Housing in AL10 8RQ
What the homes in AL10 8RQ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Hatfield South
- Council
- Welwyn Hatfield
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,200 (2024)
AL10 8RQHatfield
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (56.1%). Flats make up 7%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
46.7% of households in the AL10 8RQ area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 23.4% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 21.6% own outright and 25.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned46.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.4%1%
- Private rented23.4%20.5%
- Social rented29.2%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.4%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.8 people living in it. 23.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (22%). 31.3% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around AL10 8RQ (Hatfield South) (about 2,200 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.