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Bricket Wood & Chiswell Green

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About

Bricket Wood and Chiswell Green sit within the St Albans district of Hertfordshire, a short distance from St Albans city centre. The villages are linked by minor roads, public footpaths and pockets of common land, with Bricket Wood Common lying beside the railway line. Bricket Wood station services the Abbey Line, providing a direct local rail link that runs through the village. Housing ranges from older cottages to 20th-century terraces and estates, and small shops and services cluster along the main streets.

Community life centres on the village hall, primary school and playing fields in Chiswell Green, and a scattering of clubs and societies that use the commons and sports grounds. Footpaths lead through woodland and open grassland and local volunteers take an active role in managing green spaces. The area combines a village scale of streets and amenities with straightforward rail and road connections to other towns in Hertfordshire.

Area overview

On average Bricket Wood & Chiswell Green has very low deprivation and very low crime levels, with around 37 crimes per 1,000 residents per year. Approximately 3.6% of homes in this area are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. The average income per household in Bricket Wood & Chiswell Green is £69,332 per year. There are 2 schools in Bricket Wood & Chiswell Green: 2 primary (0 Outstanding and 2 Good) and 0 secondary (0 Outstanding and 0 Good). Bricket Wood & Chiswell Green is home to around 8,220 people, with a population density of about 590.8 per km2.

Crime rate
2/10
Crimes per 1k residents
37
Deprivation level
2/10
Income level
9/10
Social housing
3.6%
Connectivity
N/A

Area Profile

Bricket Wood & Chiswell Green Population
8,220
Population density
590.8 per km²

Crime

Crime per 1,000 population

Violence and sexual offences
18.86(-40%)
Anti-social behaviour
17.76(+54%)
Criminal damage and arson
4.14(-35%)
Other theft
3.16(-42%)
Public order
3.04(-41%)
East of England average

Demographics

Ethnic groups

British
6,101
74.22%
Other White
526
6.4%
Indian
419
5.1%
Irish
199
2.42%
Other Asian
130
1.58%
Total population: 8,220

Economics

Education (age 16+)

Level 4+ (Degree)
2,807
41.51%
Level 3 (A level)
1,042
15.41%
Level 2 (GCSEs 9-4)
947
14%
No qualifications
869
12.85%
Level 1 (GCSEs 3-1)
570
8.43%
Total 16+ residents: 6,763

Housing

Housing tenure

Owns outright
1,546
46.81%
Owns with a mortgage
1,213
36.72%
Private landlord or letting agency
344
10.41%
Other social rented
64
1.94%
Social rents from council
63
1.91%
Total households: 3,303

Property prices in Bricket Wood & Chiswell Green

Based on 88 recent sales, the median property price is £633,500 in Bricket Wood & Chiswell Green area, with individual transactions ranging from £265,000 up to £1,275,000.

Price distribution per property type (last year)

Price distribution by property type for Bricket Wood & Chiswell Green in the last year.

Median sale price and percentiles per property type (last year)

Median sale price, sales count, and percentile information for each property type in Bricket Wood & Chiswell Green over the last year.
TypeSalesMedian
Flats6£285,000
Terraced13£450,000
Detached32£705,540
Semi-Detached37£650,000

10 years median price trend in Bricket Wood & Chiswell Green

Ten year median sale price trend for each property type in Bricket Wood & Chiswell Green.

All postcodes in Bricket Wood & Chiswell Green

AL23TB

Lye Lane

AL23NU

Noke Lane

AL23DJ

Penman Close

AL23LY

Hunters Ride

AL23NE

South Riding

AL23FF

Lye Lane

AL23UT

Birch Copse

AL23QE

West Riding

AL23BH

Hawthorn Way

WD50SE

Millhouse Lane

AL23SE

Short Lane

AL23XQ

Mount Pleasant Lane

AL23TX

Drop Lane

AL23QW

West Riding

AL23HH

Watford Road

AL23LT

Claremont

AL23FW

Redland Way

AL23UH

Bluebird Way

AL23XF

Mount Pleasant Lane

AL23RY

Jenkins Avenue

AL23ND

South Riding

AL23SZ

Ashridge Drive

AL23YT

Moran Close

AL23DR

Watford Road

AL23LW

Black Boy Wood

AL23PD

Station Road

AL23DQ

Willow Way

AL23SF

Reynards Way

WD259NH

Bucknalls Lane

AL23TQ

Lye Lane

AL23AZ

Stanley Avenue

AL23LQ

Oak Avenue

WD250GN

Chequers Lane

AL23QN

Garnett Drive

AL23HF

West Avenue

AL23PW

Station Road

AL23RZ

Mabbutt Close

AL23SD

Brackendene

AL23UN

Old Watford Road

AL23QB

Oakwood Road

WD50SD

Millhouse Lane

AL23XX

School Lane

AL23TN

Lye Lane

AL23LH

North Riding

AL23RS

Old Watford Road

WD259BA

Oaks Path

AL23YB

The Kestrels

AL23RU

Old Watford Road

AL23NX

Noke Lane

AL23DH

Manor Drive

AL23PA

Claremont

AL23EZ

Woodlea

AL23HW

Tippendell Lane

AL23XA

Randalls Walk

AL23RW

Handley Gate

AL23LJ

Black Boy Wood

AL23QA

Oakwood Road

AL23PN

Smug Oak Lane

AL23FB

Old Watford Road

AL23ST

Pine Grove

AL23TE

Lye Lane

AL23EF

Noke Side

AL23EB

Watford Road

AL23AL

Chiswell Green Lane

AL23HX

Tennyson Road

AL23QH

Oakview Gardens

AL23SG

Reynards Way

AL23LP

Hunters Ride

AL23PE

Railway Cottages

AL23HS

Farringford Close

AL23QP

West Riding

AL23QS

West Riding

AL23EQ

Forge End

AL23NY

Noke Lane

AL23LN

Black Boy Wood

AL23PQ

Station Road

AL23RH

Halifax Close

AL23XW

Mount Pleasant Lane

AL23FN

Barnes Wallis Way

AL23EE

Long Fallow

WD250GR

Chequers Lane

AL23FZ

Percy Drive

AL23JY

Watford Road

AL23LS

Claremont

AL23SB

Jenkins Avenue

AL23EJ

Four Trees

AL23UF

Turnberry Drive

AL23AS

The Croft

WD50SB

Blunts Lane

AL23FL

Barnes Wallis Way

AL22DS

North Orbital Road

AL23HY

Tennyson Road

AL23UX

Mount Pleasant Lane

AL23QG

Lye Lane

AL23FD

Hunters Ride

AL23SR

Ashridge Drive

AL23SW

Ashridge Drive

AL23UD

Randalls Walk

AL23QD

West Riding

AL23UY

Mount Pleasant Lane

Data Sources

All data is sourced from official UK government agencies and public datasets. Last updated: 16/05/2026.