AL9 7AY
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Property report — AL9 7AY
Open-data due diligence for AL9 7AY and the area around it.
AL9 7AY in brief: 50 recorded sales (£132,500–£2,000,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for AL9 7AY itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the AL9 7 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£874,097
Population
10,263
Crimes recorded
38
Schools
3
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
65%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in AL9 7, 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 (24 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-26 | £2,000,000 | LOWER FARM, 2 BELL LANE | Other |
| 2025-04-25 | £377,500 | FLAT 5, SWAN LODGE BELL LANE | Flat |
| 2024-10-25 | £385,000 | FLAT 1, SWAN LODGE BELL LANE | Flat |
| 2024-03-22 | £785,000 | 32 BELL LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2023-10-27 | £1,100,000 | 18 BELL LANE | Detached |
| 2023-10-05 | £610,000 | 24 BELL LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2023-07-12 | £938,000 | 20 BELL LANE | Detached |
| 2022-09-20 | £853,000 | 56 BELL LANE | Detached |
| 2022-04-13 | £180,000 | SWAN LODGE BELL LANE | Other |
| 2022-01-28 | £701,500 | 16 BELL LANE | Detached |
| 2021-11-30 | £380,000 | FLAT 1, SWAN LODGE BELL LANE | Flat |
| 2021-10-29 | £350,000 | FLAT 4, SWAN LODGE BELL LANE | Flat |
| 2021-10-27 | £1,900,000 | 86 BELL LANE | Other |
| 2021-06-30 | £365,000 | FLAT 5, SWAN LODGE BELL LANE | Flat |
| 2021-06-30 | £340,000 | FLAT 8, SWAN LODGE BELL LANE | Flat |
| 2021-06-29 | £340,000 | FLAT 7, SWAN LODGE BELL LANE | Flat |
| 2021-06-24 | £365,000 | FLAT 6, SWAN LODGE BELL LANE | Flat |
| 2021-05-21 | £365,000 | FLAT 3, SWAN LODGE BELL LANE | Flat |
| 2021-05-20 | £530,000 | SWAN MEWS, SWAN LODGE BELL LANE | Detached |
| 2021-04-30 | £350,000 | FLAT 2, SWAN LODGE BELL LANE | Flat |
| 2019-10-25 | £644,000 | 38 BELL LANE | Detached |
| 2018-07-20 | £1,200,000 | PET FARM BELL LANE | Detached |
| 2018-03-16 | £1,016,000 | SWAN LODGE BELL LANE | Detached |
| 2017-02-22 | £900,000 | SWAN LODGE BELL LANE | Detached |
| 2016-10-26 | £1,400,000 | 70 BELL LANE | Detached |
| 2016-02-05 | £529,700 | 28 BELL LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2016-01-14 | £1,200,000 | 78 BELL LANE | Detached |
| 2014-10-24 | £1,150,000 | 72 BELL LANE | Detached |
| 2014-01-23 | £667,000 | 70 BELL LANE | Detached |
| 2012-10-26 | £1,415,000 | 5 BELL LANE | Detached |
| 2012-09-12 | £480,000 | 52 BELL LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2010-02-11 | £840,000 | 74 BELL LANE | Detached |
| 2008-09-26 | £334,950 | 40 BELL LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2008-06-30 | £470,000 | 44 BELL LANE | Terraced |
| 2007-09-13 | £178,000 | 66 BELL LANE | Terraced |
| 2007-06-01 | £520,000 | 22 BELL LANE | Detached |
| 2007-04-12 | £455,000 | 24 BELL LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2007-03-19 | £825,000 | 72 BELL LANE | Detached |
| 2007-02-02 | £770,000 | 5 BELL LANE | Detached |
| 2004-07-16 | £340,000 | 50 BELL LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2002-05-08 | £755,000 | 76 BELL LANE | Detached |
| 2002-03-18 | £244,000 | 52 BELL LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2001-05-25 | £220,000 | 38 BELL LANE | Detached |
| 2000-12-20 | £325,000 | 76 BELL LANE | Detached |
| 2000-08-24 | £550,000 | 48 BELL LANE | Detached |
| 1999-08-17 | £235,000 | 24 BELL LANE | Semi-detached |
| 1999-03-31 | £245,000 | 6 BELL LANE | Flat |
| 1996-06-28 | £520,000 | 84 BELL LANE | Detached |
| 1996-03-22 | £141,000 | 34 BELL LANE | Semi-detached |
| 1996-01-23 | £132,500 | 68 BELL LANE | Detached |
50 recorded sales on AL9 7AY. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chancellor's School | 0.3 mi | Secondary | Report card → |
| Brookmans Park Primary School | 0.8 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| St Mary's Church of England VA Primary School, Welham Green | 1.6 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Little Heath Primary School | 1.8 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Gracewood Academy | 1.9 mi | Secondary | Requires improvement (2022) |
| De Havilland Primary School | 2.2 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: POTTERELLS MEDICAL CENTRE (1.0 mi) · HIGHVIEW MEDICAL CENTRE (2.3 mi) · ANNANDALE MEDICAL CENTRE (2.3 mi)
Nearest hospitals: POTTER BAR HOSPITAL (3.0 mi) · MOORFIELDS EYE UNIT AT POTTERS BAR HOSPITAL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (3.0 mi) · POTTERS BAR COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (3.0 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: CARPENTERS COTTAGE (Grade II) (0.0 mi) · 56, BELL LANE (Grade II) (0.1 mi) · LOWER FARM FARMHOUSE (Grade II) (0.1 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: BROOKMANS PARK PHARMACY (0.9 mi) · KEAN PHARMACY (1.4 mi) · BOOTS (2.2 mi)
Nearest stations: Brookmans Park (1.0 mi) · Welham Green (1.1 mi) · Potters Bar (2.3 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Tesco Express (2.3 mi) · Sainsbury's (2.3 mi) · Tesco (2.6 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 46
- One-person households
- 27%
- Households with children
- 28%
- Households
- 3,999
Owned 77% · Social rent 9% · Private rent 14%
Census 2021 (ONS), for AL9 7.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in AL9 7 (May 24–Apr 26, average 34/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for AL9 7AY 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 | DistrictAL9 | SectorAL9 7 | PostcodeAL9 7AY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £848,833 | £874,097 | £638,343 |
| Population | 23,201 | 10,263 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 8/10 | 8/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 63 | 38 | — |
| Schools | 7 | 3 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 58% | 65% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 88% | 93% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (AL9 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.