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AL1 2DN

Sopwell

St Albans

Overview

Postcode AL1 2DN is located in an urban city, within the Sopwell ward of St Albans in the East of England region , and forms part of the Cottonmill & Sopwell area. It has very low deprivation and moderate crime levels, with around 69.6 crimes per 1,000 residents per year. The average income of residents in Cottonmill & Sopwell is £58,100 per year. The nearest station is St Albans Abbey located about 0.0 miles away. There are 10 primary and 2 secondary schools in the area. There are 4 parks nearby, closest large park is Verulamium Park.

Crime rate
6/10
Crimes per 1k residents
70
Deprivation level
2/10
Income level
9/10
Social housing
5.4%
Connectivity
N/A
Flood Risk
No risk
Noise Level
High

Deprivation level

2/10

Cottonmill & Sopwell has a very low level of deprivation, ranked at position 27,694 out of 32,844 areas in the United Kingdom — placing it within the bottom 16% least deprived areas in England.

Crime level

6/10

Cottonmill & Sopwell has a moderate crime rate, with approximately 69.6 reported incidents per 1,000 residents each year.

Social housing

5.4%

Approximately 5.4% of homes on this street are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. Across the surrounding area, around 23.7% of dwellings are socially rented.

Income level

9/10

The average income of residents in Cottonmill & Sopwell is £58,100 per year.

Noise Level

High

High noise level (70.0-74.9 dB) from road, approximately 55 ft away from AL1 2DN.

Flood risk

No risk

Cottonmill & Sopwell near AL1 2DN has no flood risk (less than 0.1% chance of a flood each year) from rivers and sea.

Transport

The nearest station is St Albans Abbey located about 0 miles away. There are 2 stations nearby.

DistanceNameLines
0 mi

St Albans Abbey

N/A

0.7 mi

St Albans City

N/A

Parks

DistanceNameSize
0.5 miVerulamium ParkLarge
0.5 miSt Stephen's parkMedium
0.6 miThe Old BrickieSmall

Schools

In the AL1 2DN postcode area, located within Cottonmill & Sopwell, there are 10 primary and 2 secondary schools in close proximity.

DistancePhaseNameTypeRating
0.1 miPrimaryThe Abbey Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St AlbansVoluntary aided school

Good

0.3 miNot applicableSt Columba's CollegeOther independent school

N/A

0.3 miPrimarySt Peter's SchoolCommunity school

Good