How Wood

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2,611 people · median £640,000 · St Albans

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St Albans Council · Liberal Democrat-controlled 44/56 seats · 79% · OCD 2026

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Amenities This neighbourhood

What's here near How Wood

Category	Count	Note
Eat & drink	16	92% hygiene 4★+ (FSA)
Shops	9	—
Gyms, leisure & playgrounds	4	—
Green spaces & parks	2	filled areas on the map

Counted within ~2 km of the area centre · OSM + FSA

Broadband

Gigabit

96.6%

Superfast

100%

Ultrafast

96.6%

% of premises · Ofcom Connected Nations · district-level

Named places nearby 31 near How Wood

AllEat & drinkShopsGyms & leisureGreen space

Place	Category	Hygiene	Distance
Co-op Food	Shops		0.1 mi
How Wood	Green space		0.2 mi
Mayflower Road Play Area	Gyms & leisure		0.4 mi
Park Street Play Area	Gyms & leisure		0.5 mi
Starbucks	Eat & drink	5/5	0.6 mi
Little Waitrose	Shops		0.6 mi
The Overdraught	Eat & drink	4/5	0.6 mi
Rumbles Fish Bar	Eat & drink	4/5	0.6 mi
The Falcon	Eat & drink	5/5	0.6 mi
Greenwood Park	Gyms & leisure		0.7 mi
Gracey's Pizza	Eat & drink	5/5	0.7 mi
The Gate	Eat & drink	—	0.8 mi
Woodbury Field Play Area	Gyms & leisure		0.8 mi
Greenwood Park	Green space		0.8 mi
Lazy Llama Cafe	Eat & drink	—	0.8 mi
Co-op Food	Shops		0.8 mi
Rami	Eat & drink	3/5	0.8 mi
Simmons Bakers	Eat & drink	—	0.8 mi
Flame Light	Eat & drink	4/5	0.8 mi
Day 1	Shops		0.8 mi
The Three Hammers	Eat & drink	5/5	0.8 mi
Moor Mill	Eat & drink	—	0.9 mi
Costcutter	Shops		0.9 mi
Fish & Chips	Eat & drink	—	0.9 mi
The Tea Room	Eat & drink	5/5	0.9 mi
Londis	Shops		0.9 mi
M&S Simply Food	Shops		1.0 mi
Spar	Shops		1.0 mi
The Black Boy	Eat & drink	5/5	1.3 mi
Nick's Food & Wine	Shops		1.3 mi
Bricket Wood Cafe	Eat & drink	5/5	1.3 mi

Nearest first (miles from the area centre) · click a row → the map flies to it · FSA hygiene rating shown on eat & drink where matched (11 rated) · within ~2 km of the area centre · OpenStreetMap contributors · Food Standards Agency

Local economy from St Albans

Figures for the wider St Albans — the same across neighbouring areas. This page's own prices, crime and streets are shown in full on their tabs.

Unemployment rate3.9%

In work (employment rate)62.8%

Companies registered here14,820

New incorporations (12m)1,472

Property companies (SPVs)1,626

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Companies House + ONS Census 2021 · wider district