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Housing in AL7 4JA

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

Neighbourhood
Hatfield East
Council
Welwyn Hatfield
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,766 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (26.5%). Flats make up 18.7%, below the 22.2% across England.

AL7 4JAEngland
Detached24.7%22.9%
Semi-detached26.1%31.5%
Terraced26.5%23%
Purpose-built flat14.8%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.8%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2.1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home4%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

61.6% of households in the AL7 4JA area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 22.7% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 31% own outright and 30.6% with a mortgage.

AL7 4JA
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23%
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England
  • Owned61.6%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.6%1%
  • Private rented22.7%20.5%
  • Social rented14.2%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

AL7 4JAEngland
Owned outright31%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan30.6%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent20.1%18.2%
Other private rented2.5%2.2%
From the council9.6%8.3%
From a housing association4.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 25.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

AL7 4JAEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (19.6%). 26.6% of households include dependent children.

AL7 4JAEngland
Living alone, under 6615.5%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over10%12.8%
Couple, no children19.6%16.8%
Couple with dependent children19.4%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children7.2%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over10.7%9.2%
Sharers and other households7.2%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 4JA (Hatfield East) (about 1,766 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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