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AL10 (Hatfield) area guide
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Postcode District:
AL10
Postcode District Name:
Hatfield
Location:
The AL10 postcode district lies within or includes part of the following towns, counties, localities, electoral wards and stations: Hatfield, Hatfield Central, Hatfield East, Hatfield North, Hatfield South, Hatfield West, Hertfordshire, Welham Green.
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History:
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Present Day:
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Notes:
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A Mouseprice property guide for AL10 Hatfield is coming soon. In the meantime, please have a look at the raw data and statistics about AL10 that can be found by click the relevant links on the left hand side.
Old area guide:
The commentary below was written for the mouseprice.com website in 2006, please be aware that the comments below might be out of date. We recommend disregarding these comments in favour of the data that can be found either above or in the other sections of this website.
Market trends:
 The size of the property market in AL10 is 10495 homes.
Property in this postcode district (AL10) has been growing at a nominal annual rate of 9% over the last 5 years. This rate can be indicative ofan area which has invested in improving housing stock, transport links or other local infrastructure. It may also suggest proximity to an area of economic growth such as one of the financial clusters (London, Leeds, Bristol etc.) or strong local presence in growth industries (for example investment in university facilities, attractiveness of an area to IT companies or other knowledge- based organisations).
The average property in this postcode district was valued at £207237 over the last 3 months.
When examining the ability of consumers to further extend themselves in the face of increasing property prices, many commentators pay close attention to the price earnings ratio. Price Earnings Ratio in this postcode district is 11.2.
New transactions as a percentage of overall sales are 24.1%.
Housing stock:
If you are specifically looking to buy Terraced Houses, this would be an excellent area for you to explore, with 47.3% of properties being this type.
Detached Houses account for the lowest percentage of the housing stock in this district, at only 6.3%.
The property in this area caters well for retirees and young couples who do not have large families.
A high proportion of property in this area is socially rented.
The majority of property in this area is owner occupied.
The average price of a two bed property in this area is less that the national average of £187894 at £178335.
Who lives here:
The average age in this area is 32.
Single people make up 42.5% of the population in this postcode district.
Average working hours in this area for men are 40 and for women are 30.
This area has 25.1 people per square kilometre.
The largest source of work in this area is Wholesale & Retail (22.4% of workers), followed by Construction (12.9%).
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