Welwyn

10°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 11° / 8° · 43% rain
• Tomorrow: 11° / 7° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:58Sunset 16:29

9h 31m 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 · Brent - Ikea, United Kingdom

• 7.5 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 5.6% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

40 reported · August 2026▲ 25% YoY

• Other theft14
• Violence & sexual offences9
• Anti-social behaviour7
• Vehicle crime4

2 stop & searches · mostly article for use in theft

Neighbourhood team: Welwyn Hatfield North · Hertfordshire

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

122 reported road collisions (2025)

28 killed or seriously injured · 160 casualties · 10.2 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

100 food businesses within 2 miles

• 85 rated 4–5 ★ (73 top)
• 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Welwyn North (1.8 km)
• 23 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£446,043 average▲ 0.7% YoY

Across Welwyn Hatfield · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,512 average monthly rent▲ 3.5% YoY

• 1 bed £1,063
• 2 bed £1,375
• 3 bed £1,646

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

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

1,172 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: 169.7p · Asda (7.3 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 192.7p · Asda (7.3 km)

6 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

66 charging locations within ~8 km

• 14 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 360 kW
• Nearest: White Hart (0.4 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres1
• Swimming pools16
• Sports pitches43
• Playgrounds2

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)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK9,150
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK12,008
• Net moves−2,858

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

Less deprived than the average in England

Ranked 208 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£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%)

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

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Welwyn Hatfield

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

• Not in the Green Belt
• 81 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

161 applications decided

82% granted · 132 granted, 29 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

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)

• Schools6
• GPs & clinics1
• Pharmacies2
• Parks & greens1
• Restaurants & cafés5

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

6,075 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

279 jobs advertised · £44,488 avg

e.g. Mobile Vehicle Technician, Press Operator - Manufacturing, Administrator

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

74% low-carbon electricity

Wind 47% · Gas 25% · Nuclear 18% · Biomass 9%

108 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for East England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 83.7 yrs women · 80.4 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy (Hertfordshire): 65.5 women · 65.4 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

7 GP surgeries · 1 pharmacy in AL6

• Bridge Cottage Surgery
• Dermatology Services E&N
• Danesbury Neurological Unit

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

• Guessens · 0.2 km

  Guessens is a Grade II* listed timber-framed house at 6 Codicote Road, Welwyn, Hertfordshire, England. It was built in the early 17th century and has later additions. The facade of the building, previously a farmhous…

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  Welwyn · 0.3 km

  Welwyn is a village and civil parish in Hertfordshire, England. The parish also includes the nearby villages and settlements of Digswell, Mardley Heath and Oaklands. The village is sometimes referred to as Old Welwyn…

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  Hitchin and Harpenden · 0.4 km

  Hitchin and Harpenden was a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament from 1997 general election until 2024 general election. The seat was represented by the Conservative Party for the dura…

• Welwyn Rural District · 0.5 km

  Welwyn Rural District was a rural district in Hertfordshire, England from 1894 to 1974, covering an area in the centre of the county.

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  Danesbury Park · 0.5 km

  Danesbury Park is a 24.5-hectare (61-acre) public park and Local Nature Reserve in Welwyn in Hertfordshire. It is owned and managed by Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council.

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  Singlers Marsh · 0.5 km

  Singlers Marsh is a 6.3 hectare Local Nature Reserve in Welwyn in Hertfordshire It is owned and managed by Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)