Brookmans Park

23°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 25° / 16° · 52% rain
• Tomorrow: 22° / 13° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:32Sunset 19:20

12h 48m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

21US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Enfield - Bowes Primary School, United Kingdom

15 reported · July 2026▼ 17% YoY

• Anti-social behaviour8
• Violence & sexual offences4
• Other theft3

Neighbourhood team: Welwyn Hatfield South · Hertfordshire

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

172 reported road collisions (2024)

39 killed or seriously injured · 248 casualties · 14.4 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

147 food businesses within 2 miles

• 115 rated 4–5 ★ (88 top)
• 6 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Brookmans Park (0.3 km)
• 11 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£450,696 average▲ 5.8% YoY

Across Welwyn Hatfield · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,509 average monthly rent▲ 3.7% YoY

• 1 bed £1,061
• 2 bed £1,373
• 3 bed £1,643

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

9.2× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 9.2 times median annual pay (10.1× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

• Cheapest petrol: 157.9p · BP (11.4 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 187.7p · Asda (9.3 km)

22 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

54 charging locations within ~8 km

• 13 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 350 kW
• Nearest: M&a Coachworks Hertfordshire (1.7 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Gyms1
• Swimming pools30
• Sports pitches19
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

119,834 residents in Welwyn Hatfield · 925/km²

• Under 16: 19%
• 16–64: 66%
• 65+: 16%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Less deprived than the average in England

Ranked 215 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£2,452 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band C (32% of 50,550)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

54 schools · 17,978 pupils

36 primary · 6 secondary · 12 other

Ofsted: 17 of 19 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (89%)

50inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Welwyn Hatfield

1,172 CQC-registered services

• Care homes257
• GP practices170
• Dentists295
• Homecare agencies329
• Hospitals & hospices34

CQC ratings: 86% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 7 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Hertfordshire

• Not in the Green Belt
• 24 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

144 applications decided

84% granted · 121 granted, 23 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Andrew Lewin

Labour

Welwyn Hatfield

Source: UK Parliament

Labour / Liberal Democrat coalition

• Lab 16
• Con 12
• LD 15
• Ref 3
• Oth 2

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools2
• GPs & clinics1
• Pharmacies1
• Parks & greens2
• Restaurants & cafés10

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

5,940 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

42 jobs advertised · £36,857 avg

e.g. Online Law Tutoring Job in Brookmans Park – Flexible Schedule, Domestic End of Tenancy Cleaning Specialist, IT Technician

Source: Adzuna

£864 median full-time weekly pay

3.2% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£28,179 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

58% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: C · 56,499 certificates

8.6% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

53% low-carbon electricity

Gas 46% · Nuclear 20% · Wind 16% · Biomass 8%

191 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity

Latest estimate for East England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 83.7 yrs women · 80.4 yrs men

60% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction8.0
• Feeling worthwhile8.3
• Happiness yesterday7.8
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.1

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Welwyn Hatfield:

• Do not ban social media for under 16s419 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership378 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test361 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office306 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership215 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

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  Brookmans Park · 0.2 km

  Brookmans Park is a village in Hertfordshire, southeast England, known for its BBC transmitter station. It is also a waypoint used in air navigation.

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  Brookmans Park railway station · 0.3 km

  Brookmans Park railway station serves the village of Brookmans Park in Hertfordshire, England. The station is located 14 miles 37 chains (23.3 km) north of London Kings Cross on the East Coast Main Line, on the stretc…

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  Gobions Wood · 0.6 km

  Gobions Wood is a 36 hectare nature reserve managed by the Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust in Brookmans Park in Hertfordshire. The site was formerly owned by the Gobions Woodland Trust, a registered charity which w…

• Queen Mother Hospital for Animals · 0.8 km

  The Queen Mother Hospital for Animals (QMHA) is a teaching hospital located near Potters Bar, Hertfordshire. More than 100 veterinary nurses work alongside students, residents, interns, and specialty surgeons.

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  Mimmshall Brook · 1.2 km

  Mimmshall Brook is a 9.8 kilometres (6.1 mi) long stream (brook) in Greater London and Hertfordshire, England. Rising from two sources—one in Hertsmere, Hertfordshire, and the other in Arkley, London Borough of Barnet…

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  Water End Swallow Holes · 1.3 km

  Water End Swallow Holes is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) covering 11.3 hectares at Water End, near Welham Green in Hertfordshire, England. The site lies at the point where the Mimmshall Brook and its tr…

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