AL8 Postcode Data
Property data for the AL8 postcode district covering Welwyn Hatfield. Sold prices, crime statistics, energy performance, and demographic insights, all from HM Land Registry, Police UK, and the EPC Register.
Quick answer
The average sale price in AL8 is £9,201,794 (median £9,201,794), based on 2 HM Land Registry transactions. Police UK recorded 229 crimes within a 1-mile radius in 2026-03. The average EPC rating across 62 certified properties is 62/100.
Headline pricing in AL8 is well above the UK national average (England & Wales average ~£290k as of 2025). Energy efficiency here is weaker than average (expect higher running costs and lower mortgage-affordability scores from green lenders).
Avg sale price
£9,201,794
2 sales
Median price
£9,201,794
Crime incidents
229
2026-03
Avg EPC score
62/100
62 certs
Recent sold prices
Latest 2 property sales in the AL8 area, sourced from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.
| Date | Address | Type | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2023 | WAITROSE STORE, BRIDGE ROAD, WELWYN GARDEN CITY | other | £14,668,000 |
| Apr 2018 | 35 - 37, HOWARDSGATE, WELWYN GARDEN CITY | other | £3,735,588 |
Crime in AL8
229 reported crimes within a 1-mile radius of the postcode centroid in 2026-03, from Police UK data.
Violent Crime
74
Anti Social Behaviour
60
Shoplifting
41
Public Order
10
Other Theft
9
Energy performance
Aggregate EPC stats from 62 recently-certified properties in the AL8 area.
Avg current score
62/100
Avg potential
71/100
Avg energy cost
£865/yr
Sample size
62
Rating distribution
A
0
B
5
C
19
D
23
E
13
F
2
G
0
Area information
- Local authority
- Welwyn Hatfield
- Country
- England
- Wards
- Handside, Hatfield Central, Hatfield Villages
- Constituency
- Welwyn Hatfield
- Latitude
- 51.8036
- Longitude
- -0.2117
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HM Land Registry from 1995
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Live Companies House data + PSCs
EPC checker
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Crime checker
Local breakdown for AL8
Police UK monthly data
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Sold prices: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, the official UK government records updated monthly. Sample uses the 30 most recent registered transactions in the postcode area.
Crime: Police UK street-level crime data. Counts cover a 1-mile radius from the AL8 postcode centroid for the most recent month available (typically 2 months behind).
EPC: opendatacommunities.org, the official UK Energy Performance Certificate register. Aggregate stats from up to 30 most recent certificates in the postcode.
Area data: postcodes.io, open data from the Office for National Statistics.