Sold price trend +11.8%
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Welwyn Hatfield is a Hertfordshire district with a population of 119,837. The median house price is £425,000, with detached homes at £800,000 and flats at £238,000. Property prices have risen 11.8 per cent over five years.
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The affordability ratio is 9.2, based on median earnings of £47,956. About 65 per cent of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than the average here. The median age is 37.6 years; 56.6 per cent of homes are owner-occupied. Crime stands at 9.7 per 1,000 residents, with violent crime and anti-social behaviour the most common offences. Of 54 schools, 19 are rated good or better by Ofsted. Air quality is moderate for nitrogen dioxide and particulate matter. Rail access includes Hatfield (Herts) Rail Station, 1.4 kilometres away; trains reach London Blackfriars in around 40 minutes. The area is 76.6 per cent green belt. Council tax for band D is £2,390.19. Gigabit broadband is available to 72.0 per cent of premises.
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