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Handside Lane, Welwyn Garden City

MyStreetCheck free street report: Handside Lane, Welwyn Garden City · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/welwyn-garden-city/handside-lane/

House prices, sold prices and local information for AL8 6TD, AL8 6TE, AL8 6TA.

Average price (last 12 months)
£556,500
10 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£622,880
57 sales
Price range
£370k – £1.44m
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
30 Jul 2026
AL8 6TD

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At a glance

House prices£557k average28% above the Welwyn Garden City average CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 7 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station17 min walkWelwyn Garden City station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold73% freeholdAcross 59 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

57 property sales on Handside Lane, Welwyn Garden City have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 10 homes sold here for an average of £556,500. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £659,359. Average sale prices fell from £566,000 in 2016 to £556,500 in 2026 (-2%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 28% above the Welwyn Garden City average of £435,135 over the same period. 11 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 11 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 46% semi-detached, 42% terraced, 12% detached. Recorded sale prices on Handside Lane range from £370,000 to £1,440,000. 73% of homes sold here were freehold and 27% leasehold. Of 92 streets in Welwyn Garden City with at least two sales in the last year, Handside Lane ranks 12th for average price.

House prices on Handside Lane compared

Handside Lane£556,500
AL8 postcode area£554,908
Welwyn Garden City£435,135
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all AL8 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £566,000 (4 sales)2016£566k2017: £455,000 (1 sales)2017£455k2018: £500,000 (3 sales)2018£500k2019: £548,063 (8 sales)2019£548k2020: £628,500 (3 sales)2020£629k2021: £707,307 (6 sales)2021£707k2022: £561,250 (6 sales)2022£561k2023: £616,667 (3 sales)2023£617k2024: £779,063 (8 sales)2024£779k2025: £751,260 (5 sales)2025£751k2026: £556,500 (10 sales)2026£557k

Tenure: 73% freehold and 27% leasehold across 59 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached26£659,35930 Jul 2026
Terraced24£495,60410 Jun 2026
Detached7£923,75717 Oct 2025

Sold prices on Handside Lane

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
216, Handside Lane AL8 6TD 30 Jul 2026£500,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
218, Handside Lane AL8 6TD 10 Jun 2026£510,000 TerracedFreehold
195, Handside Lane AL8 6TE 27 May 2026£710,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
229, Handside Lane AL8 6TF 15 Apr 2026£480,000 TerracedFreehold
62, Handside Lane AL8 6SJ 31 Mar 2026£600,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
252, Handside Lane AL8 6TG 20 Mar 2026£450,000 TerracedFreehold
205, Handside Lane AL8 6TE 16 Mar 2026£500,000 TerracedFreehold
15, Handside Lane AL8 6SE 9 Mar 2026£675,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
200, Handside Lane AL8 6TD 27 Feb 2026£500,000 TerracedFreehold
165, Handside Lane AL8 6TA 14 Jan 2026£640,000 TerracedFreehold
2, Handside Lane AL8 6SF 17 Oct 2025£833,800 DetachedLeasehold
196, Handside Lane AL8 6TD 13 Oct 2025£550,000 TerracedFreehold
186, Handside Lane AL8 6TD 17 Jul 2025£580,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
85, Handside Lane AL8 6SH 20 Mar 2025£1,000,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
193, Handside Lane AL8 6TE 19 Mar 2025£792,500 Semi-detachedLeasehold
258, Handside Lane AL8 6TG 4 Oct 2024£525,000 TerracedFreehold
103, Handside Lane AL8 6SP 23 Aug 2024£840,000 DetachedFreehold
9, Handside Lane AL8 6SE 24 Jul 2024£1,440,000 DetachedLeasehold
35, Handside Lane AL8 6SH 17 Jul 2024£637,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
120, Handside Lane AL8 6SZ 9 Jul 2024£930,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
44, Handside Lane AL8 6SJ 24 May 2024£650,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
133, Handside Lane AL8 6TA 17 May 2024£835,000 DetachedLeasehold
202, Handside Lane AL8 6TD 12 Jan 2024£375,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
115, Handside Lane AL8 6TA 1 Sep 2023£680,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
207, Handside Lane AL8 6TE 28 Jul 2023£495,000 TerracedFreehold
61, Handside Lane AL8 6SH 16 Feb 2023£675,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
155, Handside Lane AL8 6TA 15 Dec 2022£590,000 TerracedFreehold
182, Handside Lane AL8 6TD 14 Oct 2022£700,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
260, Handside Lane AL8 6TG 1 Jun 2022£512,500 TerracedFreehold
47, Handside Lane AL8 6SH 6 Apr 2022£670,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
226, Handside Lane AL8 6TD 15 Mar 2022£450,000 TerracedFreehold
218, Handside Lane AL8 6TD 24 Feb 2022£445,000 TerracedFreehold
167, Handside Lane AL8 6TA 28 Sep 2021£679,340 Semi-detachedFreehold
258, Handside Lane AL8 6TG 28 Sep 2021£418,500 TerracedFreehold
203, Handside Lane AL8 6TE 27 Aug 2021£465,000 TerracedFreehold
11, Handside Lane AL8 6SE 12 Aug 2021£1,100,000 DetachedLeasehold
174, Handside Lane AL8 6SZ 29 Jan 2021£561,000 TerracedFreehold
102, Handside Lane AL8 6SY 15 Jan 2021£1,020,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
182, Handside Lane AL8 6TD 9 Sep 2020£608,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
182, Handside Lane AL8 6TD 25 Jun 2020£600,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
19, Handside Lane AL8 6SE 2 Apr 2020£762,500 DetachedLeasehold
67, Handside Lane AL8 6SH 14 Feb 2020£515,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
120, Handside Lane AL8 6SZ 9 Dec 2019£779,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
208, Handside Lane AL8 6TD 12 Nov 2019£417,500 TerracedFreehold
207, Handside Lane AL8 6TE 8 Oct 2019£375,000 TerracedFreehold
252, Handside Lane AL8 6TG 6 Sep 2019£370,000 TerracedFreehold
219, Handside Lane AL8 6TF 27 Aug 2019£413,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
90, Handside Lane AL8 6SN 5 Aug 2019£610,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
65, Handside Lane AL8 6SH 5 Jul 2019£670,000 TerracedFreehold
92, Handside Lane AL8 6SN 7 Feb 2019£750,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
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Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
218, Handside Lane £445,000 (Feb 2022) → £510,000 (Jun 2026) +15%
over 4 yrs
195, Handside Lane £576,000 (May 2016) → £710,000 (May 2026) +23%
over 10 yrs
252, Handside Lane £370,000 (Sep 2019) → £450,000 (Mar 2026) +22%
over 7 yrs
200, Handside Lane £395,000 (Dec 2017) → £500,000 (Feb 2026) +27%
over 8 yrs
196, Handside Lane £425,000 (Feb 2018) → £550,000 (Oct 2025) +29%
over 8 yrs
258, Handside Lane £418,500 (Sep 2021) → £525,000 (Oct 2024) +25%
over 3 yrs
120, Handside Lane £779,000 (Dec 2019) → £930,000 (Jul 2024) +19%
over 5 yrs
207, Handside Lane £375,000 (Oct 2019) → £495,000 (Jul 2023) +32%
over 4 yrs
182, Handside Lane £600,000 (Jun 2020) → £608,000 (Sep 2020) → £700,000 (Oct 2022) +17%
over 2 yrs
260, Handside Lane £420,000 (Jun 2018) → £512,500 (Jun 2022) +22%
over 4 yrs
189, Handside Lane £455,000 (Jan 2016) → £563,000 (Apr 2016) +24%
over under a year

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Crime and flood risk near Handside Lane

Crime

198 crimes were reported within about a mile of Handside Lane in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Lower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Anti-social behaviour66
Violence & sexual offences43
Shoplifting39
Public order11
Criminal damage & arson10
Vehicle crime9

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

Handside Lane is in or near 3 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • River Mimram in Hertfordshire Flood alert area
  • River Lee from Lemsford to Hertford Flood warning area
  • River Lee at Hertford Flood alert area

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Schools near Handside Lane

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Lakeside School 115 pupils Community special school 2–19 Report 0.2 mi
Stanborough School 1,287 pupils Secondary 11–18 Good Report 0.2 mi
Applecroft School 454 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.3 mi
St John's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School, Lemsford 102 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 0.6 mi
Our Lady Catholic Primary School 204 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Good Report 0.8 mi
Peartree Primary School 184 pupils Primary 5–11 Report 0.9 mi
Creswick Academy 325 pupils Primary 4–11 Requires improvement Report 1.0 mi
Ludwick Nursery School 177 pupils Nursery 2–5 Report 1.1 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

  • Welwyn Garden City station 0.9 mi · 17 min walk
  • Hatfield (Herts) station 2.1 mi · 41 min walk
  • Welwyn North station 2.4 mi · 48 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Marsden Road (nr, Handside Lane) 1 min walk
  • Newfields (nr, Handside Lane) 1 min walk
  • Newfields (opp, Handside Lane) 1 min walk
  • Marsden Road (opp, Handside Lane) 1 min walk

GP surgeries

  • The Garden City Practice
    Birdcroft Road, Welwyn Garden City · 0.5 mi
  • Peartree Lane Surgery
    110 Peartree Lane, Welwyn Garden City · 1.0 mi
  • Spring House Health
    Spring House Site, Ascots Lane, Welwyn Garden City · 1.5 mi
  • Hall Grove Group Practice
    4 Hall Grove, Welwyn Garden City · 1.7 mi

Supermarkets

  • Budgens Budgens Welwyn Garden City · 0.4 mi
  • Sainsburys Sainsburys Welwyn Garden City · 0.7 mi
  • Iceland Iceland Welwyn Garden City · 0.8 mi
  • Waitrose Waitrose Welwyn Garden City · 1.0 mi

Pharmacies

  • Boots · 0.9 mi
  • Johns & Kelynack Pharmacy · 1.0 mi
  • Peartree Pharmacy · 1.0 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Surgery · 0.2 mi
  • Parkway Community Health Clinic · 0.5 mi
  • Dental Beauty Welwyn Garden City · 0.8 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 7 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income5 of 10
Employment6 of 10
Education and skills7 of 10
Health and disability6 of 10
Crime7 of 10
Access to housing and services9 of 10
Living environment7 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned60.5%62.5%
Private rented8.2%20.3%
Social rented30.6%17.1%
Households692

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1519.9%17.4%
Aged 15–6465.1%64.1%
Aged 65+15.0%18.6%
Residents1,690

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks95%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks96%92%

Share of homes across Welwyn Hatfield with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around Handside Lane

Ethnic group

HereWelwyn Hatfield
White87.4%78.7%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh6.2%8.8%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3%4.1%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2%6.1%
Other ethnic group1.5%2.3%

Religion

HereWelwyn Hatfield
No religion46%37%
Christian43.6%47.2%
Not answered5%6.7%
Muslim2.2%3.3%
Hindu1.6%3.2%
Buddhist1.1%0.7%
Jewish0.4%0.9%
Other religion0.2%0.7%

Country of birth

HereWelwyn Hatfield
Born in the UK88%78%
Born outside the UK12%22%

Highest qualification

HereWelwyn Hatfield
Level 4 qualifications and above37.7%37.3%
Level 3 qualifications19.1%19.1%
Level 2 qualifications13.9%12.9%
No qualifications13.1%14.3%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.2%9.2%
Apprenticeship3.6%4.5%
Other qualifications2.3%2.7%

General health

HereWelwyn Hatfield
Very good health48.5%51.7%
Good health36%33.5%
Fair health10.8%11%
Bad health3.5%3.1%
Very bad health1.1%0.8%

Cars or vans per household

HereWelwyn Hatfield
1 car or van in household44.7%41.6%
2 cars or vans in household31.9%29.5%
No cars or vans in household16%17.6%
3 or more cars or vans in household7.4%11.3%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Welwyn Hatfield.

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