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AL8 postcode area · Welwyn Hatfield

The AL8 postcode district spans 5 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Welwyn Hatfield. Area Scores range from 33 to 98 across them. Every full AL8 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The AL8 district contains both ends of the scale: Woolmer Green, Oaklands & Digswell at 98 out of 100 (#108 of 6,856 in England) against Peartree at 33, a 65-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 4 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 1 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £319,000 in Peartree to £670,000 in Woolmer Green, Oaklands & Digswell — a 2.1× gap within the AL8 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£50,077a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime73per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)42
Owner-occupied64%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the AL8 district

£495,000median home sold over the past year · -7.0% over 5 years · +2.1% over the year · 151 sales
Detached£816,000
Semi-detached£640,000
Terraced£445,000
Flat£266,000
Welwyn Hatfield£430,000
East of England£348,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Woolmer Green, Oaklands & DigswellWelwyn Hatfield 10898 £670,000
Welwyn Garden City Central & HandsideWelwyn Hatfield 97186 £510,000
KnightsfieldWelwyn Hatfield 1,04785 £450,000
Welwyn & Hatfield Garden VillageWelwyn Hatfield 1,39080 £508,500
PeartreeWelwyn Hatfield 4,57733 £319,000

People living in AL8 Census 2021

Residents36,033
Median age (est.)42
Density840per km²
No qualifications13%
Degree or above43%
No car or van16%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 10%25–44 26%45–64 27%65+ 19%

Tenure

Own outright: 31%Mortgage/shared: 33%Social rent: 24%Private rent: 12%
Own outright 31%Mortgage/shared 33%Social rent 24%Private rent 12%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 30%Lone parent: 10%Other: 15%
One person 29%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 30%Lone parent 10%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 25% · Managers & directors 17% · Associate professional 15%

All occupation groups
Professional25%
Managers & directors17%
Associate professional15%
Administrative10%
Skilled trades8%
Caring & leisure7%
Elementary7%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 86%Asian: 6%Black: 3%Mixed: 4%Other: 1%
White 86%Asian 6%Black 3%Mixed 4%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 46% · No religion 42% · Hindu 2%

Born outside the UK: 15%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in AL8

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the AL8 district.

Welwyn

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around AL8.

AL6 AL7 AL10 SG3 AL9 AL4 SG14 SG13

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.