Yew Grove, Welwyn Garden City

MyStreetCheck free street report: Yew Grove, Welwyn Garden City · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/welwyn-garden-city/yew-grove/

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

Average price (last 12 months)

£354,000

1 sale

Average price (since 2016)

£272,545

11 sales

Price range

£210k – £400k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

13 Apr 2026

AL7 2HY

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At a glance

House prices£273k 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) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station30 min walkWelwyn Garden City station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold64% leaseholdAcross 14 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

11 property sales on Yew Grove, 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 £354,000. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £222,500. 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 55% flat, 36% terraced, 9% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Yew Grove range from £210,000 to £400,000. 36% of homes sold here were freehold and 64% leasehold.

House prices on Yew Grove compared

AL7 postcode area£387,817

Welwyn Garden City£435,135

England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Yew Grove 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: 36% freehold and 64% leasehold across 14 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Flat	6	£222,500	5 Aug 2025
Terraced	4	£315,750	13 Apr 2026
Semi-detached	1	£400,000	27 Oct 2023

Sold prices on Yew Grove

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
27, Yew Grove AL7 2HY	13 Apr 2026	£354,000	Terraced	Freehold
18, Yew Grove AL7 2HY	5 Aug 2025	£210,000	Flat	Leasehold
23, Yew Grove AL7 2HY	27 Oct 2023	£400,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
16, Yew Grove AL7 2HY	13 Oct 2023	£233,000	Flat	Leasehold
6, Yew Grove AL7 2HY	9 Sep 2022	£230,000	Flat	Leasehold
9, Yew Grove AL7 2HY	27 Apr 2022	£230,000	Flat	Leasehold
27, Yew Grove AL7 2HY	26 May 2020	£305,000	Terraced	Freehold
16, Yew Grove AL7 2HY	31 Jan 2020	£228,000	Flat	Leasehold
31, Yew Grove AL7 2HY	8 Nov 2019	£280,000	Terraced	Freehold
8, Yew Grove AL7 2HY	29 Aug 2019	£210,000	Flat	Leasehold
14, Yew Grove AL7 2HY	7 Jun 2019	£225,000	Flat	Leasehold
11, Yew Grove AL7 2HY	5 Nov 2018	£225,000	Flat	Leasehold
14, Yew Grove AL7 2HY	19 May 2017	£217,000	Flat	Leasehold
29, Yew Grove AL7 2HY	4 Mar 2016	£324,000	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
27, Yew Grove	£305,000 (May 2020) → £354,000 (Apr 2026)	+16% over 6 yrs
16, Yew Grove	£228,000 (Jan 2020) → £233,000 (Oct 2023)	+2% over 4 yrs
14, Yew Grove	£217,000 (May 2017) → £225,000 (Jun 2019)	+4% over 2 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Yew Grove

Crime

123 crimes were reported within about a mile of Yew Grove in August 2026.

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

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Lower crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences	59
Anti-social behaviour	34
Public order	6
Criminal damage & arson	5
Shoplifting	5
Other theft	4

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

Flood risk

Yew Grove is in or near 5 Environment Agency flood areas:

River Mimram from Tewin to Hertford Flood warning area
River Mimram in Hertfordshire Flood alert area
River Lee from Lemsford to Hertford Flood warning 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 Yew Grove

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Watchlytes Primary School 158 pupils	Primary	3–11	Inadequate Report	0.3 mi
Springmead Primary School 248 pupils	Primary	3–11	Good Report	0.5 mi
Ridgeway Academy 875 pupils	Secondary	11–18	Report	0.6 mi
Swallow Dell Primary and Nursery School 418 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	0.7 mi
Panshanger Primary School 240 pupils	Primary	3–11	Good Report	0.7 mi
Commonswood Primary & Nursery School 410 pupils	Primary	4–11	Good Report	0.8 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 1.5 mi · 30 min walk
Welwyn North station 2.1 mi · 43 min walk
Hatfield (Herts) station 2.9 mi · 59 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Forresters Drive (opp, Sylvan Way) 1 min walk
Forresters Drive (nr, Sylvan Way) 2 min walk
Birchall Wood (opp, Sylvan Way) 2 min walk
Birchall Wood (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 · 1.2 mi
Spring House Health
Spring House Site, Ascots Lane, Welwyn Garden City · 1.3 mi
The Garden City Practice
Birdcroft Road, Welwyn Garden City · 1.7 mi

Supermarkets

Lidl Lidl Panshanger Welwyn Garden City · 0.4 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 · 0.5 mi

Pharmacies

Boots · 0.4 mi
Gate2pharma · 0.5 mi
Care2homes · 1.0 mi

Dentists

Dental Surgery · 0.5 mi
Beehive Dental Practice · 0.8 mi
Woodhall Dental Practice · 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 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+)	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 Yew Grove

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Who lives around Yew Grove

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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