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Street Property Data
Handside Close AL8 Sold Prices & Property Data
View sold house prices, recent transactions, property mix, and local context for Handside Close, AL8.
Handside Close is a street in the AL8 postcode district. This page brings together recorded Land Registry sales, local price trends, property types, nearby crime trends and deprivation context to give a clearer view of the local property market.
Street Snapshot
Handside Close at a glance
Only metrics with enough underlying data are shown here.
Total recorded sales
20
Average sale price
£369,875
Median sale price
£281,500
Latest sale date
29 Jul 2022
Highest recorded sale
£856,000
Most common property type
Semi-detached
Deprivation band
Decile 10 / 10
Crime level
Crime is up 25.7% over the past year, driven by increases in bicycle theft and offset by decreases in other crime.
Comparison
Handside Close compared with AL8
Street-level figures are compared against the full postcode district using recorded Land Registry sales.
| Metric | Handside Close | AL8 |
|---|---|---|
| Average sale price | £369,875 | £323,579 |
| Median sale price | £281,500 | £262,500 |
| Sales count | 20 | 6395 |
| Most common property type | Semi-detached | Terraced |
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Yearly sales count
Crime trends near Handside Close, AL8
RisingCrime is up 25.7% over the past year, driven by increases in bicycle theft and offset by decreases in other crime.
Compared with the previous 12 months, based on reported crimes within roughly 500 metres of this street centroid.
Monthly crime volume over the last 24 months
Peaks indicate higher reported crime periods.
Latest: 106 crimes
Overall change
+25.7%
Rising most
Bicycle theft
138.5% (low volume)
Falling most
Other crime
-30%
Crime profile for this street area
| Crime type | Total | % | 12m change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shoplifting | 381 | 33.1% | +6.7% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 338 | 29.4% | +100% |
| Violence and sexual offences | 187 | 16.3% | +6.3% |
| Public order | 66 | 5.7% | +6.5% |
| Criminal damage and arson | 50 | 4.3% | -3.8% |
| Other theft | 47 | 4.1% | +51.6% |
| Bicycle theft | 31 | 2.7% | +138.5% |
| Vehicle crime | 21 | 1.8% | +16.7% |
| Robbery | 15 | 1.3% | -6.3% |
| Burglary | 14 | 1.2% | +16.7% |
Closest deprivation area for this street
Welwyn Hatfield 006D
(E01023919)
This is the nearest mapped LSOA to the street centroid, so it provides area context rather than street-specific deprivation.
Decile
10 / 10
Rank
33,461 / 33,755
Full details
Nearest postcode anchor: AL8 6SR
Closest LSOA map context
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FAQ
Questions about Handside Close
What is the average house price on Handside Close?
The average recorded sale price on Handside Close, AL8 is £369,875 based on 20 sales.
How many properties have sold on Handside Close?
Handside Close recorded 20 Category A sales in the current street dataset for AL8.
What types of properties sell on Handside Close?
The most common recorded property type on Handside Close, AL8 is Semi-detached.
How does Handside Close compare with AL8?
Handside Close has an average sale price of £369,875 versus £323,579 across AL8 overall.
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Recent Sales
Recent property sales on Handside Close
These recorded sales are shown as crawlable HTML and link through to the matching property page where a slug is available.
Showing 1 to 20 of 20 sales