Sovereign Place, Hatfield, AL9 5EL

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding AL9 5EL, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 53.1% of residents being female. Several factors can contribute to this. Women generally live longer than men, resulting in a higher proportion of women in neighborhoods with significant elderly populations. Typically, as people grow older, they tend to relocate from city center addresses to suburban areas, smaller towns, and rural locations. Consequently, these areas often have a higher number of females. A higher female population can also be found in areas with industries that employ more women, such as healthcare, education, and retail.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	54.4%	53.1%	-1.3%	51.0%	2.1%
Male	45.6%	46.9%	1.3%	49.0%	-2.1%

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	26.5%	38.4%	11.9%	37.9%	0.5%
Married: Opposite sex	59.1%	48.8%	-10.3%	44.2%	4.6%
Separated	2.9%	2.4%	-0.5%	2.2%	0.2%
Divorced	6.6%	8.1%	1.5%	9.1%	-1.0%
Widowed	4.9%	2.4%	-2.5%	6.1%	-3.7%

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 (90%) 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	47.8%	54%	6.2%	48.4%	5.6%
Good health	34.8%	36%	1.2%	33.6%	2.4%
Fair health	13.5%	6.6%	-6.9%	12.7%	-6.1%
Bad health	3.2%	2.8%	-0.4%	4.0%	-1.2%
Very bad health	0.7%	0.7%	0.0%	1.2%	-0.5%

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.

In the area around AL9 5EL this area, 5.2% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly lower than the UK average of 18.2%. This area stands out for its high percentage of residents with higher education degree or similar. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 61.1%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	19.9%	5.2%	-14.7%	18.2%	-13.0%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	12.7%	4.3%	-8.4%	9.6%	-5.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	9.5%	8.5%	-1.0%	13.4%	-4.9%
Apprenticeship	4%	2.4%	-1.6%	5.3%	-2.9%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.2%	18.5%	7.3%	16.9%	1.6%
Degree or Similar	39.8%	61.1%	21.3%	33.8%	27.3%
Other	2.9%	0%	-2.9%	2.8%	-2.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 58.6% 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	3.7%	1.4%	-2.3%	0.7%	0.7%
Indian	3.4%	12.1%	8.7%	3.1%	9.0%
Other Asian	2.2%	1.4%	-0.8%	1.6%	-0.2%
Black African	2.2%	15.2%	13.0%	2.5%	12.7%
Black Caribbean	0.2%	1.4%	1.2%	1.0%	0.4%
Other Black	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.5%	0.2%
Mixed White and African	1.2%	1%	-0.2%	0.4%	0.6%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.2%	2.8%	2.6%	0.9%	1.9%
Mixed Other	1.2%	2.1%	0.9%	0.8%	1.3%
White	82.8%	58.6%	-24.2%	81.4%	-22.8%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	2.7%	0.3%	-2.4%	0.1%	0.2%
Arab	0%	1.4%	1.4%	0.6%	0.8%
Other	0%	1.7%	1.7%	1.6%	0.1%

Country of Birth

In this area, 64.9% 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	87.7%	64.9%	-22.8%	83.2%	-18.3%
European Union	2%	8.2%	6.2%	6.1%	2.1%
Rest of Europe	0.2%	1.7%	1.5%	0.8%	0.9%
Africa	2.7%	11.3%	8.6%	2.7%	8.6%
Middle East and Asia	5.9%	12.4%	6.5%	5.6%	6.8%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1%	1.4%	0.4%	1.3%	0.1%
Oceania	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	86.5%	65.4%	-21.1%	83.2%	-17.8%
10+ Years	1.2%	27%	25.8%	9.8%	17.2%
5-10 Years	0.5%	3.1%	2.6%	2.9%	0.2%
2-5 Years	0.5%	2.4%	1.9%	2.2%	0.2%
Less than 2 years	11.3%	2.1%	-9.2%	1.9%	0.2%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	82.9%	76.7%	6.2%
Ireland	1%	0.6%	0.4%
France	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Germany	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Italy	1%	0.6%	0.4%
Portugal	1.7%	0.5%	1.2%
Lithuania	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Poland	1.4%	1.3%	0.1%
Romania	0.7%	0.9%	-0.2%
Other EU countries	0.3%	1.5%	-1.2%
Other Europe	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Central and Western Africa	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
South and Eastern Africa	2.4%	0.2%	2.2%
Southern Asia	1.4%	1.2%	0.2%
South-East Asia	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
No passport held	4.5%	13.5%	-9.0%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	26.6%	37.2%	-10.6%
Christian	50.3%	46.2%	4.1%
Buddhist	1%	0.5%	0.5%
Hindu	8.6%	1.7%	6.9%
Jewish	2.4%	0.5%	1.9%
Muslim	4.1%	6.5%	-2.4%
Sikh	0.7%	0.9%	-0.2%
Not answered	6.2%	6.0%	0.2%

Safety

Is Sovereign Place Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Sovereign Place was 52.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 2.3% higher than the Brookmans Park and Little Heath average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Sovereign Place has the 21st lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Brookmans Park and Little Heath and the 139th lowest crime rate of 363 local areas in Welwyn Hatfield .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 23.0 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has stayed broadly stable by about -1.4%.

🔎 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. 76% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£53,500

Income Rank
8/10

Household Income in AL9 5EL, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 7/10 (above 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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 5/10 (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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 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 - 8/10 (high )
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) - 9/10 (very high )
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) - 3/10 (low )
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 Sovereign Place are based on 98 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 Sovereign Place, Hatfield, AL9 5EL

Estimated Average Property Prices for AL9 5EL

Average Price
£575,977

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£491,678

Detached
£640,822

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Sovereign Place

Average Price
£426,256

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£501,583

Detached
£656,604

Flats/Maisonettes
£262,606

Other
£275,572

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Sovereign PlaceStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
6 Sovereign Place, Hatfield, Hertfordshire Detached, an established residential building	£600,000	2023-08-15	£573,964
36 Sovereign Place, Hatfield, Hertfordshire Terraced, an established residential building	£475,000	2023-07-25	£474,526
26 Sovereign Place, Hatfield, Hertfordshire Detached, an established residential building	£585,000	2022-01-28	£580,215
18 Sovereign Place, Hatfield, Hertfordshire Detached, an established residential building	£575,000	2021-05-28	£620,412
44 Sovereign Place, Hatfield, Hertfordshire Terraced, an established residential building	£442,500	2021-03-19	£492,158

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for AL9 5EL

Employment

AL9 5EL area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 10% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 15% 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.

AL9 5EL area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 3% 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	122
Self-Employed	32
Part-Time Employee	23
Long-Term Sick or disabled	9
Unemployed	7
Student (economically inactive)	7
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	5
Other	4
Looking after home or family	3
Retired	3

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	36
Professional, scientific and technical activities	21
Education	19
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	18
Human health and social work activities	17
Construction	17
Other	16
Manufacturing	14
Administrative and support service activities	14
Financial and insurance activities	11
Transport and storage	8
Accommodation and food service activities	8
Information and communication	6
Real estate activities	6
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	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	1,073 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ludwick Nursery School Holwell Road , AL7 3RP	4out of 4	2,759 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Ryde School Pleasant Rise , AL9 5DR	3out of 4	473 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Birchwood Avenue Primary School Birchwood Avenue , AL10 0PS	3out of 4	991 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Countess Anne Church of England School School Lane , AL10 8AX	3out of 4	1,252 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Green Lanes Primary School Green Lanes , AL10 9JY	3out of 4	1,348 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Creswick Primary & Nursery School Sir John Newsom Way , AL7 4FL	2out of 4	1,867 yd	Community school	Yes	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	1,840 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Onslow St Audreys School Old Rectory Drive , AL10 8AB	2out of 4	1,863 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Bishop's Hatfield Girls' School Woods Avenue , AL10 8NL	4out of 4	2,137 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Ridgeway Academy Herns Lane , AL7 2AF	2out of 4	4,300 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Monk's Walk School Knightsfield , AL8 7NL	3out of 4	5,421 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	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	2,072 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Southfield School Woods Avenue , AL10 8NN	3out of 4	2,194 yd	Community special school	No	Mixed	More About School
Links Hatfield Academy Travellers Lane , AL10 8TJ	- not rated	3,179 yd	Academy alternative provision sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
University of Hertfordshire Hatfield Campus , College Lane AL10 9AB	- not rated	3,346 yd	Higher education institutions	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	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Coffee Zone	Birchwood Leisure Centre, Longmead		415 yd
Harris and Hoole	Tesco, Great North Road		459 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Wrestlers	89 Great North Road, Hatfield	494 yd
The Hopfields	Homestead Road, Hatfield	818 yd
The Red Lion	88 Great North Road, Hatfield	994 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Yo! To Go!	Tesco, Great North Road		459 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Tesco	Great North Road, Hatfield		459 yd
The Co-operative Food	39 Homestead Road, Hatfield		859 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Birchwood Leisure Centre LONGMEAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	530 yd
Pump Gyms (Hatfield) UNIT 1 UNIT 1 BEACONSFIELD CLOSE	health and fitness suite	1,029 yd
Birchwood Avenue Primary School BIRCHWOOD AVENUE	grass pitches	1,044 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	200 Mbit/s
Average download speed	290.9 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	23.6 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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

Overview of AL9 5EL