Housing Market Analysis for DOWNFIELDS, AL8 6XR

Are you looking to understand AL8 6XR house prices? Here, we provide a detailed analysis of the latest sold house prices, trends over the years, and key statistics to help you gauge the real estate landscape in this Welwyn Hatfield postcode.

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Overview of Sold House prices

As per the latest sold houses in the AL8 6XR postcode area, The average prices are as follows,

Terraced
- The average price is around £253,867 median price is £235,000 Standard Deviation is £128,428 with Total Sold: 15
- The Last 5 Year average price is £418,333 with Total Sold: 3
- The most recent sale happened at this postcode is 4 DOWNFIELDS: £400,000 (Sold on 24 Apr 2020)
- The first recorded sale happened at this postcode is 15 DOWNFIELDS: £450,000 (Sold on 06 Mar 2024)
Semi-Detached
- The average price is around £174,950 median price is £174,950 Standard Deviation is £0 with Total Sold: 1
- The most recent sale happened at this postcode is 16 DOWNFIELDS: £174,950 (Sold on 30 Jan 2002)
- The first recorded sale happened at this postcode is 16 DOWNFIELDS: £174,950 (Sold on 30 Jan 2002)

Sold Price Trend Over the Years:

Below table and chart gives the average AL8 6XR house prices and number of sold houses over the years. This helps understand the price trend over the years in this postcode.

Please note that this data is populated based on the sold houses data given by the Land Registry.

House Type: Terraced

Year	Avg. Price	Avg. Price/Sq. mtr	Sold
2020	£400,000	£5,128	1
2019	£405,000	£4,765	1
2017	£378,750	£4,712	2
2016	£390,000	£4,797	1
2010	£240,000	£2,952	1
2006	£235,000	£2,765	1
2005	£207,500	£2,660	1
2002	£156,750	£1,753	2
2001	£121,000	£1,551	1
1998	£96,500	£1,237	1
1997	£110,000	£1,294	1
1996	£82,000	£921	1
2024	£450,000	£5,056	1

House Type: Semi-Detached

Year	Avg. Price	Avg. Price/Sq. mtr	Sold
2002	£174,950		1

All the Sales in the DOWNFIELDS, AL8 6XR

See the table below for more details on the sold house prices in the AL8 6XR, Welwyn Hatfield postcode.

Address	Sold Date	Price	% Change
4 DOWNFIELDSTerraced, FreeholdArea: 78 Sq.mtrAge: 1930-1949	24 Apr 2020	£400,000	First Sale
5 DOWNFIELDSTerraced, FreeholdArea: 85 Sq.mtrAge: 1930-1949	26 Sep 2019	£405,000	72.34%
	10 May 2006	£235,000	113.64%
	12 Dec 1997	£110,000	First Sale
3 DOWNFIELDSTerraced, FreeholdArea: 82.71 Sq.mtrAge: 1950-1966	10 Apr 2017	£395,000	172.41%
	26 Apr 2002	£145,000	First Sale
9 DOWNFIELDSTerraced, FreeholdArea: 78 Sq.mtrAge: 1950-1966	09 Jan 2017	£362,500	74.70%
	23 Sep 2005	£207,500	71.49%
	06 Apr 2001	£121,000	25.39%
	13 Jul 1998	£96,500	First Sale
12 DOWNFIELDSTerraced, FreeholdArea: 81.3 Sq.mtrAge: 1950-1966	30 Nov 2016	£390,000	62.50%
	08 Nov 2010	£240,000	First Sale
14 DOWNFIELDSTerraced, Freehold	16 Sep 2002	£168,500	First Sale
16 DOWNFIELDSSemi-Detached, Freehold	30 Jan 2002	£174,950	First Sale
15 DOWNFIELDSTerraced, FreeholdArea: 89 Sq.mtrAge: 1930-1949	18 Jun 1996	£82,000	-81.78%
	06 Mar 2024	£450,000	First Sale

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DOWNFIELDS, AL8 6XR Near By properties

Interactive Map

This Interactive map can help you visualize the nearby sold house in the AL8 6XR postcode area

Nearby Sold House Price Statstics

Knowing the nearby sold house in the area helps gauge the property market in the area. Below data gives house price Statstics of the surrounding area of the AL8 6XR postcode.

Terraced
- The average price is around £259,641 median price is £235,000 Standard Deviation is £144,333 with Total Sold: 486
- The Last 5 Year average price is £483,634 with Total Sold: 67
- The most recent sale happened at this postcode is , 12 MELBOURNE COURT: £566,500 (Sold on 19 Aug 2024)
- The first recorded sale happened at this postcode is , 6 SPRINGFIELDS: £74,000 (Sold on 06 Jan 1995)
Semi-Detached
- The average price is around £339,009 median price is £297,750 Standard Deviation is £206,142 with Total Sold: 364
- The Last 5 Year average price is £633,681 with Total Sold: 62
- The most recent sale happened at this postcode is , 18 DE SOISSONS CLOSE: £550,000 (Sold on 24 Jul 2024)
- The first recorded sale happened at this postcode is , 32 SPRINGFIELDS: £65,000 (Sold on 09 Jan 1995)
Flat
- The average price is around £172,034 median price is £174,000 Standard Deviation is £93,157 with Total Sold: 197
- The Last 5 Year average price is £253,173 with Total Sold: 26
- The most recent sale happened at this postcode is , 23 APPLECROFT ROAD: £290,000 (Sold on 21 Jun 2024)
- The first recorded sale happened at this postcode is , 70 STANBOROUGH GREEN: £44,000 (Sold on 06 Jun 1995)
Detached
- The average price is around £452,808 median price is £425,000 Standard Deviation is £272,342 with Total Sold: 137
- The Last 5 Year average price is £816,858 with Total Sold: 25
- The most recent sale happened at this postcode is , 133 HANDSIDE LANE: £835,000 (Sold on 17 May 2024)
- The first recorded sale happened at this postcode is , 27 ATTIMORE ROAD: £145,000 (Sold on 31 Jan 1995)
Other
- The average price is around £672,200 median price is £395,000 Standard Deviation is £704,271 with Total Sold: 5
- The Last 5 Year average price is £1,120,000 with Total Sold: 2
- The most recent sale happened at this postcode is , 57 GREAT NORTH ROAD: £2,000,000 (Sold on 18 Dec 2020)
- The first recorded sale happened at this postcode is , 9 APPLECROFT ROAD: £1,000 (Sold on 27 Jul 2017)

Sold Price Trend Over the Years:

House Type: Terraced

Year	Avg. Price	Avg. Price/Sq. mtr	Sold
2024	£475,929	£6,402	7
2023	£518,188	£6,007	8
2022	£515,400	£5,974	15
2021	£529,936	£5,800	16
2020	£428,556	£5,287	9
2019	£404,958	£4,903	12
2018	£434,545	£5,208	11
2017	£437,821	£5,310	14
2016	£418,913	£5,112	14
2015	£361,859	£4,363	11
2014	£357,179	£4,025	14
2013	£312,125	£3,402	12
2012	£289,557	£3,416	15
2011	£288,500	£3,367	10
2010	£260,513	£3,296	9
2009	£250,875	£2,807	20
2008	£258,600	£3,214	5
2007	£272,358	£3,255	18
2006	£279,612	£3,001	21
2005	£242,357	£2,832	34
2004	£230,564	£2,671	21
2003	£212,300	£2,358	15
2002	£178,564	£2,105	21
2001	£148,474	£1,667	31
2000	£151,243	£1,712	15
1999	£117,960	£1,262	25
1998	£112,466	£1,383	25
1997	£91,605	£1,153	18
1996	£81,267	£936	24
1995	£85,984	£911	16

House Type: Semi-Detached

Year	Avg. Price	Avg. Price/Sq. mtr	Sold
2024	£555,000	£5,357	5
2023	£653,530	£6,606	10
2022	£777,739	£6,634	15
2021	£536,440	£5,278	11
2020	£616,600	£5,563	15
2019	£527,000	£4,701	6
2018	£586,917	£5,238	6
2017	£534,000	£5,523	5
2016	£501,769	£5,287	13
2015	£495,063	£4,833	10
2014	£474,722	£3,964	9
2013	£388,889	£4,044	9
2012	£434,988	£3,557	4
2011	£351,344	£3,756	8
2010	£354,244	£3,209	8
2009	£277,600	£3,158	10
2008	£338,564	£3,056	7
2007	£332,142	£3,225	12
2006	£350,042	£3,189	12
2005	£310,055	£3,143	18
2004	£293,421	£3,004	28
2003	£258,697	£2,504	15
2002	£239,191	£2,427	18
2001	£201,274	£2,772	15
2000	£172,634	£1,491	16
1999	£139,872	£1,346	18
1998	£127,612	£1,235	24
1997	£150,283	£1,188	15
1996	£116,404	£1,069	13
1995	£93,864	£890	9

House Type: Flat

Year	Avg. Price	Avg. Price/Sq. mtr	Sold
2024	£271,000	£4,109	3
2023	£340,000	£4,499	2
2022	£220,833	£4,432	3
2021	£240,429	£4,232	7
2020	£262,667	£3,914	3
2019	£244,500	£4,157	8
2018	£281,000	£4,186	7
2017	£203,450	£4,047	5
2016	£228,333	£4,338	9
2015	£226,447	£3,710	7
2014	£201,857	£2,877	7
2013	£178,406	£3,151	8
2012	£263,675	£3,431	6
2011	£145,792	£2,670	6
2010	£157,946	£2,964	5
2009	£161,667	£3,111	3
2008	£148,000	£3,023	3
2007	£173,400	£3,157	11
2006	£156,100	£2,464	10
2005	£195,318	£3,036	27
2004	£130,500	£2,509	6
2003	£118,150	£1,898	3
2002	£127,093	£1,993	9
2001	£109,493	£2,088	7
2000	£65,858	£1,441	6
1999	£80,570	£1,684	5
1998	£53,632	£1,070	11
1997	£54,636	£961	7
1996	£32,000	£627	2
1995	£44,000		1

House Type: Detached

Year	Avg. Price	Avg. Price/Sq. mtr	Sold
2024	£722,500	£6,932	2
2023	£828,852	£6,412	3
2022	£891,417	£6,631	6
2021	£793,200	£6,468	5
2020	£760,600	£4,873	5
2019	£843,100	£6,463	4
2018	£740,200	£6,217	3
2017	£640,224	£4,559	5
2016	£656,833	£6,000	6
2015	£673,000	£4,331	4
2014	£493,250	£4,748	6
2013	£480,000		1
2012	£686,500	£4,108	2
2011	£565,750	£4,791	2
2010	£393,000	£3,628	5
2009	£432,600	£3,470	5
2008	£371,000	£3,202	2
2007	£449,400	£2,962	5
2006	£476,850	£3,551	7
2005	£373,488	£2,993	4
2004	£283,600	£2,267	5
2003	£218,000	£2,724	2
2002	£276,583	£2,096	6
2001	£217,875	£2,128	4
2000	£283,117	£2,193	6
1999	£201,703	£1,376	8
1998	£162,900	£1,231	10
1997	£194,464	£1,449	7
1996	£146,000	£949	2
1995	£137,200	£553	5

House Type: Other

Year	Avg. Price	Avg. Price/Sq. mtr	Sold
2020	£2,000,000		1
2019	£240,000		1
2018	£725,000		1
2017	£198,000	£5,985	2

House Type in AL8 6XR area

The most common house types in the AL8 6XR postcode area are Terraced (85), Semi-detached (47), and Flat (18).

Total	155
Terraced	85
Semi-detached	47
Flat	18
Detached	4
Shared house	1
converted building	0
commercial building	0
temporary structure	0

Tenure of household

As per the tenure of household, most of the the properties are Owned: Owns with a mortgage or loan (54), and Owned: Owns outright (47).

Owned: Owns with a mortgage or loan	54
Owned: Owns outright	47
Social rented: Rents from council or Local Authority	29
Private rented: Private landlord or letting agency	14
Social rented: Other social rented	5
Shared ownership: Shared ownership	3
Private rented: Other private rented	2
Lives rent free	1
Does not apply	0

Number of People in a Household

The most houses in the AL8 6XR have 2 people in household (46), and 1 person in household (39).

2 people in household	46
1 person in household	39
3 people in household	38
4 people in household	24
5 people in household	8
0 people in household	0
6 people in household	0
7 people in household	0
8 or more people in household	0