# Hatfield Town West Welwyn Hatfield. 8,680 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.4 square kilometres. Hatfield Town had 8,230 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Middle area. Code E02004991. In: [East of England](https://openindex.co.uk/east-of-england) › [Welwyn Hatfield](https://openindex.co.uk/welwyn-hatfield) ## Key figures - **Median sale price: £344,373** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Hatfield Town was £344,373 in 2025. 2,746th most expensive of 7,259. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/welwyn-hatfield/hatfield-town#f-house-sales-median-price - **Population: 8,230** (2021). Hatfield Town had 8,230 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 3,158th most populated of 9,448. 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/welwyn-hatfield/hatfield-town#f-population - **People in radon Affected Area squares: 93%** (2022). About 93% of people in Hatfield Town 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/welwyn-hatfield/hatfield-town#f-radon-affected-share - **Gigabit broadband coverage: 81.5%** (January 2026). In Hatfield Town, 81.5% 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. https://openindex.co.uk/welwyn-hatfield/hatfield-town#f-gigabit-coverage ## On the map - [Radon Affected Area by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E02004991) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 93% of people in Hatfield Town live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. - [Sales per year by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E02004991) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 62 homes were sold in Hatfield Town in 2025. - [Crime and ASB by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E02004991) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Hatfield Town. - [Population by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E02004991) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Hatfield Town had 8,230 usual residents at the census. ## Recorded crime in Hatfield Town In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Hatfield Town at a rate of 189.2 per 1,000 people. That compares with 99.6 per 1,000 people across Welwyn Hatfield. Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates. | Kind of crime, 12 months to August 2026 | Count | | --- | --- | | Violence and sexual offences | 509 | | Anti-social behaviour | 339 | | Other crime | 255 | | Shoplifting | 195 | | Criminal damage and arson | 103 | | Drug offences | 85 | | Vehicle crime | 64 | | Burglary | 39 | | Robbery | 35 | | Theft from the person | 18 | Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026. ## How Hatfield Town compares Each middle area against every other middle area the measure covers. | Measure | Hatfield Town | Rank | Compared with | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Median sale price | £344,373 | 3rd cheapest | 16 middle areas, Welwyn Hatfield · 2025 | | Population | 8,230 | 4th most populated | 16 middle areas, Welwyn Hatfield · 2021 | | People in radon Affected Area squares | 93% | 5th most people in radon Affected Areas | 16 middle areas, Welwyn Hatfield · 2022 | | Gigabit broadband coverage | 81.5% | 4th lowest | 16 middle areas, Welwyn Hatfield · Jan 2026 | ## Is Hatfield Town safe? What police records show In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Hatfield Town at a rate of 189.2 per 1,000 people. That compares with 99.6 per 1,000 people across Welwyn Hatfield. Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people. In August 2026 alone, 167 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Hatfield Town. In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (509), anti-social behaviour (339) and other crime (255). 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. ## Figures for the whole of Welwyn Hatfield These figures are published for the whole of Welwyn Hatfield, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Welwyn Hatfield and not Hatfield Town alone. [See Welwyn Hatfield](https://openindex.co.uk/welwyn-hatfield) - **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. ## Hatfield Town in brief The median price paid for a home in Hatfield Town was £344,373 in 2025. Hatfield Town had 8,230 usual residents at the census. About 93% of people in Hatfield Town live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. In Hatfield Town, 81.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026. ## About - Type: Middle area - Code: E02004991 - Ward: [Hatfield South West †](https://openindex.co.uk/welwyn-hatfield/ward/hatfield-south-west) - 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: 1.41 km² - People, mid-2024: 8,680* - Neighbourhoods: 4 - Output areas: 22 * People: worked out by Open Index by adding up the neighbourhood estimates inside this area. † Best fit: the ward and constituency this middle area mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs. ## Next door [Hatfield North & West](https://openindex.co.uk/welwyn-hatfield/hatfield-north-and-west), [Hatfield East](https://openindex.co.uk/welwyn-hatfield/hatfield-east), [Hatfield South](https://openindex.co.uk/welwyn-hatfield/hatfield-south) ## Latest updates for Hatfield Town - Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026. - Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026. - GP practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026. - Schools updated: Department for Education · Oct 2026. The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E02004991 ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/welwyn-hatfield/hatfield-town, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/welwyn-hatfield/hatfield-town#f-house-sales-median-price. Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). 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