Is Mud Lane in St Albans a nice place to live?

Mud Lane is classified by the ONS as Delayed Retirement. Mud Lane has an average crime rate (see map). The road has some of the lowest levels of deprivation in the country.

Geography

Mud Lane is located in the Verulam ward of the St Albans district in Hertfordshire.
Coordinates 51.745551, -0.347131
Grid Ref TL142064
Suburb St Stephens
Constituency St Albans
Postcodes AL1 2DJ, AL5 1AW

House Prices

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

Crime in Mud Lane, Hertfordshire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Hertfordshire Police in Mud Lane 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 Mud Lane and compared that to the average for the Verulam ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Mud Lane, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Verulam ward

Social economic statistics for Mud Lane

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 Mud Lane is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Mud Lane 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 Mud Lane experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Mud Lane are in the top 10% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Mud Lane involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Mud Lane 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 Mud Lane 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 Mud Lane, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Mud Lane are in the top 10% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Mud Lane

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

Unemployment in Mud Lane

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.
2.15% of Mud Lane residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Mud Lane

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Mud Lane. The proportion of retirees on Mud Lane is 3.29% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
21.89% of Mud Lane residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Mud Lane

The proportion of home owners on Mud Lane is 4.67% higher than the national average of 62%. 33.33% of properties in Mud Lane are private rented and 0% are social rented.
66.67% of residents of Mud Lane own their home

Country of Birth of Mud Lane residents

The proportion if Mud Lane residents born in the UK is 13.42% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 30.77% of Mud Lane residents were born outside the UK.
69.23% of Mud Lane residents were born in the UK

Mud Lane Summary

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

Mud Lane 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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