Elmwood, Welwyn Garden City

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

House prices, sold prices and local information for AL8 6LD, AL8 6LE.

Average price (last 12 months)

£995,000

1 sale

Average price (since 2016)

£928,480

20 sales

Price range

£580k – £1.3m

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

2 Nov 2025

AL8 6LE

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At a glance

House prices£928k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 10 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station16 min walkWelwyn Garden City station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold70% leaseholdAcross 20 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 Elmwood, 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 £995,000. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £981,464. 1 home here has sold more than once since 2016; 1 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 55% detached, 40% semi-detached, 5% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Elmwood range from £580,000 to £1,300,000. 30% of homes sold here were freehold and 70% leasehold.

House prices on Elmwood compared

AL8 postcode area£554,908

Welwyn Garden City£435,135

England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Elmwood 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: 30% freehold and 70% leasehold across 20 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Detached	11	£981,464	2 Nov 2025
Semi-detached	8	£844,813	4 Dec 2023
Terraced	1	£1,015,000	16 Apr 2021

Sold prices on Elmwood

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
14, Elmwood AL8 6LE	2 Nov 2025	£995,000	Detached	Freehold
22, Elmwood AL8 6LE	4 Dec 2023	£833,000	Semi-detached	Leasehold
17, Elmwood AL8 6LD	2 Dec 2022	£995,000	Semi-detached	Leasehold
7, Elmwood AL8 6LD	8 Nov 2022	£1,300,000	Detached	Freehold
44, Elmwood AL8 6LE	31 Aug 2022	£1,208,500	Detached	Leasehold
20, Elmwood AL8 6LE	29 Apr 2022	£1,075,000	Detached	Leasehold
12, Elmwood AL8 6LE	10 Mar 2022	£1,076,000	Semi-detached	Leasehold
23, Elmwood AL8 6LD	16 Feb 2022	£912,500	Semi-detached	Freehold
19, Elmwood AL8 6LD	16 Apr 2021	£1,015,000	Terraced	Leasehold
48, Elmwood AL8 6LE	6 Jan 2021	£961,000	Detached	Leasehold
35, Elmwood AL8 6LD	4 Sep 2020	£900,000	Detached	Leasehold
3, Elmwood AL8 6LD	19 Feb 2020	£710,000	Semi-detached	Leasehold
16, Elmwood AL8 6LE	16 Jan 2020	£856,000	Detached	Leasehold
41, Elmwood AL8 6LD	12 Sep 2018	£902,000	Semi-detached	Leasehold
28, Elmwood AL8 6LE	1 Jun 2018	£1,100,600	Detached	Leasehold
7, Elmwood AL8 6LD	11 Sep 2017	£935,000	Detached	Freehold
6, Elmwood AL8 6LE	14 Jul 2017	£580,000	Semi-detached	Leasehold
33, Elmwood AL8 6LD	13 Feb 2017	£615,000	Detached	Leasehold
49, Elmwood AL8 6LD	30 Nov 2016	£850,000	Detached	Freehold
13, Elmwood AL8 6LD	15 Jan 2016	£750,000	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
7, Elmwood	£935,000 (Sep 2017) → £1,300,000 (Nov 2022)	+39% over 5 yrs

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Schools near Elmwood

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Applecroft School 454 pupils	Primary	3–11	Good Report	0.1 mi
Lakeside School 115 pupils	Community special school	2–19	Report	0.3 mi
Stanborough School 1,287 pupils	Secondary	11–18	Good Report	0.5 mi
St John's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School, Lemsford 102 pupils	Primary Church of England	4–11	Report	0.5 mi
Our Lady Catholic Primary School 204 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	4–11	Good Report	0.9 mi
Peartree Primary School 184 pupils	Primary	5–11	Report	0.9 mi
Templewood Primary School 225 pupils	Primary	3–11	Good 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 0.8 mi · 16 min walk
Welwyn North station 2.2 mi · 44 min walk
Hatfield (Herts) station 2.3 mi · 46 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Lemsford Corner (SW-bound, Valley Road) 3 min walk
Lemsford Corner (NE-bound, Valley Road) 3 min walk
Applecroft Road (adj, Valley Road) 3 min walk
Marsden Road (opp, Handside Lane) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

The Garden City Practice
Birdcroft Road, Welwyn Garden City · 0.5 mi
Peartree Lane Surgery
110 Peartree Lane, Welwyn Garden City · 1.0 mi
Spring House Health
Spring House Site, Ascots Lane, Welwyn Garden City · 1.6 mi
Hall Grove Group Practice
4 Hall Grove, Welwyn Garden City · 1.8 mi

Supermarkets

Budgens Budgens Welwyn Garden City · 0.5 mi
Sainsburys Sainsburys Welwyn Garden City · 0.6 mi
Iceland Iceland Welwyn Garden City · 0.7 mi
Waitrose Waitrose Welwyn Garden City · 0.9 mi

Pharmacies

Boots · 0.8 mi
Johns & Kelynack Pharmacy · 0.9 mi
Peartree Pharmacy · 1.0 mi

Dentists

Dental Surgery · 0.2 mi
Parkway Community Health Clinic · 0.5 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 10 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	10 of 10
Employment	10 of 10
Education and skills	10 of 10
Health and disability	10 of 10
Crime	10 of 10
Access to housing and services	10 of 10
Living environment	7 of 10

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

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	89.8%	62.5%
Private rented	4.3%	20.3%
Social rented	6.0%	17.1%
Households	587

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	18.6%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	56.9%	64.1%
Aged 65+	24.5%	18.6%
Residents	1,630

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 Elmwood

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Who lives around Elmwood

Ethnic group

	Here	Welwyn Hatfield
White	89.6%	78.7%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	4%	4.1%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	3.5%	8.8%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African	2.3%	6.1%
Other ethnic group	0.7%	2.3%

Religion

	Here	Welwyn Hatfield
Christian	48.6%	47.2%
No religion	42.2%	37%
Not answered	6.1%	6.7%
Hindu	1.6%	3.2%
Jewish	0.4%	0.9%
Other religion	0.4%	0.7%
Sikh	0.3%	–
Buddhist	0.2%	0.7%

Country of birth

	Here	Welwyn Hatfield
Born in the UK	89.8%	78%
Born outside the UK	10.2%	22%

Highest qualification

	Here	Welwyn Hatfield
Level 4 qualifications and above	56.7%	37.3%
Level 3 qualifications	12.9%	19.1%
Level 2 qualifications	11.2%	12.9%
No qualifications	9.5%	14.3%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	5.2%	9.2%
Apprenticeship	3%	4.5%
Other qualifications	1.6%	2.7%

General health

	Here	Welwyn Hatfield
Very good health	58.3%	51.7%
Good health	29.1%	33.5%
Fair health	9.6%	11%
Bad health	2.7%	3.1%
Very bad health	0.3%	0.8%

Cars or vans per household

	Here	Welwyn Hatfield
1 car or van in household	41.1%	41.6%
2 cars or vans in household	37.1%	29.5%
3 or more cars or vans in household	14.8%	11.3%
No cars or vans in household	7%	17.6%

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 Elmwood

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