Redbourn
St Albans 006 · 4 sub-areas · 6,193 residents
St Albans 006 is a settled, largely owner-occupied corner of St Albans in the East of England, home to around 6,200 people. A typical two-bedroom flat runs about £1,615 a month — noticeably above the UK average, though the area's high home-ownership rate and older age profile set it apart from most of the city's rental-heavy neighbourhoods.
Redbourn is a green, lower-density part of St Albans — parks within walking distance of most addresses, a slower weekday rhythm, and a population skewed toward longer-tenure households rather than transient renters. Most homes are owner-occupied, so turnover is low and many residents have been here a long time; a high share of adults are degree-educated, which often shows up in the kind of jobs people commute to.
Overview
What's it like to live in Redbourn?
2 parks and 1 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.
Redbourn in St Albans
Living in Redbourn
St Albans 006 sits at the quieter, more established end of the St Albans spectrum. Three-quarters of households here own their home — a rare concentration even by Hertfordshire standards — and the neighbourhood reflects that in its feel: less transient, more rooted, with a noticeably older population than you'd find closer to the city centre.
The cost picture is firmly mid-to-upper range. A two-bedroom property lets for around £1,615 a month, and a three-bedroom rises to roughly £2,000 — both well above the national average of around £1,200 for a two-bed. Rents ticked up around 3% last year. The median house price sits just under £600,000, and on local salaries it would take around six and a half years to save a deposit — stretched, though in line with the wider Hertfordshire commuter belt.
Who lives here? Mostly couples and families with children — around one in four households falls into that bracket — alongside a sizeable share of residents aged 65 and over (nearly one in four). The 18–34 cohort is thin at just 13.6%, which tells you this isn't a first-renter hotspot. Nearly half of residents hold a degree-level qualification, and the median resident salary is around £45,500 a year, comfortably above what most jobs physically based in the area pay.
Practically, the nearest mainline rail station is roughly 3.7 km away — about a 46-minute walk, though most residents drive. Over half work from home at least part of the week, and only around 3% commute by public transport. Greenspace is accessible: more than half of residents are within a short walk of a green area, with the average distance under 400 metres. See the streets and sub-areas below for more detail on specific pockets within the neighbourhood.
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Frequently asked
- Is St Albans 006 a nice place to live?
- It's a settled, largely owner-occupied neighbourhood with good greenspace access and crime rates below the national average. The trade-off is that renting here is expensive — a two-bed runs around £1,615 a month — and the area skews older, so it's better suited to families and established professionals than young renters looking for a social scene.
- What is the rent in St Albans 006?
- A one-bedroom flat averages around £1,257 a month, a two-bedroom around £1,615, and a three-bedroom roughly £2,000. These are estimates scaled from city-level data using local sale prices. Rents rose about 3% over the past year, and available rental stock is limited given the high owner-occupation rate.
- Is St Albans 006 safe?
- Yes, relatively. The crime rate is around 70.6 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, which is below the UK national average of roughly 80. The area scores in the upper third of the deprivation index (less deprived), and the settled, owner-occupied population tends to correlate with lower street crime.
- What's the commute from St Albans 006 to London?
- By public transport, central London takes around 67 minutes. Most residents drive to the nearest mainline station, which is roughly 3.7 km away. Worth noting: over half of residents in this neighbourhood work from home at least part of the week, so the daily commute is less of a factor here than in many comparable areas.
- Who lives in St Albans 006?
- Mainly families and older, settled residents — nearly one in four is aged 65 or over, and couples with children make up about a quarter of households. The 18–34 share is low at under 14%. Almost half of residents hold a degree, and the median resident salary is around £45,500 a year.
- What schools are near St Albans 006?
- There are 10 schools within typical catchment distance, but only around 46% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted — noticeably below the national average. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is about 2.7 km away. If schools are a priority, check St Albans City Council's school-finder tool for current catchment boundaries before committing.
- How much is council tax in St Albans 006?
- A Band D property costs £2,419 a year in council tax — around £202 a month. That's a meaningful addition to rent and worth building into your budget, particularly given that rents here already absorb a high share of take-home pay.