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Welwyn Hatfield 017A

Neighbourhood

South west Welwyn Hatfield. 1,566 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.2 square kilometres.

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Deprivation by neighbourhood

English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Most deprived 10%Least

In the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, Welwyn Hatfield 017A is in decile 4.

Deprivation score
25.6
Joint 10,701st most deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Population
1,515
Joint 22,738th most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
97.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.7%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Welwyn Hatfield 017A compares

Each dot is a neighbourhood. The black line marks the middle one.

Welwyn Hatfield 017AMiddle
Deprivation scoreEngland only69 neighbourhoods, Welwyn Hatfield · 2025
Deprivation score: every neighbourhood in Welwyn Hatfield69 areas from 0.8 to 35.2. The middle area is 15.2. Welwyn Hatfield 017A is 25.6.
25.67th most deprived
Population69 neighbourhoods, Welwyn Hatfield · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Welwyn Hatfield69 areas from 1,175 to 2,946. The middle area is 1,687. Welwyn Hatfield 017A is 1,515.
1,51520th least populated
Gigabit broadband coverage69 neighbourhoods, Welwyn Hatfield · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every neighbourhood in Welwyn Hatfield69 areas from 26.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 93.8%. Welwyn Hatfield 017A is 97.5%.
97.5%26th highest
Claimant rate69 neighbourhoods, Welwyn Hatfield · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every neighbourhood in Welwyn Hatfield69 areas from 0.7% to 6.9%. The middle area is 3.1%. Welwyn Hatfield 017A is 4.7%.
4.7%8th highest

Is Welwyn Hatfield 017A safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Welwyn Hatfield 017A at a rate of 127.1 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 89.9 per 1,000 people across Welham Green.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 11 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Welwyn Hatfield 017A.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (90), anti-social behaviour (39) and other crime (26).

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 neighbourhood, so they describe all of Welwyn Hatfield and not Welwyn Hatfield 017A alone. See Welwyn Hatfield

Average house price
£446,043
Up 0.7% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£45,145
48th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
9.9×
Joint 56th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
121,748
Down 1.1% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Welwyn Hatfield 017A in brief

Welwyn Hatfield 017A has a deprivation score of 25.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

Welwyn Hatfield 017A had 1,515 usual residents at the census.

In Welwyn Hatfield 017A, 97.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Welwyn Hatfield 017A, 4.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.