Buying a home in AL6, Welwyn. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£620kmost £510k–£715k

Houses per m²£5,786flats £4,667

Sold last year84574 in five years

Prices in Welwyn Hatfield+2.9%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in AL6 sold for £620,482 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £509,704 and £714,731, for about 100 m² of space.

84 homes sold here in the last year: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month. Flats start at around £218k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in AL6 0 (£5,662) and the most in AL6 9 (£5,858).

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 £2,830 a month at 4.5% over 30 years.

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House prices in AL6 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
1	£773,426	£211k–£1.18m	52 m²	8
2	£450,929	£381k–£525k	68 m²	63
3	£620,482	£510k–£715k	100 m²	163
4	£744,640	£621k–£833k	132 m²	95
5+	£1,016,546	£819k–£1.41m	186 m²	213

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	£773k	£451k	£620k	£745k	£1.02m
Detached	—	£541k	£711k	£750k	£1.12m
Semi-detached	—	£451k	£615k	£727k	£781k
Terraced	—	£395k	£500k	£618k	£708k
Flats	£218k	£255k	—	—	—

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across AL6

Postcode sector	Houses	Flats
AL6 0	£5,662	£4,865
AL6 9	£5,858	£4,595

Schools near AL6

Best state primary within 2 kmWelwyn St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School76% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%7 state primaries within 2 km

Best state secondary within 5 kmStanborough School52.4% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%4 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

AL8 Welwyn Garden City · 3 km3-bed house £571k SG3 Knebworth · 3 km3-bed house £520k AL7 Welwyn Garden City · 4 km3-bed house £445k SG2 Stevenage · 8 km3-bed house £359k SG14 Hertford · 8 km3-bed house £555k AL10 Hatfield · 8 km3-bed house £414k SG1 Stevenage · 9 km3-bed house £364k AL4 St. Albans · 9 km3-bed house £712k

Questions about AL6

Is AL6 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: prices in Welwyn Hatfield are up 2.9% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (76% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (52.4% against 43.8%); 84 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 AL6?

A typical 3-bedroom house in AL6 sold for £620,482 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £509,704 and £714,731.

How many homes sell in AL6 each year?

84 homes sold in the last year and 574 in five years: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month.

What are the schools like near AL6?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Welwyn St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, where 76% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near AL6?

For a 3-bedroom house, SG3 (£520k, 3 km), AL7 (£445k, 4 km), SG2 (£359k, 8 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.