Housing in AL7 3PN
What the homes in AL7 3PN are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Peartree
- Council
- Welwyn Hatfield
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,436 (2024)
AL7 3PNWelwyn Garden City
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (45.8%). Flats make up 26.9%, above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
39.8% of households in the AL7 3PN area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 17% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 13% own outright and 26.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned39.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.3%1%
- Private rented17%20.5%
- Social rented41.8%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.2%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 33.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (26.6%). 32.4% 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 AL7 3PN (Peartree) (about 1,436 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.