AL8 7ST
The median sold price for the postcode AL8 7ST is around £365,000, from 3 sales over the last 12 months. 121 crimes were recorded in the neighbourhood around AL8 7ST (an official statistics area of roughly 1,500 residents) over the last 12 months, most commonly violence and sexual offences. No significant flood risk has been identified for this area. Figures are area-level and indicative only, and are not a substitute for professional assessments.
Flood risk
Rivers & sea: None identified. Surface water: None identified.
House prices
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, based on sales in this exact postcode, last 12 months.
Range £110,000 – £1,055,000
Based on a small number of transactions in this sector — monthly medians swing widely, so treat the shape of this line with caution.
By property type
Median sold price by type across AL8 7, last 24 months.
- Terraced£421,250(52 sales)
- Semi-detached£638,750(44 sales)
- Detached£900,000(35 sales)
- Flat£265,000(17 sales)
AL8 7ST median £365,000 (12 months) vs the wider district £425,000 · England & Wales £283,000 (24 months).
Recorded crime
Crime data from Police.uk, based on incidents in the immediate neighbourhood (an official statistics area of roughly 1,500 residents), last 12 months.
How it compares
- Crime: about the same as the typical Welwyn Hatfield neighbourhood
- Crime: about the same as the typical England & Wales neighbourhood
Recorded crime in this neighbourhood compared with the typical (median) neighbourhood in Welwyn Hatfield and in England & Wales, over the last 12 months. Neighbourhoods here are official statistics areas (LSOAs) of broadly similar population, roughly 1,500 residents each, so this is a like-for-like comparison but not a per-resident rate. Areas with busy town centres or stations record more crime because of visitors, not just residents.
Broadband coverage
Gigabit-capable broadband is available to 100% of premises in AL8 7ST, compared with 86.3% across Welwyn Hatfield and 86.7% in England. Full fibre reaches 59.9% of premises across Welwyn Hatfield (England: 77.9%).
| Type of broadband | This postcode | Welwyn Hatfield | England | UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full fibrefibre all the way to the premises | n/a | 59.9% | 77.9% | 77.5% |
| Gigabit-capable1,000 Mbit/s available | 100% | 86.3% | 86.7% | 85.9% |
| Superfast30 Mbit/s or more available | 100% | 97.8% | 97.7% | 97.5% |
| Below the USOno decent connection available | 0% | 0.01% | 0.1% | 0.14% |
Deprivation
This neighbourhood is in decile 7 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025: more deprived than 31% of neighbourhoods in England.
Compared with Welwyn Hatfield: more deprived than 39% of its 69 neighbourhoods.
Selected measures
Decile for each measure, where 1 is the most deprived 10% in England.
- Income6of 10
- Employment6of 10
- Crime6of 10
- Living environment8of 10
Council tax
Most homes here are Band D (62%). Average Band D in Welwyn Hatfield is £2,452.26 for 2026/27.
That is 3% above the England average Band D of £2,391.52.
Homes by band in this neighbourhood
Share of the 660 homes on the valuation list at 31 March 2026.
- Band A–
- Band B6%
- Band C14%
- Band D62%
- Band E8%
- Band F8%
- Band G3%
- Band H–
Nearest schools
The three closest state-funded primary and secondary schools in a straight line from the centre of this postcode, with what Ofsted published at each school's latest inspection. Special schools may appear in the list. Independent schools are not included.
Nearest primary schools
- Harwood Hill Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School0.1 miles (100 m)Ofsted ungraded inspection, March 2023: School remains GoodOfsted reports for Harwood Hill Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Homerswood Primary and Nursery School0.2 miles (390 m)Ofsted, October 2024: no overall grade given
- Quality of education Good
- Behaviour and attitudes Good
- Personal development Good
- Leadership and management Good
- St John's CofE Primary School0.4 miles (660 m)Ofsted ungraded inspection, April 2023: School remains GoodOfsted reports for St John's CofE Primary School (opens in a new tab) ↗
Nearest secondary schools
- Monk's Walk School0.6 miles (1.0 km)Ofsted ungraded inspection, September 2023: School remains GoodOfsted reports for Monk's Walk School (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Ridgeway Academy1.3 miles (2.0 km)Ofsted, June 2025: no overall grade given
- Quality of education Good
- Behaviour and attitudes Good
- Personal development Good
- Leadership and management Good
- Stanborough School2.0 miles (3.2 km)Ofsted, January 2023: GoodOfsted reports for Stanborough School (opens in a new tab) ↗
Public transport
The nearest station to AL8 7ST is Welwyn North Rail Station, 0.6 miles (910 m) away in a straight line. There are 9 bus stops within 500 m.
Nearest stations
- 0.6 miles (910 m)Welwyn North Rail Station
- 1.1 miles (1.7 km)Welwyn Garden City Rail Station
- 3.5 miles (5.7 km)Knebworth Rail Station
How this area has changed
PostcodeLens combines saved monthly snapshots with views reconstructed from official source data, so you can compare today's figures with earlier months.
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Saved snapshots are the monthly figures PostcodeLens has recorded since July 2026. Reconstructed views are assembled from official source data (HM Land Registry price paid, Police UK crime) to show earlier months; they carry no flood history.
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