Residential dwellings
6,057
Addressable residential units in the area (OS AddressBase).
AL8 house prices
Sold £5,861/m² · Median sold £543,259 (114 sales) · Index -1.2% y/y · 12 months, sales to Jun 2026, listings to Sep 2026
What is AL8?
AL8: residential dwellings 6,057.
HMO-shaped dwellings
0.0%
AL8 has the lowest HMO-shaped dwellings of the 5 neighbouring postcode districts compared.
Share of dwellings OS AddressBase classifies RH01/RH02/RH03: laid out as a house in multiple occupation. A statement about built form, not about a licence.
- Buildings
- 5,140
- Mixed-use buildings
- 60%
- HMO-shaped units
- 0.0%
- EPC A or B
- 3.4%
- EPC D or worse
- 52%
What does AL8 cost?
AL8: sold price per m² £5,861/m² (12 months to Jun 2026, 114 sales). -1.2% over the year to Jul 2026 by the house price index, which follows the same homes over time.
Sold price per m²
£5,861/m² 12 months to Jun 2026
114 sales
-1.2% over the year to Jul 2026 by the house price index, which follows the same homes over time.
Empirical-Bayes smoothed median of UPRN-matched completed sales per square metre (HM Land Registry Price Paid), monthly. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Jun 2026, 114 sales. Observations cover 11 of 12 months in this window.
Sold price
£543,259 12 months to Jun 2026
114 sales
-1.2% over the year to Jul 2026 by the house price index, which follows the same homes over time.
Empirical-Bayes smoothed median of UPRN-matched completed sales (HM Land Registry Price Paid), monthly. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Jun 2026, 114 sales. Observations cover 11 of 12 months in this window.
Sample is the matched completed sales behind the latest month. A month in which this cohort recorded no sale of its own carries the parent area's price rather than a measurement, and is not published with no sample.
Asking price
£534,958 12 months to Sep 2026
355 listings
+5% on the previous 12 months.
Median ASKING price of residential sale listings that came to market in the month, from portal listings. Asking, not achieved. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 355 listings.
Sample is the dated listings that came to market in the latest month (added and reduced cohorts).
Settled months to Jul 2026; the dashed tail is the published projection of the index 8 months ahead, inside its 80% band. A projection of the index, not a forecast of any home's price.
ObservedForecast with intervalIndex points, not property prices
What does AL8 earn?
AL8: asking rent £1,723/month (12 months to Sep 2026, 98 lets).
Asking rent
£1,723/month 12 months to Sep 2026
98 lets
Median asking rent per calendar month of residential lettings in the month, from portal listings. Asking, not achieved. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 98 lets.
Gross yield, asking basis
3.4% 12 months to Sep 2026
138 lets
-6.7% on the previous 12 months.
Cell asking rent × 12 over the same cell's asking sale price, before costs, voids and finance (cells with fewer than 5 dated listings are not built). 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 138 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
How does AL8 vary by home size?
Asking price in AL8 runs from £374,568 for 2 bedrooms to £883,387 for 4 bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking price | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | Not published | — | — | — |
| 2 bedrooms | £374,568 | 12 months to Sep 2026 · 9 of 12 months observed | — | 71 |
| 3 bedrooms | £569,464 | 12 months to Sep 2026 | — | 151 |
| 4 bedrooms | £883,387 | 12 months to Sep 2026 · 8 of 12 months observed | — | 62 |
| 5+ bedrooms | Not published | — | — | — |
Asking price by bedroom band: the monthly medians of sale listings that came to market, weighted by their dated listings, within the last 12 calendar months, from portal listings. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
How liquid is AL8?
AL8: completed sales 158 (12 months to Mar 2026, 158 sales). -10.2% on the previous 12 months.
Completed sales
158 12 months to Mar 2026
158 sales
-10.2% on the previous 12 months.
Count of HM Land Registry Price Paid completions in the month for the postcode district, straight off the registry; the newest months are still registering. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Mar 2026, 158 sales.
Sample is the registry count itself; months within six months of the last ingest are still filling.
Listings for sale
216 12 months to Sep 2026
216 listings
Residential sale listings observed in the month, from portal listings. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Sep 2026, 216 listings.
New listings
243 12 months to Sep 2026
243 listings
+74.8% on the previous 12 months.
Listings first seen in the month and never reduced; undercounts new listings by the reduction share, by construction. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Sep 2026, 243 listings.
Never-reduced cohort: undercounts new listings by the reduction share.
Who is active in AL8?
16 agents listed homes for sale in AL8; the three largest took 49% of the listings.
- Agents active
- 16
- Top three agents’ share
- 49%
- New homes among listings
- 0.0%
Days to completion is on the listings matched to a registered sale, not a sell-through rate.
Who owns AL8?
Corporate landlords hold 57% of the 109 units in AL8 whose freeholder is classified; 98% of all units are not yet classified.
- Corporate landlords57% of classified · 62 units
- Individuals (not traceable in bulk)41% of classified · 45 units
- RMC0.9% of classified · 1 units
- Housing associations0.9% of classified · 1 units
Freeholder class per addressable unit, from HM Land Registry CCOD/OCOD matched to the title and Companies House. Individuals are counted, never itemised.
Where does AL8 rank?
AL8 ranks 1st of 5 postcode districts in Welwyn Hatfield for sold price per m², at £5,861/m².
Sold price per m² · postcode districts in Welwyn Hatfield
AL8 ranks 1st of 5 postcode districts in Welwyn Hatfield for sold price per m², at £5,861/m².
| # | Area | Sold price per m² | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AL8 | £5,861/m² | 12 months to Jun 2026 · from monthly figures · 11 of 12 months observed | 114 | measured |
| 2 | AL9 | £5,540/m² | 12 months to Jun 2026 · from monthly figures · 11 of 12 months observed | 83 | indicative |
| 3 | AL6 | £5,529/m² | 12 months to Jun 2026 · from monthly figures · 10 of 12 months observed | 88 | indicative |
| 4 | AL7 | £4,904/m² | 12 months to Jun 2026 · from monthly figures | 319 | measured |
| 5 | AL10 | £4,573/m² | 12 months to Jun 2026 · from monthly figures | 224 | measured |
Full table: sold price per m² across postcode districts in Welwyn Hatfield
Gross yield, asking basis · postcode districts in Welwyn Hatfield
AL8 ranks 3rd of 5 postcode districts in Welwyn Hatfield for gross yield, asking basis, at 3.4%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AL10 | 5.4% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,287 | measured |
| 2 | AL7 | 4.6% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 413 | measured |
| 3 | AL8 | 3.4% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 138 | measured |
| 4 | AL6 | 3.0% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures · 11 of 12 months observed | 99 | measured |
| 5 | AL9 | 3.0% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 208 | measured |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across postcode districts in Welwyn Hatfield
Turnover · postcode districts in Welwyn Hatfield
Where next from AL8?
- Welwyn HatfieldThe wider market this area sits in.
- AL10Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £4,894/m² · Sep 2026
- AL6Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £6,136/m² · Sep 2026
- AL7Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £5,201/m² · Sep 2026
- AL9Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £6,755/m² · Sep 2026
- AL4Next door, in another authority · Asking £7,703/m² · Sep 2026
- SG4Next door, in another authority · Asking £6,025/m² · Sep 2026
Questions about AL8
- What is the median house price in AL8?
- Homes in AL8 sold for a median £543,259 over the 12 months to Jun 2026, 114 sales. Per square metre that is £5,861/m². Registered completions, not asking prices.
- How have house prices in AL8 changed?
- -1.2% over the year to Jul 2026 by the house price index, which follows the same homes over time.
- What is the average rent in AL8?
- Homes to let in AL8 asked a median £1,723/month over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 98 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
- What is the gross rental yield in AL8?
- 3.4% on the asking basis: the asking rent times twelve over the asking sale price in the same listing cell, before costs, voids and finance, over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 138 lets. -6.7% on the previous 12 months.
- What kind of homes are in AL8?
- AL8 has 6,057 homes, 0.0% laid out as houses in multiple occupation.
Construction costs Context for residential research
Sector and regional evidence. These figures are not a quote for an individual property.
Reading the cost index and the regional factors…
Everything else about AL8
- Property values in AL8Every addressable home with its floor area, tenure and last recorded sale.
- Land and development sites in AL8Registered land with its area, tenure and what stands on it.
- Houses and flats for sale in AL8What is on the market right now, with the evidence beside each asking price.
- Flats and houses to rent in AL8What is available to rent, with the recorded rent and yield beside each asking price.
- Sold house prices in AL8Registered completions from Price Paid, newest first.
- Planning applications in AL8What was proposed, who decided it and whether it was approved.
- Estate agents in AL8Who actually lists here, ranked by volume over 12 months.
Where these figures come from, and what is not published
| Figure | Dataset | Window | Latest | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential dwellings | HM Land Registry Price Paid and the address register, 12-month rollup | Latest published | — | — |
| HMO-shaped dwellings | HM Land Registry Price Paid and the address register, 12-month rollup | Latest published | — | — |
| Sold price per m² | HM Land Registry Price Paid and portal listings, monthly rollup | 12 months to Jun 2026 | Jun 2026 | 114 sales |
| Sold price | HM Land Registry Price Paid and portal listings, monthly rollup | 12 months to Jun 2026 | Jun 2026 | 114 sales |
| Asking price | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 355 listings |
| Asking price per m² | Portal listings | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 216 listings |
| Asking rent | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 98 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 138 lets |
| Completed sales | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Mar 2026 | Mar 2026 | 158 sales |
| Listings for sale | Portal listings | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 216 listings |
| New listings | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 243 listings |
| Price reductions | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 112 listings |
| Live listings | MarketCode market evidence | on 4 Nov 2026 | 4 Nov 2026 | — |
- Turnover
- Only 10 observed months: the 12-month figure needs 12; the monthly line is drawn.
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