AL8 7HX
PostcodeA postcode in Welwyn Hatfield 003A, Sherrards ward, Welwyn Hatfield.
This report describes the area around AL8 7HX, not any one home. Each figure is shown at the level it was published: the postcode, a 1 km square, the neighbourhood or the whole council, as its tag says.
Around AL8 7HX
- 2 crimes within 500 mAugust, down 78% on JulyWelwyn Hatfield 003A: 58 a year per 1,000 peopleMap point
- Welwyn Garden City, 1.1 kmAbout 14 minutes on footExact point
- 2 schools within 800 mNearest is 140 m awayExact point
- No property in AL8 7HX listed at risk of floodingFrom rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessmentPostcode
- England’s least deprived 10%This neighbourhood, Welwyn Hatfield 003ANeighbourhood
- £448,681 average priceFor the whole of Welwyn Hatfield, July 2026Council
- No GP practices within 1 kmNearest is 1.5 km awayPostcode
- 3 supermarkets within 1 kmNearest is 580 m awayExact point
- Gigabit broadband for every home and business at AL8 7HXSuperfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026Postcode
- Low road and rail noise at AL8 7HXRoad 49 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021)Postcode
- In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 61% to 3% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level1 km grid
- 11.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxideModelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 20251 km grid
Schools near AL8 7HX
Within 2 km, nearest first| School | Distance | Latest Ofsted outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Templewood Primary School Primary. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 140 m 2 minutes on foot | Good (overall), December 2023 |
| Homerswood Primary and Nursery School Primary. 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 720 m 9 minutes on foot | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade |
| Harwood Hill Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School Primary. 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 800 m 10 minutes on foot | School remains Good, March 2023 |
| Monk's Walk School Secondary. Attainment 8 of 47.9 (2025/26, provisional) | 1 km 13 minutes on foot | School remains Good, September 2023 |
| Knightsfield School Special | 1.2 km 15 minutes on foot | Standards maintained, November 2024 |
| St John's CofE Primary School Primary. 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 1.5 km 19 minutes on foot | School remains Good, April 2023 |
| Applecroft School Primary. 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 1.7 km 21 minutes on foot | Good (overall), November 2023 |
| Peartree Primary School Primary. 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 1.7 km 21 minutes on foot | Standards maintained, April 2025 |
Distances are in a straight line. Councils and schools set catchments and admissions, which Open Index doesn’t map: the council’s schools pages. Ofsted outcomes are as published, each with its date; grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Recent sales near AL8 7HX
Latest sale at each postcode- £720,000Templewood, AL8 7HXJuly 2025, detached, established, leasehold10 m
- £725,000Templewood, AL8 7HTSeptember 2023, semi-detached, established, leasehold50 m
- £800,000Hawthorns, AL8 7SEDecember 2025, detached, established, freehold50 m
- £815,000Pentley Park, AL8 7SBOctober 2025, detached, established, freehold70 m
- £740,000Pentley Park, AL8 7SLAugust 2024, detached, established, leasehold100 m
- £780,000Pentley Park, AL8 7SGJuly 2023, detached, established, leasehold130 m
- £750,000Great Dell, AL8 7HYJanuary 2025, detached, established, freehold130 m
- £686,000Rayfield, AL8 7HRJanuary 2026, semi-detached, established, freehold160 m
HM Land Registry sales at nearby postcodes, by street and postcode only, never a house number. Sales take weeks to be registered. Every sale on the map
Within 1 km of AL8 7HX
In a straight linePharmacies
- KNIGHTSFIELD PHARMACY570 m
- JOHNS & KELYNACK PHARMACY840 m
Dental practices
- DENTAL SURGERY500 m
- PARKWAY DENTAL SURGERY850 m
Supermarkets
- Co-op KnightsfieldThe Co-operative Group580 m
- Waitrose Welwyn Garden CityWaitrose830 m
- Tesco Shire Park ExpressTesco920 m
The neighbourhood: Welwyn Hatfield 003A
Everything about Welwyn Hatfield 003AThe postcode district: AL8
Everything about AL8Your MP
- Andrew LewinLabourMP for Welwyn Hatfield
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Where these figures come from
- Street-level crimeAugust 2026Map point
- Rail and Tube stations2024/25Exact point
- SchoolsExact point
- Flood risk by postcodeJune 2026Postcode
- English Indices of Deprivation 20252025Neighbourhood
- Average house priceJuly 2026Council
- GP practicesPostcode
- SupermarketsExact point
- Broadband by postcodeJanuary 2026Postcode
- Road and rail noise by postcode2021Postcode
- Radon potential1 km grid
- Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)20251 km grid
Counts, distances and walking times are worked out by Open Index from each layer’s published points and outlines, in a straight line from the postcode’s centre. Street names © OpenStreetMap contributors.