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Redbourn

Middle area

West St Albans. 6,193 people in 50 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 100% of people in Redbourn live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£625,000
Joint 411th most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
6,403
3,354th least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
88.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Redbourn

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Redbourn at a rate of 68.1 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 79.2 per 1,000 people across St Albans.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences124
Anti-social behaviour116
Other crime69
Criminal damage and arson33
Vehicle crime31
Drug offences21
Shoplifting13
Burglary12
Robbery2
Theft from the person1

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Redbourn compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

RedbournMiddle
Median sale price20 middle areas, St Albans · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in St Albans20 areas from £450,000 to £847,500. The middle area is £636,250. Redbourn is £625,000.
£625,0008th cheapest
Population20 middle areas, St Albans · 2021
Population: every middle area in St Albans20 areas from 6,266 to 9,804. The middle area is 7,148. Redbourn is 6,403.
6,4032nd least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares20 middle areas, St Albans · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in St Albans20 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 100.0%. Redbourn is 100.0%.
100%joint most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage20 middle areas, St Albans · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in St Albans20 areas from 86.3% to 99.7%. The middle area is 93.9%. Redbourn is 88.0%.
88.0%3rd lowest

Is Redbourn safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Redbourn at a rate of 68.1 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 79.2 per 1,000 people across St Albans.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 34 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Redbourn.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (124), anti-social behaviour (116) and other crime (69).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of St Albans

These figures are published for the whole of St Albans, not for each middle area, so they describe all of St Albans and not Redbourn alone. See St Albans

Average house price
£646,781
Up 2.3% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£57,396
Highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
11.3×
Joint 29th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
8.1
Joint 7th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Redbourn in brief

The median price paid for a home in Redbourn was £625,000 in 2025.

Redbourn had 6,403 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in Redbourn live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Redbourn, 88.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.