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Housing in AL10 9LY

What the homes in AL10 9LY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Hatfield North & West
Council
Welwyn Hatfield
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
2,487 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (29.6%). Flats make up 22.8%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.

AL10 9LYEngland
Detached22.4%22.9%
Semi-detached25.1%31.5%
Terraced29.6%23%
Purpose-built flat20.7%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.2%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

28% of households in the AL10 9LY area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 42% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 6.8% own outright and 21.3% with a mortgage.

AL10 9LY
28%
42%
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England
  • Owned28%61.3%
  • Shared ownership2.6%1%
  • Private rented42%20.5%
  • Social rented27.4%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

AL10 9LYEngland
Owned outright6.8%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan21.3%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent39.7%18.2%
Other private rented2.3%2.2%
From the council2.4%8.3%
From a housing association25%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 3.2 people living in it. 16.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

AL10 9LYEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is sharers or another multi-adult household (37.3%). 27.5% of households include dependent children.

AL10 9LYEngland
Living alone, under 6615.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over1.9%12.8%
Couple, no children9.5%16.8%
Couple with dependent children16.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children10.9%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.6%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over1.6%9.2%
Sharers and other households37.3%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 9LY (Hatfield North & West) (about 2,487 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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