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AL7 1

6,680 people · median £345,000 · Welwyn Hatfield

High wellbeing
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 £345,000, up 7.4% over five years. That's about 9.2× local earnings — around the 10.6× five-year average.

Sold price history

2026 YTD · 38 sales
£185k£245k£305k£366k£426k201120182026 YTD2016 +20%−22%£402,500
Median sold price · 12 months to May 2026£345,000
5-year change+7.4%
Full history since 1995
£23k£128k£233k£338k£443k199520102026 YTD2003 +38%−22%£402,500
HM Land Registry Price Paid

By property type

Detached
£618k
Semi-detached
£516k
Terraced
£415k
Flat
£207k
Typical home price compared with annual local pay9.2× · five-year average 10.6×
HM Land Registry, 12 months

Resold at a loss from Welwyn Hatfield23.3%

Of the homes across Welwyn Hatfield that sold again within five years, 23.3% went for less than the owner paid. Lower is better. Worse than East of England (17.5%).

By property type
Terraced houses7.1%
Flats24.3%
New-build vs second-hand
Bought new28.8%
Bought second-hand20.4%
Overall
Typical resale gain+9.4% · ~5.9-yr hold
Same home sold twice within five years (421 resale pairs) across Welwyn Hatfield — the finest grain we hold repeat-sale outcomes at · HM Land Registry · cash terms, not inflation-adjusted

Home ownership50%

Owned outright
23%
With a mortgage
27%
Private rented
12%
Social rented
34%
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

£3,966 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 £3,803.

HM Land Registry + EPC floor areas

Prices by street in AL7 1 60 streets — this postcode sector, broken down

StreetMedian priceSales5-year change
Bessemer Road£202,500241-11%
Daniells£210,000234+7.1%
Bridge Court£182,500152
The Swallows£151,750122-12.9%
Beauchamps£320,500108+33%
Nursery Gardens£126,498108-2.3%
Cypress Avenue£229,000100
Bridge Road East£265,00097-2.1%
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 AL7 1 compares · from Welwyn Hatfield

Fastest 5-yr growth: Brookmans Park +30.6%
NeighbourhoodMedian price5-year changeSales, 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 AL7 1 — sold prices

Filters
AddressTypeBedsEPCPriceDate
95 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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