# EN6 4RQ: area report for a postcode in Welwyn Hatfield

EN6 4RQ is a postcode in Welwyn Hatfield.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Welwyn Hatfield. Open the map at EN6 4RQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Welwyn Hatfield](https://openindex.co.uk/welwyn-hatfield) › [EN6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/en6) › [EN6 4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/en6-4)

## Around this postcode

- **7 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 17% on July. Welwyn Hatfield 016C: 34 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.1188,51.7159,EN64RQ
- **Cuffley, 1 km**: About 13 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.1188,51.7159,EN64RQ
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 1.4 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.1188,51.7159,EN64RQ
- **No property in EN6 4RQ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-0.1188,51.7159,EN64RQ
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Welwyn Hatfield 016C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.1188,51.7159,EN64RQ
- **£448,681 average price**: For the whole of Welwyn Hatfield, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.1188,51.7159,EN64RQ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 950 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.1188,51.7159,EN64RQ
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 970 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.1188,51.7159,EN64RQ
- **90.9% can get gigabit broadband at EN6 4RQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.1188,51.7159,EN64RQ
- **Low road and rail noise at EN6 4RQ**: Road 48 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.1188,51.7159,EN64RQ
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-0.1188,51.7159,EN64RQ
- **10.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.1188,51.7159,EN64RQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Cuffley School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cuffley-school-e117565) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, March 2024 | 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Ponsbourne St Mary's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ponsbourne-st-marys-church-of-england-primary-school-e117396) | Primary | 1.5 km (18 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, December 2024 | 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Goffs Oak Primary & Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/goffs-oak-primary-and-nursery-school-e117243) | Primary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022 | 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2025 | £850,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| October 2025 | £870,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| September 2025 | £900,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| January 2025 | £797,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| August 2024 | £735,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| February 2024 | £1,150,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| April 2026 | £1,140,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| January 2023 | £755,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 180 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: CUFFLEY AND GOFFS OAK MEDICAL PRACTICE (950 m)
- Supermarkets: The Co-operative Food Cuffley (970 m, The Southern Co-operative)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £448,681** (July 2026). Welwyn Hatfield’s average house price was £448,681 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 3.0% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £45,145** (2025). Full-time workers living in Welwyn Hatfield earned a median of £45,145 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 48th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 9.9×** (2025). A home in Welwyn Hatfield costs 9.9 times local full-time pay. Joint 56th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 13.9** (2025). Welwyn Hatfield has a deprivation score of 13.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 77th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Welwyn Hatfield 016C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 3.2** (2025). Welwyn Hatfield 016C has a deprivation score of 3.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 1,165th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £1,140,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Welwyn Hatfield 016C was £1,140,000 in 2025. Joint 301st most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,102** (2021). Welwyn Hatfield 016C had 2,102 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 3,900th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 89.3%** (January 2026). In Welwyn Hatfield 016C, 89.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## EN6 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £625,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in EN6 was £625,000 in 2025. Joint 130th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 30,261** (2021). EN6 had 30,261 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 912th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 17%** (2022). About 17% of people in EN6 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 91.5%** (January 2026). In EN6, 91.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Welwyn Hatfield](https://openindex.co.uk/welwyn-hatfield)
- Centre: 51.7159, -0.1188

Council: [Welwyn Hatfield](https://openindex.co.uk/welwyn-hatfield) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Hertsmere](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/hertsmere): Sir Oliver Dowden (Conservative), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-0.1188,51.7159,EN64RQ

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