FEBRUARY 8TH, 2010
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Approximate Population: 64,038
Apart from its historic core, St Albans is highly suburban in character, with much of its housing stock built in the inter-war years and during post-war expansion. Now entirely surrounded by the Metropolitan Green Belt, it is seeing significant ‘infill’ development and pressure to relax the Green Belt restrictions.
St Albans District (which also includes Harpenden) has house prices considerably above the national average. The most recent figures give an average house price of £328,820 against a national average of £199,184. St Albans city, according to figures from Nationwide Building Society, is currently considered to be the most expensive place to live in the UK outside Central London.
This is largely due to fast commuting to London, especially the City, by train. The local road transport network is another factor: St Albans is at the meeting point of the A5183 (the old A5 or Watling Street) and the A1081 (the old A6); the M25 runs east-west just south of the city; and both the M1, only a few miles to the west, and the A1(M), five miles (8 km) to the east, can provide fast connections to London and the north.
Gas Suppliers St. Albans Hertfordshire
FEBRUARY 8TH, 2010
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Approximate Population: 117,262
From 2007 the town centre underwent an extensive urban regeneration project known as the “Rotherham Renaissance”: the buildings include apartments, retail units, outdoor cafés, and a new theatre. The Guest and Chrimes factory site forms a significant part of the project, incorporating residential space, commercial space and council offices. Forge Island (current Tesco site) is planned to form an anchor project containing a new Cultural Centre, retail & apartments. In June 2007 construction began on the new St. Anne’s Leisure Complex and is currently well into construction with all the frame work up. In October 2007 plans were announced for a new railway station which is planned to open in 2010. The Renaissance will take up to 25 years to complete.
The project is well into work and is starting to show. As of July 2008 one of the main apartment shopping buildings on Domine Lane is nearly completed and will be opening in October. It is dominating the skyline of the town centre. Next to this is Keppel Wharf which is similar hight to the Domine Lane complex. This has started recently but is already as high as Dinine Lane and will take a year to complete. The Imperial Buildings are well into its renovation. The Guest and Chrimes site is almost cleared, and the All Saints Building has been prepared for demolition.
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