Postcode AL8 7BW is located in an urban city, within the Handside area of Welwyn Hatfield in the East of England region, and forms part of the Welwyn Garden City Central & Handside area. It has very low deprivation and very low crime levels, with around 20.9 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, about 75% below the East of England average of 82 per 1,000. The average income per household in Welwyn Garden City Central & Handside is £69,367 per year. The median sale price in Handside is £495,000 (around £569 per square foot), with typical sale prices between £360,000 and £636,250. The nearest station is Welwyn Garden City, about 0.7 miles away. There are 4 primary and 1 secondary schools in the area.
Welwyn Garden City Central & Handside has a very low level of deprivation, ranked at position 33,461 out of 32,844 areas in England, placing it within the bottom 1% least deprived areas in England.
Welwyn Garden City Central & Handside has a very low crime rate, with approximately 20.9 reported incidents per 1,000 population each year.
Approximately 0.0% of homes on this street are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. Across the surrounding area, around 22.9% of dwellings are socially rented.
The average income per household in Welwyn Garden City Central & Handside is £69,367 per year.
Medium noise level (60.0-64.9 dB) from road, approximately 0 ft away from AL8 7BW.
Welwyn Garden City Central & Handside near AL8 7BW has no flood risk (less than 0.1% chance of a flood each year) from rivers and sea.
The nearest station is Welwyn Garden City located about 0.7 miles away. There are 1 stations nearby.
| Distance | Name | Lines | Directions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.7 mi | Welwyn Garden City | N/A | Walking directions to Welwyn Garden City |
Based on 82 recent sales, the median property price is £495,000 (about £569 per square foot) in Handside area, with individual transactions ranging from £145,000 up to £1,125,000.
| Type | Sales | Median | £/sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 8 | £891,900 | £655 |
| Semi-Detached | 17 | £675,000 | £592 |
| Terraced | 34 | £490,000 | £576 |
| Flats | 23 | £295,000 | £464 |
Sale price
| Year | Detached | Flats | Semi-Detached | Terraced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | £780,000 | £275,000 | £593,000 | £430,000 |
| 2017 | £785,000 | £255,000 | £600,000 | £457,000 |
| 2018 | £712,500 | £271,250 | £651,500 | £445,000 |
| 2019 | £852,500 | £257,500 | £640,000 | £400,000 |
| 2020 | £810,000 | £248,255 | £650,000 | £421,250 |
| 2021 | £925,500 | £275,000 | £677,170 | £533,000 |
| 2022 | £1,035,000 | £295,000 | £730,000 | £515,000 |
| 2023 | £815,000 | £316,250 | £680,000 | £509,000 |
| 2024 | £998,500 | £272,500 | £704,000 | £515,000 |
| 2025 | £906,250 | £273,000 | £648,750 | £495,000 |
| 2026 | £970,000 | £315,000 | £710,000 | £500,000 |
Price per sq ft
| Year | Detached | Flats | Semi-Detached | Terraced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | £564 | £485 | £545 | £488 |
| 2017 | £595 | £447 | £576 | £517 |
| 2018 | £530 | £473 | £523 | £513 |
| 2019 | £548 | £456 | £520 | £491 |
| 2020 | £547 | £465 | £508 | £532 |
| 2021 | £616 | £503 | £503 | £552 |
| 2022 | £685 | £467 | £592 | £571 |
| 2023 | £581 | £514 | £582 | £581 |
| 2024 | £619 | £473 | £554 | £590 |
| 2025 | £596 | £457 | £571 | £604 |
| 2026 | £677 | £464 | £611 | £562 |
There were 18 recent sold properties in the last 18 months near AL8 7BW.
| Date | Address | Type | Tenure | Price | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09 Jun 2025 | 1, Mannicotts, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7BW | Detached | Leasehold | £912,500 | |
| 16 Mar 2026 | 78, Valley Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7DP | Semi-Detached | Leasehold | £715,000 | |
| 27 Feb 2026 | 12, Elm Gardens, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6RY | Detached | Leasehold | £990,000 | |
| 06 Aug 2025 | 22, Elm Gardens, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6RY | Semi-Detached | Leasehold | £1,102,000 | |
| 16 Jul 2026 | 4, Brockett Close, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7BN | Terraced | Leasehold | £556,500 |
In the AL8 7BW postcode area, located within Welwyn Garden City Central & Handside, there are 4 primary and 1 secondary schools in close proximity.
Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s inspection details to see the full breakdown.
| Distance | Phase | Name | Type | Rating | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.3 mi | Primary | Applecroft School | Academy converter | Ofsted rating. Inspected 28 Nov 2023. | |
Applecroft School ratingOfsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 28 Nov 2023
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| 0.6 mi | Not applicable | Lakeside School | Community special school | Ofsted rating. Inspected 2 Oct 2013. | |
Lakeside School ratingOfsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 2 Oct 2013
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| 0.6 mi | Primary | St John's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School, Lemsford | Voluntary aided school | Ofsted rating. Inspected 19 Jun 2014. | |
St John's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School, Lemsford ratingOfsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 19 Jun 2014
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1 nearby supermarkets & convenience stores within 0.5 mi of AL8 7BW
| Distance | Name | Address | Directions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.5 mi | Nisa Local | Handside Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6TA | Walking directions to Nisa Local |
Annual council tax rates for Welwyn Hatfield district.
Council tax bands are based on the value of your property. Most homes fall into bands A to D.
Elected local representatives for AL8 7BW, including ward councillors and the local member of parliament.
Gemma May Louise Moore
Handside - Elected 7 May 2026
Andrew Lewin
Welwyn Hatfield - Elected 4 Jul 2024
The area around AL8 7BW records about 21 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, which is a very low crime rate for England: it scores 1 out of 10 on the Area360 crime scale, where 10 is the highest crime level. Across East of England as a whole the rate is about 82 per 1,000. The most common offences locally are violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and other theft.
The median sale price around AL8 7BW in Handside is £495,000 (about £569 per square foot) based on 82 registered sales according to HM Land Registry data.
There are 6 schools close to AL8 7BW, including Applecroft School (Good), Lakeside School (Outstanding) and St John's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School, Lemsford (Good). Ratings are official Ofsted judgements or Area360 summaries of the latest available inspection grades.
The closest station to AL8 7BW is Welwyn Garden City, about 1,181 m away.
AL8 7BW scores 1 out of 10 on the deprivation scale, where 10 is the most deprived. Its neighbourhood ranks 33,461 of 32,844 in England on the official Index of Multiple Deprivation (rank 1 is the most deprived).
The Member of Parliament for Welwyn Hatfield covering AL8 7BW is Andrew Lewin (Labour Party), elected at the 2024 general election. The area is represented by 1 local councillor: Gemma May Louise Moore (Liberal Democrats).