46,191
Households
White Brit. · 67%
Ethnicity
Christian · 47%
Religion
Low deprivation
Avg IMD
859 · 7.2 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£425,724
Median property price
3,243
Postcodes
Overview of Welwyn Hatfield
Coordinates51.7801, -0.2011
Postcodes
3,243
Population (Census)
119,861
Households (Census)
46,191
Recorded crime · May '26
859 · 7.2 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Welwyn Hatfield
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Low deprivation
Mean decile 6.84 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Low deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 6.84 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Welwyn Hatfield
Property sales · Welwyn Hatfield
HM Land Registry · Welwyn Hatfield
Average price
£509,680
YoY: -1.6%
Median price: £425,724
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 30 sales · avg £412,433
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£576k£494k£412k
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
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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 Welwyn Hatfield
Crime trends · Welwyn Hatfield
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
332286240
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
270
YoY -8%
ASB
230173115
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
230
YoY +16%
Vehicle Crime
694929
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
33
YoY -52%
Burglary
503418
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
25
YoY -26%
Criminal damage
685236
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
51
YoY stable
Demographics in Welwyn Hatfield
Ethnicity
White Brit.67.2%
Other White9.7%
African4.6%
Indian4.4%
Other Asian1.9%
+ 6 other groups · 12.2%
Religion
Christian47.2%
No religion37.0%
Not answered6.7%
Muslim3.3%
Hindu3.2%
+ other · 2.7%
Age groups
35–4919.8%
50–6418.1%
25–3413.3%
20–248.8%
65–748.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 32.0%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children17.3%
Other15.7%
Any member 66+12.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.6%
All members 66+8.2%
+ 7 other households · 37.0%
Wards in Welwyn Hatfield
Welwyn East
IMD 9.03213 postcodes
Northaw and Cuffley
IMD 8.65198 postcodes
Sherrards
IMD 8.63158 postcodes
Welwyn West
IMD 8.48254 postcodes
Brookmans Park and Little Heath
IMD 7.86240 postcodes
Handside
IMD 7.56243 postcodes
Hatfield Villages
IMD 7.51196 postcodes
Panshanger
IMD 7.44123 postcodes
Howlands
IMD 6.67165 postcodes
Welham Green and Hatfield South
IMD 6.57218 postcodes
Hatfield East
IMD 6.40235 postcodes
Haldens
IMD 6.21196 postcodes
Hollybush
IMD 6.11138 postcodes
Hatfield South West
IMD 5.92206 postcodes
Hatfield Central
IMD 3.77219 postcodes
Peartree
IMD 3.20241 postcodes
Schools in Welwyn Hatfield
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
Bishop's Hatfield Girls' School
Hertfordshire · AL10 8NL
Outstanding
1.8 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateGirls · Ages 11–18
Countess Anne Church of England School
Hertfordshire · AL10 8AX
Outstanding
1.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11
Hatfield Community Free School
Hertfordshire · AL10 8ES
Outstanding
1.8 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Howe Dell Primary School
Hertfordshire · AL10 9AH
Outstanding
2.1 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Knightsfield School
Hertfordshire · AL8 7LW
Outstanding
2.9 mi
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 9–18
Lakeside School
Hertfordshire · AL8 6YN
Outstanding
1.3 mi
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 2–19
Welwyn St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Hertfordshire · AL6 9DJ
Outstanding
3.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Applecroft School
Hertfordshire · AL8 6JZ
Good
1.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Birchwood Avenue Primary School
Hertfordshire · AL10 0PS
Good
1.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11
Brookmans Park Primary School
Hertfordshire · AL9 7QY
Good
3.9 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.