Cottonmill & Sopwell
St Albans · East of England · population 7,721 · 5 LSOAs
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #2,521 of 6,856 in England
- #342 of 746 in East of England
- #20 of 20 in St Albans
- Less deprived (top 40%)
In summary
Cottonmill & Sopwell is in the less-deprived top 40% of England, ranked #2,521 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #20 of 20 in St Albans. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (97) but weak on Income (38). Typical homes here sold for about £542,500 over the past year, down 6% across five years (from 100 sales), 12% below the wider St Albans median of £620,000.
Themed scores ?
Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £542,500 | 100 | -1.4% | -5.7% |
| Detached | Too few sales to report (n=4) | |||
| Semi-detached | £580,000 | 19 | -5.3% | -14.1% |
| Terraced | £595,750 | 46 | -20.6% | +17.2% |
| Flat | £350,000 | 31 | +16.7% | +22.4% |
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Affordability-adjusted Score ?
- #5,346 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
- Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.
Official sources
Nearby areas
The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.
Other areas in St Albans
- Harpenden Common100
- Bernards Heath100
- Harpenden North100
- Harpenden Town100
- Verulam Park99
- Longacres99
- Marshalswick96
- Harpenden East95
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
- Five Ash Down, Horsted & ChiddinglyWealden63£533,750
- Kingstanding NorthBirmingham63£331,250
- Colletts Green, Callow End & HanleyMalvern Hills63£322,500
- Westwoodside, Haxey & Owston FerryNorth Lincolnshire63£272,500
- Hereford North WestHerefordshire, County of63£245,000
- HawneDudley63£242,250