marketcodeAsking rent
£1,882 a month 12 months to Jul 2026
126 lets
Postcode district
AL9 rental market
Asking rent £1,882 a month · Gross yield 2.9% · 12 months, listings to Aug 2026
What is AL9?
- Buildings
- 4,138
- Mixed-use buildings
- 1.7%
- HMO-shaped units
- 34%
What does AL9 earn?
AL9: asking rent £1,882 a month (12 months to Jul 2026, 126 lets).
Gross yield, asking basis
2.9% 12 months to Aug 2026
201 lets
-3.7% on the previous 12 months.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Homes to rent
38 on 21 Sep 2026
How does AL9 vary by home size?
Asking rent in AL9 runs from £1,249 a month for 1 bedroom to £2,116 a month for 3 bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking rent | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £1,249 a month | 12 months to May 2026 | — | 53 |
| 2 bedrooms | £1,569 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | +2.3% on the previous 12 months | 97 |
| 3 bedrooms | £2,116 a month | 12 months to May 2026 | — | 44 |
| 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 AL9?
Corporate landlords hold 86% of the 245 units in AL9 whose freeholder is classified; 96% of all units are not yet classified.
- Corporate landlords86% of classified · 210 units
- Individuals (not traceable in bulk)11% of classified · 27 units
- RMC2.0% of classified · 5 units
- Housing associations1.2% of classified · 3 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 AL9 rank?
AL9 ranks 2nd of 5 postcode districts in Welwyn Hatfield for asking rent, at £1,882 a month.
Asking rent · postcode districts in Welwyn Hatfield
AL9 ranks 2nd of 5 postcode districts in Welwyn Hatfield for asking rent, at £1,882 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
AL9 ranks 4th of 5 postcode districts in Welwyn Hatfield for gross yield, asking basis, at 2.9%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AL10 | 5.3% | 1,141 | measured |
| 2 | AL7 | 4.5% | 416 | measured |
| 3 | AL8 | 3.4% | 140 | measured |
| 4 | AL9 | 2.9% | 201 | measured |
| 5 | AL6 | 2.9% | 114 | measured |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across postcode districts in Welwyn Hatfield →
Where next from AL9?
- 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
- AL8Neighbouring postcode district · £6,182/m²
- AL4Next door, in another authority · £8,101/m²
- EN6Next door, in another authority · £7,085/m²
- SG13Next door, in another authority · £5,562/m²
- SG14Next door, in another authority · £6,462/m²
- WD7Next door, in another authority · £7,341/m²
- AL2Next door, in another authority · £5,846/m²
Questions about AL9
- What is the average rent in AL9?
- Homes to let in AL9 asked a median £1,882 a month over the 12 months to Jul 2026, 126 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
- What is the gross rental yield in AL9?
- 2.9% 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, 201 lets. -3.7% on the previous 12 months.
Everything else about AL9
- Properties in AL9Every addressable home with its floor area, tenure and last recorded sale.
- Buildings in AL9Footprints, heights and the units inside them.
- Land and plots in AL9Registered parcels with their area, tenure and what stands on them.
- Homes for sale in AL9What is on the market right now, with the evidence beside each asking price.
- Homes to rent in AL9What is available to rent, with the recorded rent and yield beside each asking price.
- Recent house sales in AL9Registered completions from Price Paid, newest first.
- Planning applications in AL9What was proposed, who decided it and whether it was approved.
- Estate agents active in AL9Who actually lists here, ranked by volume over 12 months.
Where these figures come from
| Figure | Dataset | Window | Latest | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asking rent | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Jul 2026 | Jul 2026 | 126 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Aug 2026 | Aug 2026 | 201 lets |
| Homes to rent | portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 21 Sep 2026 | 21 Sep 2026 | — |