St Albans: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£1,258,766

Semi-detached

£767,828

Terraced

£575,819

Flat or maisonette

£327,034

First-time buyers

£474,986

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

• Residents

  126,229 in 1991 → 151,012 in 2024 (+19.6%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £299,124 in 2005 → £646,781 in 2026 (+116.2%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £522 in 2008 → £864 in 2025 (+65.6%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  81.2% in 2004 → 85.0% in 2023 (+4.7%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  0.6% in 2001 → 2.3% in 2025 (+283.3%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £15,597 in 1997 → £40,492 in 2024 (+159.6%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

40 official indicators are published for St Albans; 29 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• Obesity in Year 6 · Health & wellbeing12.0% (2024/25) · 2nd lowest of 292
• Median weekly pay · Economy & work£864 (April 2025) · 6th highest of 359
• Smokers · Health & wellbeing5.4% (2020 to 2024) · 3rd lowest of 373
• Preventable heart deaths · Health & wellbeing16.7 per 100,000 (2022 to 2024) · 5th lowest of 292

Where it ranks worst

• Home gas use · Environment12,782 kWh (2024/25) · 339th lowest of 347
• Housing affordability · Housing11.0× earnings (April 2025) · 285th lowest of 316
• Public EV chargers · Connectivity & access110.6 per 100,000 (mid-2026) · 251st highest of 361
• New homes · Housing6.0 per 1,000 (2024/25) · 194th highest of 296

These figures are published for county councils, so they are for Hertfordshire, which includes St Albans.

• Life expectancy (male) (2025)81.0 years · England 80.0 · 33rd highest of 151
• Life expectancy (female) (2025)84.6 years · England 83.8 · 42nd highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (male) (2022 - 24)65.4 years · England 60.9 · 11th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (female) (2022 - 24)65.5 years · England 61.3 · 18th highest of 151
• Under-75 mortality, all causes (2025)279.1 per 100k · England 321.0 · 33rd lowest of 151
• Adult smoking prevalence (2024)8.0% · England 10.4 · 26th lowest of 148
• Adults overweight or obese (2024/25)63.1% · England 64.6 · 57th lowest of 153

These figures are published for county councils, so they are for Hertfordshire, which includes St Albans.

• School readiness (good development at Reception) (2024/25)69.8% · England 68.3 · 55th highest of 153
• GCSE Attainment 8 score (2024/25)50.4 score · England 46.0 · 23rd highest of 153
• 16–17 year-olds NEET or activity not known (2025/26)3.3% · England 5.8 · 25th lowest of 150
• Children in absolute low-income families (2024/25)10.9% · England 19.8 · 15th lowest of 153