Is Sauncey Wood Lane in St Albans a nice place to live?

Sauncey Wood Lane is classified by the ONS as Rural White-Collar Workers. Sauncey Wood 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

Sauncey Wood Lane is located in the Wheathampstead ward of the St Albans district in Hertfordshire.
Coordinates 51.837338, -0.326025
Grid Ref TL154167
Suburb Wheathampstead
Constituency Hitchin and Harpenden
Postcodes AL5 5DX

House Prices

The average house price in Sauncey Wood Lane is 69.26% higher than the rest of St Albans. The last sale we have on record is HOLLYOAK CORNER Sauncey Wood Lane, that sold for £1,900,000. The average house price in St Albans is £584,030 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Sauncey Wood Lane

Date No. Type Price
13/05/2021 HOLLYOAK CORNER Detached £1,900,000

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

Crime in Sauncey Wood Lane, Hertfordshire

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

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

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

2021 Census for Sauncey Wood Lane

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

Unemployment in Sauncey Wood 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 Sauncey Wood Lane residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Sauncey Wood Lane

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

Home ownership in Sauncey Wood Lane

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

Country of Birth of Sauncey Wood Lane residents

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

Sauncey Wood Lane Summary

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

Sauncey Wood 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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