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 24,396 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.
26 rated Good or better within 2 mi · 36 schools in total
Nearest top-rated: Wheatfields Junior Mixed School (Good) — 0.1 mi
IMD crime decile 9/10 · 7 crimes in 400m last month (residential-weighted: 6.3)
Crimes reported last month · UK Police API
IMD health decile 10/10 · 6 GP, 7 dentists, pharmacy 0.2 mi within 1.5 mi
Nearest GP: SPECIALIST COMMUNITY DIABETES SERVICE — 0.4 mi
No rail stations within 0.5 miles · 22 bus stops nearby
IMD environment decile 9/10 · 30.6 ha total — largest park 26.4 ha (0.22 mi away)
Nearest: Playground (200 m²) — 0.1 mi
21 supermarkets within 2 mi — Cook, Budgens, Morrisons, Marks and Spencer… — nearest 0.4 mi — library 0.5 mi
Nearest: Cook 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 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 9PS scores 81/100 on the NestScope Score, with its strongest showing in schools and healthcare — with Wheatfields Infants' and Nursery School about 2 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.