United Kingdom · East of England · Local Authority
Welwyn Hatfield
Non-metropolitan district · East of England, England · population ~124k · 50 state-funded schools
The signature
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 →
The map
50 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Showing 20 of 50 schools.
| New framework | Links | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Monk's Walk School | Secondary | 1,436 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Stanborough School | Secondary | 1,261 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Chancellor's School | Secondary | 1,253 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Bishop's Hatfield Girls' School | Secondary | 942 | Outstanding2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Ridgeway Academy | Secondary | 929 | Good2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Onslow St Audrey's School | Secondary | 807 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Philip Howard Catholic Primary School | Primary | 462 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Applecroft School | Primary | 452 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
De Havilland Primary School | Primary | 444 | Good2023 | — | Ofsted |
Howe Dell Primary School | Primary | 439 | Outstanding2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Cuffley School | Primary | 438 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Oak View Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 430 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Swallow Dell Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 422 | Good2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Hatfield Community Free School | Primary | 418 | Good2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Green Lanes Primary School | Primary | 417 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Welwyn St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | Primary | 415 | Good2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Commonswood Primary & Nursery School | Primary | 413 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Holwell Primary School | Primary | 406 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Creswick Academy Grade inherited from previous URN 117229 | Primary | 374 | Requires Improvement2022 | — | Ofsted |
Brookmans Park Primary School | Primary | 349 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
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What we don't know yet
Commute times · GP appointment availability · broadband speeds · air quality at LA level · green-space proximity · public transport coverage. These matter for a relocation decision. We'll add them when the source data is reliable nationally and consistent across LA boundaries.