A city located in Hertfordshire, St Albans is a beautiful place to visit. However if you are planning to buy a property in this place then you need to think again as the property prices are extremely high in this region. At present the place has a total population of 130,000 approximately. As far as the employment rate is concerned, the place has a highly skilled workforce. As far as the economy of the region is concerned, most of the employers consider it a feasible place to invest. Some of the companies with their offices in the area include Deloitte, Spreadex, AECOM, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Premier Foods Aon Hewitt, and Sainsbury’s Retail Distribution Centre.
The place is well connected to the rest of England and has two railway stations.
The city has a rocking lifestyle with a thriving cultural life that comprises of frequent theatres and concerts with international artists performing on those events. Some of the major attractions of the area are the Maltings Shopping Centre, the St Albans Museum service that has two different museums namely the Verulamium Museum and the Museum of St Albans. Another popular attraction is the Watercress nature reserve.
With regards to education the place has several primary and secondary schools. In fact there are independent schools as well.