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

Holly Lane is classified by the ONS as Rural White-Collar Workers. Holly Lane is in the lowest 30% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has a very low level of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Holly Lane is located in the Wheathampstead ward of the St Albans district in Hertfordshire.
Coordinates 51.838184, -0.325379
Grid Ref TL154168
Suburb Wheathampstead
Constituency Hitchin and Harpenden
Postcodes AL5 5DY

House Prices

The average house price in Holly Lane is 80.17% higher than the rest of St Albans. The last sale we have on record is OLD RAISINS FARM Holly Lane, that sold for £3,700,000. The average house price in St Albans is £584,030 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Holly Lane

Date No. Type Price
01/11/2022 OLD RAISINS FARM £3,700,000
20/10/2020 BOWERS MANOR Detached £2,190,000

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

Crime in Holly Lane, Hertfordshire

There were 2 street crime incidents in Holly Lane in September 2024. These are the latest figures released by Hertfordshire Police Force.
Source: data.police.uk, Statistics date: September 2024
September 2024 Crime Incidents in Holly Lane
# Category Outcome
1 Anti Social Behaviour -
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 Holly Lane and compared that to the average for the Wheathampstead ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Holly Lane, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Wheathampstead ward

Social economic statistics for Holly 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 Holly Lane is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Holly 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 Holly Lane experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Holly 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 Holly Lane involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Holly 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 Holly 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 Holly Lane, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Holly Lane are in the top 20% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Holly Lane

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

Unemployment in Holly 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.
0.9% of Holly Lane residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Holly Lane

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Holly Lane. The proportion of retirees on Holly Lane is 8.35% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
26.95% of Holly Lane residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Holly Lane

The proportion of home owners on Holly Lane is 15.78% higher than the national average of 62%. 21.57% of properties in Holly Lane are private rented and 0.65% are social rented.
77.78% of residents of Holly Lane own their home

Country of Birth of Holly Lane residents

The proportion if Holly Lane residents born in the UK is 7.11% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 10.24% of Holly Lane residents were born outside the UK.
89.76% of Holly Lane residents were born in the UK

Holly Lane Summary

With house prices in Holly Lane more than the average for Hertfordshire and very low levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very wealthy road. Holly Lane is the the top 10% of least income deprivated streets in England. Holly Lane has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Holly Lane maybe difficult.

Holly 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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