Welham Green

22°CSunny

• Today: 23° / 12° · 57% rain
• Tomorrow: 22° / 17° · Light rain shower

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

15US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

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

61 reported · July 2026▼ 24% YoY

• Anti-social behaviour21
• Criminal damage & arson14
• Violence & sexual offences12
• 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)

120 food businesses within 2 miles

• 94 rated 4–5 ★ (72 top)
• 2 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Welham Green (0.7 km)
• 20 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: 163.7p · Asda (10 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 185.9p · ESSO (10.5 km)

15 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

62 charging locations within ~8 km

• 14 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 350 kW
• Nearest: Eurocoin LTD (0.6 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Swimming pools6
• Sports pitches13
• Playgrounds7

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
• 27 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)

• Schools4
• GPs & clinics1
• Pharmacies1
• Parks & greens6
• Restaurants & cafés6

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

5,940 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

£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

89% low-carbon electricity

Wind 58% · Nuclear 18% · Gas 11% · Biomass 10%

54 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 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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  Welham Green · 0.2 km

  Welham Green is a village in the parish of North Mymms, Hertfordshire, England. It is situated a mile to the west of the Great North Road coaching route that used to run through the neighbouring hamlet of Bell Bar fro…

• Hope and Anchor, Welham Green · 0.3 km

  The Hope and Anchor was a grade II listed public house in Welham Green, Hertfordshire. It is based on a 17th-century timber frame with later additions.

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  Welham Green railway station · 0.7 km

  Welham Green railway station serves the village of Welham Green in Hertfordshire, England. It is 15 miles 50 chains (25.1 km) measured from King's Cross on the East Coast Main Line.

• 1870 Hatfield rail crash · 0.7 km

  The 1870 Hatfield rail crash was a railway accident on Boxing day in 1870 at Marshmoor level crossing, 2 miles (3 km) south of Hatfield station, Hertfordshire, England.

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  Water End Swallow Holes · 1.2 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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  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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