COTTONMILL LANE, AL1 1HH House Prices & Local Information

AL1 1HH is a well-regarded residential area on Cottonmill Lane, 0.8km from St. Stephen's in St Albans. Administratively it sits within Sopwell ward and the St Albans constituency.

One of the more sought-after postcodes in AL1, AL1 1HH offers a family suburb with many younger renters, often with small children. By day, the area transitions to a professional home-workers in outer suburbs character: ethnically mixed self-employed professional services, home workers in outer suburbs. An average age of 41 puts this squarely in mixed-family territory — professional couples, school-age children households, and established residents all sharing the streets. 88% of residents own their home — above average for the district, consistent with a stable and sought-after address.

Safety: Crime is moderate at 69 incidents per 1,000 residents — broadly typical for this type of urban area. The area ranks among the least deprived 20% in England — a strong signal of community wellbeing, good schools, and low crime.

Census 2021 statistics for AL1 1HH are sourced from Output Area E00120542 (shared with 8 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.