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Housing in AL6 9EW

What the homes in AL6 9EW are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Welwyn & Hatfield Garden Village
Council
Welwyn Hatfield
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,475 (2024)
Status
No longer in use
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (34.8%). Flats make up 10.9%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

AL6 9EWEngland
Detached31.5%22.9%
Semi-detached34.8%31.5%
Terraced22.8%23%
Purpose-built flat5.6%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house2%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building3.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

72.1% of households in the AL6 9EW area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 14.7% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 44.1% own outright and 27.9% with a mortgage.

AL6 9EW
72%
15%
13%
England
  • Owned72.1%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.3%1%
  • Private rented14.7%20.5%
  • Social rented12.8%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.2%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

AL6 9EWEngland
Owned outright44.1%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan27.9%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent12.5%18.2%
Other private rented2.1%2.2%
From the council12.2%8.3%
From a housing association0.6%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 32.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

AL6 9EWEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (20.8%). 22.2% of households include dependent children.

AL6 9EWEngland
Living alone, under 6612.4%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over20.8%12.8%
Couple, no children15.9%16.8%
Couple with dependent children17.8%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children4.4%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.6%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over15.5%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.1%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 AL6 9EW (Welwyn & Hatfield Garden Village) (about 1,475 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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