Jane Howdle And Caroline Thain

An upmarket village full of imposing luxury homes, you need deep pockets to live in Brookmans Park.

Equidistant from St Albans and Watford, Garston is best known for its schools and its cinema.

Aldenham is a quaint village surrounded by renowned schools, just 15 miles from central London.

24 miles north-west of London with a population of about 95,000, Hemel Hempstead offers an interesting mix of old and new.

With Hemel Hempstead to the north, Watford to the south, St Albans to the east and London easily commutable by train, Kings Langley is a well connected place to live.

St Stephen’s is adjacent to the southern boundary of St Albans, sitting between the bottom of the town centre, Chiswell Green and the St Julian’s area of the city.

A hamlet surrounded by agricultural land but with excellent road links to nearby towns, Sleapshyde might just be the best of both worlds.

Cottonmill is a mostly residential area of St Albans, renowned for its strong sense of community.

The hamlet is set in idyllic countryside just a couple of miles from the centre of St Albans.

With two pubs, a shop and a school, Slip End has plenty to offer house hunters seekling traditional village life.