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In Hertfordshire, East of England, this town has 2,962 residents.
Where it falls short is cost of living: a typical home costs £502,500 and rent runs £1,512 a month. Welham Green’s overall grade, C+, puts it better than 43% of UK towns. That places it #41 of 50 in Hertfordshire. It lags on schools as well (C) — primary results beat 13% of towns in England; secondary results beat 58% of towns in England. Floods and other hazards weigh less here (A). Elsewhere it is close to typical: B for health and B for jobs & income.
Figures: flood risk, Environment Agency · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · life expectancy and income, ONS · claimants, DWP.
The 3 things Welham Green does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Welham Green is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 8 buildings inside Welham Green’s built-up area.
6% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Welham Green. Best known first.
Historic houseHatfield House1.9 km outside town, to the north
MuseumDe Havilland Aircraft Museum4.2 km outside town, to the southwest
Historic houseTyttenhanger House3.6 km outside town, to the west
MuseumMill Green Museum & Working Mill3.3 km outside town, to the north
MuseumPotters Bar Museum3.8 km outside town, to the southPark or estatePark or estate · National TrustMorven Park3.9 km outside town, to the southeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Welham Green.
Private renters make up 17% of households, about level with Hertfordshire’s towns (17%) and below England’s towns (21%). Nearly a fifth of households rent from a council or housing body. Owners make up 64% of households.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £730,000 | 15 |
| Semi-detached | £516,500 | 44 |
| Terraced | £409,750 | 32 |
| Flat or maisonette | £240,000 | 5 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Secondary results at the 3 secondary schools within 3 km: an Attainment 8 score of 47.9, with 46% at grade 5 or above in English and maths. Of its 2 schools, one is shown below, with the reason. 52% of pupils at the town’s 2 primary schools met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| De Havilland Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 425 | C |
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Homes built before 1919 account for 6% of the housing. For its size, Welham Green has 27 listed buildings per 10,000 residents, lower than both Hertfordshire’s towns (57) and England’s towns (39).
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 33% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Short trips to work, under 5 km: 37%, below Hertfordshire’s towns (41%) and England’s towns (45%) alike. The car carried nearly four in five commuters at the census. Also worth knowing: of the commuters living in Welham Green, 8% work in the town itself. 3.3% of 16 to 64s claimed unemployment benefits in 2026.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Violence and sexual offences accounted for nearly two fifths of recorded crime. Over the year to August 2026, 171 offences were reported in Welham Green, along with 76 incidents of anti-social behaviour. There were 20.3 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), above both Hertfordshire’s towns (14.2) and England’s towns (7.8).
Not gradedAnti-social behaviour, shoplifting and other theft are shown but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence and crimes against homes and vehicles per resident.
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL · The police category of violence and sexual offences includes harassment and stalking.
The nearest A&E to Welham Green is Barnet General Hospital, 5.8 miles away. There is no GP practice locally: the nearest is 0.6 miles off. 17% of residents have a disability, higher than Hertfordshire’s towns (14%) and near England’s towns (17%).
| Census 2021 | Welham Green | Hertfordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 82% | 85% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5% | 3.8% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 17% | 14% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · A young population flatters these answers, which are not age-adjusted; the Health Grade instead uses measures that allow for age, such as life expectancy and early deaths.
The middle age in Welham Green is 45.6. 21% of residents are 65 or over, above Hertfordshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. Aged 15 to 24: one in ten residents.
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Welham Green | Hertfordshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 19% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 27% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 21% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.7% | 4.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 16% | 16% | 17% |
| Degree level | 29% | 39% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Hertfordshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welham Green | 2,962 | — | C+ | C− | C+ | B |
| Brookmans Park | 4,033 | 1.4 | A | D | B | A+ |
| Colney Heath | 1,059 | 1.4 | — | C | C+ | B |
| Hatfield | 41,561 | 1.9 | C | C+ | D | C |
| Potters Bar | 23,394 | 2.8 | B+ | C− | C | B+ |
| London Colney | 7,932 | 3.6 | B+ | B | C− | B |
| Shenley | 3,556 | 4.2 | B− | D | B | C+ |
| Cuffley | 4,350 | 4.5 | A | D | B | A+ |
Colney Heath has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £502,500, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: flats £240,000, terraced houses £409,750, semi-detached houses £516,500 and detached houses £730,000.
Welham Green has 2 state schools; places are handled by Hertfordshire council.
About the middle for its size: 60% of the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people report less crime per resident. Against all UK towns, it grades C+.
Town in Hertfordshire, England
Welham Green is a built-up area of 2,962 people, in the Welwyn Hatfield council area. TownRatings uses ONS’s 2022 built-up areas as towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a council district, so its figures cover the town itself.
Built from ONS geography and Census 2021
Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · HM Land Registry Price Paid (standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026) · ONS Price Index of Private Rents (August 2026, by council) · MHCLG and Welsh Government council tax, Band D 2026–27 (with parish precepts in England) · data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy, 2019 to 2023 (England and Wales), OHID Fingertips small-area indicators (England) and Census 2021 health, adjusted for age · ONS small-area income estimates (financial year ending 2023) · DWP claimant count via Nomis (January to August 2026) · Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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