— ACRERIGHT AREA REPORT · NEIGHBOURHOOD
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5,074 people · median £562,000 · Welwyn Hatfield
High wellbeingFast broadbandAmong the least deprived
Welwyn Hatfield Council · Labour / Liberal Democrat coalition 31/48 seats · 65% · OCD 2026
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Amenities This neighbourhood
What's here near Handside
| Category | Count | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Eat & drink | 50 | 95% hygiene 4★+ (FSA) |
| Shops | 13 | — |
| Gyms, leisure & playgrounds | 4 | — |
| Green spaces & parks | 5 | filled areas on the map |
Counted within ~2 km of the area centre · OSM + FSA
Broadband
% of premises · Ofcom Connected Nations · district-level
Named places nearby 72 near Handside
AllEat & drinkShopsGyms & leisureGreen space
| Place | Category | Hygiene | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nisa Local | Shops | 0.2 mi | |
| Budgens | Shops | 0.3 mi | |
| Frankie's Garden | Gyms & leisure | 0.4 mi | |
| Gosling Sports Park | Gyms & leisure | 0.4 mi | |
| Beefeater | Eat & drink | — | 0.4 mi |
| The Doctor's Tonic | Eat & drink | 5/5 | 0.4 mi |
| Gosling Sports Park | Gyms & leisure | 0.5 mi | |
| Sainsbury's | Shops | 0.5 mi | |
| The Campus Parkway | Green space | 0.5 mi | |
| Giggling Squid | Eat & drink | 5/5 | 0.5 mi |
Nearest first (miles from the area centre) · click a row → the map flies to it · FSA hygiene rating shown on eat & drink where matched (34 rated) · within ~2 km of the area centre · OpenStreetMap contributors · Food Standards Agency
Local economy from Welwyn Hatfield
Figures for the wider Welwyn Hatfield — the same across neighbouring areas. This page's own prices, crime and streets are shown in full on their tabs.
Unemployment rate6.1%
In work (employment rate)59.6%
Companies registered here9,594
New incorporations (12m)1,215
Property companies (SPVs)1,126
See the full Welwyn Hatfield report →
Companies House + ONS Census 2021 · wider district