AL7 2JH
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Property report — AL7 2JH
Open-data due diligence for AL7 2JH and the area around it.
AL7 2JH in brief: 54 recorded sales (£39,000–£385,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for AL7 2JH itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the AL7 2 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£442,258
Population
11,294
Crimes recorded
61
Schools
3
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
97%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in AL7 2, 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 (32 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-24 | £385,000 | 1 THE SQUIRRELS | Terraced |
| 2024-10-30 | £345,000 | 16 THE SQUIRRELS | Terraced |
| 2022-12-08 | £353,000 | 10 THE SQUIRRELS | Terraced |
| 2022-01-28 | £383,000 | 19 THE SQUIRRELS | Terraced |
| 2021-04-16 | £210,000 | 6 THE SQUIRRELS | Flat |
| 2021-04-16 | £210,000 | 7 THE SQUIRRELS | Flat |
| 2021-03-05 | £315,000 | 17 THE SQUIRRELS | Terraced |
| 2020-12-04 | £300,000 | 3 THE SQUIRRELS | Terraced |
| 2020-08-07 | £310,000 | 16 THE SQUIRRELS | Terraced |
| 2020-07-16 | £311,000 | 1 THE SQUIRRELS | Terraced |
| 2019-11-22 | £300,000 | 10 THE SQUIRRELS | Terraced |
| 2018-10-05 | £215,000 | 15 THE SQUIRRELS | Other |
| 2018-10-05 | £215,000 | 14 THE SQUIRRELS | Other |
| 2016-11-29 | £285,000 | 17 THE SQUIRRELS | Terraced |
| 2016-01-13 | £240,000 | 9 THE SQUIRRELS | Terraced |
| 2014-08-08 | £230,000 | 1 THE SQUIRRELS | Terraced |
| 2014-05-22 | £245,000 | 2 THE SQUIRRELS | Terraced |
| 2013-10-17 | £214,000 | 19 THE SQUIRRELS | Terraced |
| 2013-10-10 | £189,000 | 3 THE SQUIRRELS | Terraced |
| 2012-06-29 | £143,500 | 15 THE SQUIRRELS | Flat |
| 2012-05-28 | £168,750 | 9 THE SQUIRRELS | Terraced |
| 2010-06-07 | £175,000 | 17 THE SQUIRRELS | Terraced |
| 2007-07-07 | £155,000 | 12 THE SQUIRRELS | Flat |
| 2007-07-06 | £155,000 | 11 THE SQUIRRELS | Terraced |
| 2007-07-02 | £210,000 | 1 THE SQUIRRELS | Terraced |
| 2007-02-05 | £184,000 | 17 THE SQUIRRELS | Terraced |
| 2006-10-19 | £177,000 | 18 THE SQUIRRELS | Terraced |
| 2005-12-01 | £127,500 | 12 THE SQUIRRELS | Flat |
| 2005-12-01 | £127,500 | 11 THE SQUIRRELS | Terraced |
| 2003-06-04 | £115,000 | 15 THE SQUIRRELS | Flat |
| 2002-03-25 | £110,000 | 18 THE SQUIRRELS | Terraced |
| 2001-12-03 | £78,000 | 6 THE SQUIRRELS | Flat |
| 2001-12-03 | £78,000 | 7 THE SQUIRRELS | Flat |
| 2001-11-22 | £116,000 | 16 THE SQUIRRELS | Terraced |
| 2000-07-14 | £72,000 | 11 THE SQUIRRELS | Flat |
| 2000-07-14 | £72,000 | 12 THE SQUIRRELS | Flat |
| 2000-04-20 | £90,500 | 8 THE SQUIRRELS | Terraced |
| 2000-01-21 | £63,500 | 15 THE SQUIRRELS | Flat |
| 2000-01-21 | £63,500 | 14 THE SQUIRRELS | Flat |
| 1999-06-04 | £74,250 | 10 THE SQUIRRELS | Terraced |
| 1999-04-07 | £76,500 | 1 THE SQUIRRELS | Terraced |
| 1998-09-25 | £55,000 | 5 THE SQUIRRELS | Flat |
| 1998-02-12 | £69,950 | 2 THE SQUIRRELS | Terraced |
| 1997-12-10 | £47,000 | 12 THE SQUIRRELS | Flat |
| 1997-10-31 | £69,950 | 9 THE SQUIRRELS | Terraced |
| 1997-10-10 | £66,000 | 8 THE SQUIRRELS | Terraced |
| 1997-08-21 | £62,500 | 8 THE SQUIRRELS | Terraced |
| 1997-03-14 | £58,500 | 3 THE SQUIRRELS | Terraced |
| 1996-12-09 | £40,000 | 4 THE SQUIRRELS | Terraced |
| 1995-12-19 | £39,000 | 6 THE SQUIRRELS | Flat |
| 1995-12-15 | £43,100 | 12 THE SQUIRRELS | Flat |
| 1995-09-29 | £57,000 | 18 THE SQUIRRELS | Terraced |
| 1995-07-12 | £59,995 | 1 THE SQUIRRELS | Terraced |
| 1995-03-31 | £42,995 | 5 THE SQUIRRELS | Flat |
54 recorded sales on AL7 2JH. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Watchlytes Primary School | 0.2 mi | Primary | Inadequate (2021) |
| Springmead Primary School | 0.5 mi | Primary | Good (2022) |
| Ridgeway Academy | 0.5 mi | Secondary | Report card → |
| Panshanger Primary School | 0.6 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| Swallow Dell Primary and Nursery School | 0.6 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Commonswood Primary & Nursery School | 0.9 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
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: HALL GROVE GROUP PRACTICE (0.6 mi) · PEARTREE LANE SURGERY (1.1 mi) · SPRING HOUSE HEALTH (1.3 mi)
Nearest hospitals: NEW QEII HOSPITAL CDC (1.2 mi) · NEW QE2 HOSPITAL (1.2 mi) · QUEEN ELIZABETH I I HOSPITAL (1.2 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: ATTIMORE HALL (Grade II) (0.4 mi) · GRANARY AND BARN TO ATTIMORE HALL (Grade II) (0.5 mi) · LUDWICK HALL (Grade II) (0.7 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: BOOTS (0.3 mi) · GATE2PHARMA (0.4 mi) · CARE2HOMES (0.9 mi)
Nearest stations: Welwyn Garden City (1.4 mi) · Welwyn North (2.0 mi) · Hatfield (Herts) (2.9 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Lidl (0.3 mi) · Morrisons (0.4 mi) · Tesco Express (0.4 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 41
- One-person households
- 33%
- Households with children
- 29%
- Households
- 4,998
Owned 59% · Social rent 27% · Private rent 13%
Census 2021 (ONS), for AL7 2.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in AL7 2 (May 24–Apr 26, average 73/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for AL7 2JH 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 | DistrictAL7 | SectorAL7 2 | PostcodeAL7 2JH |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £440,493 | £442,258 | £159,231 |
| Population | 41,028 | 11,294 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 6/10 | 6/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 298 | 61 | — |
| Schools | 14 | 3 | — |
| Flood risk | Low | Low | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 92% | 97% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 97% | 100% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (AL7 2); 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.