AL8 6TA
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Property report — AL8 6TA
Open-data due diligence for AL8 6TA and the area around it.
AL8 6TA in brief: 16 recorded sales (£40,000–£835,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for AL8 6TA itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the AL8 6 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£510,838
Population
8,605
Crimes recorded
147
Schools
3
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
85%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in AL8 6, 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 (22 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-14 | £640,000 | 165 HANDSIDE LANE | Terraced |
| 2024-05-17 | £835,000 | 133 HANDSIDE LANE | Detached |
| 2023-09-01 | £680,000 | 115 HANDSIDE LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2022-12-15 | £590,000 | 155 HANDSIDE LANE | Terraced |
| 2021-09-28 | £679,340 | 167 HANDSIDE LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2017-03-30 | £455,000 | 159 HANDSIDE LANE | Terraced |
| 2014-09-26 | £575,000 | 145 HANDSIDE LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2014-05-15 | £800,000 | 119 HANDSIDE LANE | Detached |
| 2009-07-22 | £355,000 | 135 HANDSIDE LANE | Terraced |
| 2008-07-22 | £415,000 | 117 HANDSIDE LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2001-08-01 | £152,000 | 155 HANDSIDE LANE | Terraced |
| 2000-04-26 | £289,950 | 133 HANDSIDE LANE | Detached |
| 1998-08-21 | £158,000 | 143 HANDSIDE LANE | Detached |
| 1996-10-22 | £40,000 | 163 HANDSIDE LANE | Terraced |
| 1996-03-29 | £89,000 | 167 HANDSIDE LANE | Semi-detached |
| 1995-09-22 | £131,000 | 135 HANDSIDE LANE | Terraced |
16 recorded sales on AL8 6TA. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Applecroft School | 0.2 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| Stanborough School | 0.3 mi | Secondary | Good (2023) |
| St John's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School, Lemsford | 0.7 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Our Lady Catholic Primary School | 0.8 mi | Primary | Good (2021) |
| Peartree Primary School | 0.8 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Creswick Academy | 0.9 mi | Primary | Requires improvement (2022) |
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: THE GARDEN CITY PRACTICE (0.4 mi) · PEARTREE LANE SURGERY (0.9 mi) · SPRING HOUSE HEALTH (1.4 mi)
Nearest hospitals: NEW QEII HOSPITAL CDC (1.5 mi) · NEW QE2 HOSPITAL (1.5 mi) · QUEEN ELIZABETH I I HOSPITAL (1.5 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: THE BACKHOUSE ROOM (Grade II) (0.1 mi) · HAND SIDE FARMHOUSE (Grade II) (0.2 mi) · THE BARN THEATRE (Grade II) (0.2 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: BOOTS (0.7 mi) · JOHNS & KELYNACK PHARMACY (0.8 mi) · PEARTREE PHARMACY (0.9 mi)
Nearest stations: Welwyn Garden City (0.7 mi) · Hatfield (Herts) (2.2 mi) · Welwyn North (2.2 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Sainsbury's (0.6 mi) · Waitrose (0.8 mi) · Co-op Food (1.0 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 44
- One-person households
- 38%
- Households with children
- 25%
- Households
- 3,813
Owned 57% · Social rent 25% · Private rent 12%
Census 2021 (ONS), for AL8 6.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in AL8 6 (May 24–Apr 26, average 119/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for AL8 6TA 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 | DistrictAL8 | SectorAL8 6 | PostcodeAL8 6TA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £541,665 | £510,838 | £430,268 |
| Population | 16,152 | 8,605 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 8/10 | 7/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 164 | 147 | — |
| Schools | 9 | 3 | — |
| Flood risk | High | Low | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 91% | 85% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 96% | 94% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (AL8 6); 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 30 June 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.