marketcodeAsking rent
£1,788 a month 12 months to Jul 2026
105 lets
Postcode district
AL8 rental market
Asking rent £1,788 a month · Gross yield 3.4% · 12 months, listings to Aug 2026
What is AL8?
- Buildings
- 5,002
- Mixed-use buildings
- 50%
- HMO-shaped units
- 0.0%
What does AL8 earn?
AL8: asking rent £1,788 a month (12 months to Jul 2026, 105 lets).
Gross yield, asking basis
3.4% 12 months to Aug 2026
140 lets
-5.2% on the previous 12 months.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Homes to rent
25 on 20 Sep 2026
How does AL8 vary by home size?
Asking rent in AL8 runs from £1,113 a month for 1 bedroom to £1,436 a month for 2 bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking rent | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £1,113 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | — | 55 |
| 2 bedrooms | £1,436 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | — | 61 |
| 3 bedrooms | Not published | — | — | — |
| 4 bedrooms | Not published | — | — | — |
| 5+ bedrooms | Not published | — | — | — |
Asking rent per calendar month by bedroom band: the monthly medians of lettings that came to market, weighted by their dated listings, over the last 12 observed months, from portal listings. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
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 3rd of 5 postcode districts in Welwyn Hatfield for asking rent, at £1,788 a month.
Asking rent · postcode districts in Welwyn Hatfield
AL8 ranks 3rd of 5 postcode districts in Welwyn Hatfield for asking rent, at £1,788 a month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AL6 | £2,158 a month | 65 | indicative |
| 2 | AL9 | £1,882 a month | 126 | measured |
| 3 | AL8 | £1,788 a month | 105 | measured |
| 4 | AL10 | £1,756 a month | 832 | measured |
| 5 | AL7 | £1,469 a month | 280 | 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 | Sample |
|---|
Where next from AL8?
- Welwyn HatfieldThe wider market this area sits in.
- AL10Neighbouring postcode district · £5,260/m²
- AL6Neighbouring postcode district · £5,900/m²
- AL7Neighbouring postcode district · £4,401/m²
- AL9Neighbouring postcode district · £5,500/m²
- AL4Next door, in another authority · £8,101/m²
- SG4Next door, in another authority · £5,154/m²
- Homes for sale in AL8Live sale listings, the same place and cohort.
- Homes to rent in AL8Live lettings, the same place.
- Completed sales in AL8Registered completions, newest first.
- Planning applications in AL8Applications and decisions on record.
- Buildings in AL8Every building with its units, parcel and freeholder.
- Land in AL8Parcels, titles and adjacent ownership.
- Properties in AL8Every addressable home with its floor area, tenure and last sale.
- Estate agents in AL8Who actually lists here, ranked by volume over 12 months.
Questions about AL8
- What is the average rent in AL8?
- Homes to let in AL8 asked a median £1,788 a month over the 12 months to Jul 2026, 105 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 Aug 2026, 140 lets. -5.2% on the previous 12 months.
Where these figures come from
| Figure | Dataset | Window | Last month | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asking rent | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Jul 2026 | Jul 2026 | 105 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Aug 2026 | Aug 2026 | 140 lets |
| Homes to rent | portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 20 Sep 2026 | 20 Sep 2026 | — |