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116 sales in the last 12 months · median £391,000 · Welwyn Hatfield
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Welwyn Hatfield Council · Labour / Liberal Democrat coalition 31/48 seats · 65% · OCD 2026
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What does it cost? This neighbourhood
dearestcheapest
£391,000 median 10th cheapest of 19 neighbourhoods
among 19 neighbourhoods in Welwyn Hatfield
A typical home here sells for £391,000, up 5.4% over five years. That's about 9.2× local earnings — around the 10.6× five-year average.
Sold price history
2025 · 46 sales
Median sold price£391,000
5-year change+5.4%
Price per square metre£3,602 · median across AcreRight-covered districts £4,087
Full history since 1995
HM Land Registry Price Paid
By property type
Typical home price compared with annual local pay9.2× · five-year average 10.6×
HM Land Registry, 12 months
Home ownership57%
Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021
Council tax£2,390
Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council£252
Hertfordshire County Council (incl. adult social care)£1,858
Police & Crime Commissioner£280
Council tax bands A–H
Band A£1,593
Band B£1,859
Band C£2,125
Band D (baseline)£2,390
Band E£2,921
Band F£3,453
Band G£3,984
Band H£4,780
Full-year charge for every band, derived from Band D at the statutory ratios (A = 6/9 of Band D … H = 18/9). MHCLG 2026/27.
Pick your band — the breakdown recalculates · MHCLG 2026/27 · hand-curated each April
£3,602 per square metre
What this means ▾
The sold price divided by the home's recorded floor area, which makes differently-sized homes easier to compare. The median across districts AcreRight covers is £4,087.
HM Land Registry + EPC floor areas
Prices by street in Birchwood 38 streets — this neighbourhood, broken down
| Street | Median price | Sales | 5-year change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crawford Road | £200,000 | 199 | +22.5% |
| Heathcote Avenue | £218,500 | 164 | +10.8% |
| Birchwood Avenue | £200,000 | 142 | +2.2% |
| Chelwood Avenue | £185,000 | 115 | +22.5% |
| Heyford Way | £129,995 | 101 | -2.1% |
| Wood Common | £137,500 | 92 | -1% |
| Drovers Way | £180,750 | 82 | — |
| Ground Lane | £150,000 | 77 | — |
Median & 5-year change use residential sales only (category-A, type D/S/T/F); the 5-year change compares the last 24 months vs the 24 months five years earlier. Each street’s sales recorded inside this area since 1995 — click a street → its full sold-price page · HM Land Registry Price Paid
Neighbourhood prices in Welwyn Hatfield how Birchwood compares · from Welwyn Hatfield
⌃ Fastest 5-yr growth: Brookmans Park +30.6%
| Neighbourhood | Median price | 5-year change | Sales, 12m |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brookmans Park | £1,060,000 | +30.6% | 42 |
| Hatfield | £322,500 | +23.6% | 116 |
| Hall Grove | £435,000 | +22.8% | 130 |
| Roe Green | £325,000 | +20.4% | 62 |
| Hilltop | £297,500 | +18.6% | 64 |
Sorted by 5-year change — click a row → the map flies there; click the name → its full report · HM Land Registry, 12 months
Homes in Birchwood — sold prices
Filters
| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34a Ground Lane | Detached | 4+ | C | £516,000 | May 2026 |
| 17 Branch Close | Terraced | 4+ | C | £481,000 | Apr 2026 |
| 31 Heyford Way | Terraced | 2 | C | £375,000 | Apr 2026 |
| 7 Kings Place North Drive | Flat | — | — | £220,000 | Apr 2026 |
| 26 Hillfield | Flat | 2 | C | £220,000 | Apr 2026 |
| 50 Cecil Crescent | Semi-detached | 3 | E | £460,000 | Apr 2026 |
| 42 Heathcote Avenue | Terraced | 3 | C | £431,000 | Mar 2026 |
| 16 Kings Place North Drive | Flat | — | — | £222,500 | Mar 2026 |
| 155 Crawford Road | Semi-detached | — | — | £370,000 | Mar 2026 |
| 17 HEATHCOTE AVENUE HATFIELD | Semi-detached | 3 | D | £567,500 | Feb 2026 |
116 sales in 12 months — showing 10 · Search & browse every home →
Type a street, address or postcode to narrow this list; clear to see the latest sales. Click any home → its full report (sale history, EPC, estimate). Beds inferred from floor area · HM Land Registry + EPC
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