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6,006 people · median £497,500 · Welwyn Hatfield
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Welwyn Hatfield Council · Labour / Liberal Democrat coalition 31/48 seats · 65% · OCD 2026
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What does it cost? This postcode sector
A typical home here sells for £497,500, up 4.2% over five years. That's about 9.2× local earnings — around the 10.6× five-year average.
Sold price history
2025 · 81 sales
Median sold price£497,500
5-year change+4.2%
Price per square metre£4,905 · median across AcreRight-covered districts £3,782
Full history since 1995
HM Land Registry Price Paid
By property type
Typical home price compared with annual local pay9.2× · five-year average 10.6×
HM Land Registry, 12 months
Home ownership61%
Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021
Council tax£2,390
Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council£252
Hertfordshire County Council (incl. adult social care)£1,858
Police & Crime Commissioner£280
Council tax bands A–H
Band A£1,593
Band B£1,859
Band C£2,125
Band D (baseline)£2,390
Band E£2,921
Band F£3,453
Band G£3,984
Band H£4,780
Full-year charge for every band, derived from Band D at the statutory ratios (A = 6/9 of Band D … H = 18/9). MHCLG 2026/27.
Pick your band — the breakdown recalculates · MHCLG 2026/27 · hand-curated each April
£4,905 per square metre
What this means ▾
The sold price divided by the home's recorded floor area, which makes differently-sized homes easier to compare. The median across districts AcreRight covers is £3,782.
HM Land Registry + EPC floor areas
Prices by street in AL8 6 60 streets — this postcode sector, broken down
| Street | Median price | Sales | 5-year change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Handside Lane | £276,250 | 212 | +9.5% |
| Longcroft Lane | £207,500 | 186 | -14.4% |
| Parkway | £334,975 | 160 | +72% |
| Barnside Court | £182,500 | 142 | +16.7% |
| Longcroft Gardens | £135,000 | 131 | — |
| Lemsford Lane | £235,000 | 130 | +56.8% |
| Attimore Road | £377,778 | 111 | -2.9% |
| Guessens Road | £275,000 | 103 | — |
Median & 5-year change use residential sales only (category-A, type D/S/T/F); the 5-year change compares the last 24 months vs the 24 months five years earlier. Each street’s sales recorded inside this area since 1995 — click a street → its full sold-price page · HM Land Registry Price Paid
Neighbourhood prices in Welwyn Hatfield how AL8 6 compares · from Welwyn Hatfield
⌃ Fastest 5-yr growth: Brookmans Park +30.6%
| Neighbourhood | Median price | 5-year change | Sales, 12m |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brookmans Park | £1,060,000 | +30.6% | 42 |
| Hatfield | £322,500 | +23.6% | 116 |
| Hall Grove | £435,000 | +22.8% | 130 |
| Roe Green | £325,000 | +20.4% | 62 |
| Hilltop | £297,500 | +18.6% | 64 |
Sorted by 5-year change — click a row → the map flies there; click the name → its full report · HM Land Registry, 12 months
Homes in AL8 6 — sold prices
Filters
| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 84 Longcroft Lane | Semi-detached | 4+ | C | £710,000 | May 2026 |
| 115, Guessens Road | Terraced | 3 | C | £467,500 | Apr 2026 |
| 17 Rosanne House Bridge Road | Flat | — | — | £505,000 | Apr 2026 |
| 10 Longcroft House Fretherne Road | Flat | — | — | £226,000 | Apr 2026 |
| 8, Scotts View | Detached | 4+ | D | £950,000 | Apr 2026 |
| 45 Marsden Road | Terraced | 4+ | C | £560,000 | Apr 2026 |
| 5 Guessens Road | Semi-detached | 4+ | D | £861,000 | Mar 2026 |
| 252, Handside Lane | Terraced | 3 | D | £450,000 | Mar 2026 |
| 8 Guessens Grove | Terraced | 3 | C | £415,000 | Mar 2026 |
| 205 Handside Lane | Terraced | 3 | D | £500,000 | Mar 2026 |
78 sales in 12 months — showing 10 · Search & browse every home →
Type a street, address or postcode to narrow this list; clear to see the latest sales. Click any home → its full report (sale history, EPC, estimate). Beds inferred from floor area · HM Land Registry + EPC
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