UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/postcode/al8
AL8Welwyn Garden City, Welwyn Hatfield, England
House prices in AL8, Welwyn Garden City
Homes in AL8 sold for a median of £516,000 between September 2024 and August 2026, from 302 standard sales.
That is 19% above the £435,000 median for the Welwyn Hatfield council area.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 55 | £900,000 | £733,000 to £1,030,000 |
| Semi-detached | 78 | £649,000 | £553,000 to £730,000 |
| Terraced | 104 | £450,000 | £400,000 to £550,000 |
| Flats and maisonettes | 65 | £280,000 | £243,000 to £315,000 |
AL8 has too few sales linked to an energy certificate for its own price per m². Across the AL postcode area, whose median sale price is within 20% of AL8's, it was £5,930 per m² from 231 linked sales.
Terraced houses were the most common type sold here, at 34% of sales, ahead of semi-detached houses at 26%.
The gap between types is wide: detached houses sold for 3.2 times the median for flats, so compare an asking price with the same type of home.
17 sales in AL8, or 6%, were for £1 million or more, against 3% across England and Wales.
Compare an asking price
- Check a home for its floor area
- How much to offer, then how to put the offer in writing
- Work out stamp duty
Where prices are higher in AL8
Of the postcode sectors with at least 20 standard sales, prices were highest in AL8 7, around Welwyn Garden City, with a median of £560,000, and lowest in AL8 6, around Welwyn Garden City, at £489,000. Dashed outlines on the map show roughly where the two sectors are.
Each dot is a postcode in AL8 with at least 3 standard sales from September 2024 to August 2026, shaded by the median price of those sales. Select a dot for its median and a link to its sales, or use the list below the map.
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List the 32 postcodes on the map, dearest first
| Postcode | Median price | Standard sales |
|---|---|---|
| AL8 7DQ | £1,125,000 | 3 |
| AL8 7BW | £1,026,000 | 3 |
| AL8 7JU | £930,000 | 3 |
| AL8 7NQ | £850,000 | 3 |
| AL8 6LG | £750,000 | 3 |
| AL8 6TE | £710,000 | 3 |
| AL8 7ED | £625,000 | 4 |
| AL8 7TL | £625,000 | 3 |
| AL8 6LN | £600,000 | 3 |
| AL8 7QP | £600,000 | 3 |
| AL8 7TN | £590,000 | 3 |
| AL8 7JE | £576,000 | 3 |
| AL8 6XZ | £560,000 | 3 |
| AL8 6JR | £535,000 | 7 |
| AL8 7TY | £518,000 | 3 |
| AL8 6TD | £510,000 | 5 |
| AL8 6JT | £450,000 | 6 |
| AL8 6YT | £450,000 | 3 |
| AL8 6JS | £440,000 | 3 |
| AL8 7HJ | £435,000 | 4 |
| AL8 7PS | £400,500 | 4 |
| AL8 7QJ | £392,500 | 3 |
| AL8 7ST | £364,000 | 4 |
| AL8 6QA | £340,000 | 3 |
| AL8 7QB | £315,000 | 3 |
| AL8 6YX | £310,000 | 3 |
| AL8 6DG | £307,500 | 18 |
| AL8 6DL | £277,500 | 4 |
| AL8 6PZ | £230,000 | 3 |
| AL8 6RB | £203,500 | 3 |
| AL8 6PD | £176,000 | 3 |
| AL8 7RL | £136,500 | 4 |
Prices over time
The median rose 17%, from £424,000 in 2016 to £495,000 in 2025, among the smallest tenth of rises across the 233 districts in the East of England.
Sales picked up in 2025: 174 standard sales in AL8, 15% more than the 151 in 2024.
Postcode districts in the Welwyn Hatfield council area
Median sale price of the 5 districts with at least 100 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first, each named by its post town. AL8 is the third cheapest.
- AL6 Welwyn£730,000
- AL9 Hatfield£575,000
- AL8 Welwyn Garden City, this district£516,000
- AL7 Welwyn Garden City£390,000
- AL10 Hatfield£370,000
Leasehold homes
41% of sales in AL8 were leasehold, against 21% across England and Wales. Only 22% were flats, so some houses here are leasehold too: ask who owns the freehold, what the ground rent is and whether you could buy the freehold.
Recent sales
The 10 latest sales ran from £290,000 for a flat on Amethyst Walk to £1,026,000 for a detached house on Mannicotts.
The latest standard sales recorded in AL8. Sales take 2 weeks to 2 months to appear (how to find out what a house sold for). Select an address to check that home, or a postcode for every sale there.
- 249 KnightsfieldSold for £450,000
- 28 Digswell RoadSold for £570,000
- 2 Mill CloseSold for £465,000
- 2 Mill CloseSold for £475,000
- 118 InglesSold for £395,000
- 15 SpringfieldsSold for £576,000
- 19 The CloistersSold for £460,000
- 28 Applecroft RoadSold for £515,000
- 11 MannicottsSold for £1,026,000
- 12 Amethyst WalkSold for £290,000
Streets with the most standard sales, with their median price, September 2024 to August 2026:
- College Way, Welwyn Garden City£307,50018 sales
- Knightsfield, Welwyn Garden City£488,00017 sales
- Handside Lane, Welwyn Garden City£565,00016 sales
- Guessens Road, Welwyn Garden City£452,50010 sales
Living in AL8
Crime
99 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Higher than 78 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of postcode districts are between 47 and 93.
The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.
Gigabit broadband
Across its postcodes, an average of 94% of homes can get it
Higher than 73 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of postcode districts are between 73% and 94%.
Radon
88% of postcodes are in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Higher than 67 in 100 postcode districts.
In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.
Council tax
Band D is £2,452 a year in Welwyn Hatfield for 2026 to 2027
Near the middle of all council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.
Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.
The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).
Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Prices by council ward
Median price in the council wards that cover most of AL8, from the sales in AL8, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first:
- Handside 174 sales£502,500
- Sherrards 125 sales£465,000
Fewer than 30 sales, so no median: Hatfield Villages.
Energy ratings of homes for sale
| Rating | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| B | 9 | |
| C | 182 | |
| D | 118 | |
| E | 17 | |
| F | 1 | |
| G | 1 |
When the homes were built
| Built | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | ||
| 48 | ||
| 51 | ||
| 122 | ||
| 35 | ||
| 25 | ||
| 18 | ||
| 25 |
About these figures
The figures come from 302 standard sales in AL8, the latest on 28 August 2026 (what counts as a standard sale). Of these, 22% were flats.
Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.