Marshalswick
St Albans 008 · 4 sub-areas · 7,817 residents
St Albans 008 is a residential pocket of St Albans in the East of England, home to around 7,800 people and strongly owner-occupied. A typical two-bedroom flat lets for about £1,615 a month — well above the national average, though broadly in line with what you'd expect from a commuter district within reach of London. Over half of residents work from home, which shapes the character of the area significantly.
Marshalswick is a commuter neighbourhood within St Albans — train into London runs in around 50 minutes, and the rhythm of weekday mornings is shaped by it. The demographic profile leans family-aged, with a clear share of households with school-age children; most homes are owner-occupied, so turnover is low and many residents have been here a long time.
Overview
What's it like to live in Marshalswick?
2 parks and 2 playgrounds are within five minutes' walk, so greenspace is reliably close at hand; The streets feel safe by national standards — police-recorded crime is well below the country-wide median; rents sit firmly in the upper bracket nationally, with a typical home letting at around £1,912 a month; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
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Figures are aggregated across 4 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Marshalswick in St Albans
Living in Marshalswick
This part of St Albans feels settled and suburban in the best sense — quiet streets, high home-ownership, and a population that skews towards families and established couples rather than transient renters. Around three in ten households are couples with children, and nearly a quarter of residents are under 18. The pace here is noticeably calmer than you'd get closer to the city centre.
Rent sits at the expensive end of what you'd call 'commuter-belt normal'. A two-bedroom home runs about £1,615 a month, and a three-bedroom pushes close to £2,000. Those are substantial numbers, though the context matters: you're getting greenspace on your doorstep (over four in five residents are within a walkable distance of it), 100% gigabit broadband coverage, and some of the lowest deprivation scores in England — this sits in the 9th decile on the Index of Multiple Deprivation.
Who lives here? Largely degree-educated, higher-earning professionals who've chosen St Albans over London. Just over half of residents hold a degree-level qualification, and the median resident salary is around £45,500 a year — considerably above the national median. The ownership rate of 73% tells its own story: this is a neighbourhood people have put down roots in, not passed through.
Practically speaking, the nearest mainline rail station is roughly 2.6 km away — about a 32-minute walk, so most people drive or cycle to it. The public transport commute to London runs around 50 minutes. It's notable that half the working population here works from home, which reduces how much that commute time actually matters day-to-day. Council tax at Band D comes to £2,419 a year, which is worth factoring into your monthly budget. See the streets and sub-areas below for more on specific pockets within the neighbourhood.
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Frequently asked
- Is St Albans 008 a nice place to live?
- By most objective measures, yes. It sits in the 9th deprivation decile nationally — meaning it's among the least deprived areas in England. Crime is well below the national rate, greenspace is accessible to over four in five residents, and broadband is 100% gigabit. The trade-off is cost: renting here absorbs around 61% of a typical take-home salary, so it suits higher earners more than most.
- What is the rent in St Albans 008?
- A one-bedroom typically runs around £1,257 a month, a two-bedroom around £1,615, and a three-bedroom close to £2,000. These are estimates scaled from official council-level data using local sale prices. Rents rose around 3% in the past year. Council tax at Band D adds another £2,419 a year on top.
- Is St Albans 008 safe?
- It's one of the safer parts of the East of England. Crime runs at around 57 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, noticeably below the UK national rate of roughly 80 per 1,000. Low deprivation and high owner-occupation both correlate with lower crime, and both apply strongly here.
- What's the commute from St Albans 008 to London?
- The public transport journey to London takes around 50 minutes. The nearest mainline rail station is about 2.6 km away — most residents drive or cycle there. Worth noting that around half of all working residents here work from home, so the commute is less of a daily reality for many than it might appear.
- Who lives in St Albans 008?
- Mostly families and established couples — around 30% of households are couples with children, and a quarter of residents are under 18. Over half hold a degree-level qualification, and the median resident salary is around £45,500 a year. It's a settled, largely owner-occupied community rather than a transient rental market.
- What schools are near St Albans 008?
- There are 58 schools within typical catchment distance. Around 37% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted, which is below the national average of approximately 89% — so it's worth checking individual school catchments carefully. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is under 800 metres away, which is a positive for families in the right location.
- Is St Albans 008 good for families?
- It's well-suited to families in practical terms — low crime, walkable greenspace, high owner-occupation, and a high proportion of existing family households. The school picture requires some investigation given the lower-than-average share of Good or Outstanding schools in the catchment, but proximity to at least one Outstanding school is strong.