Residential dwellings
6,057
Addressable residential units in the area (OS AddressBase).
AL8 rents and yields
Asking rent £1,723/month · Gross yield 3.4% · 12 months, 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 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.
Homes to rent
25 on 4 Nov 2026
Count of live residential lettings on the day, from portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026. The count on 4 Nov 2026; the daily series began on 5 Sep 2026, so no change over a year is stated.
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 4th of 5 postcode districts in Welwyn Hatfield for asking rent, at £1,723/month.
Asking rent · postcode districts in Welwyn Hatfield
AL8 ranks 4th of 5 postcode districts in Welwyn Hatfield for asking rent, at £1,723/month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AL6 | £2,248/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 58 | indicative |
| 2 | AL9 | £1,921/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 126 | measured |
| 3 | AL10 | £1,780/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 969 | measured |
| 4 | AL8 | £1,723/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 98 | measured |
| 5 | AL7 | £1,498/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 272 | measured |
Full table: asking rent 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
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 £6,111/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 £7,697/m² · Sep 2026
- SG4Next door, in another authority · Asking £6,025/m² · Sep 2026
Questions about AL8
- 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
| 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 | — | — |
| 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 |
| Homes to rent | Portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 4 Nov 2026 | 4 Nov 2026 | — |