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Colney Heath & Highfield Park: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Colney Heath & Highfield Park neighbourhood of St Albans, England (ONS area St Albans 021). Headline figures assembled 3 October 2026. Additional local information checked 13 October 2026. Postcodes AL1, AL4. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near AL4 0TN.

An affluent neighbourhood, with signals pointing away from gentrification

Colney Heath & Highfield Park is an affluent neighbourhood. But area signals point away from gentrification against St Albans (3 of 17 signals falling, none rising). Houses here typically resell for £657,500 (median resale price, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is higher than across St Albans (1.2 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving in line with the council's and the nearest railway station, St Albans City, is 3.2 km from the neighbourhood's centre.

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 13 October 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical house price

£657,500

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +22% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Affluent

How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation

Signs of gentrification

Moving the other way

Weighted balance -0.18; 0 of 17 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Deprivation

Decile 9 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 4 small areas range from decile 4 to 9.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£74,100

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

1.2 times the borough's rate

Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.

Source: Police.uk

Schools getting better

In line with the council's

Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.

Source: Ofsted, Department for Education

Where Colney Heath & Highfield Park sits in St Albans

Typical house price: 7th lowest of 20 neighbourhoods in St Albans
Average household income: 8th lowest of 20 neighbourhoods in St Albans

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 13 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.

Prices over time in Colney Heath & Highfield Park

Median resale price of houses each year here and across St Albans, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Median resale price of flats each year here and across St Albans, 1997 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 13 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

0 of 17 counted signals point towards rising affluence against St Albans, 3 the other way and 14 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.

Falling behind the borough

Recorded crime
Anti-social behaviour
Benefit claims (DWP)

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

St Albans City Railway station, 3.2 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 17 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Thameslink to Bedford (32 to 43 min) and Sutton (London) (85 to 91 min).

Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.

Nearest state schools

Nearest state primary school Colney Heath Primary School 1.4 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Nov 2022).
Nearest state secondary school Nicholas Breakspear Catholic School 560 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Outstanding (Nov 2023).

Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (11 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 31 August 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.

Questions about Colney Heath & Highfield Park

What is the typical house price in Colney Heath & Highfield Park?

£657,500. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +22% against 2017-2019.

How does Colney Heath & Highfield Park compare with the rest of St Albans?

Typical house price: 7th lowest of 20 neighbourhoods in St Albans. Average household income: 8th lowest of 20 neighbourhoods in St Albans.

Is Colney Heath & Highfield Park an affluent area?

Affluent. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Colney Heath & Highfield Park gentrifying?

Moving the other way. Weighted balance -0.18; 0 of 17 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Colney Heath & Highfield Park?

St Albans City. Railway station, 3.2 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 17 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Thameslink to Bedford (32 to 43 min) and Sutton (London) (85 to 91 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Colney Heath & Highfield Park?

Nearest state primary school. Colney Heath Primary School. 1.4 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Nov 2022). Nearest state secondary school. Nicholas Breakspear Catholic School. 560 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Outstanding (Nov 2023).

Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.

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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.