Postcode AL1 5AW is located in an urban city, within the Cunningham area of St Albans in the East of England region, and forms part of the The Camp & Cunningham area. It has high deprivation and very high crime levels, with around 105.2 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, roughly 1.3× the East of England average of 82 per 1,000. The average income per household in The Camp & Cunningham is £67,807 per year. The median sale price in Cunningham is £467,500 (around £559 per square foot), with typical sale prices between £354,500 and £667,500. The nearest station is St Albans City, about 1.1 miles away. There are 8 primary and 2 secondary schools in the area.
The Camp & Cunningham has a high level of deprivation, ranked at position 9,182 out of 32,844 areas in England, placing it within the top 28% most deprived areas in England.
The Camp & Cunningham has a very high crime rate, with approximately 105.2 reported incidents per 1,000 population each year.
Approximately 49.6% of homes on this street are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. Across the surrounding area, around 23.1% of dwellings are socially rented.
The average income per household in The Camp & Cunningham is £67,807 per year.
No significant noise sources from railways or roads near AL1 5AW.
The Camp & Cunningham near AL1 5AW has no flood risk (less than 0.1% chance of a flood each year) from rivers and sea.
The nearest station is St Albans City located about 1.1 miles away. There are no other stations nearby.
Based on 67 recent sales, the median property price is £467,500 (about £559 per square foot) in Cunningham area, with individual transactions ranging from £147,000 up to £2,190,000.
| Type | Sales | Median | £/sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 10 | £930,000 | £609 |
| Semi-Detached | 13 | £570,000 | £616 |
| Terraced | 18 | £487,500 | £552 |
| Flats | 26 | £307,500 | £512 |
Sale price
| Year | Detached | Flats | Semi-Detached | Terraced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | £920,000 | £427,000 | £550,000 | £402,500 |
| 2017 | £810,000 | £400,000 | £521,375 | £422,500 |
| 2018 | £1,340,000 | £385,000 | £577,500 | £420,000 |
| 2019 | £905,500 | £325,000 | £650,000 | £400,000 |
| 2020 | £1,100,000 | £378,000 | £475,000 | £402,500 |
| 2021 | £927,500 | £325,000 | £670,000 | £463,750 |
| 2022 | £1,045,000 | £338,000 | £637,500 | £470,000 |
| 2023 | £1,015,000 | £355,000 | £620,000 | £462,500 |
| 2024 | £903,500 | £310,000 | £577,500 | £480,250 |
| 2025 | £962,500 | £319,000 | £580,000 | £500,000 |
| 2026 | £778,000 | £303,500 | £980,000 | £488,250 |
Price per sq ft
| Year | Detached | Flats | Semi-Detached | Terraced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | £510 | £529 | £483 | £425 |
| 2017 | £462 | £560 | £544 | £442 |
| 2018 | £547 | £567 | £534 | £490 |
| 2019 | £552 | £516 | £532 | £458 |
| 2020 | £598 | £524 | £539 | £496 |
| 2021 | £586 | £494 | £583 | £513 |
| 2022 | £618 | £492 | £578 | £542 |
| 2023 | £628 | £511 | £609 | £550 |
| 2024 | £730 | £503 | £608 | £545 |
| 2025 | £609 | £512 | £657 | £528 |
| 2026 | £566 | £420 | £650 | £594 |
There were 29 recent sold properties in the last 18 months near AL1 5AW.
| Date | Address | Type | Tenure | Price | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar 2026 | 27, Howard Close, St Albans, AL1 5AL | Semi-Detached | Freehold | £550,000 | |
| 01 Aug 2025 | Flat 2, Ashbourne Court, Hill End Lane, St Albans, AL4 0AA | Flats | Leasehold | £315,000 | |
| 05 Jun 2025 | Flat 9, Ashbourne Court, Hill End Lane, St Albans, AL4 0AA | Flats | Leasehold | £337,500 | |
| 17 Apr 2026 | 45, Frobisher Road, St Albans, AL1 5AH | Flats | Leasehold | £170,000 | |
| 26 Sept 2025 | 39, Frobisher Road, St Albans, AL1 5AH | Flats | Leasehold | £280,000 |
In the AL1 5AW postcode area, located within The Camp & Cunningham, there are 8 primary and 2 secondary schools in close proximity.
3 nearby supermarkets & convenience stores within 0.5 mi of AL1 5AW
| Distance | Name | Address | Directions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.3 mi | Co-op Food | 199-201 Cell Barnes Lane, St Albans, AL1 5PX | Walking directions to Co-op Food |
| 0.3 mi | Morrisons Daily | 195 Cell Barnes Lane, St Albans, AL1 5PX | Walking directions to Morrisons Daily |
| 0.4 mi | Spar | Hill End Lane, St Albans, AL4 0AS | Walking directions to Spar |
Annual council tax rates for St Albans district.
Council tax bands are based on the value of your property. Most homes fall into bands A to D.
Elected local representatives for AL1 5AW, including ward councillors and the local member of parliament.
Robert Francis Donald
Cunningham - Elected 7 May 2026
Daisy Cooper
St Albans - Elected 4 Jul 2024
The area around AL1 5AW records about 105 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, which is a very high crime rate for England: it scores 9 out of 10 on the Area360 crime scale, where 10 is the highest crime level. Across East of England as a whole the rate is about 82 per 1,000. The most common offences locally are violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and anti-social behaviour.
The median sale price around AL1 5AW in Cunningham is £467,500 (about £559 per square foot) based on 67 registered sales according to HM Land Registry data.
There are 10 schools close to AL1 5AW, including Windermere Primary School (Good), Samuel Ryder Academy (Good) and Cunningham Hill Junior School (Outstanding). Ratings are from the latest Ofsted inspections.
AL1 5AW scores 8 out of 10 on the deprivation scale, where 10 is the most deprived. Its neighbourhood ranks 9,182 of 32,844 in England on the official Index of Multiple Deprivation (rank 1 is the most deprived).
The Member of Parliament for St Albans covering AL1 5AW is Daisy Cooper (Liberal Democrats), elected at the 2024 general election. The area is represented by 1 local councillor: Robert Francis Donald (Liberal Democrats).