AL8 7EW
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Property report — AL8 7EW
Open-data due diligence for AL8 7EW and the area around it.
AL8 7EW in brief: 23 recorded sales (£89,950–£697,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for AL8 7EW itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the AL8 7 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£572,859
Population
9,181
Crimes recorded
17
Schools
6
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
96%
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-03 | £687,000 | 22 UPLANDS | Semi-detached |
| 2025-01-03 | £697,000 | 22 UPLANDS | Semi-detached |
| 2021-06-14 | £387,500 | 58 UPLANDS | Semi-detached |
| 2019-04-18 | £365,000 | 58 UPLANDS | Semi-detached |
| 2018-01-26 | £462,000 | 22 UPLANDS | Semi-detached |
| 2017-05-19 | £408,750 | 30 UPLANDS | Terraced |
| 2015-11-06 | £470,000 | 20 UPLANDS | Semi-detached |
| 2015-10-09 | £391,500 | 24 UPLANDS | Detached |
| 2011-11-02 | £219,000 | 36 UPLANDS | Terraced |
| 2011-09-02 | £278,000 | 50 UPLANDS | Terraced |
| 2010-07-30 | £320,000 | 18 UPLANDS | Semi-detached |
| 2007-05-30 | £245,000 | 44 UPLANDS | Terraced |
| 2005-07-07 | £195,000 | 58 UPLANDS | Semi-detached |
| 2004-06-29 | £225,000 | 50 UPLANDS | Terraced |
| 2002-03-28 | £190,000 | 40 UPLANDS | Semi-detached |
| 2001-12-07 | £149,950 | 44 UPLANDS | Terraced |
| 2001-09-07 | £142,500 | 14 UPLANDS | Terraced |
| 2001-07-18 | £159,995 | 30 UPLANDS | Terraced |
| 1999-12-13 | £149,950 | 40 UPLANDS | Semi-detached |
| 1999-08-27 | £108,500 | 44 UPLANDS | Terraced |
| 1998-12-18 | £108,000 | 54 UPLANDS | Semi-detached |
| 1998-03-13 | £92,950 | 58 UPLANDS | Semi-detached |
| 1997-08-01 | £89,950 | 44 UPLANDS | Terraced |
23 recorded sales on AL8 7EW. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monk's Walk School | 0.2 mi | Secondary | Report card → |
| Homerswood Primary and Nursery School | 0.4 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Templewood Primary School | 0.6 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| Welwyn St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | 0.6 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Harwood Hill Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School | 0.6 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| St John's CofE Primary School | 1.0 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: BRIDGE COTTAGE SURGERY (0.8 mi) · THE GARDEN CITY PRACTICE (1.5 mi) · PEARTREE LANE SURGERY (1.6 mi)
Nearest hospitals: NEW QEII HOSPITAL CDC (2.6 mi) · NEW QE2 HOSPITAL (2.6 mi) · QUEEN ELIZABETH I I HOSPITAL (2.6 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: 1-4, Digswell Park Cottages (Grade II) (0.3 mi) · Digswell House (Grade II) (0.3 mi) · DIGSWELL PLACE (Grade II) (0.3 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: KNIGHTSFIELD PHARMACY (0.5 mi) · BARNES PHARMACY (0.9 mi) · JOHNS & KELYNACK PHARMACY (1.1 mi)
Nearest stations: Welwyn North (1.0 mi) · Welwyn Garden City (1.2 mi) · Knebworth (3.6 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Co-operative Knightsfield (0.5 mi) · Waitrose (1.1 mi) · Sainsbury's (1.2 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 43
- One-person households
- 23%
- Households with children
- 36%
- Households
- 3,533
Owned 73% · Social rent 18% · Private rent 9%
Census 2021 (ONS), for AL8 7.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in AL8 7 (May 24–Apr 26, average 26/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for AL8 7EW 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 7 | PostcodeAL8 7EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £541,665 | £572,859 | £284,458 |
| Population | 16,152 | 9,181 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 8/10 | 8/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 164 | 17 | — |
| Schools | 9 | 6 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 91% | 96% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 96% | 97% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (AL8 7); 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.