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Margery Wood, Welwyn Garden City

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House prices, sold prices and local information for AL7 1UN, AL7 1UW.

Average price (last 12 months)
£220,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£261,833
15 sales
Price range
£172k – £382k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
9 Jan 2026
AL7 1UN

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At a glance

House prices£262k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 4 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station13 min walkWelwyn North station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold73% leaseholdAcross 15 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

15 property sales on Margery Wood, 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 £220,000. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £219,591. 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 73% flat, 27% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Margery Wood range from £172,000 to £382,000. 27% of homes sold here were freehold and 73% leasehold.

House prices on Margery Wood compared

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

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Margery Wood 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: £282,000 (3 sales)2016£282k2017: £291,250 (2 sales)2017£291k2018: £200,000 (1 sales)2018£200k2019: £307,500 (2 sales)2019£308k2020: £263,000 (3 sales)2020£263k2021: £205,000 (1 sales)2021£205k2022: £250,000 (1 sales)2022£250k2023: £220,000 (1 sales)2023£220k2026: £220,000 (1 sales)2026£220k

Tenure: 27% freehold and 73% leasehold across 15 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Flat11£219,5919 Jan 2026
Terraced4£378,0001 Sep 2020

Sold prices on Margery Wood

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
63, Margery Wood AL7 1UN 9 Jan 2026£220,000 FlatLeasehold
35, Margery Wood AL7 1UN 19 Jul 2023£220,000 FlatLeasehold
37, Margery Wood AL7 1UN 1 Jun 2022£250,000 FlatLeasehold
51, Margery Wood AL7 1UN 28 May 2021£205,000 FlatLeasehold
69, Margery Wood AL7 1UN 2 Oct 2020£235,000 FlatLeasehold
3, Margery Wood AL7 1UN 1 Sep 2020£382,000 TerracedFreehold
51, Margery Wood AL7 1UN 17 Feb 2020£172,000 FlatLeasehold
37, Margery Wood AL7 1UN 27 Sep 2019£240,000 FlatLeasehold
11, Margery Wood AL7 1UN 23 Jul 2019£375,000 TerracedFreehold
53, Margery Wood AL7 1UN 18 Jan 2018£200,000 FlatLeasehold
12, Margery Wood AL7 1UW 24 Aug 2017£375,000 TerracedFreehold
52, Margery Wood AL7 1UW 17 Mar 2017£207,500 FlatLeasehold
37, Margery Wood AL7 1UN 16 Nov 2016£238,000 FlatLeasehold
1, Margery Wood AL7 1UN 2 Sep 2016£380,000 TerracedFreehold
39, Margery Wood AL7 1UN 2 Jun 2016£228,000 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
37, Margery Wood £238,000 (Nov 2016) → £240,000 (Sep 2019) → £250,000 (Jun 2022) +5%
over 6 yrs
51, Margery Wood £172,000 (Feb 2020) → £205,000 (May 2021) +19%
over 1 yr

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Crime and flood risk near Margery Wood

Crime

77 crimes were reported within about a mile of Margery Wood 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 offences25
Anti-social behaviour23
Vehicle crime7
Other theft5
Shoplifting5
Criminal damage & arson3

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

Flood risk

Margery Wood 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 Margery Wood

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Waterside Academy 166 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.1 mi
St John's CofE Primary School 224 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Report 0.3 mi
The Holy Family Catholic Primary School 211 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Report 0.3 mi
Harwood Hill Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School 179 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.6 mi
Homerswood Primary and Nursery School 218 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.8 mi
Panshanger Primary School 240 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.9 mi
Ridgeway Academy 875 pupils Secondary 11–18 Report 0.9 mi
Templewood Primary School 225 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 1.0 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 North station 0.7 mi · 13 min walk
  • Welwyn Garden City station 1.2 mi · 24 min walk
  • Knebworth station 3.6 mi · 1 hr 12 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Robin Mead (adj, Rowans) 2 min walk
  • Sloansway (nr, Haldens) 3 min walk
  • Flexley Wood (nr, Sloansway) 4 min walk
  • Shops (o/s, Haldens) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Peartree Lane Surgery
    110 Peartree Lane, Welwyn Garden City · 1.3 mi
  • The Garden City Practice
    Birdcroft Road, Welwyn Garden City · 1.6 mi
  • Bridge Cottage Surgery
    41 High Street, Welwyn · 1.7 mi
  • Hall Grove Group Practice
    4 Hall Grove, Welwyn Garden City · 1.8 mi

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Express Tesco Shire Park Express · 0.6 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Knightsfield · 0.7 mi
  • Aldi Aldi Bessemer Road · 1.0 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Welwyn Garden City Express · 1.1 mi

Pharmacies

  • Knightsfield Pharmacy · 0.8 mi
  • Care2homes · 0.8 mi
  • Boots · 1.1 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Surgery · 0.8 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 1.0 mi
  • Peartree Clinic Welwyn · 1.1 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 4 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.

Income4 of 10
Employment3 of 10
Education and skills5 of 10
Health and disability4 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
Owned45.6%62.5%
Private rented7.1%20.3%
Social rented46.4%17.1%
Households746

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1518.2%17.4%
Aged 15–6460.0%64.1%
Aged 65+21.8%18.6%
Residents1,673

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 Margery Wood

Ethnic group

HereWelwyn Hatfield
White87.6%78.7%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4%8.8%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.8%4.1%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African3.7%6.1%
Other ethnic group1%2.3%

Religion

HereWelwyn Hatfield
Christian46.6%47.2%
No religion44.4%37%
Not answered4.8%6.7%
Hindu1.4%3.2%
Muslim1.3%3.3%
Buddhist0.5%0.7%
Other religion0.5%0.7%
Jewish0.4%0.9%

Country of birth

HereWelwyn Hatfield
Born in the UK86.3%78%
Born outside the UK13.7%22%

Highest qualification

HereWelwyn Hatfield
Level 4 qualifications and above27.9%37.3%
No qualifications21.3%14.3%
Level 2 qualifications16.2%12.9%
Level 3 qualifications14.4%19.1%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.1%9.2%
Apprenticeship5.7%4.5%
Other qualifications3.4%2.7%

General health

HereWelwyn Hatfield
Very good health43.2%51.7%
Good health31.9%33.5%
Fair health16.3%11%
Bad health6.9%3.1%
Very bad health1.7%0.8%

Cars or vans per household

HereWelwyn Hatfield
1 car or van in household44.5%41.6%
2 cars or vans in household24.7%29.5%
No cars or vans in household24.2%17.6%
3 or more cars or vans in household6.6%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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