# AL10 9TH: area report for a postcode in Welwyn Hatfield

AL10 9TH 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 9TH for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Welwyn Hatfield](https://openindex.co.uk/welwyn-hatfield) › [AL10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/al10) › [AL10 9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/al10-9)

## Around this postcode

- **0 crimes within 500 m**: August, none in July either. Welwyn Hatfield 010G: 109 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.2489,51.7739,AL109TH
- **Hatfield (Herts), 2.5 km**: About 32 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.2489,51.7739,AL109TH
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 750 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.2489,51.7739,AL109TH
- **No property in AL10 9TH 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=-0.2489,51.7739,AL109TH
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Welwyn Hatfield 010G. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.2489,51.7739,AL109TH
- **£446,043 average price**: For the whole of Welwyn Hatfield, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.2489,51.7739,AL109TH
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.7 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.2489,51.7739,AL109TH
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.3 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.2489,51.7739,AL109TH
- **No gigabit broadband at AL10 9TH**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.2489,51.7739,AL109TH
- **Low road and rail noise at AL10 9TH**: Road 44 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.2489,51.7739,AL109TH
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% 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=-0.2489,51.7739,AL109TH
- **11.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.2489,51.7739,AL109TH

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Howe Dell Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/howe-dell-primary-school-e117220) | Primary | 750 m (9 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Green Lanes Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/green-lanes-primary-school-e117105) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, May 2023 | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Birchwood Avenue Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/birchwood-avenue-primary-school-e132105) | Primary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | 38% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Birchwood Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/birchwood-nursery-school-e117069) | Nursery | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), February 2024 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| April 2026 | £422,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 520 m |
| June 2024 | £350,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 570 m |
| January 2026 | £360,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 580 m |
| May 2026 | £667,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 590 m |

## Within 1 km

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £446,043** (August 2026). Welwyn Hatfield’s average house price was £446,043 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 0.7% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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 21 October 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 010G (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 10.8** (2025). Welwyn Hatfield 010G has a deprivation score of 10.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 9,668th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 2,247** (2021). Welwyn Hatfield 010G had 2,247 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 2,445th 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: 87.7%** (January 2026). In Welwyn Hatfield 010G, 87.7% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 3.7%** (August 2026). In Welwyn Hatfield 010G, 3.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 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: 51.7739, -0.2489

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), August 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=-0.2489,51.7739,AL109TH

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