Northaw

16°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 22° / 15° · 57% rain
• Tomorrow: 24° / 13° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:27Sunset 19:26

12h 59m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

10US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

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

16 reported · July 2026▼ 16% YoY

• Anti-social behaviour4
• Violence & sexual offences4
• Criminal damage & arson2
• Vehicle crime2

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)

157 food businesses within 2 miles

• 128 rated 4–5 ★ (104 top)
• 5 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Cuffley (2.8 km)
• 8 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: 139.8p · AppleGreen (11.1 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 145.8p · AppleGreen (10.5 km)

26 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

64 charging locations within ~8 km

• 11 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 180 kW
• Nearest: Salisbury Close Car Park (2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Swimming pools23
• Sports pitches18
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds4

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

• In a conservation area (Northaw Village)
• Within the Green Belt
• 31 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

Sir Oliver Dowden

Conservative

Hertsmere

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)

• Schools5
• Parks & greens10
• Restaurants & cafés1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

5,940 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

146 jobs advertised · £52,090 avg

e.g. Senior Nursery Room Leader, Nursery Practitioner Level 3, Nursery Manager

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

84% low-carbon electricity

Wind 53% · Nuclear 21% · Gas 14% · Biomass 10%

68 gCO₂/kWh · low 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 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

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  Northaw · 0.5 km

  Northaw is a village in the Welwyn Hatfield district of Hertfordshire, England. It is part of the civil parish of Northaw and Cuffley, which was originally known as Northaw. It had a population of 590.

• The Dower House, Northaw · 0.8 km

  The Dower House is a Grade II* listed house in Cooper's Lane between Potters Bar and Northaw in Hertfordshire, England. It was built in 1749 and was formerly known as Fairlawn House.

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  Northaw Place · 1.0 km

  Northaw Place is a Grade II* listed former mansion house, later a school and children's home, in Northaw and Cuffley, Hertfordshire, England. Northaw Place was built circa 1690 by Sir George Hutchins, King's Serjeant…

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  The Chequers, Potters Bar · 1.1 km

  The Chequers was a public house which occupied a Grade II listed building in Potters Bar, England. Originally opening in the 1700s, the pub moved site across the road and opened in its current location in the 1840s. A…

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  Northaw and Cuffley · 1.6 km

  Northaw 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…

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  Queenswood School · 1.6 km

  Queenswood School is a girls-only Methodist private school located near Hatfield, Hertfordshire, twenty miles from London. It offers admission at ages 11, 13 or 16.

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