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Colney Heath

Ward

South east St Albans. About 2,772 people in 8.8 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Colney Heath, 96.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
2,766
881st lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
96.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.8%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
61.5%
3,620th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Colney Heath compares

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

Colney HeathMiddle
Population20 wards, St Albans · 2021
Population: every ward in St Albans20 areas from 2,766 to 8,444. The middle area is 7,923. Colney Heath is 2,766.
2,766lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage20 wards, St Albans · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in St Albans20 areas from 87.1% to 98.9%. The middle area is 94.2%. Colney Heath is 96.1%.
96.1%6th highest
Claimant rate20 wards, St Albans · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in St Albans20 areas from 1.3% to 4.2%. The middle area is 2.0%. Colney Heath is 2.8%.
2.8%6th highest
Aged 15 to 6420 wards, St Albans · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in St Albans20 areas from 56.9% to 74.1%. The middle area is 61.6%. Colney Heath is 61.5%.
61.5%10th lowest

Figures for the whole of St Albans

These figures are published for the whole of St Albans, not for each ward, so they describe all of St Albans and not Colney Heath 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 of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
11.3×
29th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
8.1
7th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Colney Heath in brief

Colney Heath had 2,766 usual residents at the census.

In Colney Heath, 96.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Colney Heath, 2.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

61.5% of residents in Colney Heath were aged 15 to 64 at the census.