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AL8 — house prices & area data

A free, sourced snapshot of AL8, Welwyn Hatfield from Acreright. Every figure shows its source and date; where the data isn’t reliable we say so rather than guess.

AL8 is a postcode district in Welwyn Hatfield. Homes here sold for a median of £480,000 over the last year, up 1.9% over five years. 6,661 sales are on record. It sits among England’s less-deprived areas (49% of its postcodes are in the least-deprived 30%). 48% of homes are rated EPC C or better.

Recent sales

AddressTypePriceDate
249 KnightsfieldSemi£450,000Sep 2026
28 Digswell RoadSemi£570,000Sep 2026
2 Mill CloseSemi£475,000Sep 2026
2 Mill CloseSemi£465,000Sep 2026
118 InglesTerraced£395,000Sep 2026
15 SpringfieldsSemi£576,000Aug 2026
28 Applecroft RoadSemi£515,000Aug 2026
19 The CloistersTerraced£460,000Aug 2026
15 GreenfieldSemi£440,000Aug 2026
11 MannicottsDetached£1,026,000Aug 2026

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid · Nov 2026

Crime last 12 months

1,971
Street-level crimes
▲
Trend rising
Most common
  1. Anti-social behaviour 535
  2. Shoplifting 476
  3. Violence and sexual offences 466

Source: police.uk street-level crime (Open Government Licence) · Sep 2025 – Aug 2026. Locations are anonymised "on or near" markers — where crime clusters, not a specific address.

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Across the wider Welwyn Hatfield district

The figures below cover Welwyn Hatfield — the council district AL8 sits within, the finest grain we publish for schools, health, transport, amenities and who lives here.

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Prices by postcode sector

SectorMedian priceSales
AL8 6£470,0003,286
AL8 7£550,0003,375

Median sold price — most recent 12 months where available, else all-time. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.

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