AREA DECISION REPORT
Welwyn Hatfield area decision report
Proceed with trade-off checks
Median affordability sits at 9.8x in 2025, which reads as high-cost. Gigabit availability is 81.3% with median download at Unavailable. 4G strong coverage reaches 99.9% and 5G reaches 36.2% in the current area summary. Nearby planning activity is quiet in the current area radius. 3 featured postcodes are ready for deeper due-diligence follow-up.
Live across price, affordability, connectivity, planning, and postcode follow-up | Sold prices through 22 Jun 2026 · Affordability year 2025 · Broadband source year 2024 · Mobile source year 2025
- Median sold price, last 5 years £420,000Based on 7,075 sales · Latest sale in data: 22 Jun 2026
- Affordability High-costMedian ratio 9.8x in 2025
- Gigabit availability 81.3%Ofcom source year 2024
- 4G strong coverage 99.9%Area-level mobile source year 2025
- Nearby planning QuietCurrent applications plus recent decisions linked to the area radius
Area summary
Use this summary to decide whether this shortlist survives, then move into postcode-level due diligence where the evidence looks strongest.
Affordability and price
High-cost at 9.8xMedian house-price-to-earnings ratio is 9.8x in 2025, with a median house price of £440,000 and residence earnings of £45,145.
Broadband
Gigabit 81.3%Gigabit availability is 81.3%, with median download at Unavailable and below-USO share at 0%.
Mobile
4G 99.9% · 5G 36.2%4G strong-coverage share is 99.9%, with 5G at 36.2% in the current area-level summary.
Planning watch
No nearby matchesNo nearby planning rows matched Welwyn Hatfield in the current live coverage yet.
Schools
21 nearby school rows21 nearby school rows matched postcode area AL7 1HX for Welwyn Hatfield. Use the schools flow to compare them in more detail.
Transport
621 mapped stopsWelwyn Hatfield currently links 621 mapped transport stops, including 607 local bus or tram access points and 14 rail or metro stops. Where NaPTAN status is present, 564 stops are marked active and 57 inactive. Top localities include Welwyn Garden City (146), Hatfield (106), Panshanger (40).
Local business
Score 100/100Welwyn Hatfield currently links 452 mapped local businesses across 8 tracked categories. Top amenity groups include 165 food and drink, 82 grocery, 62 personal services. The current amenity availability signal scores 100/100.
Jobs
1,726 online job adverts observedWelwyn Hatfield local authority · Jun 2026. No comparable movement yet
Postcode follow-up
3 featured postcodes3 featured postcodes are ready for deeper due-diligence follow-up under Welwyn Hatfield.
Crime
Latest month 1,064Welwyn Hatfield recorded 1,064 crimes in Jun 2026. Rolling twelve month context shows 11,960, with a 1.7% fall against the prior twelve months and violence and sexual offences as the top recorded type. Hertfordshire Constabulary contributes the largest matched force share in the latest month.
Local business
This area-level OSM snapshot shows the amenity mix currently mapped around Welwyn Hatfield, so you can judge everyday convenience before you spend more time on postcode-level checks.
Amenity availability
Convenience score 100/100
Basis: nearest matching geography. Area local-business counts use postcode tags first and nearest-postcode fallback when the OSM record has no usable postcode tag.
Amenity group
Food and drink
165 mapped places currently map into this amenity group, led by restaurant (63), fast food (60), cafe (42).
Amenity group
Grocery
82 mapped places currently map into this amenity group, led by convenience (54), supermarket (12), bakery (10).
Amenity group
Personal services
62 mapped places currently map into this amenity group, led by hairdresser (40), beauty (22).
Amenity group
Nightlife
53 mapped places currently map into this amenity group, led by pub (50), bar (3).
Compare against another area
Keep at least one alternative area in view while you weigh cost, connectivity, planning pressure, and postcode follow-up coverage.
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Birmingham
Birmingham has 63,331 recorded sales with a median sold price of £220,400.
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Leeds has 60,832 recorded sales with a median sold price of £225,000.
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North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire has 59,996 recorded sales with a median sold price of £260,000.
Open area researchPostcodes worth checking next
These are the best current postcode follow-up routes from the live area brief, so use them to move from early shortlist thinking into deeper due diligence.
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AL7 1HX
AL7 1HX has 53 recorded sales with a median sold price of £265,000.
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AL10 8FU
AL10 8FU has 49 recorded sales with a median sold price of £453,250.
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AL8 6DG
AL8 6DG has 35 recorded sales with a median sold price of £330,000.
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