Verulam Park
St Albans 014 · 4 sub-areas · 7,224 residents
St Albans 014 is a settled, largely residential part of St Albans, home to around 7,200 people. A typical two-bedroom flat runs about £1,615 a month — noticeably above the national average, but reflecting the area's strong rail links into London and its overwhelmingly owner-occupied character. With more than six in ten residents working from home, this is one of the district's quieter, more established pockets.
Verulam Park is a commuter neighbourhood within St Albans — train into London runs in around 26 minutes, and the rhythm of weekday mornings is shaped by it. The population skews older, with a long-settled feel and a high share of retirees; 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 Verulam Park?
The area is unusually green for its density — 5 parks and 4 playgrounds sit within five minutes' walk of the centroid; The streets feel safe by national standards — police-recorded crime is well below the country-wide median; Public transport is genuinely strong; most errands and a fair share of social life don't need a car; 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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Verulam Park in St Albans
Living in Verulam Park
This part of St Albans sits firmly at the prosperous end of the city's housing market. The streets are predominantly owner-occupied — over eight in ten households own their home outright or with a mortgage — and the population skews older than you'd expect in most commuter towns. There's a settled, unhurried quality here that's noticeably different from the busier, younger parts of the city centre.
Rents are high by national standards but broadly in line with what you'd expect this close to London. A two-bed will set you back around £1,615 a month — well above the UK median of roughly £1,200 — and a three-bed pushes to about £2,000. If you're buying rather than renting, the median sale price is around £735,000, which means saving a deposit takes the average resident roughly eight years.
The demographic picture here is distinctive. Nearly a quarter of residents are over 65, and the working-age population is split fairly evenly across the 35–49 and 50–64 brackets. Degree holders make up around 63% of residents — well above the national average — and the median resident salary of around £45,500 is markedly higher than the median for jobs physically based in the area (around £33,500), which tells you most people here are commuting out, often to London.
For practical purposes: the nearest mainline rail station is about 1.1 km away — roughly a 14-minute walk — and gets you into London in under 25 minutes by public transport. Broadband coverage is full gigabit throughout. See the streets and sub-areas below for a finer-grained breakdown of the neighbourhood.
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Frequently asked
- Is St Albans 014 a nice place to live?
- It's one of the more prosperous and settled parts of St Albans — low deprivation, high owner-occupation, and fast rail access to London. The trade-off is that it's expensive: rents take up around 61% of a typical take-home salary, and the median house price is over £735,000. It suits established households more than younger renters on tighter budgets.
- What is the rent in St Albans 014?
- A one-bed typically runs around £1,257 a month, a two-bed about £1,615, and a three-bed close to £2,000. These are estimates scaled from city-level data using local sale prices. Rents rose roughly 3% over the past year, and the area consistently sits above the national average for all bedroom sizes.
- Is St Albans 014 safe?
- Broadly, yes. Crime runs at around 85 incidents per 1,000 residents a year — close to the UK national average and low in absolute terms for a commuter area near London. The neighbourhood sits in the top decile for low deprivation, and the high owner-occupation rate and older demographic profile both tend to keep serious crime rates down.
- What's the commute from St Albans 014 to London?
- The nearest mainline rail station is about 1.1 km away — roughly a 14-minute walk — and from there the public transport journey into London takes under 25 minutes. That's one of the faster Hertfordshire commutes into the capital. Worth noting: 62% of residents here work from home, so for many the commute is largely academic.
- Who lives in St Albans 014?
- Mainly older, well-qualified owner-occupiers. Nearly a quarter of residents are over 65, over 80% own their home, and 63% hold a degree-level qualification. The median resident salary is around £45,500 — well above average — and most people commute out to higher-paid jobs rather than working locally.
- What schools are near St Albans 014?
- There are 50 schools within typical catchment distance, though only around 30% are rated Good or Outstanding — noticeably below the national average. That said, the nearest Outstanding-rated school is under 900 metres away. Catchment boundaries in St Albans can be competitive, so it's worth checking admission zones with the local authority before committing.