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45 sales in the last 12 months · median £340,000 · Welwyn Hatfield
High wellbeing
Welwyn Hatfield Council · Labour / Liberal Democrat coalition 31/48 seats · 65% · OCD 2026
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Who lives here? This postcode sector
Population3,041
ONS Census 2021 (Nomis) · this neighbourhood
Relative deprivation — this area's neighbourhoods average 6/10 · little changed since 2019. A higher number means less deprivation. Roughly 55% of English neighbourhoods fall in more-deprived bands.
Full deprivation breakdown — all seven domains
DEPRIVATION
IMD decile 6/10
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WHAT THIS MEANSThis area scores 6/10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation — around the national average (averaged across its neighbourhoods). About 55% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than this area. The scale runs 1 (most deprived 10%) to 10 (least deprived).
SINCE 2019Was IMD decile 6 in 2019 — little changed since.
The seven things the index measures, each on the same 1–10 scale (higher = better). A low bar shows where the deprivation actually is.
Income
5.8/10
Employment
6.4/10
Education & skills
5.4/10
Health & disability
6.5/10
Crime
5.0/10
Housing & services
6.3/10
Living environment
5.1/10
Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG), averaged over the LSOAs in this area. · IoD2025
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.
Employment rate · residents aged 16+60%
Unemployment · economically active residents6.1%
Degree-level (Level 4+)37%
Good or very good health85%
Own their home57%
Median age37.6
Born outside the UK22%
See the full Welwyn Hatfield report →
ONS Census 2021 · wider district
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