481 Howlands
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What it might rent for
Asking rents for homes like this near AL7 4HP — what landlords advertise, not what tenants agree, and not this house.
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| 2 bedrooms | … | |
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The home
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The building
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The rules on the land
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Crime nearby
Crimes recorded within about 500 metres, last twelve months.
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102 crimes recorded within about 500 metres, September 2025 to August 2026.
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Last 12 months vs the 12 months before: 102 vs 112 (-9%)
The 500-metre square round this property: roughly twice the Welwyn Hatfield average (102 against an average of 55).
Most on or near: Kendall Close (29), Camfield (19), Hollybush Lane (17), The Croft (13), Boundary Lane (7).
The Welwyn Hatfield average is its recorded crimes over the same twelve months, shared across every 500-metre square of it where any crime was recorded.
A dot is the nearest point on or near a street, never a house. Map OpenFreeMap © OpenMapTiles, data from OpenStreetMap.
Broadband
Every home in this postcode can get gigabit broadband (full fibre or cable): 1,000 Mb or more.
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Schools nearby
The nearest primary and secondary schools, as the crow flies, with their latest Ofsted inspection.
Primary schools
Creswick Academy Ages 4 to 11 · 325 pupils
Requires improvement, 2022
0.3 miles
Our Lady Catholic Primary School Ages 4 to 11 · 204 pupils · Roman Catholic
Report card, 2026
0.5 miles
Holwell Primary School Ages 5 to 11 · 397 pupils
Good, 2023
0.7 miles
Secondary schools
Stanborough School Ages 11 to 18 · 1,287 pupils
Good, 2023
1.1 miles
Ridgeway Academy Ages 11 to 18 · 875 pupils
No grade
1.5 miles
Onslow St Audrey's School Ages 11 to 18 · 787 pupils
Good, 2023
1.9 miles
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What’s nearby
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Supermarkets
Within a 15-minute walk
2
Restaurants
East is East, Bipash
0
Cafés
3
Pubs and bars
The Hollybush, The Beehive, The Peartree
1
Takeaways
Green Garden
Everyday
Things to do
Photo: Stefan Czapski · CC BY-SA
Nature · 1.5 miLemsford Springs
Photo: Bill Boaden · CC BY-SA
Family · 5.5 miWillows Activity Farm
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Getting about
Distances are as the crow flies; walking times are rough, by the streets.
Recently sold nearby
Sold prices, from the area on the map, last two years.
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5 Camfield
September 2026
£383,500
29 Golden Dell
August 2026
£402,000
43 Boundary Lane
August 2026
£423,500
25 Chambers Grove
July 2026
£242,500
2 Chambers Grove
June 2026
£450,000
1 The Croft
June 2026
£425,000
25 Golden Dell
June 2026
£350,000
80 Boundary Lane
May 2026
£570,000
71 Golden Dell
May 2026
£385,000
17 South Ley
May 2026
£560,000
106 Mount Way
April 2026
£400,000
17 Golden Dell
April 2026
£407,500
440 Howlands
March 2026
£160,000
44 Boundary Lane
February 2026
£390,000
7 Chambers Grove
February 2026
£450,000
107 Boundary Lane
January 2026
£500,000
18 Boundary Lane
December 2025
£395,000
61 Boundary Lane
December 2025
£445,000
406 Howlands
December 2025
£420,000
51 Golden Dell
November 2025
£430,000
70 Walnut Grove
October 2025
£385,000
457 Howlands
October 2025
£400,000
43 Walnut Grove
October 2025
£420,000
22 Golden Dell
September 2025
£358,500
29 Chambers Grove
August 2025
£475,000
426 Howlands
July 2025
£415,000
461 Howlands
July 2025
£385,000
28 The Croft
July 2025
£370,000
388 Howlands
July 2025
£385,000
12 Golden Dell
May 2025
£405,000
408 Howlands
March 2025
£470,000
481 Howlands
March 2025
£400,000
116 Boundary Lane
February 2025
£475,000
28 Chambers Grove
February 2025
£400,000
455 Howlands
February 2025
£360,000
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For sale near here
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How this area has changed
Typical prices for terraced houses, now and in years gone by. The twelve months to September 2026 against the same twelve months back then.
| Area | Now | 5 years ago | 10 years ago | 15 years ago | 20 years ago |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howlands | – | Not enough sales | Not enough sales | Not enough sales | £186,500 |
| Postcode sector AL7 4 | £425,000 | £377,500 +13% since | £345,000 +23% since | £211,125 +101% since | £198,500 +114% since |
| Welwyn Hatfield | £415,000 | £375,000 +11% since | £335,000 +24% since | £219,975 +89% since | £195,000 +113% since |
The typical price is the middle sale of the twelve months, not the average, so one very dear or very cheap sale cannot pull it about. Standard sales only. A figure needs at least 15 sales behind it; with fewer, it says so.
Crime within about 500 metres. Last 12 months vs the 12 months before: 102 vs 112 (-9%)
How homes change hands in AL7 4, over the last five years (589 sales):
- What sells: 44% terraced, 25% semi-detached, 25% flats, 3% detached, 3% other.
- 29% sold leasehold, and 2% were new builds.
- 109 sales in the last twelve months, against 225 in the same twelve months five years ago.
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