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Digswell Rise, Welwyn Garden City

MyStreetCheck free street report: Digswell Rise, Welwyn Garden City · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/welwyn-garden-city/digswell-rise/

House prices, sold prices and local information for AL8 7PR, AL8 7PW, AL8 7NU.

Average price (last 12 months)
£292,500
1 sale
Average price (since 2017)
£546,468
20 sales
Price range
£107k – £940k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
5 Jun 2026
AL8 7PR

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At a glance

House prices£546k 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 station12 min walkWelwyn Garden City station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold68% freeholdAcross 22 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

20 property sales on Digswell Rise, Welwyn Garden City have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2017. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £292,500. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £696,283. By property type, sales here have been 30% detached, 30% flat, 25% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Digswell Rise range from £106,667 to £940,000. 68% of homes sold here were freehold and 32% leasehold.

House prices on Digswell Rise compared

AL8 postcode area£554,908
Welwyn Garden City£435,135
England & Wales£358,701

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

Average sale price by year

2017: £502,500 (2 sales)2017£503k2018: £705,000 (2 sales)2018£705k2019: £248,334 (2 sales)2019£248k2020: £700,980 (5 sales)2020£701k2021: £618,433 (3 sales)2021£618k2022: £591,667 (3 sales)2022£592k2024: £295,000 (2 sales)2024£295k2026: £292,500 (1 sales)2026£293k

Tenure: 68% freehold and 32% leasehold across 22 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached6£696,28322 Dec 2021
Flat6£334,0285 Jun 2026
Semi-detached5£648,0009 Aug 2022
Terraced3£502,50025 Mar 2021

Sold prices on Digswell Rise

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
9, Digswell Court, Digswell Rise AL8 7PR 5 Jun 2026£292,500 FlatLeasehold
2, Digswell Court, Digswell Rise AL8 7PR 17 Oct 2025£253,000 FlatLeasehold
5, Digswell Court, Digswell Rise AL8 7PR 23 Oct 2024£280,000 FlatLeasehold
6, Digswell Court, Digswell Rise AL8 7PR 26 Jul 2024£310,000 FlatLeasehold
6, Digswell Court, Digswell Rise AL8 7PR 16 Feb 2024£2,500 OtherFreehold
1, Digswell Lodge, Digswell Rise AL8 7NU 9 Aug 2022£760,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
4, Digswell Court, Digswell Rise AL8 7PR 11 Apr 2022£315,000 FlatLeasehold
8, Digswell Lodge, Digswell Rise AL8 7NU 18 Mar 2022£700,000 FlatLeasehold
56, Digswell Rise AL8 7PW 22 Dec 2021£540,300 DetachedFreehold
45, Digswell Rise AL8 7PP 30 Apr 2021£797,500 DetachedFreehold
59, Digswell Rise AL8 7PT 25 Mar 2021£517,500 TerracedFreehold
44, Digswell Rise AL8 7PW 4 Dec 2020£899,900 DetachedFreehold
3, Digswell Lodge, Digswell Rise AL8 7NU 4 Nov 2020£680,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
2, Digswell Lodge, Digswell Rise AL8 7NU 2 Oct 2020£675,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
42, Digswell Rise AL8 7PW 28 Aug 2020£650,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
9, Digswell Lodge, Digswell Rise AL8 7NU 20 Jul 2020£600,000 TerracedFreehold
67, Digswell Rise AL8 7PT 14 Oct 2019£390,000 TerracedFreehold
3, Digswell Court, Digswell Rise AL8 7PR 1 Mar 2019£106,667 FlatLeasehold
54, Digswell Rise AL8 7PW 7 Feb 2018£470,000 DetachedFreehold
The Cottage, 50, Digswell Rise AL8 7PW 15 Jan 2018£940,000 DetachedFreehold
65, Digswell Rise AL8 7PT 19 Oct 2017£475,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
58, Digswell Rise AL8 7PW 24 Jul 2017£530,000 DetachedFreehold

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.

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Crime and flood risk near Digswell Rise

Crime

247 crimes were reported within about a mile of Digswell Rise 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 behaviour81
Violence & sexual offences52
Shoplifting43
Other theft17
Criminal damage & arson14
Public order13

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

Flood risk

Digswell Rise 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 Digswell Rise

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Templewood Primary School 225 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.3 mi
Harwood Hill Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School 179 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.5 mi
Homerswood Primary and Nursery School 218 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.6 mi
Waterside Academy 166 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.8 mi
St John's CofE Primary School 224 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Report 0.8 mi
The Holy Family Catholic Primary School 211 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Report 0.8 mi
Monk's Walk School 1,440 pupils Secondary 11–18 Report 0.8 mi
Knightsfield School 65 pupils Academy special converter 9–18 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 0.6 mi · 12 min walk
  • Welwyn North station 1.1 mi · 21 min walk
  • Hatfield (Herts) station 3.2 mi · 1 hr 4 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Pentley Park (opp, Digswell Road) 3 min walk
  • Harwood Hill (opp, Knightsfield) 3 min walk
  • Harwood Hill (nr, Knightsfield) 3 min walk
  • Lodgefield (opp, Knightsfield) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Peartree Lane Surgery
    110 Peartree Lane, Welwyn Garden City · 0.9 mi
  • The Garden City Practice
    Birdcroft Road, Welwyn Garden City · 0.9 mi
  • Bridge Cottage Surgery
    41 High Street, Welwyn · 1.5 mi
  • Hall Grove Group Practice
    4 Hall Grove, Welwyn Garden City · 1.6 mi

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  • Knightsfield Pharmacy · 0.4 mi
  • Johns & Kelynack Pharmacy · 0.4 mi
  • Boots · 0.6 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Surgery · 0.4 mi
  • Parkway Dental Surgery · 0.5 mi
  • Dental Beauty Welwyn Garden City · 0.6 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.

Income5 of 10
Employment5 of 10
Education and skills5 of 10
Health and disability6 of 10
Crime5 of 10
Access to housing and services8 of 10
Living environment9 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned52.3%62.5%
Private rented10.2%20.3%
Social rented37.5%17.1%
Households610

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1524.6%17.4%
Aged 15–6461.6%64.1%
Aged 65+13.8%18.6%
Residents1,472

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%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

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks95%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks96%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.

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Who lives around Digswell Rise

Ethnic group

HereWelwyn Hatfield
White85.9%78.7%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6.1%4.1%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4%8.8%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African3.5%6.1%
Other ethnic group0.5%2.3%

Religion

HereWelwyn Hatfield
No religion47.2%37%
Christian42.3%47.2%
Not answered6.4%6.7%
Other religion1.4%0.7%
Buddhist0.9%0.7%
Muslim0.9%3.3%
Hindu0.5%3.2%
Jewish0.2%0.9%

Country of birth

HereWelwyn Hatfield
Born in the UK86.1%78%
Born outside the UK13.9%22%

Highest qualification

HereWelwyn Hatfield
Level 4 qualifications and above35.4%37.3%
Level 3 qualifications17.9%19.1%
No qualifications15.2%14.3%
Level 2 qualifications15.2%12.9%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.4%9.2%
Apprenticeship5.1%4.5%
Other qualifications1.7%2.7%

General health

HereWelwyn Hatfield
Very good health49.9%51.7%
Good health33.6%33.5%
Fair health12.3%11%
Bad health3.1%3.1%
Very bad health1.1%0.8%

Cars or vans per household

HereWelwyn Hatfield
1 car or van in household52.1%41.6%
2 cars or vans in household23.9%29.5%
No cars or vans in household19.1%17.6%
3 or more cars or vans in household4.9%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.

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