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AL2 2AW

Park Street

St Albans

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Detailed insights for AL2 2AW

Overview

Postcode AL2 2AW is located in an urban city, within the Park Street ward of St Albans in the East of England region, and forms part of the How Wood & Park Street area. It has very low deprivation and very low crime levels, with around 29.4 crimes per 1,000 residents per year. The average income of residents in How Wood & Park Street is £53,300 per year. The nearest station is How Wood (Hertfordshire) located about 0.4 miles away. There are 2 primary and no secondary schools in the area.

Crime rate
2/10
Crimes per 1k residents
29
Deprivation level
1/10
Income level
8/10
Social housing
10.3%
Connectivity
N/A
Flood Risk
No risk
Noise Level
Low

Deprivation level

1/10

How Wood & Park Street has a very low level of deprivation, ranked at position 29,941 out of 32,844 areas in the United Kingdom — placing it within the bottom 9% least deprived areas in England.

Crime level

2/10

How Wood & Park Street has a very low crime rate, with approximately 29.4 reported incidents per 1,000 residents each year.

Social housing

10.3%

Approximately 10.3% of homes on this street are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. Across the surrounding area, around 13.0% of dwellings are socially rented.

Income level

8/10

The average income of residents in How Wood & Park Street is £53,300 per year.

Noise Level

Low

Low noise level (55.0-59.9 dB) from road, approximately 0 ft away from AL2 2AW.

Flood risk

No risk

How Wood & Park Street near AL2 2AW has no flood risk (less than 0.1% chance of a flood each year) from rivers and sea.

Transport

The nearest station is How Wood (Hertfordshire) located about 0.4 miles away. There are 3 stations nearby.

Nearby public transport stations for AL2 2AW
DistanceNameLinesDirections
0.4 mi

How Wood (Hertfordshire)

N/A

Walking directions to How Wood (Hertfordshire)
0.7 mi

Bricket Wood

N/A

Walking directions to Bricket Wood
0.9 mi

Park Street

N/A

Walking directions to Park Street

Parks

No parks nearby

Area Profile

Population
330
Population density
4,274.6 per km²

Demographics

Ethnic groups

British
269
81.76%
Other White
15
4.56%
Other
11
3.34%
Irish
11
3.34%
Indian
10
3.04%
Total population: 329

Housing

Housing tenure

Owns outright
61
44.85%
Owns with a mortgage
53
38.97%
Social rents from council
14
10.29%
Private landlord or letting agency
4
2.94%
Shared ownership
3
2.21%
Total households: 136

Property prices in Park Street

Based on 110 recent sales, the median property price is £627,500 in Park Street area, with individual transactions ranging from £167,500 up to £1,350,000.

Price distribution per property type (last year)

Price distribution by property type for Park Street 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 Park Street over the last year.
TypeSalesMedian
Detached36£800,000
Flats24£335,000
Semi-Detached13£645,000
Terraced37£505,000

10 year median price trend in Park Street

Ten year median sale price trend for each property type in Park Street.

Schools

In the AL2 2AW postcode area, located within How Wood & Park Street, there are 2 primary and 0 secondary schools in close proximity.

Nearby primary and secondary schools for AL2 2AW
DistancePhaseNameTypeRating
0.5 miPrimaryHow Wood Primary and Nursery SchoolCommunity school

Good

0.7 miPrimaryPark Street Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school

Good

Local amenities

1 nearby supermarkets & convenience stores within mi of AL2 2AW

Nearby supermarkets & convenience stores for AL2 2AW
DistanceNameAddressDirections
0.3 miCo-op Food24-26 How Wood, St Albans, AL2 2RAWalking directions to Co-op Food

Geographic Information

RegionEast of EnglandUKH
DistrictSt AlbansE07000240
Parliamentary ConstituencySt AlbansE14001507
WardPark StreetE05013960
ParishSt StephenE04013288
MSOA (Middle Layer Super Output Area)How Wood & Park StreetE02004942
LSOA (Lower Layer Super Output Area)St Albans 019DE01023721
Police ForceHertfordshire
Postcode Introduced1980-01-01

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Data Sources

All data is sourced from official UK government agencies and public datasets. Last updated: 01/12/2025.