Knightsfield

Welwyn Hatfield · East of England · population 6,060 · 4 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

85Area Score / 100 ?
  • #1,047 of 6,856 in England
  • #135 of 746 in East of England
  • #5 of 16 in Welwyn Hatfield
  • Least deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents5,969
Median age (est.)43
Density1,934per km²
No qualifications12%
Degree or above43%
No car or van14%

Age

0–14 20%15–24 10%25–44 22%45–64 29%65+ 19%

Tenure

Own outright: 36%Mortgage/shared: 33%Social rent: 22%Private rent: 9%
Own outright 36%Mortgage/shared 33%Social rent 22%Private rent 9%

Households

One person: 25%Couple, no children: 15%Couple with children: 34%Lone parent: 10%Other: 15%
One person 25%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 34%Lone parent 10%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 26% · Managers & directors 17% · Associate professional 15%

All occupation groups
Professional26%
Managers & directors17%
Associate professional15%
Administrative10%
Skilled trades8%
Caring & leisure8%
Sales & customer service7%
Elementary6%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 88%Asian: 5%Black: 2%Mixed: 5%Other: 1%
White 88%Asian 5%Black 2%Mixed 5%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 45% · No religion 44% · Hindu 1%

Born outside the UK: 13%

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

Knightsfield is in the least-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #1,047 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #5 of 16 in Welwyn Hatfield. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (86) and lowest on Income (68). Typical homes here sold for about £450,000 over the past year, down 8% across five years (from 67 sales), in line with the wider Welwyn Hatfield median of £430,000. Typical household take-home income is around £52,203 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 39 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 68 · #2,164
Employment 72 · #1,924
Education 77 · #1,554
Health 83 · #1,177
Crime 71 · #1,993
Housing & access 83 · #1,170
Living environment 86 · #937

House prices ?

£450,000median (12m) · +5.3% yr · n=67
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£450,00067+5.3%-8.2%
Detached£800,00013-5.3%-0.2%
Semi-detached£622,00019+22.0%+10.6%
Terraced£412,50028+4.8%+10.0%
Flat£265,0007+4.3%
This area£450,000
Welwyn Hatfield£430,000
East of England£348,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£52,203±£7,389 · #759 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£40,287
Price-to-income ?8.6×typical home ÷ net income — more stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

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 ?

48Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

39 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 239 offences
Welwyn Hatfield80
East of England70
England83

Rank #1,209 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences135
Theft25
Burglary12
Vehicle crime18
Criminal damage & arson22
Public order & weapons12
Drugs5
Robbery3
Other7

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 56 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 →

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