Hatfield South
Welwyn Hatfield · East of England · population 10,118 · 5 LSOAs
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #2,994 of 6,856 in England
- #410 of 746 in East of England
- #12 of 16 in Welwyn Hatfield
- Around the England average
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Elementary 22% · Sales & customer service 13% · Professional 13%
All occupation groups
| Elementary | 22% |
| Sales & customer service | 13% |
| Professional | 13% |
| Caring & leisure | 12% |
| Associate professional | 10% |
| Skilled trades | 9% |
| Process & plant | 8% |
| Administrative | 7% |
| Managers & directors | 7% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 46% · No religion 30% · Muslim 7%
Born outside the UK: 40%
Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.
In summary
Hatfield South is close to the England average for deprivation, ranked #2,994 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #12 of 16 in Welwyn Hatfield. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (90) but weak on Education (35). Typical homes here sold for about £340,500 over the past year, up 11% across five years (from 94 sales), 21% below the wider Welwyn Hatfield median of £430,000. Typical household take-home income is around £39,030 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 73 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to the England rate of 83.
Themed scores ?
Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £340,500 | 94 | +0.9% | +11.1% |
| Detached | £475,000 | 11 | -12.8% | — |
| Semi-detached | £455,625 | 10 | +33.0% | +37.7% |
| Terraced | £340,500 | 54 | -0.6% | +11.6% |
| Flat | £238,000 | 19 | -11.7% | +33.3% |
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Household income
Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →
Affordability-adjusted Score ?
- #2,715 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
- Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.
Recorded crime ?
Rank #3,696 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 365 |
| Theft | 134 |
| Burglary | 32 |
| Vehicle crime | 65 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 55 |
| Public order & weapons | 39 |
| Drugs | 24 |
| Robbery | 7 |
| Other | 14 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 214 incidents.
Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →
Official sources
Nearby areas
The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.
Other areas in Welwyn Hatfield
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
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- Truro EastCornwall56£287,500
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- MeersbrookSheffield56£242,500