Detached
£902,557
84% above the Welwyn Hatfield average
18.5% of sales
What is the average house price in Welwyn Hatfield? £491,290
The average house price in Welwyn Hatfield is £491,290, based on 1,098 homes sold in the 12 months to September 2026. Prices are down 5.6% (£28,903) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- −5.6%
- Sold in 12 months
- 1,098
- Data up to
- September 2026
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, not asking prices. How we calculate this
How much does each type of property cost in Welwyn Hatfield?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£559,966
14% above the Welwyn Hatfield average
21.4% of sales
Terraced
£417,898
15% below the Welwyn Hatfield average
35.6% of sales
Flats
£270,614
45% below the Welwyn Hatfield average
24.6% of sales
Are house prices in Welwyn Hatfield going up or down?
House prices in Welwyn Hatfield are falling: down 5.6% (£28,903) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 15.6% (£66,387).
Past 12 months
−5.6%
−£28,903From £520,193 to £491,290
£522,357£491,290
Past 10 years
+15.6%
+£66,387From £424,903 to £491,290
£521,066£424,903
Quick answers for Welwyn Hatfield
10 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£599,415
Highest average, reached in June 2023
How many homes sold?
1,098
Recorded so far for the 12 months to September 2026
What sells most often?
Terraced houses
35.6% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£500k - £1m
29.3% of sales
How many people live in Welwyn Hatfield?
119,883
2,393 people per square mile · Very High (Census 2021)
Population density is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Usual residents, including communal establishments.
How many households are in Welwyn Hatfield?
46,229
923 households per square mile · Very High (Census 2021)
Household density is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Occupied households, not communal establishments.
How much green space is in Welwyn Hatfield?
41 m² per resident
More green space per resident than 66% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 5.8 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
3.8% of the area · 44 public parks. Parks, playing fields, allotments and other public green space, not counting golf courses. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
What is the crime rate in Welwyn Hatfield?
78 crimes per 1,000 residents
Very High · −4.4% on the previous year · 12 months to September 2026
Crime rate is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.
Which areas cost the most and least?
Most expensive
Ayot St Lawrence
£1,520,000
Least expensive
Woolmer Green
£425,055
How does Welwyn Hatfield rank?
6th most expensive area of Hertfordshire.
Compared with 10 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Welwyn Hatfield?
The highest recorded sale prices in Welwyn Hatfield, from HM Land Registry.
#1 Most expensive sale
chantry court woods avenue, hertfordshire
£8,680,000
Sold November 2025
View house details
How do house prices in Welwyn Hatfield compare with nearby areas?
Welwyn Hatfield compared with the 6 nearest other areas in Hertfordshire.
Welwyn Hatfield vs Broxbourne
- Welwyn Hatfield
- £491,290
- Broxbourne
- £450,837−£40,453
Open comparison
Welwyn Hatfield vs St Albans
- Welwyn Hatfield
- £491,290
- St Albans
- £711,392+£220,102
Open comparison
Welwyn Hatfield vs Hertsmere
- Welwyn Hatfield
- £491,290
- Hertsmere
- £614,396+£123,106
Open comparison
Welwyn Hatfield vs Stevenage
- Welwyn Hatfield
- £491,290
- Stevenage
- £349,168−£142,122
Open comparison
Welwyn Hatfield vs East Hertfordshire
- Welwyn Hatfield
- £491,290
- East Hertfordshire
- £496,737+£5,447
Open comparison
Welwyn Hatfield vs Watford
- Welwyn Hatfield
- £491,290
- Watford
- £450,301−£40,989
Open comparison
Which areas of Welwyn Hatfield are most expensive?
Average sold price in each of the 8 areas of Welwyn Hatfield, most expensive first.
- 1
£1,520,000
Change over one year: −7.9%
- 2
£1,429,000
Change over one year: −7.8%
- 3
£745,380
Change over one year: −15.9%
- 4
£740,206
Change over one year: −25.0%
- 5
£719,099
Change over one year: −0.0%
- 6
£716,833
Change over one year: +46.9%
- 7
£433,560
Change over one year: +14.1%
- 8
£425,055
Change over one year: +2.4%
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Price information is from HM Land Registry, location boundaries are from OpenStreetMap, and households and population are from Nomis Census 2021 postcode estimates (21 March 2021). Parks and green space are from OS Open Greenspace. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Crime is from police.uk street-level data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.
Last updated 6 November 2026 at 00:23 with the latest Land Registry data (September 2026). The Welwyn Hatfield dataset covers 4,742 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.