Neighbourhood Report
What's nearby — across walking, short-drive and school catchment distance. Data from official UK government sources.
A well-off neighbourhood
Anchored on official IMD data — decile 8/10, ranked 25,404 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.
20 rated Good or better within 2 mi · 31 schools in total
Nearest top-rated: Links Academy (Good) — 0.5 mi
IMD crime decile 6/10 · 1 crime in 400m last month (residential-weighted: 1)
Crimes reported last month · UK Police API
IMD health decile 10/10 · 2 dentists, pharmacy 0.8 mi within 1.5 mi
No rail stations within 0.5 miles · 6 bus stops nearby
IMD environment decile 7/10 · 1.4 ha total — no proper park nearby
Nearest: Park (1.3 ha) — 0.4 mi
16 supermarkets within 2 mi — Spar, Marks and Spencer, Sainsburys, Budgens… — nearest 0.9 mi — library 0.9 mi
Nearest: Spar - St Albans — 0.9 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
Average sold price by property type across the AL4 district, 2021–2026 — 2,254 sales.
District-level averages (AL4) — 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).
AL4 0JA scores 78/100 on the NestScope Score, with its strongest showing in schools and healthcare — with Oaklands College within a short walk. 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.