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Housing in AL7 4FL

What the homes in AL7 4FL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Hollybush
Council
Welwyn Hatfield
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,806 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (43.9%). Flats make up 17%, below the 22.2% across England.

AL7 4FLEngland
Detached2.7%22.9%
Semi-detached43.9%31.5%
Terraced36.3%23%
Purpose-built flat16.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.4%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

51.5% of households in the AL7 4FL area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 9% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 21.7% own outright and 29.8% with a mortgage.

AL7 4FL
51%
39%
England
  • Owned51.5%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.4%1%
  • Private rented9%20.5%
  • Social rented39%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

AL7 4FLEngland
Owned outright21.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan29.8%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent7.7%18.2%
Other private rented1.3%2.2%
From the council31.4%8.3%
From a housing association7.6%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 27% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

AL7 4FLEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (25.6%). 33.6% of households include dependent children.

AL7 4FLEngland
Living alone, under 6615.2%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over11.8%12.8%
Couple, no children12.4%16.8%
Couple with dependent children25.6%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.7%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children8%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.6%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over8.7%9.2%
Sharers and other households7%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 AL7 4FL (Hollybush) (about 1,806 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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