Richards Street, Hatfield, AL10 9GQ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around AL10 9GQ is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	52.7%	50.8%	-1.9%	51.0%	-0.2%
Male	47.3%	49.2%	1.9%	49.0%	0.2%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

In the immediate area around AL10 9GQ, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 69% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	68.7%	69%	0.3%	37.9%	31.1%
Married: Opposite sex	25.1%	21.7%	-3.4%	44.2%	-22.5%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Separated	1.4%	1.6%	0.2%	2.2%	-0.6%
Divorced	3.8%	6.6%	2.8%	9.1%	-2.5%
Widowed	0.9%	0.4%	-0.5%	6.1%	-5.7%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (89%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	56%	55.6%	-0.4%	48.4%	7.2%
Good health	34.4%	33.4%	-1.0%	33.6%	-0.2%
Fair health	7%	6.6%	-0.4%	12.7%	-6.1%
Bad health	2.6%	4%	1.4%	4.0%	0.0%
Very bad health	0%	0.3%	0.3%	1.2%	-0.9%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	7.6%	14%	6.4%	18.2%	-4.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	5.2%	7.4%	2.2%	9.6%	-2.2%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	14.7%	15.1%	0.4%	13.4%	1.7%
Apprenticeship	1.4%	4.3%	2.9%	5.3%	-1.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	33.2%	26.4%	-6.8%	16.9%	9.5%
Degree or Similar	28%	30.2%	2.2%	33.8%	-3.6%
Other	10%	2.7%	-7.3%	2.8%	-0.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 49.5% of the residents identify as white, which is lower than the UK average of 81.4%, there are significant representations of other ethnic groups.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Chinese	2.2%	0.3%	-1.9%	0.7%	-0.4%
Indian	16.1%	6.2%	-9.9%	3.1%	3.1%
Pakistani	1.8%	2.3%	0.5%	2.7%	-0.4%
Other Asian	3.3%	2.6%	-0.7%	1.6%	1.0%
Black African	9.5%	20.2%	10.7%	2.5%	17.7%
Black Caribbean	1.5%	3.3%	1.8%	1.0%	2.3%
Other Black	1.1%	0.3%	-0.8%	0.5%	-0.2%
Mixed White and Asian	1.5%	1.6%	0.1%	0.8%	0.8%
Mixed White and African	0%	2%	2.0%	0.4%	1.6%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.1%	2.6%	1.5%	0.9%	1.7%
Mixed Other	1.5%	2%	0.5%	0.8%	1.2%
White	57.9%	49.5%	-8.4%	81.4%	-31.9%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Arab	1.5%	0%	-1.5%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	1.1%	6.8%	5.7%	1.6%	5.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 65% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is lower than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	72.2%	65%	-7.2%	83.2%	-18.2%
European Union	5.5%	13.1%	7.6%	6.1%	7.0%
Rest of Europe	0.4%	1%	0.6%	0.8%	0.2%
Africa	7.7%	10.1%	2.4%	2.7%	7.4%
Middle East and Asia	12.1%	9.8%	-2.3%	5.6%	4.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.8%	0.7%	-1.1%	1.3%	-0.6%
Oceania	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
British Overseas	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.0%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	71.8%	64.8%	-7.0%	83.2%	-18.4%
10+ Years	8.8%	11.1%	2.3%	9.8%	1.3%
5-10 Years	5.5%	3.9%	-1.6%	2.9%	1.0%
2-5 Years	5.9%	7.5%	1.6%	2.2%	5.3%
Less than 2 years	8.1%	12.7%	4.6%	1.9%	10.8%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	65.2%	76.7%	-11.5%
Ireland	1.3%	0.6%	0.7%
France	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Germany	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Portugal	1.6%	0.5%	1.1%
Spain	1%	0.4%	0.6%
Poland	0.7%	1.3%	-0.6%
Romania	5.6%	0.9%	4.7%
Other EU countries	1%	1.5%	-0.5%
Other Europe	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Central and Western Africa	4.9%	0.3%	4.6%
South and Eastern Africa	1%	0.2%	0.8%
Eastern Asia	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Southern Asia	5.6%	1.2%	4.4%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
No passport held	9.8%	13.5%	-3.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	32.9%	37.2%	-4.3%
Christian	42%	46.2%	-4.2%
Hindu	5.5%	1.7%	3.8%
Muslim	7.8%	6.5%	1.3%
Other religion	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Not answered	11.4%	6.0%	5.4%

Safety

Is Richards Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Richards Street was 86.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 58.3% lower than the Hatfield Central average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Richards Street has the 20th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Hatfield Central and the 141st highest crime rate of 363 local areas in Welwyn Hatfield .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 38.1 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -48.0%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a similar level level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 59% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£47,300

Income Rank
6/10

Household Income in AL10 9GQ, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 5/10 (average )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 3/10 (low )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 2/10 (very low )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 5/10 (average )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 3/10 (low )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 2/10 (very low )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 5/10 (average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 8/10 (high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Richards Street are based on 43 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Welwyn Hatfield.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Richards Street, Hatfield, AL10 9GQ

Estimated Average Property Prices for AL10 9GQ

Average Price
£449,654

Semi-Detached
£349,578

Terraced
£408,975

Detached
£611,515

Flats/Maisonettes
£286,260

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Richards Street

Average Price
£393,041

Semi-Detached
£306,826

Terraced
£464,722

Detached
£582,698

Flats/Maisonettes
£283,198

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Richards Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
15 Richards Street, Hatfield, Hertfordshire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£283,000	2018-11-20	£285,371
23 Richards Street, Hatfield, Hertfordshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£308,000	2018-10-31	£353,211
13 Richards Street, Hatfield, Hertfordshire Terraced, an established residential building	£348,000	2018-02-05	£402,249
21 Richards Street, Hatfield, Hertfordshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£300,000	2016-11-29	£355,872
23 Richards Street, Hatfield, Hertfordshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£292,000	2016-05-26	£364,090

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for AL10 9GQ

Employment

AL10 9GQ area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 2% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

The percentage of student residents living in AL10 9GQ area is much higher than the country's average. Usually places with high percentage of students are near Universities and near entertainment places.

Economic Activity

Student (economically inactive)	76
Full-Time Employee	65
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	42
Part-Time Employee	20
Other	17
Retired	10
Looking after home or family	9
Long-Term Sick or disabled	8
Self-Employed	7
Unemployed	6

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	46
Administrative and support service activities	12
Accommodation and food service activities	7
Education	7
Information and communication	7
Human health and social work activities	6
Professional, scientific and technical activities	6
Other	6
Transport and storage	5
Financial and insurance activities	4
Construction	4
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	4
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	3
Real estate activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Birchwood Nursery School Birchway , Crawford Road AL10 0PD	4out of 4	1,901 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ludwick Nursery School Holwell Road , AL7 3RP	4out of 4	5,174 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Howe Dell Primary School The Runway , AL10 9AH	4out of 4	411 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Green Lanes Primary School Green Lanes , AL10 9JY	3out of 4	1,539 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Birchwood Avenue Primary School Birchwood Avenue , AL10 0PS	3out of 4	1,921 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Hatfield Community Free School Briars Lane , AL10 8ES	4out of 4	2,065 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
St Philip Howard Catholic Primary School Woods Avenue , AL10 8NN	3out of 4	2,392 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Bishop's Hatfield Girls' School Woods Avenue , AL10 8NL	4out of 4	2,245 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Onslow St Audreys School Old Rectory Drive , AL10 8AB	2out of 4	2,546 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Stanborough School Lemsford Lane , AL8 6YR	2out of 4	3,524 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Nicholas Breakspear Catholic School Colney Heath Lane , AL4 0TT	3out of 4	3,842 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Beaumont School Austen Way , AL4 0XB	4out of 4	3,974 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Oaklands College Oaklands Campus , Hatfield Road AL4 0JA	- not rated	3,249 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
University of Hertfordshire Hatfield Campus , College Lane AL10 9AB	- not rated	2,071 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Southfield School Woods Avenue , AL10 8NN	3out of 4	2,347 yd	Community special school	No	Mixed	More About School
Links Hatfield Academy Travellers Lane , AL10 8TJ	- not rated	2,986 yd	Academy alternative provision sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Lakeside School Lemsford Lane , AL8 6YN	4out of 4	3,500 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Links Academy 1 Hixberry Lane , AL4 0TZ	3out of 4	4,014 yd	Academy alternative provision converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Staff Canteen	Booker Cash And Carry, Hatfield Business Park	248 yd
Servest	Ocado Operating Ltd, Gypsy Moth Avenue	421 yd
Affinity Water Staff Bistro	The Hub, Tamblin Way	577 yd
David Lloyd Hatfield	The Listed Hangar, Mosquito Way	584 yd
Bebo	Computer Centre UK Ltd, Hatfield Avenue	686 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Wetherspoon	Harpsfield Hall, 13A Parkhouse Court		998 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Domino's Pizza	1 Parkhouse Court, Hatfield	869 yd
Papa Johns	3a Parkhouse Court, Hatfield	869 yd
EatLunch	Titan Court, 3 Bishops Square	901 yd
Krave Hot Wings & Peri Peri	8 Harpsfield Broadway, Hatfield	993 yd
New East	10 Harpsfield Broadway, Hatfield	993 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Ocado Operating Ltd	Gypsy Moth Avenue, Hatfield		421 yd
Aldi	11 Parkhouse Court, Hatfield		869 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
David Lloyd Club (Hatfield) THE LISTED HANGAR THE LISTED HANGAR MOSQUITO WAY	health and fitness suite, indoor tennis centre, squash courts, swimming pool, tennis courts	590 yd
De Havilland Grange CORNFLOWER WAY	grass pitches	865 yd
Hertfordshire Sports Village DE HAVILLAND CAMPUS DE HAVILLAND CAMPUS MOSQUITO WAY	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool	904 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	100.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	103.6 Mbit/s
Average download speed	211.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	29.7 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	115 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.