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 AL4 9SD.
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.
7Good/Outstanding within 1 mi
27 rated Good or better within 2 mi · 37 schools in total
Nearest top-rated: Wheatfields Junior Mixed School (Good) — 0.1 mi
16crimes last month
IMD crime decile 9/10 · 16 crimes in 400m last month (residential-weighted: 14.6)
Crimes reported last month · UK Police API
7GP & hospitals
IMD health decile 10/10 · 6 GP, 1 hospital, 8 dentists, pharmacy 0.3 mi within 1.5 mi
Nearest GP: SPECIALIST COMMUNITY DIABETES SERVICE — 0.3 mi
No rail stations within 0.5 miles · 19 bus stops nearby
10green spaces
IMD environment decile 9/10 · 32.1 ha total — largest park 26.4 ha (0.17 mi away)
Nearest: Playground (200 m²) — 0.1 mi
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 9SD.
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 qualityWithin WHO guideline
9.8µg/m³
NO₂ annual mean · WHO guideline 10 · UK limit 40 · Source: DEFRA UK-AIR 2024
Road noiseQuiet
44dB Lden
Road traffic, day-evening-night average · Source: DEFRA strategic noise mapping
Rail noiseQuiet
45dB Lden
Railways, day-evening-night average · Source: DEFRA strategic noise mapping
03 — House prices
Sold prices in AL4.
Average sold price by property type across the AL4 district, 2021–2026 — 2,254 sales.
About AL4 9SD
AL4 9SD scores 80/100 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.
In national context, AL4 9SD is a well-off neighbourhood — IMD decile 8/10, ranked 24,396 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 high (IMD housing decile 3/10).
There are 37 schools within the typical catchment area, including 6 rated Outstanding by Ofsted and 21 rated Good. The nearest school is Wheatfields Infants' and Nursery School, about 2 minutes' walk away.
There were 16 crimes reported on the surrounding streets in the most recent month, indicating a moderate level of immediate-area crime.
Healthcare access is good, with 6 GP surgeries, 1 hospital and 8 dental practices in the wider neighbourhood. The nearest GP practice is SPECIALIST COMMUNITY DIABETES SERVICE, about 6 minutes' walk away. The nearest hospital is ST ALBANS CITY HOSPITAL, 1.5 mi away. A pharmacy is about 6 minutes' walk away.
