Poppyfields, Welwyn Garden City

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House prices, sold prices and local information for AL7 2HJ.

Average price (last 12 months)

£265,000

1 sale

Average price (since 2016)

£302,519

16 sales

Price range

£210k – £460k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

6 Feb 2026

AL7 2HJ

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At a glance

House prices£303k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 10 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station29 min walkWelwyn Garden City station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband87% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold55% freeholdAcross 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

16 property sales on Poppyfields, 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 £265,000. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £223,922. 5 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 4 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 56% flat, 19% detached, 19% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Poppyfields range from £210,000 to £460,000. 55% of homes sold here were freehold and 45% leasehold.

House prices on Poppyfields compared

AL7 postcode area£387,817

Welwyn Garden City£435,135

England & Wales£358,701

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

Average sale price by year

Tenure: 55% freehold and 45% leasehold across 20 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Flat	9	£223,922	6 Feb 2026
Detached	3	£443,333	15 Oct 2021
Semi-detached	3	£375,000	22 Aug 2025
Terraced	1	£370,000	10 May 2018

Sold prices on Poppyfields

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
22, Poppyfields AL7 2HJ	6 Feb 2026	£265,000	Flat	Leasehold
16, Poppyfields AL7 2HJ	22 Aug 2025	£400,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
26, Poppyfields AL7 2HJ	15 Oct 2024	£215,500	Flat	Leasehold
2, Poppyfields AL7 2HJ	25 Sep 2024	£225,000	Flat	Leasehold
4, Poppyfields AL7 2HJ	14 Aug 2024	£245,000	Other	Leasehold
24, Poppyfields AL7 2HJ	1 Dec 2023	£213,000	Flat	Leasehold
24, Poppyfields AL7 2HJ	18 Jan 2023	£215,000	Flat	Freehold
36, Poppyfields AL7 2HJ	15 Oct 2021	£460,000	Detached	Freehold
22, Poppyfields AL7 2HJ	29 Jun 2021	£235,000	Flat	Leasehold
31, Poppyfields AL7 2HJ	30 Oct 2020	£345,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
18, Poppyfields AL7 2HJ	7 May 2019	£295,000	Terraced	Freehold
36, Poppyfields AL7 2HJ	2 Oct 2018	£430,000	Detached	Freehold
44, Poppyfields AL7 2HJ	22 May 2018	£380,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
11, Poppyfields AL7 2HJ	10 May 2018	£370,000	Terraced	Freehold
22, Poppyfields AL7 2HJ	29 Sep 2017	£220,000	Flat	Leasehold
23, Poppyfields AL7 2HJ	29 Sep 2017	£220,000	Other	Freehold
37, Poppyfields AL7 2HJ	6 Sep 2017	£440,000	Detached	Freehold
4, Poppyfields AL7 2HJ	28 Apr 2017	£210,000	Flat	Leasehold
2, Poppyfields AL7 2HJ	1 Jun 2016	£216,800	Flat	Leasehold
12, Poppyfields AL7 2HJ	29 Apr 2016	£285,000	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.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

Address	Sales	Change
22, Poppyfields	£220,000 (Sep 2017) → £235,000 (Jun 2021) → £265,000 (Feb 2026)	+20% over 8 yrs
2, Poppyfields	£216,800 (Jun 2016) → £225,000 (Sep 2024)	+4% over 8 yrs
4, Poppyfields	£210,000 (Apr 2017) → £245,000 (Aug 2024)	+17% over 7 yrs
24, Poppyfields	£215,000 (Jan 2023) → £213,000 (Dec 2023)	-1% over under a year
36, Poppyfields	£430,000 (Oct 2018) → £460,000 (Oct 2021)	+7% over 3 yrs

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Schools near Poppyfields

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Watchlytes Primary School 158 pupils	Primary	3–11	Inadequate Report	0.2 mi
Springmead Primary School 248 pupils	Primary	3–11	Good Report	0.4 mi
Ridgeway Academy 875 pupils	Secondary	11–18	Report	0.5 mi
Panshanger Primary School 240 pupils	Primary	3–11	Good Report	0.6 mi
Swallow Dell Primary and Nursery School 418 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	0.6 mi
Commonswood Primary & Nursery School 410 pupils	Primary	4–11	Good Report	0.9 mi
James Marks Academy 62 pupils	Free schools special	11–18	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 1.4 mi · 29 min walk
Welwyn North station 2.1 mi · 41 min walk
Hatfield (Herts) station 3.0 mi · 59 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Bericot Way (opp, Moor Walk) 2 min walk
Bericot Way (nr, Moors Walk) 3 min walk
Forresters Drive (opp, Sylvan Way) 3 min walk
Forresters Drive (nr, Sylvan Way) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

Hall Grove Group Practice
4 Hall Grove, Welwyn Garden City · 0.7 mi
Peartree Lane Surgery
110 Peartree Lane, Welwyn Garden City · 1.1 mi
Spring House Health
Spring House Site, Ascots Lane, Welwyn Garden City · 1.3 mi
The Garden City Practice
Birdcroft Road, Welwyn Garden City · 1.6 mi

Supermarkets

Lidl Lidl Panshanger Welwyn Garden City · 0.3 mi
Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Welwyn Garden Moors Walk · 0.4 mi
Tesco Express Tesco Welwyn Garden City Express · 0.4 mi
Morrisons Morrisons Panshanger Welwyn Garden City · 0.4 mi

Pharmacies

Boots · 0.3 mi
Gate2pharma · 0.5 mi
Care2homes · 0.9 mi

Dentists

Dental Surgery · 0.4 mi
Beehive Dental Practice · 0.8 mi
Woodhall Dental Practice · 1.0 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	9 of 10
Employment	10 of 10
Education and skills	8 of 10
Health and disability	9 of 10
Crime	9 of 10
Access to housing and services	6 of 10
Living environment	10 of 10

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

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	75.4%	62.5%
Private rented	16.8%	20.3%
Social rented	7.8%	17.1%
Households	613

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	16.7%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	64.1%	64.1%
Aged 65+	19.2%	18.6%
Residents	1,386

Broadband

	Here	UK
Superfast (30Mbit+)	100%	95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)	87%	80%
Gigabit-capable	87%	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 Poppyfields

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Who lives around Poppyfields

Ethnic group

	Here	Welwyn Hatfield
White	87%	78.7%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	4.9%	8.8%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	4.2%	4.1%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African	3.5%	6.1%
Other ethnic group	0.4%	2.3%

Religion

	Here	Welwyn Hatfield
Christian	47.3%	47.2%
No religion	40.6%	37%
Not answered	7.2%	6.7%
Hindu	2%	3.2%
Buddhist	0.9%	0.7%
Muslim	0.9%	3.3%
Jewish	0.6%	0.9%
Other religion	0.5%	0.7%

Country of birth

	Here	Welwyn Hatfield
Born in the UK	85.4%	78%
Born outside the UK	14.6%	22%

Highest qualification

	Here	Welwyn Hatfield
Level 4 qualifications and above	39.3%	37.3%
Level 3 qualifications	18.3%	19.1%
Level 2 qualifications	15.1%	12.9%
No qualifications	10.9%	14.3%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	8.9%	9.2%
Apprenticeship	4.4%	4.5%
Other qualifications	3%	2.7%

General health

	Here	Welwyn Hatfield
Very good health	48.9%	51.7%
Good health	38%	33.5%
Fair health	10.1%	11%
Bad health	2.9%	3.1%
Very bad health	0.1%	0.8%

Cars or vans per household

	Here	Welwyn Hatfield
1 car or van in household	42.7%	41.6%
2 cars or vans in household	34.4%	29.5%
No cars or vans in household	12.6%	17.6%
3 or more cars or vans in household	10.3%	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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