Nearest top-rated: Wheatfields Junior Mixed School (Good) — 0.1 mi
Safety69/100
14crimes last month
IMD crime decile 8/10 · 14 crimes in 400m last month (residential-weighted: 12.6)
Crimes reported last month · UK Police API
Healthcare89/100
6GP & hospitals
IMD health decile 10/10 · 6 GP, 7 dentists, pharmacy 0.3 mi within 1.5 mi
Nearest GP: SPECIALIST COMMUNITY DIABETES SERVICE — 0.3 mi
Transport74/100
No rail stations within 0.5 miles · 17 bus stops nearby
Green space88/100
10green spaces
IMD environment decile 9/10 · 32.1 ha total — largest park 26.4 ha (0.21 mi away)
Nearest: Playground (200 m²) — 0.1 mi
Amenities85/100
21supermarkets
21 supermarkets within 2 mi — Cook, Morrisons, Budgens, Marks and Spencer… — nearest 0.4 mi — library 0.5 mi
Nearest: Cook St Albans — 0.4 mi
02 — Environment
Environment & risk near AL4 9NS.
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
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Zone 1
Zone 2
Zone 3
Air qualityWithin WHO guideline
9.8µg/m³
NO₂ annual mean · WHO guideline 10 · UK limit 40 · Source: DEFRA UK-AIR 2024
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<10
10–20
20–30
30–40
≥40
Road noiseQuiet
49dB Lden
Road traffic, day-evening-night average · Source: DEFRA strategic noise mapping
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<55
55–64
65–74
≥75
Rail noiseQuiet
41dB Lden
Railways, day-evening-night average · Source: DEFRA strategic noise mapping
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<55
55–64
65–74
≥75
03 — House prices
Sold prices in AL4.
Average sold price by property type across the AL4 district, 2021–2026 — 2,254 sales.
Detached
Semi-detached
Terraced
Flat
Detached£855k▼ 3.8%
Semi-detached£769k▲ 15.7%
Terraced£464k▲ 0.3%
Flat£294k▲ 2.4%
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).
About AL4 9NS
AL4 9NS scores 87/100 on the NestScope Score, with its strongest showing in schools and healthcare — with Wheatfields Infants' and Nursery School within a short walk. The breakdown below draws on official UK data covering schools, safety, healthcare, transport, environment and local amenities.
In national context, AL4 9NS is one of the most affluent neighbourhoods in England — IMD decile 10/10, ranked 32,755 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 low (IMD housing decile 8/10).
There are 36 schools within the typical catchment area, including 6 rated Outstanding by Ofsted and 20 rated Good. The nearest school is Wheatfields Infants' and Nursery School, within a short walk.
There were 14 crimes reported on the surrounding streets in the most recent month, indicating a low level of immediate-area crime.
Healthcare access is good, with 6 GP surgeries and 7 dental practices in the wider neighbourhood. The nearest GP practice is SPECIALIST COMMUNITY DIABETES SERVICE, about 7 minutes' walk away. A pharmacy is about 6 minutes' walk away.
There are no train or Tube stations near AL4 9NS. Bus services provide the main public transport, with 17 bus stops in the immediate area.
The location is in Flood Zone 1 (low risk — less than a 1 in 1,000 annual chance of river or sea flooding). road traffic noise is low (about 49 dB Lden), and rail noise is low (about 41 dB Lden).
There are 10 green spaces within walking distance, totalling 32.1 hectares of parks and outdoor space. The nearest is Playground (200 m²), within a short walk. It also lies just beside a nature reserve (about 9 minutes' walk away), adding open countryside that isn't recorded as a formal park.
There are 21 supermarkets in the wider area, including Cook, Morrisons, Budgens, Marks and Spencer and others. The nearest is Cook St Albans, about 9 minutes' walk away. A public library is about 11 minutes' walk away.
Sources: DfE/Ofsted, UK Police API, NHS ODS, NaPTAN, Environment Agency, Ordnance Survey, Natural England, DEFRA, Geolytix and Arts Council England. For an interactive map view, explore AL4 9NS on NestScope.
