Area Report
Last updated 19 JUN 2026Neighbourhood Report
What's nearby — across walking, short-drive and school catchment distance. Data from official UK government sources.
01 — Snapshot
Around AL1 3LB.
The 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.
15Good/Outstanding within 1 mi
33 rated Good or better within 2 mi · 43 schools in total
Nearest top-rated: Alban City School (Good) — 0.2 mi
93crimes last month
IMD crime decile 2/10 · 93 crimes in 400m last month (residential-weighted: 48.7)
Crimes reported last month · UK Police API
13GP & hospitals
IMD health decile 6/10 · 12 GP, 1 hospital, 18 dentists, pharmacy 0.1 mi within 1.5 mi
Nearest GP: MALTINGS SURGERY — 0.1 mi
St Albans City Rail Station0.4 mi
34 bus stops also within 0.5 miles
22green spaces
IMD environment decile 2/10 · 15.3 ha total — largest park 3.9 ha (0.37 mi away)
Nearest: Quaker Garden — 0.1 mi
25supermarkets
25 supermarkets within 2 mi — Marks and Spencer, Tesco, The Co-operative Group, Iceland… — nearest 0.1 mi — library 0.1 mi
Nearest: M&S St Albans — 0.1 mi
02 — Environment
Environment & risk near AL1 3LB.
Official risk flags for context — deliberately not part of the NestScope score (they’re categorical hazards, not amenities).
Flood risk
Zone 1 (low)
Flood Zone 1 — low risk (less than 1 in 1,000 annual chance) · Source: Environment Agency Flood Map for Planning
Air qualityLow
11.6µg/m³
NO₂ annual mean · WHO guideline 10 · UK limit 40 · Source: DEFRA UK-AIR 2024
Road noiseQuiet
51dB Lden
Road traffic, day-evening-night average · Source: DEFRA strategic noise mapping
03 — House prices
Sold prices in AL1.
Average sold price by property type across the AL1 district, 2021–2026 — 3,599 sales.
About AL1 3LB
AL1 3LB scores 64/100 on the NestScope Score, with its strongest showing in local amenities and schools — with M&S St Albans within a short walk. The main trade-off is its safety score. The breakdown below draws on official UK data covering schools, safety, healthcare, transport, environment and local amenities.
In national context, AL1 3LB is an above-average neighbourhood — IMD decile 5/10, ranked 15,120 of 32,844 neighbourhoods in England. The Index of Multiple Deprivation is the UK government's official measure of relative deprivation, refreshed roughly every five years. Housing pressure here is moderate (IMD housing decile 6/10).
There are 43 schools within the typical catchment area, including 6 rated Outstanding by Ofsted and 27 rated Good. The nearest school is Alban City School (Ofsted: Good), about 3 minutes' walk away.
There were 93 crimes reported on the surrounding streets in the most recent month, indicating a high level of immediate-area crime.
Healthcare access is good, with 12 GP surgeries, 1 hospital and 18 dental practices in the wider neighbourhood. The nearest GP practice is MALTINGS SURGERY, within a short walk. The nearest hospital is ST ALBANS CITY HOSPITAL, about 12 minutes' walk away. A pharmacy is within a short walk.
