Is St Stephen’s Hill in St Albans a nice place to live?

St Stephen's Hill is classified by the ONS as Asian Terraces and Flats. St Stephen's Hill is in the top 30% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road has slightly higher levels of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

St Stephen's Hill is located in the Sopwell ward of the St Albans district in Hertfordshire.
Coordinates 51.743879, -0.344599
Grid Ref TL143063
Suburb St Stephens
Constituency St Albans
Postcodes AL1 2DL, AL1 2DS, AL1 2DZ, AL1 2EA, AL1 2NB

House Prices

We have no record of house sales in St Stephen's Hill in the last 3 years. Therefore we cannot provide a house price analysis for this road.

Crime in St Stephen's Hill, Hertfordshire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Hertfordshire Police in St Stephen's Hill 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 St Stephen's Hill and compared that to the average for the Sopwell ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in St Stephen's Hill, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Sopwell ward

Social economic statistics for St Stephen's Hill

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 St Stephen's Hill is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean St Stephen's Hill 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 St Stephen's Hill experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around St Stephen's Hill are in the top 30% of most income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around St Stephen's Hill involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in St Stephen's Hill are in the top 40% of the most 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 St Stephen's Hill are experiencing average levels of health & disability deprivation

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 St Stephen's Hill, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in St Stephen's Hill are in the top 40% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for St Stephen's Hill

We chosen some choice data from the 2021 census, that will hopefully give you socio-economic a snapshot of St Stephen's Hill.

Unemployment in St Stephen's Hill

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.
2.23% of St Stephen's Hill residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in St Stephen's Hill

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of St Stephen's Hill. The proportion of retirees on St Stephen's Hill is 9.1% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
9.5% of St Stephen's Hill residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in St Stephen's Hill

The proportion of home owners on St Stephen's Hill is 13.49% lower than the national average of 62%. 16.42% of properties in St Stephen's Hill are private rented and 35.07% are social rented.
48.51% of residents of St Stephen's Hill own their home

Country of Birth of St Stephen's Hill residents

The proportion if St Stephen's Hill residents born in the UK is 18.45% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 35.8% of St Stephen's Hill residents were born outside the UK.
64.2% of St Stephen's Hill residents were born in the UK

St Stephen's Hill Summary

St Stephen's Hill has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in St Stephen's Hill maybe easier than surrounding areas.

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