Typical 3-bedroom house£571kmost £468k–£683k
Houses per m²£6,232flats £4,767
Sold last year111725 in five years
Prices in Welwyn Hatfield+2.9%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in AL8 sold for £570,936 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £467,611 and £683,205, for about 90 m² of space. That is 19% more than the same home across Welwyn Garden City (£481,000).
111 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £242k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in AL8 7 (£5,997) and the most in AL8 6 (£6,654).
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 £2,604 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £114,000 for that mortgage: what £120,000 buys.
Questions about AL8
Is AL8 a good area to buy a home?
What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 19% more than across Welwyn Garden City; prices in Welwyn Hatfield are up 2.9% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (78% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (52.4% against 43.8%); 111 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 AL8?
A typical 3-bedroom house in AL8 sold for £570,936 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £467,611 and £683,205.
Is AL8 expensive for Welwyn Garden City?
A 3-bedroom house in AL8 costs 19% more than the typical 3-bedroom house across Welwyn Garden City (£481,000).
How many homes sell in AL8 each year?
111 homes sold in the last year and 725 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.
What are the schools like near AL8?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Applecroft School, where 78% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).
Where is cheaper near AL8?
For a 3-bedroom house, AL7 (£445k, 2 km), AL10 (£414k, 5 km), SG2 (£359k, 11 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.