East Hertfordshire
AL9 house prices in East Hertfordshire
Sold prices, council tax, schools, deprivation and planning for East Hertfordshire, from official UK data in one place.
Typical sold price
£555,000
Range £244,900–£1,365,000 · 250 real sales
- Real sales
- 250
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 7 Oct 2024 and 11 Aug 2026.
Summary
House prices in AL9: the typical (median) sold price is £555,000, well above the UK average (£272,611) (UK House Price Index, July 2026). AL9 is a quiet market, with about 11 recorded sales a month. By property type, 29% were semi-detached homes (typically £550,000) and 28% were detached homes (typically £1,077,000).
Data from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, up to 28 August 2026.
Council tax on a Band D home there is £2,455 a year: East Hertfordshire's published charge for 2026-27.
Source: Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities, East Hertfordshire, 2026-27.
Our take · opinion, not advice
Our take on AL9: few sales, so go in with your eyes open
AL9 is a thin market, at roughly 11 sales a month, which gives us little to generalise from, so read the middle figure with caution and the individual sales with interest.
For sellers, £555,000 is only the middle of a market that runs from £244,900 to £1,365,000, so the closest sold homes of your type say much more than the middle; with so few sales, allow extra time and a local agent’s view; if certainty matters more than price, a quick cash sale usually means accepting about 70–85% of market value (a rough guide, not a quote).
Sell houseWhen buying here, on price, AL9 is well above the UK average, so a premium over the average needs a reason you can see in the sold homes of the same type.
Worth checking before you commit: planning history nearby (20 applications on record within 500 m), long-term flood risk and council tax (Band D is £2,455 a year); your conveyancer should look at the title too.
The sold prices leave a lot open; the free AL9 OfferCheck closes some of the gap with flood, crime, planning and council tax.
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
AL9 in four numbers
The headline figures from the records below, each one real and dated.
Typical price
£555,000
HM Land Registry
Sales a month
11.3
Across 250 sales
Council tax, Band D
£2,455
A year
The data, honestly
House prices in AL9
These 250 sales are what every figure here rests on. The typical price is the middle sale.
By property type
Average house price in AL9 by property type
Detached homes have the highest typical price at £1,077,000, and flat / maisonette the lowest at £265,750.
See the figures
| Type | Sales | Typical | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 65 | £1,077,000 | £681,000–£1,898,000 |
| Semi-detached | 67 | £550,000 | £424,200–£915,000 |
| Terraced | 49 | £485,000 | £349,800–£668,000 |
| Flat / maisonette | 50 | £265,750 | £166,950–£390,750 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 7 Oct 2024 and 11 Aug 2026.
24-month trend
Typical price by quarter in AL9
The quarterly typical price fell 13.7%, from £504,000 in Q4 2024 (34 sales) to £435,000 in Q3 2026 (8 sales).
See the figures
| Quarter | Typical price | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | £504,000 | 34 |
| Q1 2025 | £620,500 | 52 |
| Q2 2025 | £455,000 | 25 |
| Q3 2025 | £647,500 | 34 |
| Q4 2025 | £580,000 | 39 |
| Q1 2026 | £580,000 | 33 |
| Q2 2026 | £520,000 | 25 |
| Q3 2026 | £435,000 | 8 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 7 Oct 2024 and 11 Aug 2026. Median of each quarter's recorded sales.
Range and mix
The spread of AL9 prices
How far prices run either side of the typical one, who owns what, and homes that have sold twice.
Price range
Where most AL9 homes sold
Eight in ten sales fell between £244,900 and £1,365,000, around a typical £555,000.
Lower and upper end are the 10th and 90th percentile of recorded sales.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 7 Oct 2024 and 11 Aug 2026.
Mix of homes
Who is selling in AL9
Semi-detached homes were 29% of recorded sales (67 of 231). 77% of sales were freehold and 23% leasehold.
Property type
- Detached28%
- Semi-detached29%
- Terraced21%
- Flat / maisonette22%
Tenure
- Freehold77%
- Leasehold23%
See the figures
193 freehold (77%) and 57 leasehold (23%) across the 250 most recent recorded sales in AL9. Leasehold is normal for flats; check the remaining lease term before you offer.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 7 Oct 2024 and 11 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.
BLACKHORSE HOUSE, 36, SALISBURY SQUARE, HATFIELD
£276,000 (2024)£279,995 (2026)+1.4% over 1.8 yrs (+0.8%/yr)
69, GREAT NORTH ROAD, HATFIELD
£337,000 (2025)£340,000 (2025)+0.9% over 0.5 yrs (+1.7%/yr)
WELHAM COURT, DIXONS HILL ROAD, HATFIELD
£264,000 (2025)£295,000 (2025)+11.7% over 0.6 yrs (+19.2%/yr)
PARKGATE HOUSE, GREAT NORTH ROAD, HATFIELD
£29,497 (2024)£225,000 (2025)+662.8% over 0.8 yrs (+1169.9%/yr)
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Real transactions, never estimates. All sales.
On the map
Where AL9 sits in East Hertfordshire
The pins are the 5 most recent recorded sales: real prices on real streets, not a valuation.
Latest sales
The most recent sales in AL9
11, BARFOLDS, HATFIELD
Terraced · Freehold · 11 Aug 2026
£485,000
18, FORE STREET, HATFIELD
Terraced · Freehold · 28 Jul 2026
£645,000
51, THE RYDE, HATFIELD
Terraced · Leasehold · 24 Jul 2026
£775,500
BLACKHORSE HOUSE, 36, SALISBURY SQUARE, HATFIELD
Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 22 Jul 2026
£279,995
67, THE RYDE, HATFIELD
Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 10 Jul 2026
£346,280
Sources: HM Land Registry · postcodes.io / ONS · OpenStreetMap (© contributors). AL9 includes the Brookmans Park and Little Heath ward.
In plain English
What the East Hertfordshire (AL9) numbers mean
- The headline number blends very different homes: detached homes sold for a typical £1,077,000 against £265,750 for flats: about 4.1 times as much. Use the figure for your type of home, not the mix.
- Prices here are widely spread: most sales fell between £244,900 and £1,365,000, so the median says little about any one home.
- This is a quiet district: only about 11 recorded sales a month.
Only 250 sales sit behind these figures, so they are a rough guide rather than a firm reading.
Based on 250 recorded sales between 7 October 2024 and 11 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 AL9
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 AL9
£2,455
Band D a year in East Hertfordshire, 2026-27: the benchmark band every English authority is compared on.
All bands
| Band | 1991 value | A year |
|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,637 |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £1,909 |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £2,182 |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,455 |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £3,000 |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £3,546 |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £4,091 |
| H | over £320,000 | £4,910 |
These are East Hertfordshire's charges for 2026-27, the authority AL9 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 East Hertfordshire · data to 2026-27 financial year
Schools
Schools near AL9
8
open schools within 3 km, nearest De Havilland Primary School.
All schools
De Havilland Primary School
Primary · Academies · AL10 8TQ
1.6 km
Good · 2023
St Mary's Church of England VA Primary School, Welham Green
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · AL9 7NE
1.9 km
Good · 2019
Links Hatfield Academy
Academies · AL10 8TJ
2.1 km
Good · 2024
Chancellor's School
Middle deemed secondary · Academies · AL9 7BN
2.1 km
Good · 2014
Brookmans Park Primary School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · AL9 7QY
2.2 km
Good · 2014
Oak View Primary and Nursery School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · AL10 8NW
2.3 km
Good · 2013
Onslow St Audrey's School
Middle deemed secondary · Academies · AL10 8AB
2.4 km
Good · 2023
St Philip Howard Catholic Primary School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · AL10 8NN
2.5 km
Good · 2014
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 AL9 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 AL9
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 AL9
20
applications within 500 m of the district centre, as last checked 19 October 2026.
Recent applications
WelwynHatfield/6/2017/2299/CONDPermitted
291 m
Submission of details pursuant to condition 1 (precise details of roof, doors, windows and rooflights) of listed building consent 6/2017/0298/LB.
Received 2017-10-09 · decided 2017-11-17
WelwynHatfield/6/2017/2681/CONDPermitted
291 m
Submission of details pursuant to condition 1 (precise details of roof, doors, windows and rooflights) of planning permission 6/2017/0301/HOUSE.
Received 2017-10-09 · decided 2017-11-17
WelwynHatfield/6/2017/0298/LBPermitted
290 m
Replacement roof to existing garage, including roof lights and alterations to openings
Received 2017-02-16 · decided 2017-08-22
WelwynHatfield/6/2017/0301/HOUSEPermitted
291 m
Replacement roof to existing garage, including roof lights and alterations to openings
Received 2017-02-16 · decided 2017-08-22
WelwynHatfield/6/2016/0590/HOUSEPermitted
291 m
Installation of wrought iron gates to the main entrance from Wildhill Road.
Received 2016-04-05 · decided 2016-07-11
WelwynHatfield/6/2016/0290/HOUSEPermitted
290 m
Raising of height of existing 1m. high wall (23m. stretch) to 2m. high including piers and railings. Installation of wrought iron gate to eastern driveway.
Received 2016-02-23 · decided 2016-04-21
Applications are matched within 500 m of the AL9 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 AL9 for the current picture.
Source: Local planning authority records via PlanIt · 20 applications matched within 500 m of the district centre · data to 19 October 2026
Deprivation (IMD)
Area profile for AL9
Decile 6 of 10
Median across 12 sampled postcodes; 1 is the most deprived 10% of England, 10 the least.
Read the detail
Across the 12 sampled AL9 postcodes, deprivation runs decile 5 to decile 10, with a median of decile 6 of 10: where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived.
AL9 7NG, the sampled postcode sitting at that median: On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, this postcode falls in decile 6 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 AL9 spans several. We sampled 12 postcodes in AL9: 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 AL9, band by band
East Hertfordshire's council tax for 2026-27 set against the AL9 median sold price of £555,000 across 250 recorded sales: the annual running cost beside the purchase price, which neither source shows on its own.
| Band | 1991 valueVOA basis | A yearEast Hertfordshire | A month÷ 12 | Of the median÷ £555,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,637 | £136 | 0.29% |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £1,909 | £159 | 0.34% |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £2,182 | £182 | 0.39% |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,455 | £205 | 0.44% |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £3,000 | £250 | 0.54% |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £3,546 | £296 | 0.64% |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £4,091 | £341 | 0.74% |
| H | over £320,000 | £4,910 | £409 | 0.88% |
The last column is the band's annual charge divided by the AL9 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, East Hertfordshire, 2026-27.
Address by address
Address by address
What individual homes in AL9 sold for
The 24 most recently sold doors of the 230 distinct addresses in the records we hold for AL9. Real recorded transactions: never estimates.
11, BARFOLDS, HATFIELD
AL9 7NG · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£485,000
2026-08-11
18, FORE STREET, HATFIELD
AL9 5AH · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£645,000
2026-07-28
51, THE RYDE, HATFIELD
AL9 5DQ · Terraced · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£775,500
2026-07-24
BLACKHORSE HOUSE, 36, SALISBURY SQUARE, HATFIELD
AL9 5FE · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 2 recorded sales
£279,995
2026-07-22
67, THE RYDE, HATFIELD
AL9 5DQ · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£346,280
2026-07-10
44, STATION ROAD, HATFIELD
AL9 7PG · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£385,000
2026-07-10
14, STATION CLOSE, HATFIELD
AL9 7SU · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£267,500
2026-07-10
2, POOLEYS LANE, HATFIELD
AL9 7LH · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£615,000
2026-07-03
10, MOFFATS CLOSE, HATFIELD
AL9 7RR · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£765,000
2026-06-26
28, PLEASANT RISE, HATFIELD
AL9 5DU · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£925,000
2026-06-25
100, DELLSOME LANE, HATFIELD
AL9 7ND · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£420,000
2026-06-18
2, TWYSDENS TERRACE, HATFIELD
AL9 7DJ · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£520,000
2026-06-18
6, HUGGINS LANE, HATFIELD
AL9 7LR · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£225,000
2026-06-12
KINGS PLACE, NORTH DRIVE, HATFIELD
AL9 5EG · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 5 recorded sales
£207,000
2026-06-10
1, CHURCH LANE, HATFIELD
AL9 5HX · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£155,000
2026-06-08
8, POOLEYS LANE, HATFIELD
AL9 7LH · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£510,000
2026-06-05
25, NORTHCOTTS, HATFIELD
AL9 5ES · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 2 recorded sales
£97,000
2026-06-01
45, HOLLOWAYS LANE, HATFIELD
AL9 7NR · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£720,000
2026-05-22
122, DIXONS HILL ROAD, HATFIELD
AL9 7DN · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£380,000
2026-05-21
2, NORTHCOTTS, HATFIELD
AL9 5ES · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£245,000
2026-05-18
56, POOLEYS LANE, HATFIELD
AL9 7LF · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£525,000
2026-05-15
47, PUTTOCKS DRIVE, HATFIELD
AL9 7LW · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£468,000
2026-05-14
EAST GABLES, 10, HOME FARM ROAD, HATFIELD
AL9 7TP · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£1,175,000
2026-05-12
93, BLUEBRIDGE ROAD, HATFIELD
AL9 7UN · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£650,000
2026-04-29
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 AL9
The closest districts to AL9 by straight-line distance between district centres.
- House prices in AL10 (Hatfield) 1.9 miles
- House prices in EN6 (Potters Bar) 3.2 miles
- House prices in AL7 (Welwyn Garden City) 3.7 miles
- House prices in AL8 (Welwyn Garden City) 4.1 miles
- House prices in AL4 (St Albans) 4.6 miles
- House prices in AL1 (St Albans) 5.4 miles
- House prices in EN7 (Waltham Cross) 5.9 miles
- House prices in AL6 (Welwyn) 6.1 miles
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Data sources
Every AL9 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.