United Kingdom · East of England · Local Authority
Welwyn Hatfield
Non-metropolitan district · East of England, England · population ~124k · 50 state-funded schools
Expensive to live in, but with strong schools. Welwyn Hatfield has a median house price 9.8 times median annual pay, and rent takes a high 39.2% of gross earnings, both well above the regional median. Recorded crime is also higher than average at 79.2 per 1,000 people. However, the area stands out for its education, with 96.3% of pupils in Good or Outstanding schools, the best rate in the East of England. This offers a trade-off for families prioritising educational outcomes over affordability.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-08 data.
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How Welwyn Hatfield ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£44,933/yr
Very high
Better than 82% of UK LAs
House price
£440,000
Very expensive
Worse than 83% of UK LAs
Rent
£1,468/mo
Very expensive
Worse than 81% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,452/yr
Mid
Worse than 55% of UK LAs
Crime
79.2/1k
Mid
Worse than 60% of UK LAs
Deprivation
14.2
Low
Better than 72% of UK LAs
Schools
95.8%
Strong
Better than 73% of UK LAs
Colour shows quintile position against 361 UK Local Authorities. Green is the best position for someone moving here; red is the worst. Direction is set per indicator — higher pay, lower rent, less crime, less deprivation are all green.
Schools
49 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
46 of 48 (95.8%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. 1 school is on the post-2024 report-card framework and don't roll up into the legacy total. How we count →
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50 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Grades, phase and pupil numbers for all 50 schools, sortable and filterable.
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