AL4 8RU
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Property report — AL4 8RU
Open-data due diligence for AL4 8RU and the area around it.
AL4 8RU in brief: 34 recorded sales (£85,000–£880,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for AL4 8RU itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the AL4 8 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£702,161
Population
12,185
Crimes recorded
31
Schools
2
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
76%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in AL4 8, 1995–2026 — mean (blue) and median (terracotta). The median is the typical sale; a wide gap to the mean means a few high-value sales pull the average up. 2026 is a part year (20 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-26 | £725,000 | TIMBER COTTAGE LOWER GUSTARD WOOD | Detached |
| 2024-03-15 | £690,000 | HILLSIDE LOWER GUSTARD WOOD | Semi-detached |
| 2024-03-11 | £385,000 | 2, LINDEN COTTAGES LOWER GUSTARD WOOD | Semi-detached |
| 2023-06-16 | £880,000 | ROSE COTTAGE LOWER GUSTARD WOOD | Detached |
| 2022-10-27 | £405,000 | 1, LINDEN COTTAGES LOWER GUSTARD WOOD | Semi-detached |
| 2021-06-25 | £790,000 | HILLSIDE LOWER GUSTARD WOOD | Semi-detached |
| 2021-04-09 | £365,000 | 2, LINDEN COTTAGES LOWER GUSTARD WOOD | Semi-detached |
| 2018-04-20 | £647,500 | HILLSIDE LOWER GUSTARD WOOD | Semi-detached |
| 2016-08-05 | £550,000 | THE DELL LOWER GUSTARD WOOD | Detached |
| 2015-06-19 | £700,000 | ROSE COTTAGE LOWER GUSTARD WOOD | Detached |
| 2015-05-08 | £330,000 | 1, LINDEN COTTAGES LOWER GUSTARD WOOD | Semi-detached |
| 2015-01-23 | £310,000 | 2, LINDEN COTTAGES LOWER GUSTARD WOOD | Semi-detached |
| 2012-09-07 | £737,500 | THE HOMESTEAD LOWER GUSTARD WOOD | Detached |
| 2011-11-07 | £205,000 | 2, LINDEN COTTAGES LOWER GUSTARD WOOD | Semi-detached |
| 2009-12-11 | £472,500 | HILLSIDE LOWER GUSTARD WOOD | Semi-detached |
| 2007-11-19 | £375,000 | THE DELL LOWER GUSTARD WOOD | Detached |
| 2007-08-31 | £245,000 | 1, LINDEN COTTAGES LOWER GUSTARD WOOD | Semi-detached |
| 2007-02-16 | £524,995 | THE HOMESTEAD LOWER GUSTARD WOOD | Detached |
| 2007-01-03 | £360,000 | HILLSIDE LOWER GUSTARD WOOD | Semi-detached |
| 2006-12-12 | £580,000 | TIMBER COTTAGE LOWER GUSTARD WOOD | Detached |
| 2005-09-15 | £230,000 | 1, LINDEN COTTAGES LOWER GUSTARD WOOD | Semi-detached |
| 2005-04-29 | £290,000 | ROSE COTTAGE LOWER GUSTARD WOOD | Detached |
| 2004-11-09 | £216,000 | 2, LINDEN COTTAGES LOWER GUSTARD WOOD | Semi-detached |
| 2004-02-27 | £315,000 | THE DELL LOWER GUSTARD WOOD | Detached |
| 2001-12-11 | £290,000 | THE DELL LOWER GUSTARD WOOD | Detached |
| 2001-11-26 | £375,000 | TIMBER COTTAGE LOWER GUSTARD WOOD | Detached |
| 2001-01-19 | £125,000 | 1, LINDEN COTTAGES LOWER GUSTARD WOOD | Semi-detached |
| 1999-11-12 | £135,000 | 2, LINDEN COTTAGES LOWER GUSTARD WOOD | Semi-detached |
| 1999-08-31 | £97,000 | 1, LINDEN COTTAGES LOWER GUSTARD WOOD | Semi-detached |
| 1998-06-18 | £200,000 | CALDECOTE COTTAGE LOWER GUSTARD WOOD | Detached |
| 1998-05-01 | £430,000 | OWENS CORNER LOWER GUSTARD WOOD | Detached |
| 1998-04-01 | £85,000 | 2, LINDEN COTTAGES LOWER GUSTARD WOOD | Semi-detached |
| 1997-08-29 | £170,500 | THE DELL LOWER GUSTARD WOOD | Detached |
| 1996-05-31 | £105,000 | THE DELL LOWER GUSTARD WOOD | Detached |
34 recorded sales on AL4 8RU. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Helen's Church of England Primary School | 1.1 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Beech Hyde Primary School and Nursery | 1.4 mi | Primary | Good (2022) |
| Kimpton Primary School | 1.6 mi | Primary | Good (2021) |
| Katherine Warington School | 1.7 mi | Secondary | Good (2024) |
| Sauncey Wood Primary School | 1.9 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| High Beeches Primary School | 2.1 mi | Primary | Report card → |
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.
What's nearby
Nearest GP surgeries: ELMS MEDICAL PRACTICE (2.6 mi) · DAVENPORT HOUSE SURGERY (2.7 mi) · VILLAGE SURGERY (2.9 mi)
Nearest hospitals: HARPENDEN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (2.6 mi) · SPIRE HARPENDEN HOSPITAL (2.9 mi) · ONE HATFIELD HOSPITAL (4.6 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: OWENS CORNER (Grade II) (0.0 mi) · HILLSIDE (Grade II) (0.0 mi) · GUELDERS (Grade II) (0.0 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: MANOR PHARMACY (1.0 mi) · MANOR PHARMACY (2.5 mi) · TOPKINS PHARMACY (2.7 mi)
Nearest stations: Harpenden (2.6 mi) · Welwyn Garden City (4.2 mi) · Welwyn North (4.3 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Co-op Food (2.6 mi) · Sainsbury's (2.8 mi) · Waitrose (2.8 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 45
- One-person households
- 24%
- Households with children
- 33%
- Households
- 4,819
Owned 74% · Social rent 14% · Private rent 11%
Census 2021 (ONS), for AL4 8.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in AL4 8 (May 24–Apr 26, average 22/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for AL4 8RU in the Environment Agency dataset. This is reassuring but not a guarantee — Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →
Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.
How granular is this?
| Measure | DistrictAL4 | SectorAL4 8 | PostcodeAL4 8RU |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £734,652 | £702,161 | £392,382 |
| Population | 47,271 | 12,185 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 8/10 | 9/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 117 | 31 | — |
| Schools | 14 | 2 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 88% | 76% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 95% | 90% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (AL4 8); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.
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Report generated 1 July 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.