Handside
Ward · E05011060
- Ward
- Handside
- Council
- Welwyn Hatfield
- County
- Hertfordshire
- Region
- East of England
- Country
- England
- Constituency
- Welwyn Hatfield
- Police
- Hertfordshire
Deprivation
English Indices of Deprivation 2025 from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Range shows spread across 4 Lower Super Output Areas in this area.
More deprivedLess deprived |
Handside average (lo–hi) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Overall | 75% (60–99) | |
| Income | 66% (50–95) | |
| Employment | 64% (51–96) | |
| Education | 86% (64–98) | |
| Health | 71% (58–94) | |
| Crime | 51% (19–99) | |
| Housing & services | 91% (83–97) | |
| Living environment | 55% (39–75) |
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Schools
School locations from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. GCSE results from Key Stage 4 performance tables. Attainment 8 is the average score across 8 subjects; English & Maths 5+ is the percentage achieving grade 5 or above in English and Maths.
10 nearest schools offering GCSEs · results 2024–25
| School | Distance | Admissions | Attainment 8 | English & Maths 5+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanborough School | 0.6 mi | Non-sel | 47.9 | 53% |
| Monk's Walk School | 1.5 mi | Non-sel | 50.8 | 52% |
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🚧 GP Practices
design review needed — #210
GP practice locations from NHS Organisation Data Service.
| Name | Distance | Type |
|---|---|---|
| THE GARDEN CITY PRACTICE | 0.5 mi | GP practice |
| PEARTREE LANE SURGERY | 1.5 mi | GP practice |
| E/N HERTS AIVHS | 2.5 mi | GP practice |
| SPRING HOUSE HEALTH | 2.5 mi | GP practice |
| HALL GROVE GROUP PRACTICE | 2.2 mi | GP practice |
🚧 Listed Buildings
design review needed — #211
Listed building data from Historic England.
| Name | Distance | Grade |
|---|---|---|
| THE BARN THEATRE | 0.1 mi | II |
| HAND SIDE FARMHOUSE | 0.1 mi | II |
| THE BACKHOUSE ROOM | 0.2 mi | II |
| THE OLD COTTAGE | 0.5 mi | II |
| OFFICE BLOCK (BUILDINGS 1 TO 4) TO ROCHE PRODUCTS FACTORY | 1.5 mi | II |
🚧 Green Spaces
design review needed — #212
Green space data from OS Open Greenspace.
| Name | Distance | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Greenspace access point | 0.2 mi | Play space |
| Welwyn Rugby Club | 0.2 mi | Playing field |
| Welwyn Rugby Club | 0.4 mi | Playing field |
🚧 Transport
design review needed — #214
Transport stop data from NaPTAN.
| Name | Distance | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Welwyn Garden City Rail Station | 0.7 mi | Rail station |
| Welwyn Garden City Rail Station | 0.7 mi | Rail station |
| Welwyn North Rail Station | 2.6 mi | Rail station |
| Welwyn North Rail Station | 2.6 mi | Rail station |
| Hatfield (Herts) Rail Station | 3.3 mi | Rail station |
House Prices
Based on Land Registry Price Paid data. Median prices for completed sales (Category A) by property type. England & Wales.
Median sale price by type
| Yours | Trend | Position | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All types | £615,000 | ||
| Detached | £900,000 | ||
| Semi-detached | £615,000 | ||
| Terraced | £640,000 | ||
| Flat | £199,950 |
Crime
From police.uk open data, aggregated by postcode district. Rates are per 1,000 resident population per month.
Offences per 1,000 population per month
| Yours | Trend | Position | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total crime | 10.5 | ||
| Violent crime | 2.8 | ||
| Burglary | 0.9 | ||
| Anti-social behaviour | 3.8 |
Broadband
From the Ofcom Connected Nations report, aggregated by postcode district. Download and upload are mean speeds; FTTP is percentage of premises with full fibre availability.
Average speeds and coverage
| Yours | Trend | Position | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Download | 59.9 Mbps | ||
| Upload | 14.9 Mbps | ||
| FTTP coverage | 36.2% |
🚧 Rents
ONS Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR). Estimated average monthly gross rent by bedroom count.
design review needed — #201
| Yours | Trend | Position | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All bedrooms | £1,464 | ||
| 1 bed | £1,026 | ||
| 2 bed | £1,329 | ||
| 3 bed | £1,589 | ||
| 4+ bed | £2,275 |
🚧 Air Quality
DEFRA Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) modelled concentrations, µg/m³.
design review needed — #202
| Yours | Trend | Position | |
|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 7 | ||
| PM10 | 12 | ||
| NO₂ | 11 | ||
| NOₓ | 15 |
🚧 Road Casualties
DfT STATS19 reported road casualties by severity.
design review needed — #203
| Yours | Trend | Position | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All collisions | 1 | ||
| Fatal | 0 | ||
| Serious | 0 | ||
| Killed/serious | 0 | ||
| Pedestrian | 3 | ||
| Cyclist | 1 |
🚧 Flood Risk
Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea.
design review needed — #205
| Yours | Trend | Position | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rivers & sea | 0 |
🚧 Companies
Companies House free company data product.
design review needed — #206
| Yours | Trend | Position | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Active companies | 7,391 | ||
| Total registered | 7,987 | ||
| Dormant | 146 | ||
| New (last year) | 1,087 | ||
| New (last 5 years) | 3,410 |
🚧 Population
Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991
design review needed — #209
| Yours | Trend | Position | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total population | 1,857 |
🚧 Age structure
Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991
design review needed — #209
| Yours | Trend | Position | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 0–15 | 10.9% | ||
| Aged 16–64 | 53.9% | ||
| Aged 65+ | 35.2% |
🚧 Ethnic group
Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991
design review needed — #209
| Yours | Trend | Position | |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 84.8% | ||
| Asian | 7.2% | ||
| Black | 2.8% | ||
| Mixed | 3.5% | ||
| Other | 1.6% |
🚧 Housing tenure
Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991
design review needed — #209
| Yours | Trend | Position | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 49.6% | ||
| Social rented | 31.3% | ||
| Private rented | 18.7% |
🚧 Car availability
Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991
design review needed — #209
| Yours | Trend | Position | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No car or van | 41.0% | ||
| 1 car or van | 38.4% | ||
| 2+ cars or vans | 20.7% |
🚧 Economic activity
Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991
design review needed — #209
| Yours | Trend | Position | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Economically active | 52.4% | ||
| Unemployed | 2.1% |
🚧 Accommodation type
Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991
design review needed — #209
| Yours | Trend | Position | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 8.8% | ||
| Semi-detached | 16.0% | ||
| Terraced | 14.6% | ||
| Flat / maisonette | 56.9% |
🚧 Qualifications
Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001
design review needed — #209
| Yours | Trend | Position | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No qualifications | 16.1% | ||
| Degree or above | 43.8% |
🚧 Mobile Coverage
Ofcom Connected Nations mobile coverage data. Percentage of premises.
design review needed — #207
| Yours | Trend | Position | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indoor 4G (all operators) | 93.2% | ||
| Indoor voice (all) | 96.8% | ||
| 5G outdoor (any) | 99.6% |