Colney Heath
Strong on schools, with safety and transport to consider
Colney Heath at a glance
- House prices
- £662,500
- Higher prices97th percentile
- Schools
- 86th percentile
- Strong
- Transport
- 23rd percentile
- Weak
- Crime rate
- 92.4 per 1,000 residents
- Weak30th percentile
- Flood risk
- 7.7% of the area in flood zones
- Middle61st percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Colney Heath a good place to live?
Colney Heath may be a good fit for people who value stronger school performance. Transport access appears weaker and crime data appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in St. Albans below.
Colney Heath and nearby areas
| Area | Median sale price | Crime per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| Colney Heath | £662,500 | 92.4 |
| Batchwood | £680,000 | 64.5 |
| Sandridge & Wheathampstead | £692,500 | 54.5 |
Same sources and periods as the figures above. Each area has its own full guide.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
- Families who care about school performance
Watch out for
- Transport access appears weaker than most neighbourhoods nationally
- Crime data appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally
- House prices appear higher than many neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Colney Heath
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 92.4 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 30th percentile nationally
Recorded crime is relatively higher; higher percentiles indicate lower crime.
Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to August 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.
House prices in Colney Heath
House prices
- Median sale price
- £662,500
- Percentile
- 97th percentile nationally
House prices appear higher than many neighbourhoods nationally.
Median of 20 standard sales over the 12 months to August 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.
Crime by type in Colney Heath
Recorded crime by type
The largest recorded type in Colney Heath is violence, sexual offences and weapons, at 33.0 per 1,000 residents: higher than St. Albans (23.8) and close to England (35.9).
| Type | Colney Heath | St. Albans | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violence, sexual offences and weapons | 33.0 | 23.8 | 35.9 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 14.2 | 11.9 | 10.7 |
| Theft, including shoplifting | 12.5 | 18.8 | 18.1 |
| Vehicle crime | 8.3 | 5.9 | 5.3 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 7.6 | 5.4 | 6.8 |
| Burglary | 5.6 | 3.0 | 3.7 |
| Public order | 4.0 | 3.5 | 6.6 |
| Drugs | 3.6 | 2.4 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 3.6 | 1.5 | 2.2 |
| Robbery | 0.0 | 0.6 | 1.5 |
Recorded crime is not the same as personal risk. How to read crime figures for an area · Check another area
Schools in Colney Heath
Schools
86th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Colney Heath
Flood risk
7.7% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3
Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers 4.2% of the area. That is the 61st percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.
Transport in Colney Heath
Transport
23rd percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.
FAQs
Is Colney Heath a good place to live?
Colney Heath may be a good fit for people who value stronger school performance. Transport access appears weaker and crime data appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Colney Heath safe?
Colney Heath ranks in the 30th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Colney Heath?
The median sale price was £662,500 in the 12 months to August 2026. House prices are in the 97th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Colney Heath?
Schools rank in the 86th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Colney Heath?
Nearby public profiles include Batchwood in St. Albans and Sandridge & Wheathampstead in St. Albans.
