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St Albans
What’s changing on your street?
Planning, new food places, roadworks, school inspections, GP ratings, crime, house prices, what’s on and local businesses, for any AL, LU, WD and HP postcode. Free, from public records, updated every night.
Right now across St Albans
- 0planning applications this week
- 171.9pcheapest unleaded, most around 176.4p
- 12hygiene scores this month
- 4,242local businesses listed
- 27food places waiting for a first inspection
This week’s top stories
Everything by topic-
Road closed: Sandringham Crescent (Hertfordshire County Council)
2 Nov to 13 Nov. Road repairs in the road. The road will be closed.
Sandringham Crescent, St Albans -
Road closed: Townsend Road (Affinity Water - C)
2 Nov to 4 Nov. Repairs to pipes or cables in the road. The road will be closed.
Townsend Road, Harpenden
St Albans in numbers
Every area compared, from public recordsCrime
3,219crimes, June to August 2026Every area ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents, by type, with the trend.
House prices
£635kmiddle price, 538 sales in 6 monthsWhat homes really sold for in every area over six months, by type of home, from the Land Registry.
Planning
6applications and decisions, last monthNew planning applications and decisions in every area over the last month, the biggest housing schemes and what gets approved.
Food hygiene
12hygiene scores, last monthFood hygiene scores published in every area over the last month, the low scores, and new food places waiting for a first inspection.
Roadworks
55roadworks on now or coming upRoadworks and road closures on now or booked for the next month in every area, and who is doing the digging.
Fuel prices
171.9pcheapest unleadedat MFG King William and 3 more · most around 176.4p · dearest 179.9p · 16 stationsWhat every petrol station charges for unleaded and diesel, cheapest first, updated every half hour.
What's on
133events in the next 30 daysGigs, club nights, comedy and pop-up events in every area over the next 30 days, updated daily.
Street reports
92street problems reported this monthFly-tipping, potholes, graffiti and other street problems reported in every area this month, and what has been fixed.
Schools
70schools and their Ofsted resultsEvery state school and nursery with its latest Ofsted result, the new report cards, and how each area’s schools compare.
GPs, dentists and care
154GPs, dentists and care servicesGP surgeries, dentists, care homes and home care in every area, with their Care Quality Commission ratings.
Charities
521charities based in St AlbansEvery registered charity based in each area, what it does, how big it is, and new ones as they register.
Pick your area
25 areas · darker means more happened there this weekFind a local business
The full directory4,242 shops, trades and services across St Albans, with opening hours, food hygiene ratings and what’s going on nearby.
Your streets, every Sunday evening
A short, free email of what changed near you that week and what’s coming up: planning, new places, school and GP ratings, roadworks, house prices and more. One tap to stop it.
Questions people ask
What is MeBabber?
A free site that shows what’s changing near any AL, LU, WD and HP postcode in St Albans, from public records: planning applications and decisions, new food places and hygiene scores, roadworks, school inspections, GP and care ratings, crime, house prices, what’s on and local businesses.
How often is it updated?
Every night. Planning, roadworks, licences, food hygiene and what’s on are checked daily; crime, house prices and school inspections are published monthly and checked weekly.
Does it cost anything?
No. MeBabber is free, needs no account, and the Sunday email is free too, with a one-tap way to stop it.
Why “me babber”?
It’s how Bristolians say “my friend”. MeBabber started in Bristol, just up the road, and now covers St Albans too.