North Mymms

15°CPartly Cloudy

• Today: 23° / 12° · 36% rain
• Tomorrow: 21° / 17° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:29Sunset 19:24

12h 56m 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

28 reported · July 2026▲ 8% YoY

• Anti-social behaviour10
• Violence & sexual offences8
• Other theft4
• Vehicle crime2

Neighbourhood team: Welwyn Hatfield South · Hertfordshire

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

249 reported road collisions (2024)

51 killed or seriously injured · 349 casualties · 23.1 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

165 food businesses within 2 miles

• 130 rated 4–5 ★ (101 top)
• 6 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Brookmans Park (1.0 km)
• 2 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£560,436 average▲ 2.6% YoY

Across Hertsmere · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,817 average monthly rent▲ 3.4% YoY

• 1 bed £1,250
• 2 bed £1,594
• 3 bed £1,928

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

11.9× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 11.9 times median annual pay (12.4× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

• Cheapest petrol: 157.9p · BP (11.9 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 185.9p · ESSO (8.2 km)

22 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

66 charging locations within ~8 km

• 15 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 350 kW
• Nearest: M&a Coachworks Hertfordshire (1.3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres1
• Gyms1
• Swimming pools7
• Sports pitches20
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds4

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

107,827 residents in Hertsmere · 1,066/km²

• Under 16: 20%
• 16–64: 62%
• 65+: 18%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Less deprived than the average in England

Ranked 224 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

2% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£2,406 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band D (33% of 45,920)

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

60 schools · 22,840 pupils

31 primary · 8 secondary · 21 other

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

41inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Hertsmere

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

• Within the Green Belt
• 26 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

147 applications decided

93.9% granted · 138 granted, 9 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Andrew Lewin

Labour

Welwyn Hatfield

Source: UK Parliament

Labour / Liberal Democrat coalition

• Lab 12
• Con 15
• LD 7
• Ref 2
• Oth 3

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

• Schools2
• GPs & clinics1
• Pharmacies1
• Supermarkets1
• Parks & greens3
• Restaurants & cafés15

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

8,330 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

196 jobs advertised · £45,029 avg

e.g. Mobile Vehicle Technician - Luton, Mobile Vehicle Technician, Mobile Mechanic

Source: Adzuna

£882 median full-time weekly pay

3.6% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£36,877 disposable income per head (2024)

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

49% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 45,217 certificates

8% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

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

61% low-carbon electricity

Gas 35% · Nuclear 27% · Biomass 19% · Wind 15%

159 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for East England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 85.2 yrs women · 82.4 yrs men

61% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.5
• Feeling worthwhile7.7
• Happiness yesterday6.9
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.0

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

• Queen Mother Hospital for Animals · 0.3 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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  Potters Bar Brook · 0.9 km

  Potters Bar Brook is a 3.3 km (2.0 mi) long stream (brook) in Hertfordshire, England, that is a tributary to the Mimmshall Brook.

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  Castle Lime Works Quarry · 0.9 km

  Castle Lime Works Quarry is a 1.6 hectares geological Site of Special Scientific Interest near South Mimms in Hertfordshire. The site was notified in 1986 under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. The site is a dis…

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  Brookmans Park railway station · 0.9 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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  Brookmans Park · 1.0 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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  Furzefield Wood and Lower Halfpenny Bottom · 1.1 km

  Furzefield Wood and Lower Halfpenny is a 7.4 hectare Local Nature Reserve in Potters Bar in Hertfordshire. It is owned and managed by Hertsmere Borough Council.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)