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Housing in AL10 8FD

What the homes in AL10 8FD are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Hatfield Town
Council
Welwyn Hatfield
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
2,509 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (47.9%). Flats make up 15.5%, well below the 22.2% across England.

AL10 8FDEngland
Detached10.8%22.9%
Semi-detached25.8%31.5%
Terraced47.9%23%
Purpose-built flat13.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.4%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.6%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

49.7% of households in the AL10 8FD area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 26.4% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 21.8% own outright and 28% with a mortgage.

AL10 8FD
50%
26%
22%
England
  • Owned49.7%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.8%1%
  • Private rented26.4%20.5%
  • Social rented21.9%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

AL10 8FDEngland
Owned outright21.8%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan28%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent24.4%18.2%
Other private rented2%2.2%
From the council17.4%8.3%
From a housing association4.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.9 people living in it. 20% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

AL10 8FDEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (23.2%). 29.7% of households include dependent children.

AL10 8FDEngland
Living alone, under 6611.7%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over8.3%12.8%
Couple, no children12%16.8%
Couple with dependent children23.2%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.2%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children6.5%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over6%9.2%
Sharers and other households20.8%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Welwyn Hatfield

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Welwyn Hatfield (August 2026, +3.5% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

Welwyn HatfieldEngland
All homes£1,512£1,459
One bedroom£1,063£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,375£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,646£1,489
Four or more£2,337£2,161
Detached£1,922£1,640
Semi-detached£1,669£1,449
Terraced£1,527£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,198£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around AL10 8FD (Hatfield Town) (about 2,509 residents).

Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

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