Welwyn Hatfield
AL8 house prices in Welwyn Hatfield
Sold prices, council tax, schools, deprivation and planning for Welwyn Hatfield, from official UK data in one place.
Typical sold price
£516,000
Range £270,600–£912,750 · 250 real sales
- Real sales
- 250
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 30 Jan 2025 and 21 Aug 2026.
Summary
House prices in AL8: the typical (median) sold price is £516,000, well above the UK average (£272,611) (UK House Price Index, July 2026). AL8 is a quiet market, with about 13 recorded sales a month. By property type, 34% were terraced homes (typically £455,000) and 26% were semi-detached homes (typically £647,500).
Data from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, up to 28 August 2026.
Council tax on a Band D home there is £2,452 a year: Welwyn Hatfield's published charge for 2026-27.
Source: Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities, Welwyn Hatfield, 2026-27.
Our take · opinion, not advice
Our take on AL8: a quiet market, so take your time
AL8 is a thin market, at roughly 13 sales a month, so no single figure here should carry much weight, and the individual sold homes are the better guide.
If you are thinking of selling, with detached homes at £894,000 and flats at £275,000, the £270,600 to £912,750 spread is really several markets, so price from sold homes that match yours in type and size; with so few sales, allow extra time and a local agent’s view; a quick cash sale buys certainty at a cost, usually about 70–85% of market value as a rough guide, not a quote, so weigh it carefully.
Sell houseIf you are looking to buy, on price, AL8 is well above the UK average, so compare any asking price with sold homes of the same type before you commit.
Our checklist before an offer: what has been applied for nearby (4,761 applications on record within 500 m), the tenure (leasehold is common here) and whether the home is at risk of flooding, plus the title, which your conveyancer should review.
Where the numbers are this loose, the free AL8 OfferCheck gives you something firmer to hold: flood, crime, planning and council tax, each with its source.
Get OfferCheckOur opinion, drawn from the figures on this page: not advice and not a forecast. We earn from OfferCheck reports and from introducing sellers to cash buyers, so weigh it with that in mind (see our disclosure). We are not authorised or regulated by the FCA.
At a glance
AL8 in four numbers
The headline figures from the records below, each one real and dated.
Typical price
£516,000
HM Land Registry
Sales a month
13.4
Across 250 sales
Council tax, Band D
£2,452
A year
The data, honestly
House prices in AL8
These 250 sales are what every figure here rests on. The typical price is the middle sale.
By property type
Average house price in AL8 by property type
Detached homes have the highest typical price at £894,000, and flat / maisonette the lowest at £275,000.
See the figures
| Type | Sales | Typical | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 45 | £894,000 | £652,000–£1,342,500 |
| Semi-detached | 65 | £647,500 | £434,200–£878,400 |
| Terraced | 85 | £455,000 | £378,200–£609,837 |
| Flat / maisonette | 53 | £275,000 | £175,200–£361,000 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 30 Jan 2025 and 21 Aug 2026.
24-month trend
Typical price by quarter in AL8
The quarterly typical price rose 5.4%, from £460,000 in Q1 2025 (45 sales) to £485,000 in Q3 2026 (17 sales).
See the figures
| Quarter | Typical price | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2025 | £460,000 | 45 |
| Q2 2025 | £617,365 | 30 |
| Q3 2025 | £516,500 | 42 |
| Q4 2025 | £452,500 | 50 |
| Q1 2026 | £581,000 | 42 |
| Q2 2026 | £535,000 | 24 |
| Q3 2026 | £485,000 | 17 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 30 Jan 2025 and 21 Aug 2026. Median of each quarter's recorded sales.
Range and mix
The spread of AL8 prices
How far prices run either side of the typical one, who owns what, and homes that have sold twice.
Price range
Where most AL8 homes sold
Eight in ten sales fell between £270,600 and £912,750, around a typical £516,000.
Lower and upper end are the 10th and 90th percentile of recorded sales.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 30 Jan 2025 and 21 Aug 2026.
Mix of homes
Who is selling in AL8
Terraced homes were 34% of recorded sales (85 of 248). 58% of sales were freehold and 42% leasehold.
Property type
- Detached18%
- Semi-detached26%
- Terraced34%
- Flat / maisonette21%
Tenure
- Freehold58%
- Leasehold42%
See the figures
146 freehold (58%) and 104 leasehold (42%) across the 250 most recent recorded sales in AL8, including 1 new-build sale. Leasehold is normal for flats; check the remaining lease term before you offer.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 30 Jan 2025 and 21 Aug 2026.
Sold twice: what the same home resold for
The strongest price signal there is: the same door, sold twice. Change shown in £, %, and per year. A big % over two decades is smaller than it looks.
DIGSWELL COURT, DIGSWELL RISE, WELWYN GARDEN CITY
£253,000 (2025)£292,500 (2026)+15.6% over 0.6 yrs (+25.8%/yr)
ASQUITH HOUSE, GUESSENS ROAD, WELWYN GARDEN CITY
£320,000 (2025)£340,000 (2026)+6.3% over 0.7 yrs (+8.7%/yr)
LONGCROFT HOUSE, FRETHERNE ROAD, WELWYN GARDEN CITY
£215,000 (2025)£226,000 (2026)+5.1% over 1.1 yrs (+4.5%/yr)
STANBOROUGH COTTAGES, GREAT NORTH ROAD, WELWYN GARDEN CITY
£330,000 (2025)£935,000 (2026)+183.3% over 1.1 yrs (+163.9%/yr)
38 - 40, STONEHILLS, WELWYN GARDEN CITY
£174,000 (2025)£180,000 (2025)+3.4% over 0.6 yrs (+6.4%/yr)
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Real transactions, never estimates. All sales.
On the map
Where AL8 sits in Welwyn Hatfield
The pins are the 5 most recent recorded sales: real prices on real streets, not a valuation.
Latest sales
The most recent sales in AL8
164, PARKWAY, WELWYN GARDEN CITY
Terraced · Freehold · 21 Aug 2026
£485,000
4, MELBOURNE COURT, WELWYN GARDEN CITY
Terraced · Leasehold · 21 Aug 2026
£595,000
4, SEFTON COURT, WELWYN GARDEN CITY
Terraced · Freehold · 7 Aug 2026
£350,000
88, HAYMEADS, WELWYN GARDEN CITY
Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 31 Jul 2026
£182,000
3, SEWELLS, WELWYN GARDEN CITY
Terraced · Freehold · 30 Jul 2026
£440,000
Sources: HM Land Registry · postcodes.io / ONS · OpenStreetMap (© contributors). AL8 includes the Handside ward.
In plain English
What the Welwyn Hatfield (AL8) numbers mean
- The headline number blends very different homes: detached homes sold for a typical £894,000 against £275,000 for flats: about 3.3 times as much. Use the figure for your type of home, not the mix.
- Prices here are widely spread: most sales fell between £270,600 and £912,750, so the median says little about any one home.
- 42% of these sales were leasehold: a genuine mix of houses and flats, so check the tenure of the home you are looking at.
Only 250 sales sit behind these figures, so they are a rough guide rather than a firm reading.
- This is a quiet district: only about 13 recorded sales a month.
Based on 250 recorded sales between 30 January 2025 and 21 August 2026. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, to 28 August 2026; page data refreshed 7 October 2026. Compared with the UK House Price Index. Written by Your Property Check (Check Labs Ltd, Birmingham) from this data. How we read the data · spotted a mistake? Tell us. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. UK House Price Index licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Area data
What else the records hold on AL8
Council tax and schools, each from the body that publishes it, with the sample it rests on stated beside it.
Council tax
What council tax costs in AL8
£2,452
Band D a year in Welwyn Hatfield, 2026-27: the benchmark band every English authority is compared on.
All bands
| Band | 1991 value | A year |
|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,635 |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £1,907 |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £2,180 |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,452 |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £2,997 |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £3,542 |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £4,087 |
| H | over £320,000 | £4,905 |
These are Welwyn Hatfield's charges for 2026-27, the authority AL8 falls in, not an estimate for any individual home. A property's band is set by the Valuation Office Agency and we never guess it; look up a band on GOV.UK and read your row. Bands reflect what a home was worth on 1 April 1991, not today.
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities · 8 of 8 bands published for Welwyn Hatfield · data to 2026-27 financial year
Schools
Schools near AL8
8
open schools within 3 km, nearest Templewood Primary School.
All schools
Templewood Primary School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · AL8 7SD
726 m
Good · 2023
Applecroft School
Primary · Academies · AL8 6JZ
816 m
Good · 2023
Peartree Primary School
Primary · Academies · AL7 3XW
1.2 km
Good · 2016
Lakeside School
Special schools · AL8 6YN
1.5 km
Outstanding · 2013
Our Lady Catholic Primary School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · AL7 3TF
1.5 km
Good · 2021
Ludwick Nursery School
Nursery · Local authority maintained schools · AL7 3RP
1.5 km
Outstanding · 2013
Holwell Primary School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · AL7 3RP
1.5 km
Good · 2023
Stanborough School
Middle deemed secondary · Academies · AL8 6YR
1.6 km
Good · 2023
School data from the Department for Education “Get Information about Schools” (GIAS) and Ofsted inspection outcomes. Open Government Licence v3.0. The Ofsted grade shown is the last single overall grade on record (single grades were withdrawn in September 2024). Shows nearest schools by distance, not legal catchment areas. Distances are from the AL8 district centroid, not from any address.
Source: Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · 8 open schools within 3 km, 8 with a grade on record
Area context
Planning and deprivation near AL8
What is being built nearby and how the area ranks, as context for the neighbourhood and never a judgement on a home.
Planning applications
Planning activity around AL8
4,761
applications within 500 m of the district centre, as last checked 24 July 2026.
Recent applications
WelwynHatfield/6/2026/1174/TCUndecided
78 m
Leylandii to fell
Received 2026-07-07
WelwynHatfield/6/2026/1152/FULLUndecided
392 m
Erection of an additional storey at second floor to accommodate 3 residential units including alterations to internal access
Received 2026-07-02
WelwynHatfield/6/2026/1148/EMTUndecided
78 m
Removal of 1 x Leylandii tree in back garden
Received 2026-07-01
WelwynHatfield/6/2026/1143/EMTUndecided
473 m
G1 - Laurel and Holly - Trim sides and top to previous, 15% Approx. T2 Chestnut - Reduce and shape crown by 20%. T3 Chestnut - Reduce and shape crown by 20%. T4 Sycamore - Reduce crown 1 metres below previous points.
Received 2026-07-01
WelwynHatfield/6/2026/1137/EMTUndecided
303 m
1 x Hornbeam to reduce by approximately 2m in both height and width, not exceeding historic pruning points. the tree has routinely been maintained back to suitable growth points. This would be the case again, reducing the overhang onto the driveway and footpath minimising debris and bird poo falling onto the path and cars. Retaining a compact canopy and preventing the regrowth becoming over extended.
Received 2026-06-30
WelwynHatfield/6/2026/1138/EMTUndecided
322 m
1 x Spruce to reduce Southern branches (towards property) by approximately 1.2m from branch tips, full height of the tree Large mature tree with potential to grow larger. Excessively close proximity to neighbouring property, overhanging their patio area and causing excessive needle drop and bird mess on a regular basis reducing the owners ability to enjoy their outdoor space
Received 2026-06-30
Applications are matched within 500 m of the AL8 district centroid, so this is activity in the area, not at any one address. Register wording and status are reproduced as the local planning authority published them. Showing 6 of 20 held; run a live planning search for AL8 for the current picture.
Source: Local planning authority records via PlanIt · 4761 applications matched within 500 m of the district centre · data to 24 July 2026
Deprivation (IMD)
Area profile for AL8
Decile 7 of 10
Median across 12 sampled postcodes; 1 is the most deprived 10% of England, 10 the least.
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Across the 12 sampled AL8 postcodes, deprivation runs decile 6 to decile 10, with a median of decile 7 of 10: where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived.
AL8 6LL, the sampled postcode sitting at that median: On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, this postcode falls in decile 7 of 10, where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived. It's area context for the wider neighbourhood, not a judgement on any individual home.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (English Indices of Deprivation 2025, MHCLG). Deprivation is published for small areas (LSOAs), not for postcode districts, so AL8 spans several. We sampled 12 postcodes in AL8: the ones with the most recent recorded sales, up to a limit of 12. That is a convenience sample, not a random one, so it leans toward streets where homes are changing hands. 12 returned a row. It is context for the neighbourhood, never a judgement on any individual home. How we choose the sample.
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · 12 postcodes sampled of 12 checked · data to 2025 indices
Cost to run
Two sources, one table
What it costs to run a home in AL8, band by band
Welwyn Hatfield's council tax for 2026-27 set against the AL8 median sold price of £516,000 across 250 recorded sales: the annual running cost beside the purchase price, which neither source shows on its own.
| Band | 1991 valueVOA basis | A yearWelwyn Hatfield | A month÷ 12 | Of the median÷ £516,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,635 | £136 | 0.32% |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £1,907 | £159 | 0.37% |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £2,180 | £182 | 0.42% |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,452 | £204 | 0.48% |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £2,997 | £250 | 0.58% |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £3,542 | £295 | 0.69% |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £4,087 | £341 | 0.79% |
| H | over £320,000 | £4,905 | £409 | 0.95% |
The last column is the band's annual charge divided by the AL8 median sold price. A comparison of two published figures, not a rate anyone charges. It is not a mapping from price to band: a band records what a home was worth on 1 April 1991 and is set by the Valuation Office Agency, so it cannot be worked out from a 2020s sale price. Look up a specific band on GOV.UK. Instalment counts vary by authority, so the monthly column is simply the year over twelve.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Median across 250 recorded sales. · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities, Welwyn Hatfield, 2026-27.
Address by address
Address by address
What individual homes in AL8 sold for
The 24 most recently sold doors of the 227 distinct addresses in the records we hold for AL8. Real recorded transactions: never estimates.
164, PARKWAY, WELWYN GARDEN CITY
AL8 6HZ · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£485,000
2026-08-21
4, MELBOURNE COURT, WELWYN GARDEN CITY
AL8 6LL · Terraced · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£595,000
2026-08-21
4, SEFTON COURT, WELWYN GARDEN CITY
AL8 6WW · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£350,000
2026-08-07
88, HAYMEADS, WELWYN GARDEN CITY
AL8 7AE · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£182,000
2026-07-31
3, SEWELLS, WELWYN GARDEN CITY
AL8 7AQ · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£440,000
2026-07-30
216, HANDSIDE LANE, WELWYN GARDEN CITY
AL8 6TD · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£500,000
2026-07-30
52, GREAT NORTH ROAD, WELWYN GARDEN CITY
AL8 7TL · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£625,000
2026-07-30
8, ATTIMORE ROAD, WELWYN GARDEN CITY
AL8 6LW · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£625,000
2026-07-30
8, MARSDEN CLOSE, WELWYN GARDEN CITY
AL8 6YE · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£465,000
2026-07-24
6, PICKETTS, WELWYN GARDEN CITY
AL8 7HJ · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£425,000
2026-07-24
4, BROCKETT CLOSE, WELWYN GARDEN CITY
AL8 7BN · Terraced · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£556,500
2026-07-16
42, INGLES, WELWYN GARDEN CITY
AL8 7HH · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£387,000
2026-07-15
19, LONGCROFT GARDENS, WELWYN GARDEN CITY
AL8 6JR · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£390,000
2026-07-10
8, MAIDENSFIELD, WELWYN GARDEN CITY
AL8 7RL · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£250,000
2026-07-03
5, WILLOW GROVE, WELWYN GARDEN CITY
AL8 7NA · Detached · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£740,000
2026-07-02
27, FORDWICH ROAD, WELWYN GARDEN CITY
AL8 6EX · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£780,000
2026-07-01
12, MANDEVILLE RISE, WELWYN GARDEN CITY
AL8 7JU · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£1,397,500
2026-07-01
33, BARLEYCROFT ROAD, WELWYN GARDEN CITY
AL8 6JX · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£720,000
2026-06-30
38, SHERRARDSPARK ROAD, WELWYN GARDEN CITY
AL8 7LB · Detached · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£1,900,000
2026-06-22
11, CHERRY CROFT, WELWYN GARDEN CITY
AL8 7QU · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£595,000
2026-06-22
8, THE VALLEY GREEN, WELWYN GARDEN CITY
AL8 7DQ · Detached · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£1,125,000
2026-06-22
PEEL COURT, COLLEGE WAY, WELWYN GARDEN CITY
AL8 6DG · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 13 recorded sales
£345,000
2026-06-11
218, HANDSIDE LANE, WELWYN GARDEN CITY
AL8 6TD · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£510,000
2026-06-10
DIGSWELL COURT, DIGSWELL RISE, WELWYN GARDEN CITY
AL8 7PR · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 2 recorded sales
£292,500
2026-06-05
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Addresses come from recorded sales since 1995, so homes that have never sold do not appear. 0 of these 24 doors resolve to a confident property record and link through; the rest are listed without a link. We match a door to a property record only where the match is certain, never by guessing.
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Postcode districts near AL8
The closest districts to AL8 by straight-line distance between district centres.
- House prices in AL7 (Welwyn Garden City) 1.2 miles
- House prices in AL6 (Welwyn) 2 miles
- House prices in AL10 (Hatfield) 3.1 miles
- House prices in AL4 (St Albans) 4.1 miles
- House prices in SG3 (Knebworth) 4.1 miles
- House prices in AL9 (Hatfield) 4.1 miles
- House prices in SG14 (Hertford) 5 miles
- House prices in AL5 (Harpenden) 6.1 miles
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Data sources
Every AL8 figure is official and dated
Real recorded data from the UK's official registers, never an estimated valuation.
- HM Land RegistrySold prices
- MHCLGCouncil tax & deprivation
- Department for Education · OfstedSchools
- Local planning authoritiesPlanning applications
- Police.UKStreet-level crime
- Environment AgencyFlood risk
- postcodes.io · ONSGeography
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities · Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · Local planning authority records via PlanIt · Police.UK · Environment Agency · postcodes.io / ONS. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. All figures are real, attributed and carry the sample they rest on: never estimates, never a valuation. All sales · Get Free Valuation · About Your Property Check.