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Dunsters Mead, Welwyn Garden City

MyStreetCheck free street report: Dunsters Mead, Welwyn Garden City · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/welwyn-garden-city/dunsters-mead/

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

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£256,863
13 sales
Price range
£215k – £370k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
5 Sep 2025
AL7 3JW

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At a glance

House prices£257k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 60% 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 station24 min walkWelwyn Garden City station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold86% leaseholdAcross 14 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 Dunsters Mead, Welwyn Garden City have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 5 Sep 2025. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £241,747. 2 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 2 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 85% flat, 15% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Dunsters Mead range from £214,720 to £370,000. 14% of homes sold here were freehold and 86% leasehold.

House prices on Dunsters Mead compared

AL7 postcode area£387,817
Welwyn Garden City£435,135
England & Wales£358,701

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

Average sale price by year

2016: £249,500 (2 sales)2016£250k2018: £237,500 (2 sales)2018£238k2019: £250,000 (1 sales)2019£250k2021: £251,930 (4 sales)2021£252k2023: £265,000 (1 sales)2023£265k2024: £295,000 (2 sales)2024£295k2025: £252,500 (1 sales)2025£253k

Tenure: 14% freehold and 86% leasehold across 14 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Flat11£241,7475 Sep 2025
Terraced2£340,00017 Oct 2024

Sold prices on Dunsters Mead

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
21, Dunsters Mead AL7 3JW 5 Sep 2025£252,500 FlatLeasehold
12, Dunsters Mead AL7 3JW 23 Oct 2024£130,000 FlatLeasehold
23, Dunsters Mead AL7 3JW 17 Oct 2024£370,000 TerracedFreehold
8, Dunsters Mead AL7 3JW 23 Aug 2024£220,000 FlatLeasehold
17, Dunsters Mead AL7 3JW 20 Oct 2023£265,000 FlatLeasehold
4, Dunsters Mead AL7 3JW 17 Dec 2021£248,000 FlatLeasehold
5, Dunsters Mead AL7 3JW 15 Sep 2021£235,000 FlatLeasehold
27, Dunsters Mead AL7 3JW 25 Feb 2021£310,000 TerracedFreehold
10, Dunsters Mead AL7 3JW 15 Jan 2021£214,720 FlatLeasehold
17, Dunsters Mead AL7 3JW 25 Oct 2019£250,000 FlatLeasehold
15, Dunsters Mead AL7 3JW 23 Nov 2018£250,000 FlatLeasehold
21, Dunsters Mead AL7 3JW 22 Aug 2018£225,000 FlatLeasehold
19, Dunsters Mead AL7 3JW 1 Jul 2016£250,000 FlatLeasehold
18, Dunsters Mead AL7 3JW 17 Jun 2016£249,000 FlatLeasehold

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

AddressSalesChange
21, Dunsters Mead £225,000 (Aug 2018) → £252,500 (Sep 2025) +12%
over 7 yrs
17, Dunsters Mead £250,000 (Oct 2019) → £265,000 (Oct 2023) +6%
over 4 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Dunsters Mead

Crime

225 crimes were reported within about a mile of Dunsters Mead in August 2026.

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

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

Violence & sexual offences81
Anti-social behaviour61
Vehicle crime18
Criminal damage & arson13
Public order13
Other theft12

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

Flood risk

Dunsters Mead 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 Dunsters Mead

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Swallow Dell Primary and Nursery School 418 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.4 mi
Commonswood Primary & Nursery School 410 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.5 mi
James Marks Academy 62 pupils Free schools special 11–18 Report 0.5 mi
Holwell Primary School 397 pupils Primary 5–11 Good Report 0.7 mi
Ludwick Nursery School 177 pupils Nursery 2–5 Report 0.7 mi
Watchlytes Primary School 158 pupils Primary 3–11 Inadequate Report 0.7 mi
Ridgeway Academy 875 pupils Secondary 11–18 Report 0.8 mi
Creswick Academy 325 pupils Primary 4–11 Requires improvement Report 0.8 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 1.2 mi · 24 min walk
  • Welwyn North station 2.3 mi · 46 min walk
  • Hatfield (Herts) station 2.4 mi · 47 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Sweet Briar (opp, Cole Green Lane) 2 min walk
  • Beehive Green (nr, Beehive Lane) 2 min walk
  • Beehive Green (opp, Beehive Lane) 2 min walk
  • Howlands (W-bound, Cole Green Lane) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Hall Grove Group Practice
    4 Hall Grove, Welwyn Garden City · 0.1 mi
  • Spring House Health
    Spring House Site, Ascots Lane, Welwyn Garden City · 0.7 mi
  • Peartree Lane Surgery
    110 Peartree Lane, Welwyn Garden City · 0.8 mi
  • The Garden City Practice
    Birdcroft Road, Welwyn Garden City · 1.3 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Ludwick · 0.1 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Welwyn Garden City Hallgrove · 0.1 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Welwyn Garden City-Cole Green · 0.6 mi
  • Morrisons Morrisons Panshanger Welwyn Garden City · 0.6 mi

Pharmacies

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

Dentists

  • Beehive Dental Practice · 0.2 mi
  • Woodhall Dental Practice · 0.6 mi
  • Peartree Clinic Welwyn · 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 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 disability7 of 10
Crime4 of 10
Access to housing and services7 of 10
Living environment9 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned58.1%62.5%
Private rented8.1%20.3%
Social rented33.7%17.1%
Households887

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1521.9%17.4%
Aged 15–6465.1%64.1%
Aged 65+13.0%18.6%
Residents2,217

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 Dunsters Mead

Ethnic group

HereWelwyn Hatfield
White84.4%78.7%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh6.4%8.8%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.7%4.1%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African3.2%6.1%
Other ethnic group1.3%2.3%

Religion

HereWelwyn Hatfield
No religion44.4%37%
Christian42.8%47.2%
Not answered6.5%6.7%
Muslim2.6%3.3%
Hindu1.5%3.2%
Jewish0.8%0.9%
Sikh0.7%–
Other religion0.5%0.7%

Country of birth

HereWelwyn Hatfield
Born in the UK84.5%78%
Born outside the UK15.5%22%

Highest qualification

HereWelwyn Hatfield
Level 4 qualifications and above34.4%37.3%
Level 3 qualifications19%19.1%
No qualifications15%14.3%
Level 2 qualifications14.1%12.9%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.3%9.2%
Apprenticeship4.2%4.5%
Other qualifications2.9%2.7%

General health

HereWelwyn Hatfield
Very good health53.3%51.7%
Good health33.3%33.5%
Fair health9.6%11%
Bad health3%3.1%
Very bad health0.8%0.8%

Cars or vans per household

HereWelwyn Hatfield
1 car or van in household42.7%41.6%
2 cars or vans in household30.3%29.5%
No cars or vans in household17.1%17.6%
3 or more cars or vans in household9.9%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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