community

This section is all about people

Who lives in St Albans?

• Big names: Stephen Hawking studied here. Browse our A to Z of famous faces and tell us if you spot David Essex (that might just be a rumour...)
• Happy locals: Most of our 130,000 residents are aged 25-54 and according to the 2008 Place Survey, 90% of us like it here. Our city came 13th best in Channel 4's Location Location Location: Best and Worst Places to Live. We're well educated, hard working, high earning, often commuting and environmentally polluting.

We've also got details of

• St Albans Town Hall, Register Office and Police Station
• Children's Centres
• Libraries
• Community centres and village halls
• Charities
• Clubs and societies