AL10 8LP postcode in Hatfield, Hertfordshire
AL10 8LP is a postcode in Hatfield, in the Welham Green and Hatfield South ward of Welwyn Hatfield. It is in the Welwyn Hatfield parliamentary constituency and the Hertfordshire police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.
Where AL10 8LP is, and what is near it
- AL10 8LP
- Other postcodes in AL10 8: press one for its page
- 4 schools
- 2 railway stations
- 3 GP practices
- 7 bus stops
- Further out, with the distance
Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.7456, longitude -0.2282)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them
Who looks after AL10 8LP?
- Welwyn HatfieldDistrict council Welwyn Hatfield: bins, council tax, planning
- HertfordshireCounty council Hertfordshire: schools, roads, care
- Council tax bandSet for each home, not for a postcode. The bands and a year's charge around AL10 8LP Check a council tax band on GOV.UK
- HertfordshirePolice force area
- Welwyn HatfieldParliamentary constituency. Its MP is Andrew Lewin (Labour), as Parliament lists them. Contact Andrew Lewin
ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.
Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.
What broadband can you get at AL10 8LP?
Every home and business at AL10 8LP can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.
Share of homes and businesses that can get it
Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)
Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)
Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
When are the bins collected at AL10 8LP?
BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for AL10 8LP.
Check the bin days for AL10 8LP on BinDayBuddySource: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it
Is AL10 8LP at risk of flooding?
From rivers and the sea, long term
The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include AL10 8LP.
Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.
Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.
From surface water, across Welwyn Hatfield
The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for AL10 8LP: 1,254 properties in Welwyn Hatfield are at high risk (2% of all its properties). All the figures for Welwyn Hatfield
Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Flood warnings
The centre of AL10 8LP is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.
Sign up for flood warnings, free, on GOV.UK Check flood risk at another postcodeSource: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these
What do homes sell for near AL10 8LP?
Homes in AL10 8 sold for a typical £350,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 73 sales, down 5.4% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- Detached £635,000 5 sales
- Semi-detached £405,000 10 sales
- Terraced £350,000 47 sales
- Flat or maisonette £225,150 11 sales
Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.
Across the whole AL10 district: a typical £365,000 from 216 sales.
How we work this out: house prices by postcodeSource: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Homes sold in AL10 8LP
HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in AL10 8LP from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.
Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
What council tax band are homes near AL10 8LP?
The Valuation Office Agency counts about 680 homes in the neighbourhood around AL10 8LP. Over half of them (62%) are in council tax band C. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (68%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.
Council tax bands, and a year's council tax
Band D in Welwyn Hatfield for 2026‑27: £2,452. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,907 (band B) to £3,542 (band F); band C, the most common, is £2,180.
| Band | Homes around here | A year |
|---|---|---|
| Band A | fewer than 5 | £1,635 |
| Band B | about 140 (21%) | £1,907 |
| Band C | about 420 (62%) | £2,180 |
| Band D | about 80 (12%) | £2,452 |
| Band E | about 20 (3%) | £2,997 |
| Band F | about 20 (3%) | £3,542 |
| Band G | fewer than 5 | £4,087 |
| Band H | fewer than 5 | £4,905 |
When the homes were built
- None Before 1900
- None 1900 to 1918
- None 1919 to 1939
- 25% 1945 to 1964
- 68% 1965 to 1982
- 4% 1983 to 1999
- None 2000 to 2009
- 3% 2010 to 2019
- None 2020 or later
Before 1900, 1900 to 1918, 1919 to 1939, 2000 to 2009, 2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.
Averages for Welwyn Hatfield before discounts, not any one home's bill.
Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of AL10 8LP is in (ONS area E01023933), rounded by the VOA.
Check one home's band on GOV.UKSource: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which schools are near AL10 8LP?
The nearest open schools to AL10 8LP, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.
Primary
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it
Where is the nearest station to AL10 8LP?
The nearest railway station to the centre of AL10 8LP is Welham Green Rail Station, 1.6 km away in a straight line.
- Welham Green Rail Station Railway station 1.6 kmCycle
- Hatfield (Herts) Rail Station Railway station 2.2 kmCycle
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
7 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Travellers Lane, 201 m away.
More stations near AL10 8LP, and how we find themSource: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which GP surgeries are near AL10 8LP?
The nearest GP practices to the centre of AL10 8LP, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.
- Burvill House Surgery Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report August 2022, over 3 years old · Phone 01707 269091 1.8 kmCycle
- Lister House Surgery Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report February 2024 · Phone 01707 283450 2.1 kmCycle
- Wrafton House Surgery Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report April 2016, over 3 years old · Phone 01707 265454 2.3 kmCycle
Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Where can I charge an electric car near AL10 8LP?
OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of AL10 8LP on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.
See more chargers on Open Charge MapSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it
Which dentists are near AL10 8LP?
The nearest to the centre of AL10 8LP, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.
- Hilltop Dental Surgery Phone 01707 264144 550 mWalk
- Welham Green Dental Practice Phone 01707 272942 1.5 kmCycle
- Hatfield Dental Phone 01707 266731 1.9 kmCycle
Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it
Which hospitals are nearest to AL10 8LP?
The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.
- One Hatfield Hospital Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report September 2019, over 3 years old · Phone 01707 443333 2.9 kmCycle
- Queen Elizabeth II Hospital Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report December 2019, over 3 years old · Phone 01438 314333 5.0 kmDrive
Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.
Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it
Which care homes are near AL10 8LP?
The nearest care homes to the centre of AL10 8LP, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.
- Rookery House Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report July 2023, over 3 years old · Phone 07988 810861 1.2 kmWalk
- The Laurel Phone 07988 810861 1.7 kmCycle
- Howe Dell Manor Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report October 2023 · Phone 01707 263903 1.7 kmCycle
Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it
Which pharmacies are near AL10 8LP?
The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of AL10 8LP, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.
- Jade Pharmacy (South Hatfield) Mon to Fri 9am to 1pm, 2pm to 6pm; Sat and Sun closed · Phone 01707 262242 500 mWalk
- Kean Pharmacy Mon to Fri 9am to 5:30pm; Sat 9am to 1pm; Sun closed · Phone 01707 262644 1.4 kmCycle
- Jade Pharmacy (Hatfield) Mon to Fri 9am to 6pm; Sat 9am to 2pm; Sun closed · Phone 01707 262242 2.0 kmCycle
Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.
Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which vets are near AL10 8LP?
The nearest vets to the centre of AL10 8LP on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.
- Attimore Veterinary Group 2.1 kmCycle
- Bishops Veterinary Surgery Phone +44 1707 272772 2.2 kmCycle
- The Village Veterinary Surgery 2.9 kmCycle
OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it
Is AL10 8LP in a conservation area?
The centre of AL10 8LP is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.
Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
How much crime is there near AL10 8LP?
Police.uk records 111 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of AL10 8LP in August 2026, the latest month it has published.
Also: drugs 3, bicycle theft 2, other crime 2, theft from the person 1, robbery 1.
Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.
Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 monthsSource: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
The official record for AL10 8LP
- Ward
- Welham Green and Hatfield South
- Parish
- Hatfield
- Region
- East of England
- Country
- England
- Built-up area
- Hatfield
- Rural or urban
- Urban, nearer to a major town or city
- In use since
- January 1980
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources
Where to check what we do not hold
- Food hygiene ratings: Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency
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