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Princes Avenue, Welwyn Garden City

MyStreetCheck free street report: Princes Avenue, Welwyn Garden City · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/welwyn-garden-city/princes-avenue/

House prices, sold prices and local information for AL7 4DT.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2017)
£513,528
32 sales
Price range
£385k – £775k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
8 Aug 2025
AL7 4DT

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At a glance

House prices£514k averageSince 2017 (few recent sales) CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 9 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station29 min walkWelwyn Garden City station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 32 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

32 property sales on Princes Avenue, Welwyn Garden City have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2017. The most recent sale was on 8 Aug 2025. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £502,290. Average sale prices rose from £474,610 in 2017 to £513,000 in 2025 (+8%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. 7 homes here have sold more than once since 2017; 7 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 53% semi-detached, 28% detached, 19% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Princes Avenue range from £384,995 to £775,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Princes Avenue compared

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

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

Average sale price by year

2017: £474,610 (13 sales)2017£475k2018: £528,106 (9 sales)2018£528k2019: £529,498 (2 sales)2019£529k2021: £430,000 (1 sales)2021£430k2022: £703,500 (2 sales)2022£704k2023: £515,000 (1 sales)2023£515k2024: £560,000 (1 sales)2024£560k2025: £513,000 (3 sales)2025£513k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 32 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached17£502,2904 Mar 2025
Detached9£593,32917 Nov 2023
Terraced6£425,6648 Aug 2025

Sold prices on Princes Avenue

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
46, Princes Avenue AL7 4DT 8 Aug 2025£464,000 TerracedFreehold
3, Princes Avenue AL7 4DT 4 Mar 2025£580,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
44, Princes Avenue AL7 4DT 21 Feb 2025£495,000 TerracedFreehold
22, Princes Avenue AL7 4DT 27 Aug 2024£560,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
50, Princes Avenue AL7 4DT 17 Nov 2023£515,000 DetachedFreehold
38, Princes Avenue AL7 4DT 20 May 2022£775,000 DetachedFreehold
26, Princes Avenue AL7 4DT 21 Jan 2022£632,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
46, Princes Avenue AL7 4DT 29 Jun 2021£430,000 TerracedFreehold
11, Princes Avenue AL7 4DT 26 Apr 2019£524,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
9, Princes Avenue AL7 4DT 25 Jan 2019£534,995 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
38, Princes Avenue AL7 4DT 5 Dec 2018£614,995 Detached New buildFreehold
28, Princes Avenue AL7 4DT 23 Feb 2018£514,995 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
30, Princes Avenue AL7 4DT 21 Feb 2018£524,995 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
32, Princes Avenue AL7 4DT 6 Feb 2018£599,995 Detached New buildFreehold
20, Princes Avenue AL7 4DT 19 Jan 2018£486,995 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
22, Princes Avenue AL7 4DT 19 Jan 2018£486,995 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
24, Princes Avenue AL7 4DT 18 Jan 2018£486,995 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
26, Princes Avenue AL7 4DT 18 Jan 2018£486,995 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
34, Princes Avenue AL7 4DT 15 Jan 2018£549,995 Detached New buildFreehold
36, Princes Avenue AL7 4DT 7 Dec 2017£629,995 Detached New buildFreehold
40, Princes Avenue AL7 4DT 5 Dec 2017£614,995 Detached New buildFreehold
42, Princes Avenue AL7 4DT 1 Dec 2017£629,995 Detached New buildFreehold
2, Princes Avenue AL7 4DT 27 Nov 2017£389,995 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
4, Princes Avenue AL7 4DT 14 Nov 2017£389,995 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
46, Princes Avenue AL7 4DT 14 Nov 2017£384,995 Terraced New buildFreehold
44, Princes Avenue AL7 4DT 13 Nov 2017£389,995 Terraced New buildFreehold
48, Princes Avenue AL7 4DT 13 Nov 2017£389,995 Terraced New buildFreehold
50, Princes Avenue AL7 4DT 29 Sep 2017£409,995 Detached New buildFreehold
7, Princes Avenue AL7 4DT 29 Sep 2017£484,995 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
3, Princes Avenue AL7 4DT 28 Sep 2017£484,995 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
1, Princes Avenue AL7 4DT 27 Sep 2017£484,995 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
5, Princes Avenue AL7 4DT 26 Sep 2017£484,995 Semi-detached New buildFreehold

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
46, Princes Avenue £384,995 (Nov 2017) → £430,000 (Jun 2021) → £464,000 (Aug 2025) +21%
over 8 yrs
3, Princes Avenue £484,995 (Sep 2017) → £580,000 (Mar 2025) +20%
over 7 yrs
44, Princes Avenue £389,995 (Nov 2017) → £495,000 (Feb 2025) +27%
over 7 yrs
22, Princes Avenue £486,995 (Jan 2018) → £560,000 (Aug 2024) +15%
over 7 yrs
50, Princes Avenue £409,995 (Sep 2017) → £515,000 (Nov 2023) +26%
over 6 yrs
38, Princes Avenue £614,995 (Dec 2018) → £775,000 (May 2022) +26%
over 3 yrs
26, Princes Avenue £486,995 (Jan 2018) → £632,000 (Jan 2022) +30%
over 4 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Princes Avenue

Crime

127 crimes were reported within about a mile of Princes Avenue in August 2026.

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

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Lower crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences56
Anti-social behaviour28
Vehicle crime13
Criminal damage & arson8
Drugs4
Other theft4

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

Flood risk

Princes Avenue 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 Princes Avenue

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
James Marks Academy 62 pupils Free schools special 11–18 Report 0.3 mi
Commonswood Primary & Nursery School 410 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.5 mi
Creswick Academy 325 pupils Primary 4–11 Requires improvement Report 0.6 mi
Swallow Dell Primary and Nursery School 418 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.9 mi
Holwell Primary School 397 pupils Primary 5–11 Good Report 0.9 mi
Ludwick Nursery School 177 pupils Nursery 2–5 Report 0.9 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 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 1.5 mi · 29 min walk
  • Hatfield (Herts) station 1.7 mi · 35 min walk
  • Welwyn North station 2.9 mi · 57 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • New QEII Hospital (Stop A, Howlands) 3 min walk
  • Ryelands (nr, Howlands) 3 min walk
  • New QEII Hospital (Stop B, Howlands) 4 min walk
  • Ryelands (opp, Howlands) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Spring House Health
    Spring House Site, Ascots Lane, Welwyn Garden City · 0.1 mi
  • Hall Grove Group Practice
    4 Hall Grove, Welwyn Garden City · 0.6 mi
  • Peartree Lane Surgery
    110 Peartree Lane, Welwyn Garden City · 1.1 mi
  • The Garden City Practice
    Birdcroft Road, Welwyn Garden City · 1.4 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Ludwick · 0.6 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Welwyn Garden City Hallgrove · 0.6 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Welwyn Garden City-Cole Green · 0.7 mi
  • Morrisons Morrisons Panshanger Welwyn Garden City · 1.2 mi

Pharmacies

  • Boots · 0.7 mi
  • Gate2pharma · 1.1 mi
  • Peartree Pharmacy · 1.1 mi

Dentists

  • Beehive Dental Practice · 0.4 mi
  • Woodhall Dental Practice · 0.7 mi
  • Peartree Clinic Welwyn · 1.3 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 9 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.

Income7 of 10
Employment8 of 10
Education and skills9 of 10
Health and disability9 of 10
Crime8 of 10
Access to housing and services6 of 10
Living environment10 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned60.6%62.5%
Private rented6.8%20.3%
Social rented32.6%17.1%
Households897

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1521.7%17.4%
Aged 15–6466.8%64.1%
Aged 65+11.5%18.6%
Residents2,295

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 Princes Avenue

Ethnic group

HereWelwyn Hatfield
White78.5%78.7%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh10.7%8.8%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African5.1%6.1%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.1%4.1%
Other ethnic group1.7%2.3%

Religion

HereWelwyn Hatfield
Christian44%47.2%
No religion41.4%37%
Not answered4.2%6.7%
Hindu3.1%3.2%
Muslim2.7%3.3%
Sikh2.7%–
Other religion0.7%0.7%
Buddhist0.6%0.7%

Country of birth

HereWelwyn Hatfield
Born in the UK80.3%78%
Born outside the UK19.7%22%

Highest qualification

HereWelwyn Hatfield
Level 4 qualifications and above40.4%37.3%
Level 3 qualifications18.7%19.1%
Level 2 qualifications15.3%12.9%
No qualifications10.2%14.3%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.5%9.2%
Apprenticeship4.9%4.5%
Other qualifications1.8%2.7%

General health

HereWelwyn Hatfield
Very good health54.7%51.7%
Good health34.6%33.5%
Fair health7.8%11%
Bad health2.3%3.1%
Very bad health0.5%0.8%

Cars or vans per household

HereWelwyn Hatfield
1 car or van in household43.7%41.6%
2 cars or vans in household32.7%29.5%
No cars or vans in household12.6%17.6%
3 or more cars or vans in household11%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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