Howland Garth experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Howland Garth are experiencing average levels of income deprivation.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Howland Garth involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Howland Garth are experiencing average levels of employment deprivation

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 Howland Garth are in the top 30% 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 Howland Garth, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Howland Garth are in the top 40% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Howland Garth

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

Unemployment in Howland Garth

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.
3.09% of Howland Garth residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Howland Garth

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Howland Garth. The proportion of retirees on Howland Garth is 1.42% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
17.18% of Howland Garth residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Howland Garth

The proportion of home owners on Howland Garth is 0.6% higher than the national average of 62%. 7.63% of properties in Howland Garth are private rented and 28.24% are social rented.
62.6% of residents of Howland Garth own their home

Country of Birth of Howland Garth residents

The proportion if Howland Garth residents born in the UK is 0.52% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 16.83% of Howland Garth residents were born outside the UK.
83.17% of Howland Garth residents were born in the UK

Howland Garth Summary

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

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