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Gorse Close

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27 recorded sales · median £174,998 · Welwyn Hatfield

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Welwyn Hatfield Council · Labour / Liberal Democrat coalition 31/48 seats · 65% · OCD 2026

Overview Valuation Safety Who lives here Schools Health Getting around Environment Amenities & economy

66/100

Good

AcreRight area score · our comparison, not an official rating

£175k

median price

8.9

crimes per 1,000 residents each month

£175k

median sold price

9.2 yrs

of local pay to buy

29 min

London — fastest

rail stations

grammar schools

schools total

8.9

crimes per 1,000 residents each month

365

Violence — most

11.1

NO₂ · WHO 10

1.1%

in a flood zone

214

green spaces

7.4

PM2.5 · WHO 5

221

eat & drink

shops

72%

gigabit

gyms & leisure

Tiles show street’s own prices; crime, schools, transport, health & amenities are shown for the wider area — each tab labels its source.

Score by what matters: AffordabilityCommuteSchoolsSafetyEnvironmentAmenities

Sold price trend

£74,000 in 1998 → £209,000 in 2014

⌄ On this street: every recorded sale is listed under Cost — this is the finest level we hold. Everything else is shown for the wider Welwyn Hatfield, clearly labelled.

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All figures, sources and dates

Prices2026-07-21

Affordability2025

Council tax & governance2026/27 (tax); 2025 (control)

Crime2026-06

Deprivation2025

Census2021

Schools2026

Health2026/2025

Transport2026

Broadband2024-07

Environment2023–24

Ground checks2022–25

Heritage & planning2026

Amenities2026

Companies2026-07-01

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What does it cost? This street

A typical home here sells for £174,998. That's about 9.2× local earnings — around the 10.6× five-year average.

Sold price history

2014 · 2 sales

Median sold price · median of all 27 sales£174,998

HM Land Registry Price Paid

By property type

Too few sales by type to chart.

Typical home price compared with annual local pay9.2× · five-year average 10.6×

HM Land Registry, 12 months

Home ownership57%

Owned outright

28%

With a mortgage

29%

Private rented

16%

Social rented

25%

Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021

Council tax£2,390

Your band:

Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council£252

Hertfordshire County Council (incl. adult social care)£1,858

Police & Crime Commissioner£280

Council tax bands A–H

Band A£1,593

Band B£1,859

Band C£2,125

Band D (baseline)£2,390

Band E£2,921

Band F£3,453

Band G£3,984

Band H£4,780

Full-year charge for every band, derived from Band D at the statutory ratios (A = 6/9 of Band D … H = 18/9). MHCLG 2026/27.

Pick your band — the breakdown recalculates · MHCLG 2026/27 · hand-curated each April

Neighbourhood prices in Welwyn Hatfield how Gorse Close compares · from Welwyn Hatfield

⌃ Fastest 5-yr growth: Brookmans Park +30.6%

Neighbourhood	Median price	5-year change	Sales, 12m
Brookmans Park	£1,060,000	+30.6%	42
Hatfield	£322,500	+23.6%	116
Hall Grove	£435,000	+22.8%	130
Roe Green	£325,000	+20.4%	62
Hilltop	£297,500	+18.6%	64
Oxlease	£355,000	+14.7%	70
Haldens	£364,250	+13.4%	60
Welwyn	£693,000	+13.2%	42
Peartree	£310,000	+10.3%	250
Knightsfield	£448,000	+9.5%	90
Oaklands	£725,000	+8.8%	68
Panshanger	£390,000	+8%	206
Hatfield Hyde	£395,000	+6.7%	142
Birchwood	£391,000	+5.4%	116
Cuffley	£850,000	+0%	94
Salisbury Village	£390,000	-0.2%	46
South Hatfield	£335,000	-1.3%	82
Handside	£562,000	-4.1%	122
Welwyn Garden City	£461,250	-16.4%	76

Sorted by 5-year change — click a row → the map flies there; click the name → its full report · HM Land Registry, 12 months

Homes in Gorse Close — sold prices

Filters

Address	Type	Beds	EPC	Price	Date
2 GORSE CLOSE HATFIELD HATFIELD	Semi-detached	—	—	£295,000	Mar 2021
1, Gorse Close	Semi-detached	—	—	£340,000	Apr 2020
9 Gorse Close	Terraced	—	—	£296,000	Jan 2017
3, Gorse Close	Terraced	—	—	£250,000	Mar 2015
6 GORSE CLOSE	Terraced	—	—	£218,000	Oct 2014
8 Gorse Close	Terraced	—	—	£200,000	Feb 2014
12 GORSE CLOSE	Terraced	—	—	£190,000	Jul 2011
6 GORSE CLOSE	Terraced	—	—	£181,000	Jul 2008
2 GORSE CLOSE HATFIELD HATFIELD	Semi-detached	—	—	£182,000	Nov 2007
16, Gorse Close	Semi-detached	—	—	£215,000	Aug 2007
4 GORSE CLOSE	Terraced	—	—	£174,995	Jan 2007
14, Gorse Close	Semi-detached	—	—	£170,000	Sep 2006
9 Gorse Close	Terraced	—	—	£205,000	Aug 2006
6 GORSE CLOSE	Terraced	—	—	£175,000	Jul 2006
8 Gorse Close	Terraced	—	—	£173,500	May 2006
12 GORSE CLOSE	Semi-detached	—	—	£175,000	Mar 2006
3, Gorse Close	Terraced	—	—	£225,000	Aug 2004
6 GORSE CLOSE	Terraced	—	—	£139,950	Oct 2002
1, Gorse Close	Semi-detached	—	—	£135,750	May 2002
2 GORSE CLOSE HATFIELD HATFIELD	Semi-detached	—	—	£93,500	Jun 2001
10 GORSE CLOSE	Terraced	—	—	£94,500	Mar 2001
6 GORSE CLOSE	Terraced	—	—	£94,995	Sep 2000
8 Gorse Close	Terraced	—	—	£95,000	May 2000
12 GORSE CLOSE	Semi-detached	—	—	£89,000	Jul 1999

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24 recent sales — showing 10 · Search & browse every home →

Type a street, address or postcode to narrow this list; clear to see the latest sales. Click any home → its full report (sale history, EPC, estimate). Beds inferred from floor area · HM Land Registry + EPC

How safe is it? from Welwyn Hatfield

Crime runs at 8.9 per 1,000 residents a month. Like most places with a retail centre, offences cluster where the shops are, not where people live.

Crime rate

Per 1,000 / month8.9

Street-level counts · police.uk, last 12 months

By category, 12 months from Welwyn Hatfield

Violence & sexual offences

365

Anti-social behaviour

218

Shoplifting

116

Other theft

Criminal damage & arson

Public order

Recorded crimes by category across the whole Welwyn Hatfield district, last 12 months · police.uk / Home Office

Where crime clusters

police.uk publishes anonymised "on or near" points, not named hotspots. The map above shows where they cluster, with the crime layer on.

Clusters of anonymised on-or-near markers, not addresses · police.uk

Who lives here? from Welwyn Hatfield

Population119,836

ONS Census 2021 (Nomis) · this neighbourhood

Relative deprivation — this area's neighbourhoods average 7/10 · little changed since 2019. A higher number means less deprivation. Roughly 65% of English neighbourhoods fall in more-deprived bands.

Full deprivation breakdown — all seven domains

DEPRIVATION

IMD decile 7/10

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WHAT THIS MEANSThis area scores 7/10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation — around the national average (averaged across its neighbourhoods). About 65% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than this area. The scale runs 1 (most deprived 10%) to 10 (least deprived).

SINCE 2019Was IMD decile 7 in 2019 — little changed since.

The seven things the index measures, each on the same 1–10 scale (higher = better). A low bar shows where the deprivation actually is.

Income

5.9/10

Employment

6.4/10

Education & skills

6.2/10

Health & disability

6.7/10

Crime

5.9/10

Housing & services

6.0/10

Living environment

7.2/10

Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG), averaged over the LSOAs in this area. · IoD2025

Figures for the wider Welwyn Hatfield — the same across neighbouring areas. This page's own prices, crime and streets are shown in full on their tabs.

Employment rate · residents aged 16+60%

Unemployment · economically active residents6.1%

Degree-level (Level 4+)37%

Good or very good health85%

Own their home57%

Median age37.6

Born outside the UK22%

See the full Welwyn Hatfield report →

ONS Census 2021 · wider district

Schools This street

100% of the 4 nearest inspected schools are rated Good or Outstanding. Catchments shown are the council-published ones where held, estimates otherwise — always labelled.

Ofsted

4 of 4 inspected schools rated Good or Outstanding
of the 4 nearest inspected schools

GIAS + Ofsted · post-Sept-2024 inspections show "Inspected — see report"

Catchments

Likely-nearest catchment line per school where councils publish polygons; estimated by distance otherwise — always labelled which.

Council catchment polygons + GIAS

Nearest schools 25 nearest schools

AllPrimarySecondaryGrammarNursery

School	Phase	Ofsted	Distance
Footsteps 123 LTD	Nursery	—	0.4 km
University Day Nursery	Nursery	Good ('22)	0.6 km
Apple Daycare Ltd (Oxlease House)	Nursery	Outstanding ('23)	1.0 km
Little Lions Pre-School & Nursery	Nursery	Good ('22)	1.1 km
De Havilland Primary School	Primary	Good ('23)	1.4 km
De Havilland Pre School	Nursery	Good ('21)	1.4 km
Oak View Primary and Nursery School	Primary	—	1.5 km
St Philip Howard Catholic Primary School	Primary	—	1.5 km
Southfield School	Nursery	—	1.5 km
Treasure Tots Pre-School Limited	Nursery	Good ('25)	1.6 km
Bishop's Hatfield Girls' School	Secondary	—	1.6 km
Hatfield Community Free School	Primary	Inspected '25 — see report	1.6 km
Squirrels Day Nursery	Nursery	Outstanding ('23)	1.6 km
University of Herts Holiday Camp	Nursery	—	1.6 km
Colney Heath Primary School	Primary	Good ('22)	1.7 km
Safari Stars Nursery	Nursery	Good ('24)	1.8 km
St Mary's Church of England VA Primary School, Welham Green	Primary	Inspected '25 — see report	1.8 km
Sunshine Pre-School	Nursery	Outstanding ('23)	1.8 km
Onslow St Audrey's School	Secondary	Good ('23)	1.9 km
Brightside Preschool	Nursery	Good ('25)	1.9 km
Willowbrook Nursery	Nursery	—	2.1 km
Howe Dell Primary School	Primary	Inspected '25 — see report	2.3 km
Howe Dell Day Care	Nursery	Good ('23)	2.3 km
Busy Bees Day Nursery at St Albans Hatfield Road	Nursery	Outstanding ('23)	2.3 km
Countess Anne Church of England School	Primary	Outstanding ('19)	2.4 km

Nearest first · type to search all schools, or filter by phase · click a school → its full report page · GIAS + Ofsted

Health This street

nearest GP surgeries · nearest 1.8 km
NHS ODS

nearest dentists · nearest 0.4 km
NHS ODS

nearest pharmacies · nearest 0.4 km
NHS ODS

11 of 12 CQC-rated providers nearby are Good or Outstanding.

Nearest GPs, dentists & pharmacies

AllGPsDentistsPharmacies

Name	Type	CQC rating	Distance
Hilltop Way (Dental Surgery)	Dentist	—	0.4 km
Jade Pharmacy (South Hatfield)	Pharmacy	—	0.4 km
Burvill House Surgery	GP	Good ('22)	1.8 km
Hatfield Dental Centre	Dentist	—	1.9 km
Asda Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	2.0 km
Boots	Pharmacy	—	2.0 km
Jade Pharmacy (Hatfield)	Pharmacy	—	2.0 km
Queensway Health Centre	Dentist	—	2.0 km
Kean Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	2.0 km
Robin Hood Lane - Jade Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	2.0 km
Lister House Surgery	GP	Good ('24)	2.1 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	2.1 km
Wrafton House Surgery	GP	—	2.3 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	2.5 km
Distinctly Dental	Dentist	—	2.7 km
Potterells Medical Centre	GP	Good ('16)	3.1 km
Tesco Instore Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	3.5 km
Brookmans Park Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	3.8 km
The Brookmans Park Dental Practice	Dentist	—	3.9 km
Highfield Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	4.3 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	4.7 km
Well	Pharmacy	—	4.7 km
Jersey Farm Dental Practice	Dentist	—	4.7 km
Jersey Farm Chemist	Pharmacy	—	4.7 km
Happy Family Dental	Dentist	—	4.9 km
Morrisons Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	5.0 km
Summerfield Health Centre	GP	Good ('21)	5.0 km
Verulam Medical Group	GP	—	5.0 km
Quadrant Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	5.0 km
St Albans Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	5.0 km
Spring House Health	GP	—	5.1 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	5.6 km
Orchard Dental Care	Dentist	—	5.6 km
Colosseum Dental (St Albans)	Dentist	—	5.7 km
Woodhall Dental Practice	Dentist	—	5.8 km
Boots	Pharmacy	—	5.8 km
Beehive Dental Practice	Dentist	—	5.9 km
The Garden City Practice	GP	Requires improvement ('22)	5.9 km
Parkway Community Health Clinic	Dentist	—	5.9 km
Hatfield Road Surgery	GP	Good ('18)	6.0 km
Imed Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	6.0 km
Hall Grove Group Practice	GP	Good ('18)	6.1 km
Meera Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	6.2 km
Peartree Lane Surgery	GP	Good ('18)	6.2 km
Peartree Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	6.2 km
Church Road Dental Practice	Dentist	—	6.3 km
Boots	Pharmacy	—	6.3 km
Boots	Pharmacy	—	6.4 km
Ginger Bread House	Dentist	Good ('22)	6.5 km
Leighton House Dental Practice	Dentist	—	6.5 km
Peartree Clinic Welwyn	Dentist	—	6.6 km
Crown Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	6.7 km
Hertfordshire Partnership N H S	Dentist	—	6.8 km
Hertfordshire Partnership Nhs Tr	Dentist	—	6.8 km
Gate2Pharma	Pharmacy	—	6.8 km
Greenleaves Dental Practice	Dentist	—	7.0 km
Annandale Medical Centre	GP	Good ('17)	7.1 km
Highview Medical Centre	GP	Good ('17)	7.1 km
Elms Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	7.1 km
Parkfield Medical Centre	GP	Good ('16)	7.1 km
Tesco Instore Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	7.2 km
Questmoor Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	7.2 km

Nearest first · type to search, or filter by type · click a provider → its full page · NHS ODS + CQC · — = not CQC-rated (e.g. pharmacies)

Getting around from Welwyn Hatfield

5 nearest stations; the fastest to London is 29 min from St Albans City Rail Station.

Rail — 5 nearest stations

Station	Distance	To London	Fastest
Welham Green Rail Station	1.5 mi	—	no direct train
Hatfield (Herts) Rail Station	1.5 mi	London Blackfriars	40 min
Brookmans Park Rail Station	2.4 mi	—	no direct train
St Albans City Rail Station	3.8 mi	London Blackfriars	29 min
Welwyn Garden City Rail Station	4.0 mi	London Blackfriars	45 min

Nearest first (miles from the area centre) · fastest London time in bold — from St Albans City Rail Station (29 min) · click a station → its page · National Rail

Travel to work

Drive

45%

Work from home

36%

Walk or cycle

10%

Public transport

Census travel-to-work — how residents commute

EV charging3 points

Per 10,000 residents0.3

National Chargepoint Registry · pins on the map · speed split (rapid/fast/slow) pending NCR field ingestion

Environment from Welwyn Hatfield

Air quality

NO₂

11.1

— WHO guide

PM2.5

7.4

— WHO guide

µg/m³ annual mean · DEFRA

Ground checks

Surface water 1-in-1002.1%

Flood zone1.1% of postcodes

Radonup to 1–3% of homes

Historic landfill72 sites within ~1 km

EA · UKHSA/BGS · Mining Remediation Authority — indicative, not a property search

Transport noise (Defra)

Road & rail noise bands (≥55 / ≥65 dB Lden) are being added — not yet available for this area. They cover major sources only; "not mapped" ≠ "quiet".

Defra strategic noise mapping

Heritage & green space

Listed buildings429

Conservation areas8

Green belt76.6%

Green spaces214

Historic England · OS Open Greenspace

Amenities from Welwyn Hatfield

What's here

Category	Count	Note
Eat & drink	221	95% hygiene 4★+ (FSA)
Shops	68	supermarkets & convenience stores
Gyms, leisure & playgrounds	17	—
Green spaces & parks	214	filled areas on the map

OSM + FSA

Broadband

Gigabit

72%

Superfast

94.7%

Ultrafast

73.1%

% of premises · Ofcom Connected Nations

Local economy from Welwyn Hatfield

Figures for the wider Welwyn Hatfield — the same across neighbouring areas. This page's own prices, crime and streets are shown in full on their tabs.

Unemployment rate6.1%

In work (employment rate)59.6%

Companies registered here9,594

New incorporations (12m)1,215

Property companies (SPVs)1,126

See the full Welwyn Hatfield report →

Companies House + ONS Census 2021 · wider district