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Great Ley, Welwyn Garden City

MyStreetCheck free street report: Great Ley, Welwyn Garden City · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/welwyn-garden-city/great-ley/

House prices, sold prices and local information for AL7 4TJ, AL7 4TR, AL7 4TL.

Average price (last 12 months)
£505,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£459,129
21 sales
Price range
£257k – £595k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
20 Feb 2026
AL7 4TJ

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At a glance

House prices£459k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageHigher 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 station18 min walkWelwyn Garden City station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll 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

21 property sales on Great Ley, 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 £505,000. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £464,147. 3 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 3 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 71% semi-detached, 29% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Great Ley range from £257,200 to £595,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Great Ley compared

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

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Great Ley 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: £380,000 (1 sales)2016£380k2017: £422,500 (2 sales)2017£423k2018: £478,333 (3 sales)2018£478k2019: £495,000 (1 sales)2019£495k2020: £278,600 (2 sales)2020£279k2021: £472,083 (6 sales)2021£472k2024: £513,333 (3 sales)2024£513k2025: £526,000 (2 sales)2025£526k2026: £505,000 (1 sales)2026£505k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 22 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached15£464,14720 Feb 2026
Terraced6£446,58318 Jul 2025

Sold prices on Great Ley

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
39, Great Ley AL7 4TJ 20 Feb 2026£505,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
15, Great Ley AL7 4TJ 18 Jul 2025£527,000 TerracedFreehold
28, Great Ley AL7 4TR 2 Jun 2025£525,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
14, Great Ley AL7 4TR 14 Oct 2024£595,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
48, Great Ley AL7 4TL 5 Aug 2024£425,000 TerracedFreehold
12, Great Ley AL7 4TR 31 May 2024£520,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
60, Great Ley AL7 4TL 17 Dec 2021£465,000 TerracedFreehold
12, Great Ley AL7 4TR 30 Nov 2021£475,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
17, Great Ley AL7 4TJ 29 Jun 2021£515,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
50, Great Ley AL7 4TL 20 May 2021£425,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
15, Great Ley AL7 4TJ 25 Mar 2021£467,500 TerracedFreehold
26, Great Ley AL7 4TR 26 Feb 2021£485,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
18, Great Ley AL7 4TR 14 Sep 2020£257,200 Semi-detachedFreehold
52, Great Ley AL7 4TL 14 May 2020£300,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
47, Great Ley AL7 4TJ 8 May 2019£495,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
15, Great Ley AL7 4TJ 27 Jun 2018£425,000 TerracedFreehold
21, Great Ley AL7 4TJ 29 May 2018£505,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
35, Great Ley AL7 4TJ 28 Feb 2018£505,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
47A, Great Ley AL7 4TJ 19 May 2017£415,000 OtherFreehold
21, Great Ley AL7 4TJ 27 Apr 2017£475,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
22, Great Ley AL7 4TR 18 Jan 2017£370,000 TerracedFreehold
8, Great Ley AL7 4TS 3 Feb 2016£380,000 Semi-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.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
15, Great Ley £425,000 (Jun 2018) → £467,500 (Mar 2021) → £527,000 (Jul 2025) +24%
over 7 yrs
12, Great Ley £475,000 (Nov 2021) → £520,000 (May 2024) +9%
over 2 yrs
21, Great Ley £475,000 (Apr 2017) → £505,000 (May 2018) +6%
over 1 yr

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Crime and flood risk near Great Ley

Crime

318 crimes were reported within about a mile of Great Ley 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 offences106
Anti-social behaviour92
Shoplifting28
Public order18
Vehicle crime18
Criminal damage & arson17

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

Flood risk

Great Ley 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 Great Ley

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Creswick Academy 325 pupils Primary 4–11 Requires improvement Report 0.1 mi
Our Lady Catholic Primary School 204 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Good Report 0.3 mi
Holwell Primary School 397 pupils Primary 5–11 Good Report 0.4 mi
Ludwick Nursery School 177 pupils Nursery 2–5 Report 0.4 mi
Peartree Primary School 184 pupils Primary 5–11 Report 0.5 mi
Swallow Dell Primary and Nursery School 418 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.7 mi
James Marks Academy 62 pupils Free schools special 11–18 Report 0.8 mi
Stanborough School 1,287 pupils Secondary 11–18 Good 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 0.9 mi · 18 min walk
  • Hatfield (Herts) station 1.9 mi · 37 min walk
  • Welwyn North station 2.4 mi · 48 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Leigh Common (nr, Hollybush Lane) 1 min walk
  • Leigh Common (opp, Hollybush Lane) 2 min walk
  • Hunters Way (opp, Hollybush Lane) 2 min walk
  • Hunters Way (nr, Hollybush Lane) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Spring House Health
    Spring House Site, Ascots Lane, Welwyn Garden City · 0.5 mi
  • Peartree Lane Surgery
    110 Peartree Lane, Welwyn Garden City · 0.6 mi
  • Hall Grove Group Practice
    4 Hall Grove, Welwyn Garden City · 0.7 mi
  • The Garden City Practice
    Birdcroft Road, Welwyn Garden City · 0.7 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Welwyn Garden City-Cole Green · 0.2 mi
  • Budgens Budgens Welwyn Garden City · 0.6 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Ludwick · 0.8 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Welwyn Garden City Hallgrove · 0.8 mi

Pharmacies

  • Boots · 0.3 mi
  • Peartree Pharmacy · 0.6 mi
  • Boots · 0.9 mi

Dentists

  • Woodhall Dental Practice · 0.3 mi
  • Beehive Dental Practice · 0.6 mi
  • Parkway Community Health Clinic · 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 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.

Income5 of 10
Employment6 of 10
Education and skills6 of 10
Health and disability7 of 10
Crime4 of 10
Access to housing and services9 of 10
Living environment9 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned51.9%62.5%
Private rented9.0%20.3%
Social rented39.0%17.1%
Households711

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1521.4%17.4%
Aged 15–6462.9%64.1%
Aged 65+15.7%18.6%
Residents1,824

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 Great Ley

Ethnic group

HereWelwyn Hatfield
White83.7%78.7%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh7.6%8.8%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.1%4.1%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African3%6.1%
Other ethnic group1.5%2.3%

Religion

HereWelwyn Hatfield
Christian46.3%47.2%
No religion39.7%37%
Not answered6.4%6.7%
Muslim3.4%3.3%
Hindu1.8%3.2%
Sikh1%–
Buddhist0.7%0.7%
Other religion0.4%0.7%

Country of birth

HereWelwyn Hatfield
Born in the UK85.9%78%
Born outside the UK14.1%22%

Highest qualification

HereWelwyn Hatfield
Level 4 qualifications and above32.5%37.3%
No qualifications18.7%14.3%
Level 3 qualifications17.8%19.1%
Level 2 qualifications15.2%12.9%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.2%9.2%
Apprenticeship4.3%4.5%
Other qualifications2.4%2.7%

General health

HereWelwyn Hatfield
Very good health49.3%51.7%
Good health32.7%33.5%
Fair health12.2%11%
Bad health4.8%3.1%
Very bad health1%0.8%

Cars or vans per household

HereWelwyn Hatfield
1 car or van in household45%41.6%
2 cars or vans in household29.3%29.5%
No cars or vans in household16.6%17.6%
3 or more cars or vans in household9.1%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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