Downfields, Welwyn Garden City

MyStreetCheck free street report: Downfields, Welwyn Garden City · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/welwyn-garden-city/downfields/

House prices, sold prices and local information for AL8 6XR.

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2016)

£400,417

6 sales

Price range

£363k – £450k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

6 Mar 2024

AL8 6XR

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At a glance

House prices£400k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 7 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station19 min walkWelwyn Garden City station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 6 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

6 property sales on Downfields, Welwyn Garden City have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 6 Mar 2024. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £400,417. Recorded sale prices on Downfields range from £362,500 to £450,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Downfields compared

AL8 postcode area£554,908

Welwyn Garden City£435,135

England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Downfields 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 6 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Terraced	6	£400,417	6 Mar 2024

Sold prices on Downfields

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
15, Downfields AL8 6XR	6 Mar 2024	£450,000	Terraced	Freehold
4, Downfields AL8 6XR	24 Apr 2020	£400,000	Terraced	Freehold
5, Downfields AL8 6XR	26 Sep 2019	£405,000	Terraced	Freehold
3, Downfields AL8 6XR	10 Apr 2017	£395,000	Terraced	Freehold
9, Downfields AL8 6XR	9 Jan 2017	£362,500	Terraced	Freehold
12, Downfields AL8 6XR	30 Nov 2016	£390,000	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.

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Crime and flood risk near Downfields

Crime

178 crimes were reported within about a mile of Downfields in August 2026.

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

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Lower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Anti-social behaviour	56
Violence & sexual offences	44
Shoplifting	32
Public order	11
Criminal damage & arson	9
Vehicle crime	9

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

Flood risk

Downfields is in or near 3 Environment Agency flood areas:

River Mimram in Hertfordshire Flood alert area
River Lee from Lemsford to Hertford Flood warning 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 Downfields

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Lakeside School 115 pupils	Community special school	2–19	Report	0.1 mi
Stanborough School 1,287 pupils	Secondary	11–18	Good Report	0.2 mi
Applecroft School 454 pupils	Primary	3–11	Good Report	0.4 mi
St John's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School, Lemsford 102 pupils	Primary Church of England	4–11	Report	0.6 mi
Our Lady Catholic Primary School 204 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	4–11	Good Report	0.8 mi
Peartree Primary School 184 pupils	Primary	5–11	Report	0.9 mi
Creswick Academy 325 pupils	Primary	4–11	Requires improvement Report	1.0 mi
Ludwick Nursery School 177 pupils	Nursery	2–5	Report	1.1 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 0.9 mi · 19 min walk
Hatfield (Herts) station 2.0 mi · 40 min walk
Welwyn North station 2.5 mi · 50 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Newfields (opp, Handside Lane) 1 min walk
Newfields (nr, Handside Lane) 1 min walk
Stacklands (opp, Lemsford Lane) 1 min walk
Stacklands (nr, Lemsford Lane) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

The Garden City Practice
Birdcroft Road, Welwyn Garden City · 0.6 mi
Peartree Lane Surgery
110 Peartree Lane, Welwyn Garden City · 1.0 mi
Spring House Health
Spring House Site, Ascots Lane, Welwyn Garden City · 1.5 mi
Hall Grove Group Practice
4 Hall Grove, Welwyn Garden City · 1.7 mi

Supermarkets

Budgens Budgens Welwyn Garden City · 0.5 mi
Sainsburys Sainsburys Welwyn Garden City · 0.8 mi
Iceland Iceland Welwyn Garden City · 0.9 mi
Waitrose Waitrose Welwyn Garden City · 1.1 mi

Pharmacies

Boots · 0.9 mi
Peartree Pharmacy · 1.0 mi
Johns & Kelynack Pharmacy · 1.1 mi

Dentists

Dental Surgery · 0.3 mi
Parkway Community Health Clinic · 0.6 mi
Church Road Dental Practice · 0.9 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 7 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	6 of 10
Education and skills	7 of 10
Health and disability	6 of 10
Crime	7 of 10
Access to housing and services	9 of 10
Living environment	7 of 10

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

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	60.5%	62.5%
Private rented	8.2%	20.3%
Social rented	30.6%	17.1%
Households	692

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	19.9%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	65.1%	64.1%
Aged 65+	15.0%	18.6%
Residents	1,690

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 Downfields

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Who lives around Downfields

Ethnic group

	Here	Welwyn Hatfield
White	87.4%	78.7%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	6.2%	8.8%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	3%	4.1%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African	2%	6.1%
Other ethnic group	1.5%	2.3%

Religion

	Here	Welwyn Hatfield
No religion	46%	37%
Christian	43.6%	47.2%
Not answered	5%	6.7%
Muslim	2.2%	3.3%
Hindu	1.6%	3.2%
Buddhist	1.1%	0.7%
Jewish	0.4%	0.9%
Other religion	0.2%	0.7%

Country of birth

	Here	Welwyn Hatfield
Born in the UK	88%	78%
Born outside the UK	12%	22%

Highest qualification

	Here	Welwyn Hatfield
Level 4 qualifications and above	37.7%	37.3%
Level 3 qualifications	19.1%	19.1%
Level 2 qualifications	13.9%	12.9%
No qualifications	13.1%	14.3%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	10.2%	9.2%
Apprenticeship	3.6%	4.5%
Other qualifications	2.3%	2.7%

General health

	Here	Welwyn Hatfield
Very good health	48.5%	51.7%
Good health	36%	33.5%
Fair health	10.8%	11%
Bad health	3.5%	3.1%
Very bad health	1.1%	0.8%

Cars or vans per household

	Here	Welwyn Hatfield
1 car or van in household	44.7%	41.6%
2 cars or vans in household	31.9%	29.5%
No cars or vans in household	16%	17.6%
3 or more cars or vans in household	7.4%	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.

Planning and heritage near Downfields

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