Typical 3-bedroom house£598kmost £496k–£762k
Houses per m²£6,065flats £4,463
Sold last year76510 in five years
Prices in Welwyn Hatfield+2.9%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in AL9 sold for £598,119 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £495,898 and £761,979, for about 94 m² of space. That is 29% more than the same home across Hatfield (£464,000).
76 homes sold here in the last year: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month. Flats start at around £192k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in AL9 5 (£4,965) and the most in AL9 7 (£6,501).
Across Welwyn Hatfield, prices are up 2.9% on a year ago and up 9.5% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,646 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £2,728 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £120,000 for that mortgage: what £120,000 buys.
Questions about AL9
Is AL9 a good area to buy a home?
What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 29% more than across Hatfield; prices in Welwyn Hatfield are up 2.9% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is below the England average (61% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (59.7% against 43.8%); 76 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.
How much is a 3-bedroom house in AL9?
A typical 3-bedroom house in AL9 sold for £598,119 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £495,898 and £761,979.
Is AL9 expensive for Hatfield?
A 3-bedroom house in AL9 costs 29% more than the typical 3-bedroom house across Hatfield (£464,000).
How many homes sell in AL9 each year?
76 homes sold in the last year and 510 in five years: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month.
What are the schools like near AL9?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is De Havilland Primary School, where 61% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).
Where is cheaper near AL9?
For a 3-bedroom house, AL10 (£414k, 3 km), AL7 (£445k, 6 km), EN7 (£492k, 9 km).
Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.