# AL10 8XR: area report for a postcode in Welwyn Hatfield

AL10 8XR is a postcode in Welwyn Hatfield.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Welwyn Hatfield. Open the map at AL10 8XR for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Welwyn Hatfield](https://openindex.co.uk/welwyn-hatfield) › [AL10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/al10) › [AL10 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/al10-8)

## Around this postcode

- **25 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 14% on July. Welwyn Hatfield 013D: 81 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.2244,51.7493,AL108XR
- **Welham Green, 1.7 km**: About 22 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.2244,51.7493,AL108XR
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 140 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.2244,51.7493,AL108XR
- **No property in AL10 8XR listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-0.2244,51.7493,AL108XR
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Welwyn Hatfield 013D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.2244,51.7493,AL108XR
- **£448,681 average price**: For the whole of Welwyn Hatfield, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.2244,51.7493,AL108XR
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.3 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.2244,51.7493,AL108XR
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 670 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.2244,51.7493,AL108XR
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at AL10 8XR**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.2244,51.7493,AL108XR
- **Low road and rail noise at AL10 8XR**: Road 54 dB, rail 47 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.2244,51.7493,AL108XR
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-0.2244,51.7493,AL108XR
- **12.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.2244,51.7493,AL108XR

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Links Hatfield Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/links-hatfield-academy-e147451) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 140 m (2 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2024 | – |
| [De Havilland Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/de-havilland-primary-school-e148040) | Primary | 240 m (3 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2023 | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Oak View Primary and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oak-view-primary-and-nursery-school-e135223) | Primary | 780 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2023 | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Philip Howard Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-philip-howard-catholic-primary-school-e117469) | Primary | 920 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2024 | 42% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Southfield School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/southfield-school-e130362) | Special | 990 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, July 2024 | – |
| [Bishop's Hatfield Girls' School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bishops-hatfield-girls-school-e137757) | Secondary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, December 2022 | Attainment 8 of 54.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Hatfield Community Free School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hatfield-community-free-school-e138201) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Onslow St Audrey's School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/onslow-st-audreys-school-e147535) | Secondary | 1.2 km (16 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), December 2023 | Attainment 8 of 36.1 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2026 | £385,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| June 2026 | £335,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 50 m |
| January 2026 | £256,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| March 2025 | £342,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| July 2026 | £345,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| August 2026 | £333,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| February 2024 | £165,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 200 m |
| July 2025 | £310,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 210 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: JADE PHARMACY (SOUTH HATFIELD) (630 m)
- Dental practices: HILLTOP WAY (DENTAL SURGERY) (700 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Daily Hatfield (670 m, Morrisons); Tesco Hatfield Rise Express (730 m, Tesco)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £448,681** (July 2026). Welwyn Hatfield’s average house price was £448,681 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 3.0% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £45,145** (2025). Full-time workers living in Welwyn Hatfield earned a median of £45,145 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 48th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 9.9×** (2025). A home in Welwyn Hatfield costs 9.9 times local full-time pay. Joint 56th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 13.9** (2025). Welwyn Hatfield has a deprivation score of 13.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 77th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Welwyn Hatfield 013D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 18.8** (2025). Welwyn Hatfield 013D has a deprivation score of 18.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 15,624th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £340,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Welwyn Hatfield 013D was £340,000 in 2025. Joint 12,327th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,189** (2021). Welwyn Hatfield 013D had 2,189 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 2,952nd most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 99.6%** (January 2026). In Welwyn Hatfield 013D, 99.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## AL10 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £370,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in AL10 was £370,000 in 2025. Joint 700th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 38,699** (2021). AL10 had 38,699 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 499th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 66%** (2022). About 66% of people in AL10 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 85.5%** (January 2026). In AL10, 85.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Welwyn Hatfield](https://openindex.co.uk/welwyn-hatfield)
- Centre: 51.7493, -0.2244

Council: [Welwyn Hatfield](https://openindex.co.uk/welwyn-hatfield) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Welwyn Hatfield](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/welwyn-hatfield): Andrew Lewin (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-0.2244,51.7493,AL108XR

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