Brooms Close, Welwyn Garden City

MyStreetCheck free street report: Brooms Close, Welwyn Garden City · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/welwyn-garden-city/brooms-close/

House prices, sold prices and local information for AL8 7JA.

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2017)

£416,786

7 sales

Price range

£350k – £525k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

21 Mar 2025

AL8 7JA

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At a glance

House prices£417k averageSince 2017 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 6 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station14 min walkWelwyn Garden City station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 7 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

7 property sales on Brooms Close, Welwyn Garden City have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2017. The most recent sale was on 21 Mar 2025. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £416,786. 1 home here has sold more than once since 2017; 1 of them sold for more the second time. Recorded sale prices on Brooms Close range from £350,000 to £525,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Brooms Close compared

AL8 postcode area£554,908

Welwyn Garden City£435,135

England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Brooms Close has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all AL8 house prices.

Average sale price by year

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 7 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Terraced	7	£416,786	21 Mar 2025

Sold prices on Brooms Close

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
16, Brooms Close AL8 7JA	21 Mar 2025	£422,500	Terraced	Freehold
13, Brooms Close AL8 7JA	14 Jun 2024	£373,000	Terraced	Freehold
18, Brooms Close AL8 7JA	9 Sep 2022	£506,000	Terraced	Freehold
12, Brooms Close AL8 7JA	6 Dec 2021	£525,000	Terraced	Freehold
2, Brooms Close AL8 7JA	17 Jul 2020	£373,000	Terraced	Freehold
13, Brooms Close AL8 7JA	25 May 2018	£350,000	Terraced	Freehold
6, Brooms Close AL8 7JA	20 Jul 2017	£368,000	Terraced	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
13, Brooms Close	£350,000 (May 2018) → £373,000 (Jun 2024)	+7% over 6 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Brooms Close

Crime

233 crimes were reported within about a mile of Brooms Close in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Higher crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Anti-social behaviour	76
Violence & sexual offences	45
Shoplifting	43
Other theft	26
Public order	12
Criminal damage & arson	11

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

Brooms Close is in or near 4 Environment Agency flood areas:

River Mimram at Welwyn Flood warning area
River Mimram in Hertfordshire Flood alert area
River Beane catchment Flood alert area
River Lee at Hertford Flood alert area

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Schools near Brooms Close

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Templewood Primary School 225 pupils	Primary	3–11	Good Report	0.2 mi
Harwood Hill Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School 179 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	0.4 mi
Homerswood Primary and Nursery School 218 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	0.4 mi
Monk's Walk School 1,440 pupils	Secondary	11–18	Report	0.7 mi
Knightsfield School 65 pupils	Academy special converter	9–18	Report	0.8 mi
St John's CofE Primary School 224 pupils	Primary Church of England	3–11	Report	0.8 mi
Waterside Academy 166 pupils	Primary	3–11	Good Report	0.8 mi
The Holy Family Catholic Primary School 211 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	3–11	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 0.7 mi · 14 min walk
Welwyn North station 1.0 mi · 20 min walk
Hatfield (Herts) station 3.3 mi · 1 hr 6 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Great Dell (nr, Knightsfield) 2 min walk
Great Dell (opp, Knightsfield) 2 min walk
Harwood Hill (opp, Knightsfield) 2 min walk
Harwood Hill (nr, Knightsfield) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

The Garden City Practice
Birdcroft Road, Welwyn Garden City · 1.0 mi
Peartree Lane Surgery
110 Peartree Lane, Welwyn Garden City · 1.0 mi
Bridge Cottage Surgery
41 High Street, Welwyn · 1.4 mi
Hall Grove Group Practice
4 Hall Grove, Welwyn Garden City · 1.8 mi

Supermarkets

The Co-operative Food Co-op Knightsfield · 0.3 mi
Tesco Express Tesco Shire Park Express · 0.4 mi
Waitrose Waitrose Welwyn Garden City · 0.5 mi
Aldi Aldi Bessemer Road · 0.7 mi

Pharmacies

Knightsfield Pharmacy · 0.3 mi
Johns & Kelynack Pharmacy · 0.5 mi
Boots · 0.7 mi

Dentists

Dental Surgery · 0.3 mi
Parkway Dental Surgery · 0.6 mi
Dental Beauty Welwyn Garden City · 0.7 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	5 of 10
Health and disability	6 of 10
Crime	5 of 10
Access to housing and services	8 of 10
Living environment	9 of 10

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

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	52.3%	62.5%
Private rented	10.2%	20.3%
Social rented	37.5%	17.1%
Households	610

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	24.6%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	61.6%	64.1%
Aged 65+	13.8%	18.6%
Residents	1,472

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 Brooms Close

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Who lives around Brooms Close

Ethnic group

	Here	Welwyn Hatfield
White	85.9%	78.7%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	6.1%	4.1%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	4%	8.8%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African	3.5%	6.1%
Other ethnic group	0.5%	2.3%

Religion

	Here	Welwyn Hatfield
No religion	47.2%	37%
Christian	42.3%	47.2%
Not answered	6.4%	6.7%
Other religion	1.4%	0.7%
Buddhist	0.9%	0.7%
Muslim	0.9%	3.3%
Hindu	0.5%	3.2%
Jewish	0.2%	0.9%

Country of birth

	Here	Welwyn Hatfield
Born in the UK	86.1%	78%
Born outside the UK	13.9%	22%

Highest qualification

	Here	Welwyn Hatfield
Level 4 qualifications and above	35.4%	37.3%
Level 3 qualifications	17.9%	19.1%
No qualifications	15.2%	14.3%
Level 2 qualifications	15.2%	12.9%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	9.4%	9.2%
Apprenticeship	5.1%	4.5%
Other qualifications	1.7%	2.7%

General health

	Here	Welwyn Hatfield
Very good health	49.9%	51.7%
Good health	33.6%	33.5%
Fair health	12.3%	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	52.1%	41.6%
2 cars or vans in household	23.9%	29.5%
No cars or vans in household	19.1%	17.6%
3 or more cars or vans in household	4.9%	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.

Planning and heritage near Brooms Close

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