North Mymms

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• Today: 10° / 8° · 26% rain
• Tomorrow: 11° / 6° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:02Sunset 16:26

9h 25m 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

• 7.8 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 5.8% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

26 reported · August 2026▲ 30% YoY

• Anti-social behaviour11
• Violence & sexual offences7
• Burglary2
• Other theft2

1 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

Neighbourhood team: Welwyn Hatfield South · Hertfordshire

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

223 reported road collisions (2025)

43 killed or seriously injured · 317 casualties · 20.7 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

166 food businesses within 2 miles

• 131 rated 4–5 ★ (103 top)
• 5 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

£553,008 average▲ 1.5% YoY

Across Hertsmere · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,829 average monthly rent▲ 3.6% YoY

• 1 bed £1,258
• 2 bed £1,604
• 3 bed £1,941

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

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

1,090 property sales in the last 12 months

12 months to May 2026

A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.

Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05

• Cheapest petrol: 157.9p · BP (11.9 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Esso (10.7 km)

10 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

67 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)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK8,918
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK8,715
• Net moves+203

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Less deprived than the average in England

Ranked 214 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

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

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£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

58 schools · 22,822 pupils

31 primary · 8 secondary · 19 other

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

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

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Hertsmere

1,176 CQC-registered services

• Care homes257
• GP practices171
• Dentists296
• Homecare agencies330
• 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)

217 applications decided

84.3% granted · 183 granted, 34 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

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)

8,480 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

27 jobs advertised · £35,237 avg

e.g. Development & Conservation Manager - North Herts Council, Assistant Quantity Surveyor, Volunteer Retail Assistant - Galleria

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

78% low-carbon electricity

Wind 46% · Gas 21% · Nuclear 20% · Biomass 11%

96 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for East England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 85.2 yrs women · 82.4 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy (Hertfordshire): 65.5 women · 65.4 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

1 GP surgery · 3 pharmacies in AL9

• Potterells Medical Centre

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Welwyn Hatfield:

• Remove the grey belt planning rules251 local signatures · 12,329 nationwide
• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND245 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks221 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth193 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills150 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

• 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)