Wilshere Road, Welwyn, AL6 9PX

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around AL6 9PX is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.1%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	49.7%	51.9%	2.2%	51.0%	0.9%
Male	50.3%	48.1%	-2.2%	49.0%	-0.9%

Partnership Status

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

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	34%	29.9%	-4.1%	37.9%	-8.0%
Married: Opposite sex	45.2%	50.4%	5.2%	44.2%	6.2%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Separated	1.2%	1.7%	0.5%	2.2%	-0.5%
Divorced	7.2%	10.7%	3.5%	9.1%	1.6%
Widowed	12.4%	6.7%	-5.7%	6.1%	0.6%

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 (86.4%) 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	46.9%	58.1%	11.2%	48.4%	9.7%
Good health	33.5%	28.3%	-5.2%	33.6%	-5.3%
Fair health	11.8%	9.3%	-2.5%	12.7%	-3.4%
Bad health	5%	2.4%	-2.6%	4.0%	-1.6%
Very bad health	2.8%	1.9%	-0.9%	1.2%	0.7%

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	28.4%	12.5%	-15.9%	18.2%	-5.7%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	14.8%	10.1%	-4.7%	9.6%	0.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	17.2%	17.4%	0.2%	13.4%	4.0%
Apprenticeship	4.4%	4.3%	-0.1%	5.3%	-1.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.8%	18%	7.2%	16.9%	1.1%
Degree or Similar	20.4%	35.9%	15.5%	33.8%	2.1%
Other	4%	1.7%	-2.3%	2.8%	-1.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is predominantly white, with 93.7% identifying as such, significantly higher than the UK average of 81.4%. This indicates a lower level of ethnic diversity compared to the broader UK population.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Chinese	0%	1.3%	1.3%	0.7%	0.6%
Indian	0%	0.2%	0.2%	3.1%	-2.9%
Pakistani	0%	1.5%	1.5%	2.7%	-1.2%
Black African	0%	0.7%	0.7%	2.5%	-1.8%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.8%	0.1%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.4%	-0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.9%	-0.5%
Mixed Other	0.3%	1.1%	0.8%	0.8%	0.3%
White	99.7%	93.7%	-6.0%	81.4%	12.3%

Country of Birth

In this area, 94.1% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is higher than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	97.2%	94.1%	-3.1%	83.2%	10.9%
European Union	0.9%	1.1%	0.2%	6.1%	-5.0%
Rest of Europe	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.8%	-0.6%
Africa	0.6%	1.3%	0.7%	2.7%	-1.4%
Middle East and Asia	0%	2.2%	2.2%	5.6%	-3.4%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.9%	1.1%	0.2%	1.3%	-0.2%
Oceania	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	96%	93.9%	-2.1%	83.2%	10.7%
10+ Years	0.3%	4.5%	4.2%	9.8%	-5.3%
5-10 Years	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	2.9%	-2.9%
2-5 Years	0.3%	0.9%	0.6%	2.2%	-1.3%
Less than 2 years	3.1%	0.6%	-2.5%	1.9%	-1.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	82.2%	76.7%	5.5%
Ireland	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
France	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Central and Western Africa	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
South-East Asia	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Central Asia	0.2%	0.0%	0.2%
North America and the Caribbean	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
No passport held	14.8%	13.5%	1.3%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	46.8%	37.2%	9.6%
Christian	44.4%	46.2%	-1.8%
Buddhist	0.9%	0.5%	0.4%
Jewish	1.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Muslim	1.3%	6.5%	-5.2%
Other religion	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Not answered	5%	6.0%	-1.0%

Safety

Is Wilshere Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Wilshere Road was 35.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 68.7% lower than the Hatfield Villages average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Wilshere Road has the 6th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Hatfield Villages and the 90th lowest crime rate of 363 local areas in Welwyn Hatfield .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 13.3 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -33.8%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 88% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£59,900

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in AL6 9PX, 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 - 6/10 (average )
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 - 6/10 (average )
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 - 4/10 (below average )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 4/10 (below average )
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 - 4/10 (below average )
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) - 6/10 (average )
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 Wilshere Road are based on 51 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 Wilshere Road, Welwyn, AL6 9PX

Estimated Average Property Prices for AL6 9PX

Average Price
£507,671

Semi-Detached
£479,966

Terraced
£548,944

Detached
£757,580

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Wilshere Road

Average Price
£496,035

Semi-Detached
£492,607

Terraced
£452,651

Detached
£699,880

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Wilshere Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
28 Wilshere Road, Welwyn, Hertfordshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£660,000	2025-07-10	£676,923
40 Wilshere Road, Welwyn, Hertfordshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£565,000	2025-01-24	£580,678
30 Wilshere Road, Welwyn, Hertfordshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£430,000	2024-03-28	£445,596
12 Wilshere Road, Welwyn, Hertfordshire Terraced, an established residential building	£485,000	2022-08-15	£475,966
2 Wilshere Road, Welwyn, Hertfordshire Detached, an established residential building	£785,000	2022-07-29	£759,930

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for AL6 9PX

Employment

AL6 9PX area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 13% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 14% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

AL6 9PX area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 1% 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.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	125
Retired	53
Self-Employed	48
Part-Time Employee	39
Looking after home or family	26
Student (economically inactive)	24
Long-Term Sick or disabled	15
Other	7
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	5
Unemployed	4

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	22
Human health and social work activities	16
Education	14
Construction	12
Manufacturing	11
Administrative and support service activities	10
Transport and storage	9
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	8
Other	6
Professional, scientific and technical activities	6
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	6
Accommodation and food service activities	5
Information and communication	5
Financial and insurance activities	3
Real estate activities	1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Tenterfield Nursery School London Road , AL6 9JF	4out of 4	1,007 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ludwick Nursery School Holwell Road , AL7 3RP	4out of 4	4,908 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Welwyn St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 15 London Road , AL6 9DJ	4out of 4	853 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Homerswood Primary and Nursery School Kirklands , AL8 7RF	3out of 4	2,324 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Codicote Church of England Primary School Meadow Way , Codicote SG4 8YL	4out of 4	2,410 yd	Voluntary controlled school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Oaklands Primary School Great North Road , Oaklands AL6 0PX	3out of 4	2,630 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Harwood Hill Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School Harwood Close , AL8 7AG	3out of 4	2,636 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Monk's Walk School Knightsfield , AL8 7NL	3out of 4	1,655 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Stanborough School Lemsford Lane , AL8 6YR	2out of 4	4,815 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ridgeway Academy Herns Lane , AL7 2AF	2out of 4	4,892 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Sherrardswood School Lockleys , AL6 0BJ	- not rated	1,515 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Knightsfield School Knightsfield , AL8 7LW	4out of 4	1,625 yd	Academy special converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Lakeside School Lemsford Lane , AL8 6YN	4out of 4	4,608 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Welwyn Tennis Club	Ottway Walk, Welwyn	586 yd
Laura Kate	15 High Street, Welwyn	726 yd
Aqua Restaurant	28 High Street, Welwyn	742 yd
Taj Mahal	2 High Street, Welwyn	742 yd
Vita Ristorante	12 High Street, Welwyn	742 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Welwyn Sports & Social Club	The Pavilion, Ottway Walk	693 yd
The Wellington	1 High Street, Welwyn	755 yd
The Steamer	22 London Road, Welwyn	801 yd
The White Hart	2 Prospect Place, Welwyn	822 yd
The Rose and Crown	14 Church Street, Welwyn	869 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Rodi Restaurant	1 Church Street, Welwyn		793 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Tesco	14 High Street, Welwyn		742 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Welwyn Tennis Club THE PLAYING FIELDS THE PLAYING FIELDS OTTWAY WALK	indoor tennis centre, tennis courts	585 yd
Welwyn Playing Fields Ottway Walk	grass pitches	663 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	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	0.0%

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	40 Mbit/s
Average download speed	39.6 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	52.75 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	52.75 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	6.9 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	7.2 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	16.71 Mbit/s

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

Overview of AL6 9PX