Neighbourhood Report
What's nearby — across walking, short-drive and school catchment distance. Data from official UK government sources.
A mixed, mid-ranking neighbourhood
Anchored on official IMD data — decile 4/10, ranked 9,980 of 32,844 neighbourhoods in England.
How this score is calculatedThe large figure is how many we found nearby; the chip beside each label is that category’s NestScope score out of 100 — higher beats more of the UK.
28 rated Good or better within 2 mi · 35 schools in total
Nearest top-rated: Mandeville Primary School (Good) — 0.1 mi
IMD crime decile 3/10 · 17 crimes in 400m last month (residential-weighted: 11.4)
Crimes reported last month · UK Police API
IMD health decile 5/10 · 9 GP, 16 dentists, pharmacy 0.7 mi within 1.5 mi
Nearest GP: MIDWAY SURGERY — 0.8 mi
No rail stations within 0.5 miles · 18 bus stops nearby
IMD environment decile 8/10 · 10.3 ha total — largest park 3.3 ha (0.11 mi away)
Nearest: Playing Field (2.2 ha) — 0.1 mi
22 supermarkets within 2 mi — Aldi, Marks and Spencer, Sainsburys, Asda… — nearest 0.4 mi — library 1.0 mi
Nearest: Aldi Graham Close St Albans — 0.4 mi
Official risk flags for context — deliberately not part of the NestScope score (they’re categorical hazards, not amenities).
Flood Zone 1 — low risk (less than 1 in 1,000 annual chance) · Source: Environment Agency Flood Map for Planning
NO₂ annual mean · WHO guideline 10 · UK limit 40 · Source: DEFRA UK-AIR 2024
Road traffic, day-evening-night average · Source: DEFRA strategic noise mapping
Average sold price by property type across the AL1 district, 2021–2026 — 3,599 sales.
District-level averages (AL1) — broad enough to show a reliable trend. A single postcode usually sees too few sales to chart. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (Crown Copyright / OGL v3.0).
AL1 2LJ scores 58/100 on the NestScope Score, with its strongest showing in local amenities and green space — with Aldi Graham Close St Albans about 8 minutes' walk away. The breakdown below draws on official UK data covering schools, safety, healthcare, transport, environment and local amenities.
Data: DfE/Ofsted · UK Police API · NHS ODS · NaPTAN · Ordnance Survey · Geolytix. Crown Copyright / OGL. Look up any postcode: nestscope.uk/area/YOUR+POSTCODE — e.g. SW1A 1AA, M1 1AE, BS1 1HT.