Avg IMD
Least deprived 20–30%
Census 2021
6,932
Households
3,099
Crimes · Sep '26
177
3,099
Households
White Brit. · 79%
Ethnicity
Christian · 48%
Religion
Least deprived 20⁠–⁠30%
Avg IMD
177
Crimes · Sep '26
£487,000
Median property price · Handside · Oct 2025⁠–⁠Sep 2026 · 82 sales
240
Postcodes

Sold prices in Handside

England & Wales
Property sales · Handside
HM Land Registry · Handside
Average price
£514,649
Median price: £487,000
Median -7.2% vs prior 12 months
Standard sales only · Oct 2025–Sep 2026 · 82 sales
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Oct '25 – Aug '26Aug '26: 8 sales · avg £537,125
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£636k£523k£409k
Oct '25Dec '25Mar '26Aug '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime in Handside

England & Wales
Crime trends · Handside

Counts are the sum of electoral wards in this area, not a 1-mile street search around a point.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearOct '24 – Sep '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
29
YoY stable
402714
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26
ASB
82
YoY +228%
824813
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26
Vehicle Crime
3
YoY —
1050
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26
Burglary
4
YoY —
740
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26
Criminal damage
9
YoY —
1172
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26
Other recorded crime
50
YoY +28%
876339
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26

0 of 3 key categories improving · asb rising

177
incidents · Sep '26

Demographics in Handside

Ethnicity

Total residents: 6,933
White Brit.79.1%
Other White6.0%
Indian2.7%
White Irish1.7%
Other Mixed1.3%
+ 14 other groups · 9.1%

Religion

Total residents: 6,930
Christian48.2%
No religion40.6%
Not answered5.7%
Hindu1.8%
Muslim1.5%
+ 4 other religions · 2.1%

Age groups

Total residents: 6,932
50–6420.5%
35–4919.1%
65–7411.3%
25–349.9%
75–849.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.1%

Households

Total households: 3,099
One person: aged 66+20.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children18.1%
One person: other14.7%
Single family household, all members 66+11.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.3%
+ 9 other households · 24.7%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Handside

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Least deprived 20–30%
Mean decile 7.60 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Least deprived 20–30% on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 7.60 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Household income (MSOA)

Average household income for Welwyn Hatfield 006 (E02004985), financial year ending March 2023. This area sits inside that MSOA.

Financial year ending March 2023 · MSOA 2021 · Welwyn Hatfield 006 (E02004985)

This figure is the published estimate for one MSOA. It is shown because every live postcode in this area is in that MSOA. Areas that span more than one MSOA are left blank.

Total annual household income
£69,367

£59,514–£80,851

Disposable (net) annual household income
£48,450

£42,010–£55,877

Disposable (net) annual household income before housing costs (equivalised)
£46,965

£43,371–£50,857

Disposable (net) annual household income after housing costs (equivalised)
£41,887

£36,682–£47,830

Source: Office for National Statistics. Income estimates for small areas, England and Wales, financial year ending 2023.

Income estimates for small areas, England and Wales · Open Government Licence v3.0

Flood risk in Handside

0% of postcodes (0 of 240) are in Flood Zone 3 and 0% in Zone 2, measured at each postcode's centre (EA Flood Map for Planning). Not a property-level assessment.

  • Zone 30 (0%)
  • Zone 20 (0%)
  • Zone 1240 (100%)

Environment Agency flood map for planning · © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right · Open Government Licence v3.0

Transport in Handside

Welwyn Garden City is an 8-minute walk from the centre

Rail · 673 m

  • Welwyn Garden City

    Rail

    673 m
  • Welwyn Garden City Bus Station

    Coach

    721 m

Bus stops

  • Farm Close

    Bus

    145 m
  • Barleycroft Rd

    Bus

    159 m
  • Church Road

    Bus

    207 m
  • Barn Close

    Bus

    213 m
  • Birdcroft Rd

    Bus

    225 m

NaPTAN · walking distance from the area centre · Rail, Coach, Bus

Amenities in Welwyn Hatfield

GPs make up most of the mapped places

14 GPs · 8 Libraries · 4 Hospitals · 33 in all

  • GPs14
  • Libraries8
  • Hospitals4
  • Universities4
  • Museums3

OpenStreetMap · selected tags only · council totals; wards use the parent figure

School applications

We've matched this area to Hertfordshire.

You apply through this education local authority even if the school is in another council area.

Welwyn Hatfield is the district council. School applications go through Hertfordshire.

Last place offered

Straight-line distance. Places change every year, so this isn't a guarantee.

  • Stanborough School

    Last place offered: 1.3 mi.

    Last criterion: Home to school distance of most distant child admitted under 'In Priority Area, Not Nearest School' (26 allocated): 1.3 mi. Earlier rule(s): 'In Priority Area, Nearest School' (93 allocated): 1.3 mi. PAN: 240, Total Allocations: 241; Non ranked allocation 0. 'Hatfield Random' 30 allocated and 'Multiple Birth' 1 also listed

    Hertfordshire didn't say how it measured distance. Places change every year, so this isn't a guarantee.

    Hertfordshire allocation table · offer day 2 Mar 2026 · Sep 2026 entry
Apply for a primary place via Hertfordshire

Apply on GOV.UK. It sends you to Hertfordshire's application form.

Overview of Handside

Coordinates51.7989, -0.2132
Postcodes
240
Census 2021
6,932
Households (Census)
3,099
Recorded crime · Sep '26
177

Postcode Districts in Handside

Postcodes in Handside

AL6 9AJAL7 9SAAL7 9ZZAL8 6ABAL8 6AEAL8 6AHAL8 6AJAL8 6ALAL8 6APAL8 6AQAL8 6ATAL8 6BBAL8 6BEAL8 6BHAL8 6BJAL8 6BLAL8 6BPAL8 6BQAL8 6BXAL8 6BYAL8 6DBAL8 6DDAL8 6DEAL8 6DGAL8 6DHAL8 6DJAL8 6DLAL8 6DNAL8 6DSAL8 6DUAL8 6DXAL8 6EAAL8 6EBAL8 6EDAL8 6EEAL8 6EFAL8 6EGAL8 6EHAL8 6EJAL8 6ELAL8 6ENAL8 6EPAL8 6EQAL8 6ETAL8 6EUAL8 6EXAL8 6EYAL8 6HAAL8 6HFAL8 6HGAL8 6HHAL8 6HJAL8 6HLAL8 6HNAL8 6HPAL8 6HQAL8 6HRAL8 6HSAL8 6HTAL8 6HUAL8 6HWAL8 6HXAL8 6HYAL8 6HZAL8 6JAAL8 6JBAL8 6JDAL8 6JFAL8 6JGAL8 6JLAL8 6JQAL8 6JRAL8 6JSAL8 6JTAL8 6JUAL8 6JWAL8 6JXAL8 6JYAL8 6JZAL8 6LAAL8 6LBAL8 6LDAL8 6LEAL8 6LGAL8 6LHAL8 6LJAL8 6LLAL8 6LNAL8 6LPAL8 6LQAL8 6LWAL8 6LYAL8 6NAAL8 6NDAL8 6NEAL8 6NQAL8 6NSAL8 6NTAL8 6NUAL8 6NYAL8 6PAAL8 6PBAL8 6PDAL8 6PGAL8 6PHAL8 6PLAL8 6PRAL8 6PSAL8 6PZAL8 6QAAL8 6QJAL8 6QLAL8 6QNAL8 6QRAL8 6QSAL8 6QTAL8 6QUAL8 6QWAL8 6QXAL8 6QYAL8 6QZAL8 6RAAL8 6RBAL8 6RDAL8 6REAL8 6RFAL8 6RGAL8 6RHAL8 6RJAL8 6RPAL8 6RQAL8 6RRAL8 6RSAL8 6RTAL8 6RUAL8 6RXAL8 6RYAL8 6SAAL8 6SEAL8 6SFAL8 6SGAL8 6SHAL8 6SJAL8 6SLAL8 6SNAL8 6SPAL8 6SQAL8 6SRAL8 6SSAL8 6STAL8 6SUAL8 6SWAL8 6SYAL8 6SZAL8 6TAAL8 6TBAL8 6TDAL8 6TEAL8 6TFAL8 6TGAL8 6TLAL8 6TNAL8 6TPAL8 6TRAL8 6TSAL8 6TUAL8 6UBAL8 6UGAL8 6UHAL8 6UJAL8 6ULAL8 6UNAL8 6URAL8 6UXAL8 6UZAL8 6WWAL8 6WXAL8 6XAAL8 6XBAL8 6XDAL8 6XEAL8 6XFAL8 6XGAL8 6XHAL8 6XJAL8 6XLAL8 6XNAL8 6XPAL8 6XQAL8 6XRAL8 6XSAL8 6XTAL8 6XUAL8 6XWAL8 6XXAL8 6XYAL8 6XZAL8 6YAAL8 6YBAL8 6YDAL8 6YEAL8 6YFAL8 6YHAL8 6YJAL8 6YLAL8 6YNAL8 6YPAL8 6YQAL8 6YRAL8 6YSAL8 6YTAL8 6YUAL8 6YXAL8 7BAAL8 7BBAL8 7BDAL8 7BEAL8 7BGAL8 7BHAL8 7BJAL8 7BLAL8 7BNAL8 7BPAL8 7BQAL8 7BSAL8 7BTAL8 7BUAL8 7BWAL8 7DFAL8 7DGAL8 7DHAL8 7DJAL8 7DLAL8 7DNAL8 7DPAL8 7DQAL8 7DRAL8 7DSAL8 7DWAL8 7SR

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