Newgate Street
Newgate Street is a village in Hertfordshire, England, with a population of around 412. There is around 1 restaurant and café, 2 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Cuffley, 2.1 km away. In June 2026, there were around 3 recorded street crimes, most commonly public order. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Newgate Street area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Welwyn Hatfield area is less deprived than the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 119,834 residents at roughly 925 people per km².
- Council
- Welwyn Hatfield
- County
- Hertfordshire
- Constituency
- Welwyn Hatfield
- Police force
- Hertfordshire
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 140th of 294 English council areas — better than 52% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
16°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 22° / 15° · 59% rain
- Tomorrow: 24° / 13° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:27Sunset 19:26
13h 0m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
12US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Enfield - Bowes Primary School, United Kingdom
Crime
11 reported · July 2026▼ 15% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences4
- Anti-social behaviour2
- Public order2
- Burglary1
Neighbourhood team: Welwyn Hatfield South · Hertfordshire
Local policing priorities
- During our last survey people asked us to focus on the following: Anti-social behaviour including nuisance vehicles and drug use in Overf…
- During our last survey people asked us to focus on the following: Anti-social behaviour using vehicles and off road bikes in Welham Green.
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
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)
Food hygiene
47 food businesses within 2 miles
- 37 rated 4–5 ★ (32 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Cuffley (2.1 km)
- 2 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Cuffley (2.1 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£450,696 average▲ 5.8% YoY
Across Welwyn Hatfield · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£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
Affordability
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
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 157.9p · BP (7 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 183.9p · ESSO (8.5 km)
21 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
38 charging locations within ~8 km
- 6 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 150 kW
- Nearest: Valley View Car Park 1 (2.9 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Swimming pools32
- Sports pitches21
- Golf courses1
- Playgrounds2
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
119,834 residents in Welwyn Hatfield · 925/km²
- Under 16: 19%
- 16–64: 66%
- 65+: 16%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
Less deprived than the average in England
Ranked 215 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£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
Schools
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)
Secondary schools:
- Onslow St Audrey's SchoolGood
- Stanborough SchoolGood
- Bishop's Hatfield Girls' School
- Chancellor's School
- Monk's Walk School
- Ridgeway Academy
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Welwyn Hatfield
Care & health services
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
Heritage & planning
- Within the Green Belt
- 7 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
144 applications decided
84% granted · 121 granted, 23 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Your MP
Sir Oliver Dowden
Conservative
Hertsmere
Recent votes:
- AyeSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
- NoDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
- AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
- AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Labour / Liberal Democrat coalition
- Lab 16
- Con 12
- LD 15
- Ref 3
- Oth 2
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools1
- Parks & greens4
- Restaurants & cafés1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
5,940 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
1 jobs advertised
e.g. 2 x Labourers Site Set Up
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£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
Energy efficiency
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
Grid electricity
84% low-carbon electricity
Wind 58% · Nuclear 17% · Gas 15% · Biomass 9%
70 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity
Latest estimate for East England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 83.7 yrs women · 80.4 yrs men
60% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- 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
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Hertsmere:
- Fund permanent, 24-hour police patrols in Jewish communities1,183 local signatures · 11,464 nationwide
- Pause housebuilding targets imposed on councils, review and identify local need445 local signatures · 16,962 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s358 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office354 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership341 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Newgate Street, Hertfordshire · 0.1 kmNewgate Street is a village near Cuffley, in Hatfield civil parish, in the Welwyn Hatfield district of Hertfordshire, England. It is approximately six miles south-west of Hertford and has a population of 400. At the 2…
Tolmers Park · 0.2 kmTolmers Park is a manor house in Newgate Street Village near Hatfield in Hertfordshire, England.
Cuffley · 1.8 kmCuffley is a village in the civil parish of Northaw and Cuffley, in the Welwyn Hatfield district of south-east Hertfordshire located between Cheshunt and Potters Bar. It has a population of just over 4,000 people. It…
Cuffley railway station · 2.1 kmCuffley railway station serves the village of Cuffley in the Welwyn Hatfield district of Hertfordshire. It also serves other nearby settlements, namely Goffs Oak, Northaw and the west of Cheshunt. It is 13 miles 17 ch…
Northaw Great Wood · 2.3 kmNorthaw Great Wood is a 223.6-hectare (553-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) near Cuffley in Hertfordshire, England. It covers Northaw Great Wood Country Park, which is managed by Welwyn Hatf…
Northaw and Cuffley · 2.5 kmNorthaw and Cuffley is a civil parish in the Welwyn Hatfield borough of Hertfordshire, England. Located approximately 13.5 miles (21.7 km) north of central London and adjacent to the Greater London boundary, it is a p…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Newgate Street?
- Newgate Street is a town in Hertfordshire, England, in the Welwyn Hatfield local authority.
- What is the population of Newgate Street?
- Newgate Street has an approximate settlement population of 412.
- How deprived is Newgate Street?
- The Welwyn Hatfield local authority, which includes Newgate Street, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.