Breakmead, Welwyn Garden City

MyStreetCheck free street report: Breakmead, Welwyn Garden City · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/welwyn-garden-city/breakmead/

House prices, sold prices and local information for AL7 3HG.

Average price (last 12 months)

£420,000

1 sale

Average price (since 2016)

£344,654

13 sales

Price range

£280k – £425k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

5 Nov 2025

AL7 3HG

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At a glance

House prices£345k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 6 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station28 min walkWelwyn Garden City station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 13 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

13 property sales on Breakmead, Welwyn Garden City have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £420,000. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £341,714. 4 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 4 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 54% terraced, 46% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Breakmead range from £280,000 to £425,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Breakmead compared

AL7 postcode area£387,817

Welwyn Garden City£435,135

England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Breakmead has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all AL7 house prices.

Average sale price by year

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 13 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Terraced	7	£341,714	17 Aug 2022
Semi-detached	6	£348,083	5 Nov 2025

Sold prices on Breakmead

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
17, Breakmead AL7 3HG	5 Nov 2025	£420,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
20, Breakmead AL7 3HG	10 Jun 2024	£412,500	Semi-detached	Freehold
17, Breakmead AL7 3HG	3 Apr 2023	£305,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
5, Breakmead AL7 3HG	17 Aug 2022	£369,000	Terraced	Freehold
7, Breakmead AL7 3HG	12 Feb 2021	£425,000	Terraced	Freehold
14, Breakmead AL7 3HG	1 Feb 2021	£320,000	Terraced	Freehold
2, Breakmead AL7 3HG	1 Aug 2018	£320,000	Terraced	Freehold
10, Breakmead AL7 3HG	3 Jul 2018	£349,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
5, Breakmead AL7 3HG	24 Jan 2018	£320,000	Terraced	Freehold
18, Breakmead AL7 3HG	18 Jul 2017	£330,000	Terraced	Freehold
10, Breakmead AL7 3HG	16 Dec 2016	£322,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
13, Breakmead AL7 3HG	23 Nov 2016	£308,000	Terraced	Freehold
20, Breakmead AL7 3HG	5 Feb 2016	£280,000	Semi-detached	Freehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

Address	Sales	Change
17, Breakmead	£305,000 (Apr 2023) → £420,000 (Nov 2025)	+38% over 3 yrs
20, Breakmead	£280,000 (Feb 2016) → £412,500 (Jun 2024)	+47% over 8 yrs
5, Breakmead	£320,000 (Jan 2018) → £369,000 (Aug 2022)	+15% over 5 yrs
10, Breakmead	£322,000 (Dec 2016) → £349,000 (Jul 2018)	+8% over 2 yrs

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Schools near Breakmead

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Watchlytes Primary School 158 pupils	Primary	3–11	Inadequate Report	0.5 mi
Swallow Dell Primary and Nursery School 418 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	0.5 mi
Commonswood Primary & Nursery School 410 pupils	Primary	4–11	Good Report	0.6 mi
James Marks Academy 62 pupils	Free schools special	11–18	Report	0.7 mi
Ridgeway Academy 875 pupils	Secondary	11–18	Report	0.7 mi
Springmead Primary School 248 pupils	Primary	3–11	Good Report	0.8 mi
Panshanger Primary School 240 pupils	Primary	3–11	Good Report	0.8 mi
Holwell Primary School 397 pupils	Primary	5–11	Good Report	0.9 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

Welwyn Garden City station 1.4 mi · 28 min walk
Welwyn North station 2.3 mi · 45 min walk
Hatfield (Herts) station 2.6 mi · 53 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Ganett Roundabout (NW-bound, Heronswood Road) 3 min walk
Ganett Roundabout (S-bound, Heronswood Road) 3 min walk
Little Gannett (adj, Cole Green Lane) 3 min walk
Thistle Grove (opp, Cole Green Lane) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

Hall Grove Group Practice
4 Hall Grove, Welwyn Garden City · 0.4 mi
Spring House Health
Spring House Site, Ascots Lane, Welwyn Garden City · 1.0 mi
Peartree Lane Surgery
110 Peartree Lane, Welwyn Garden City · 1.0 mi
The Garden City Practice
Birdcroft Road, Welwyn Garden City · 1.5 mi

Supermarkets

Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Welwyn Garden City Hallgrove · 0.3 mi
The Co-operative Food Co-op Ludwick · 0.3 mi
Morrisons Morrisons Panshanger Welwyn Garden City · 0.5 mi
Lidl Lidl Panshanger Welwyn Garden City · 0.6 mi

Pharmacies

Gate2pharma · 0.5 mi
Boots · 0.6 mi
Boots · 0.8 mi

Dentists

Beehive Dental Practice · 0.5 mi
Dental Surgery · 0.7 mi
Woodhall Dental Practice · 0.8 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 6 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income	5 of 10
Employment	5 of 10
Education and skills	4 of 10
Health and disability	6 of 10
Crime	6 of 10
Access to housing and services	7 of 10
Living environment	10 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	59.6%	62.5%
Private rented	7.6%	20.3%
Social rented	32.7%	17.1%
Households	602

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	21.0%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	66.7%	64.1%
Aged 65+	12.3%	18.6%
Residents	1,592

Broadband

	Here	UK
Superfast (30Mbit+)	100%	95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)	100%	80%
Gigabit-capable	100%	80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

	Here	Eng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks	95%	89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network	100%	100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks	100%	99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks	96%	92%

Share of homes across Welwyn Hatfield with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

Energy ratings and home sizes on Breakmead

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Who lives around Breakmead

Ethnic group

	Here	Welwyn Hatfield
White	84.2%	78.7%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	7%	8.8%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	4.9%	4.1%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African	2.8%	6.1%
Other ethnic group	1.1%	2.3%

Religion

	Here	Welwyn Hatfield
No religion	48.9%	37%
Christian	37%	47.2%
Not answered	6.9%	6.7%
Muslim	3.1%	3.3%
Hindu	1.8%	3.2%
Buddhist	1.1%	0.7%
Jewish	0.8%	0.9%
Other religion	0.5%	0.7%

Country of birth

	Here	Welwyn Hatfield
Born in the UK	85.1%	78%
Born outside the UK	14.9%	22%

Highest qualification

	Here	Welwyn Hatfield
Level 4 qualifications and above	30.3%	37.3%
No qualifications	17.3%	14.3%
Level 2 qualifications	17.2%	12.9%
Level 3 qualifications	17%	19.1%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	11.1%	9.2%
Apprenticeship	4.1%	4.5%
Other qualifications	2.9%	2.7%

General health

	Here	Welwyn Hatfield
Very good health	50.3%	51.7%
Good health	32.8%	33.5%
Fair health	12.6%	11%
Bad health	3.1%	3.1%
Very bad health	1.1%	0.8%

Cars or vans per household

	Here	Welwyn Hatfield
1 car or van in household	40.5%	41.6%
2 cars or vans in household	33.3%	29.5%
No cars or vans in household	15.8%	17.6%
3 or more cars or vans in household	10.4%	11.3%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Welwyn Hatfield.

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