Rooks Hill is in Welwyn Garden City and in Welwyn Hatfield district. AL8 6ET is located in the Handside electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Welwyn Hatfield. This postcode has been in use since 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about Rooks Hill, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6ET and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: AL8 6EU, AL8 6EX, AL8 6DQ, AL8 6EP, AL8 6DB, AL8 6EN, AL8 6JB, AL8 6JA, AL8 6XD.

Rooks Hill Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Rooks Hill are based on 29 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.

Estimated Average Property Prices for AL8 6ET

Average Price
£612,777
Semi-Detached
£640,301
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£456,813
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Rooks Hill

Average Price
£629,914
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Rooks HillStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
20 Rooks Hill, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£680,0002023-07-18 £626,889
22 Rooks Hill, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£680,0002023-03-31 £642,765
18 Rooks Hill, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£675,0002021-03-11 £698,562
24 Rooks Hill, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£450,0002015-06-26 £597,083
22 Rooks Hill, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£455,0002014-04-11 £691,302

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ludwick Nursery School
Holwell Road , AL7 3RP 		4out of 4 1,230 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Birchwood Nursery School
Birchway , Crawford Road AL10 0PD 		4out of 4 3,255 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Tenterfield Nursery School
London Road , AL6 9JF 		4out of 4 3,922 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Applecroft School
Applecroft Road , AL8 6JZ 		4out of 4 619 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Our Lady Catholic Primary School
Woodhall Lane , AL7 3TF 		2out of 4 944 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Peartree Primary School
Peartree Primary School , AL7 3XW 		3out of 4 1,040 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Creswick Primary & Nursery School
Sir John Newsom Way , AL7 4FL 		2out of 4 1,111 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Holwell Primary School
Holwell Road , AL7 3RP 		3out of 4 1,302 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Stanborough School
Lemsford Lane , AL8 6YR 		2out of 4 731 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Ridgeway Academy
Herns Lane , AL7 2AF 		2out of 4 2,665 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Monk's Walk School
Knightsfield , AL8 7NL 		3out of 4 3,120 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Onslow St Audreys School
Old Rectory Drive , AL10 8AB 		2out of 4 4,174 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Bishop's Hatfield Girls' School
Woods Avenue , AL10 8NL 		4out of 4 4,422 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Lakeside School
Lemsford Lane , AL8 6YN 		4out of 4 870 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Knightsfield School
Knightsfield , AL8 7LW 		4out of 4 3,382 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Sherrardswood School
Lockleys , AL6 0BJ 		- not rated 4,177 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Southfield School
Woods Avenue , AL10 8NN 		3out of 4 4,488 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Life Cafes and ResortsGosling Stadium, Stanborough Road296 yd
Welwyn Rugby Football ClubHobbs Way, Welwyn Garden City336 yd
Body & Soul Cafe110 Parkway, Welwyn Garden City405 yd
Focolare Centre For Unity69 Parkway, Welwyn Garden City546 yd
Misya Meze & GrillParkway, Welwyn Garden City789 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Stanborough Beefeater & Premier InnThe Stanborough, Stanborough Road140 yd
The Doctors TonicChurch Road, Welwyn Garden City792 yd
The Two Willows9 Howardsgate, Welwyn Garden City1,074 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Golden Valley Chinese Takeaway100 Peartree Lane, Welwyn Garden City847 yd
Domino's Pizza51 Fretherne Road, Welwyn Garden City915 yd
WGC Grill and Pizza42 Fretherne Road, Welwyn Garden City924 yd
Burger King32 Howardsgate, Welwyn Garden City962 yd
Subway32 Stonehills, Welwyn Garden City1,060 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
IcelandUnit A, Fretherne Road874 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Welwyn Rfc
HOBBS WAY 		grass pitches390 yd
Gosling Sports Park
GOSLING SPORTS PARK GOSLING SPORTS PARK STANBOROUGH ROAD 		artificial grass pitch, athletics tracks, cycling, golf, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, indoor bowls, indoor tennis centre, ski slopes, squash courts, swimming pool, tennis courts413 yd
Applecroft School
APPLECROFT ROAD 		grass pitches, tennis courts748 yd
Stanborough School Grass Pitches
LEMSFORD LANE 		grass pitches794 yd
Stanborough School
Lemsford Lane 		805 yd
Herts Country Club (Closed)
Chequers Field 		health and fitness suite, squash courts900 yd
Hertfordshire Constabulary Headquarters
HERTFORDSHIRE CONSTABULARY HERTFORDSHIRE CONSTABULARY STANBOROUGH ROAD 		grass pitches, health and fitness suite, squash courts939 yd
Anytime Fitness (Welwyn Garden City)
UNIT 54 UNIT 54 HOWARDSGATE 		health and fitness suite1,013 yd

This statistics are based on Active Places Data - Contains Data © Sport England

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/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed64.9 Mbit/s
Average download speed101.6 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed600 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed600 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed15 Mbit/s
Average upload speed14.5 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed40 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Rooks Hill Street dangerous?

In 2023, 238 crimes were reported near Rooks Hill . 40% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. This street can be considered not safe. The most common type of crime was violence and sexual offences. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of AL8 6ET.

Crime statistics are based on data provided by Home Office through data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence.

More Crime Statistics for Rooks Hill, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6ET

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee97
Retired54
Part-Time Employee26
Looking after home or family15
Self-Employed11
Long-Term Sick or disabled9
Student (economically inactive)8
Other7
Unemployed7
Full-Time Student (with or without job)3

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles30
Human health and social work activities17
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security12
Professional, scientific and technical activities12
Education11
Information and communication10
Construction10
Transport and storage8
Manufacturing8
Administrative and support service activities7
Financial and insurance activities6
Other1
Accommodation and food service activities1
Real estate activities1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 1

People

Gender

Female144
Male143

Partnership Status

Single77
Married: Opposite sex111
Separated3
Divorced34
Widowed10

Health

Very good health146
Good health88
Fair health36
Bad health11
Very bad health6

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications37
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 24
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 31
Apprenticeship10
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 31
Degree or Similar 99
Other3

Culture

Ethnic Group

Indian8
Pakistani5
Other Asian1
Black African4
Other Black1
Mixed White and Asian2
Mixed White and African4
Mixed White and Caribbean1
Mixed Other9
White250
Other5

Country of Birth

United Kingdom254
European Union11
Rest of Europe1
Africa12
Middle East and Asia4
The Americas and the Caribbean5
Oceania1

Length of Residence

Born in the UK254
10+ Years24
5-10 Years5
2-5 Years2
Less than 2 years3

Passport Held

United Kingdom236
Ireland2
Germany1
Italy2
Spain2
Lithuania1
Romania2
Other EU countries3
North Africa1
Central and Western Africa1
South and Eastern Africa1
Eastern Asia1
Southern Asia2
North America and the Caribbean2
No passport held30

Religion

No religion113
Christian134
Buddhist1
Hindu7
Jewish4
Muslim7
Other religion4
Not answered17
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