# Welwyn Garden City

Town in Welwyn Hatfield, East of England.

Welwyn Garden City is a town in Welwyn Hatfield, East of England. Median sale price £410,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 98.8 per 1,000 people. About 52,750 people.

Town. Code E63004349. In: [Towns](https://openindex.co.uk/places/towns) › [Welwyn Hatfield](https://openindex.co.uk/welwyn-hatfield)

Welwyn Garden City is an ONS built-up area: the land built up as one town, whatever council it is in. Figures for Welwyn Garden City add up the census output areas (or, for claimants, the neighbourhoods) that sit mostly inside it, so they are close to, but not exactly, the town’s own.

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £410,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Welwyn Garden City was £410,000 in 2025. Joint 177th most expensive of 1,092. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/welwyn-garden-city#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 51,504** (2021). Welwyn Garden City had 51,504 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 209th most populated of 1,209. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/welwyn-garden-city#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 43%** (2022). About 43% of people in Welwyn Garden City 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. https://openindex.co.uk/town/welwyn-garden-city#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 93.4%** (January 2026). In Welwyn Garden City, 93.4% 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. https://openindex.co.uk/town/welwyn-garden-city#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E63004349) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 43% of people in Welwyn Garden City live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E63004349) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 630 homes were sold in Welwyn Garden City in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E63004349) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Welwyn Garden City.
- [Population by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E63004349) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Welwyn Garden City had 51,504 usual residents at the census.

## How Welwyn Garden City compares

Each town against every other town the measure covers.

| Measure | Welwyn Garden City | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £410,000 | joint 39th most expensive | 130 towns, East of England · 2025 |
| Population | 51,504 | 19th most populated | 130 towns, East of England · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 43% | 33rd most people in radon Affected Areas | 130 towns, East of England · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 93.4% | 53rd highest | 130 towns, East of England · Jan 2026 |

## Is Welwyn Garden City safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Welwyn Garden City at a rate of 98.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 80.2 per 1,000 people across East of England.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 464 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Welwyn Garden City.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,701), anti-social behaviour (1,298) and other crime (690).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in Welwyn Garden City was 100.1 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in Welwyn Garden City, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so Welwyn Garden City has no single figure. Of its 32 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 2: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 4: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 6 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 8 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 4 neighbourhoods

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in Welwyn Garden City

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Welwyn Hatfield 001D](https://openindex.co.uk/welwyn-hatfield/neighbourhood/e01023971) | 1,645 | 39.0 per 1,000 | 10 | 72.3% |
| [Welwyn Hatfield 003A](https://openindex.co.uk/welwyn-hatfield/neighbourhood/e01023959) | 1,349 | 58.3 per 1,000 | 10 | 98.5% |
| [Welwyn Hatfield 003B](https://openindex.co.uk/welwyn-hatfield/neighbourhood/e01023960) | 1,643 | 79.2 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.0% |
| [Welwyn Hatfield 003C](https://openindex.co.uk/welwyn-hatfield/neighbourhood/e01023961) | 1,474 | 44.9 per 1,000 | 6 | 100.0% |
| [Welwyn Hatfield 003D](https://openindex.co.uk/welwyn-hatfield/neighbourhood/e01023962) | 1,505 | 37.0 per 1,000 | 9 | 98.7% |
| [Welwyn Hatfield 004A](https://openindex.co.uk/welwyn-hatfield/neighbourhood/e01023912) | 1,546 | 65.7 per 1,000 | 9 | 86.1% |
| [Welwyn Hatfield 004B](https://openindex.co.uk/welwyn-hatfield/neighbourhood/e01023913) | 1,320 | 71.6 per 1,000 | 6 | 98.8% |
| [Welwyn Hatfield 004C](https://openindex.co.uk/welwyn-hatfield/neighbourhood/e01023914) | 1,674 | 76.9 per 1,000 | 4 | 100.0% |
| [Welwyn Hatfield 004D](https://openindex.co.uk/welwyn-hatfield/neighbourhood/e01023915) | 1,579 | 97.2 per 1,000 | 6 | 95.6% |
| [Welwyn Hatfield 005A](https://openindex.co.uk/welwyn-hatfield/neighbourhood/e01023950) | 1,592 | 42.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.5% |
| [Welwyn Hatfield 005B](https://openindex.co.uk/welwyn-hatfield/neighbourhood/e01023951) | 1,702 | 126.6 per 1,000 | 3 | 91.1% |
| [Welwyn Hatfield 005C](https://openindex.co.uk/welwyn-hatfield/neighbourhood/e01023952) | 1,609 | 84.4 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.8% |
| [Welwyn Hatfield 005D](https://openindex.co.uk/welwyn-hatfield/neighbourhood/e01023953) | 1,383 | 31.8 per 1,000 | 10 | 97.0% |
| [Welwyn Hatfield 006A](https://openindex.co.uk/welwyn-hatfield/neighbourhood/e01023916) | 1,687 | 120.4 per 1,000 | 7 | 98.1% |
| [Welwyn Hatfield 006B](https://openindex.co.uk/welwyn-hatfield/neighbourhood/e01023917) | 1,758 | 49.9 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.9% |
| [Welwyn Hatfield 006C](https://openindex.co.uk/welwyn-hatfield/neighbourhood/e01023918) | 1,857 | 648.5 per 1,000 | 6 | 68.2% |
| [Welwyn Hatfield 006D](https://openindex.co.uk/welwyn-hatfield/neighbourhood/e01023919) | 1,629 | 16.5 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.5% |
| [Welwyn Hatfield 007B](https://openindex.co.uk/welwyn-hatfield/neighbourhood/e01023955) | 1,509 | 82.1 per 1,000 | 5 | 100.0% |
| [Welwyn Hatfield 007C](https://openindex.co.uk/welwyn-hatfield/neighbourhood/e01023956) | 1,351 | 58.6 per 1,000 | 4 | 100.0% |
| [Welwyn Hatfield 007D](https://openindex.co.uk/welwyn-hatfield/neighbourhood/e01023957) | 1,454 | 118.4 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.7% |
| [Welwyn Hatfield 007E](https://openindex.co.uk/welwyn-hatfield/neighbourhood/e01023958) | 1,491 | 103.6 per 1,000 | 2 | 78.9% |
| [Welwyn Hatfield 007F](https://openindex.co.uk/welwyn-hatfield/neighbourhood/e01035604) | 1,275 | 162.6 per 1,000 | 4 | 89.7% |
| [Welwyn Hatfield 007G](https://openindex.co.uk/welwyn-hatfield/neighbourhood/e01035605) | 1,707 | 139.0 per 1,000 | 5 | 100.0% |
| [Welwyn Hatfield 008A](https://openindex.co.uk/welwyn-hatfield/neighbourhood/e01023943) | 1,592 | 58.0 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.7% |
| [Welwyn Hatfield 008B](https://openindex.co.uk/welwyn-hatfield/neighbourhood/e01023944) | 2,219 | 95.9 per 1,000 | 6 | 98.8% |
| [Welwyn Hatfield 008C](https://openindex.co.uk/welwyn-hatfield/neighbourhood/e01023945) | 1,693 | 69.5 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.6% |
| [Welwyn Hatfield 008D](https://openindex.co.uk/welwyn-hatfield/neighbourhood/e01023946) | 2,291 | 58.8 per 1,000 | 9 | 95.5% |
| [Welwyn Hatfield 009A](https://openindex.co.uk/welwyn-hatfield/neighbourhood/e01023939) | 1,175 | 74.8 per 1,000 | 5 | 100.0% |
| [Welwyn Hatfield 009B](https://openindex.co.uk/welwyn-hatfield/neighbourhood/e01023940) | 1,818 | 64.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 89.4% |
| [Welwyn Hatfield 009D](https://openindex.co.uk/welwyn-hatfield/neighbourhood/e01023942) | 1,767 | 113.1 per 1,000 | 5 | 100.0% |
| [Welwyn Hatfield 009E](https://openindex.co.uk/welwyn-hatfield/neighbourhood/e01035606) | 1,878 | 67.4 per 1,000 | 5 | 93.2% |
| [Welwyn Hatfield 009F](https://openindex.co.uk/welwyn-hatfield/neighbourhood/e01035607) | 1,212 | 71.7 per 1,000 | 6 | 67.1% |

## Your MP

- [Welwyn Hatfield](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/welwyn-hatfield): Andrew Lewin (Labour), 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.

## Council

[Welwyn Hatfield](https://openindex.co.uk/welwyn-hatfield)

## Postcode districts covering Welwyn Garden City

[AL6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/al6), [AL7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/al7), [AL8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/al8)

## Middle areas in Welwyn Garden City

[Haldens](https://openindex.co.uk/welwyn-hatfield/haldens), [Hall Grove](https://openindex.co.uk/welwyn-hatfield/hall-grove), [Hollybush](https://openindex.co.uk/welwyn-hatfield/hollybush), [Knightsfield](https://openindex.co.uk/welwyn-hatfield/knightsfield), [Panshanger](https://openindex.co.uk/welwyn-hatfield/panshanger), [Peartree](https://openindex.co.uk/welwyn-hatfield/peartree), [Welwyn Garden City Central & Handside](https://openindex.co.uk/welwyn-hatfield/welwyn-garden-city-central-and-handside)

## Towns near Welwyn Garden City

[Hatfield](https://openindex.co.uk/town/hatfield), [Hertford](https://openindex.co.uk/town/hertford), [St Albans](https://openindex.co.uk/town/st-albans), [Stevenage](https://openindex.co.uk/stevenage), [Harpenden](https://openindex.co.uk/town/harpenden), [Ware](https://openindex.co.uk/town/ware)

## Welwyn Garden City in brief

Welwyn Garden City is a town in Welwyn Hatfield, East of England.
About 52,750 people lived in Welwyn Garden City in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £410,000 in 2025 across 630 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 98.8 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in Welwyn Garden City was £410,000 in 2025.
Welwyn Garden City had 51,504 usual residents at the census.
About 43% of people in Welwyn Garden City live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Welwyn Garden City, 93.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Town
- Code: E63004349
- Constituency: [Welwyn Hatfield †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/welwyn-hatfield)
- Council: [Welwyn Hatfield †](https://openindex.co.uk/welwyn-hatfield)
- Region: [East of England](https://openindex.co.uk/east-of-england)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 12.92 km²
- People, mid-2024: 52,750*
- Neighbourhoods: 32
- Output areas: 170

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency and council this town mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[Hatfield](https://openindex.co.uk/town/hatfield), [Hertford](https://openindex.co.uk/town/hertford), [St Albans](https://openindex.co.uk/town/st-albans), [Stevenage](https://openindex.co.uk/stevenage), [Harpenden](https://openindex.co.uk/town/harpenden), [Ware](https://openindex.co.uk/town/ware)

## Latest updates for Welwyn Garden City

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E63004349

## How to cite

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