The Broadway, Hatfield, AL9 5HZ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around AL9 5HZ is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	45.5%	51.8%	6.3%	51.0%	0.8%
Male	54.5%	48.2%	-6.3%	49.0%	-0.8%

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 AL9 5HZ, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 47.7% 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	45.8%	47.7%	1.9%	37.9%	9.8%
Married: Opposite sex	34%	31.3%	-2.7%	44.2%	-12.9%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Separated	3.8%	3.7%	-0.1%	2.2%	1.5%
Divorced	13.7%	12.6%	-1.1%	9.1%	3.5%
Widowed	2.8%	3.7%	0.9%	6.1%	-2.4%

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 (85.2%) 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	50.6%	50%	-0.6%	48.4%	1.6%
Good health	38.4%	35.2%	-3.2%	33.6%	1.6%
Fair health	8.2%	10.9%	2.7%	12.7%	-1.8%
Bad health	2%	3.5%	1.5%	4.0%	-0.5%
Very bad health	0.8%	0.4%	-0.4%	1.2%	-0.8%

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	14.2%	15.9%	1.7%	18.2%	-2.3%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	18.4%	7.5%	-10.9%	9.6%	-2.1%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	9.4%	13.6%	4.2%	13.4%	0.2%
Apprenticeship	5.2%	7.5%	2.3%	5.3%	2.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.9%	14%	4.1%	16.9%	-2.9%
Degree or Similar	36.3%	38.3%	2.0%	33.8%	4.5%
Other	6.6%	3.3%	-3.3%	2.8%	0.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 72% 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)
Bangladeshi	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	1.1%	-1.1%
Chinese	1.6%	1.6%	0.0%	0.7%	0.9%
Indian	7.5%	3.9%	-3.6%	3.1%	0.8%
Pakistani	0%	0.4%	0.4%	2.7%	-2.3%
Other Asian	4.7%	1.6%	-3.1%	1.6%	0.0%
Black African	5.5%	12.8%	7.3%	2.5%	10.3%
Black Caribbean	0.4%	1.6%	1.2%	1.0%	0.6%
Other Black	0.8%	1.2%	0.4%	0.5%	0.7%
Mixed White and Asian	2%	0%	-2.0%	0.8%	-0.8%
Mixed White and African	2%	1.2%	-0.8%	0.4%	0.8%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2%	1.6%	-0.4%	0.9%	0.7%
Mixed Other	0.8%	0.4%	-0.4%	0.8%	-0.4%
White	70.2%	72%	1.8%	81.4%	-9.4%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.1%	-0.1%
Arab	1.2%	0.4%	-0.8%	0.6%	-0.2%
Other	0.8%	1.6%	0.8%	1.6%	0.0%

Country of Birth

In this area, 60.2% 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	69%	60.2%	-8.8%	83.2%	-23.0%
European Union	7.8%	18.5%	10.7%	6.1%	12.4%
Rest of Europe	0%	1.9%	1.9%	0.8%	1.1%
Africa	9%	9.7%	0.7%	2.7%	7.0%
Middle East and Asia	11.4%	6.2%	-5.2%	5.6%	0.6%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.6%	3.1%	1.5%	1.3%	1.8%
Oceania	1.2%	0%	-1.2%	0.3%	-0.3%
British Overseas	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%	0.4%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	68.6%	60.7%	-7.9%	83.2%	-22.5%
10+ Years	4.3%	17.1%	12.8%	9.8%	7.3%
5-10 Years	6.7%	6.6%	-0.1%	2.9%	3.7%
2-5 Years	10.6%	7%	-3.6%	2.2%	4.8%
Less than 2 years	9.8%	8.6%	-1.2%	1.9%	6.7%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	62.5%	76.7%	-14.2%
Ireland	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
Germany	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Italy	2.3%	0.6%	1.7%
Portugal	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1%
Spain	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%
Lithuania	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Poland	2.3%	1.3%	1.0%
Romania	6.6%	0.9%	5.7%
Other EU countries	3.1%	1.5%	1.6%
Central and Western Africa	6.3%	0.3%	6.0%
South and Eastern Africa	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Eastern Asia	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Southern Asia	1.6%	1.2%	0.4%
North America and the Caribbean	2%	0.3%	1.7%
No passport held	10.2%	13.5%	-3.3%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	28.3%	37.2%	-8.9%
Christian	55.1%	46.2%	8.9%
Buddhist	1.2%	0.5%	0.7%
Hindu	3.9%	1.7%	2.2%
Muslim	3.5%	6.5%	-3.0%
Sikh	0.4%	0.9%	-0.5%
Not answered	7.5%	6.0%	1.5%

Safety

Is The Broadway Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around The Broadway was 159.4 per 1,000 residents, which is 211.8% higher than the Brookmans Park and Little Heath average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

The Broadway has the 4th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Brookmans Park and Little Heath and the 51st highest crime rate of 361 local areas in Welwyn Hatfield .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 51.8 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -38.9%.

🔎 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 5HZ, 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 - 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 - 8/10 (high )
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 - 9/10 (very high )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 8/10 (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 - 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) - 8/10 (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) - 9/10 (very 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 The Broadway are based on 16 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 The Broadway, Hatfield, AL9 5HZ

Estimated Average Property Prices for AL9 5HZ

Average Price
£225,378

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£299,753

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£216,081

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for The Broadway

Average Price
£227,421

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£349,456

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£209,987

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on The BroadwayStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Bishops Court, 17A The Broadway, Hatfield, Hertfordshire Other, an established residential building	£755,994	2026-01-06	£772,234
17 The Broadway, Hatfield, Hertfordshire Other, an established residential building	£314,005	2026-01-06	£320,751
49 The Broadway, Hatfield, Hertfordshire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£260,000	2023-11-01	£257,563
33 The Broadway, Hatfield, Hertfordshire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£150,000	2023-06-07	£142,793
23 The Broadway, Hatfield, Hertfordshire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£250,000	2021-06-17	£242,602

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for AL9 5HZ

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	91
Retired	25
Part-Time Employee	23
Self-Employed	18
Unemployed	14
Student (economically inactive)	12
Long-Term Sick or disabled	10
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	9
Other	6
Looking after home or family	6

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	48
Transport and storage	13
Human health and social work activities	12
Education	12
Construction	12
Manufacturing	10
Professional, scientific and technical activities	9
Other	8
Information and communication	8
Accommodation and food service activities	6
Financial and insurance activities	6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	4
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	3
Administrative and support service activities	2

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	1,258 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ludwick Nursery School Holwell Road , AL7 3RP	4out of 4	4,227 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Countess Anne Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School, Hatfield School Lane , AL10 8AX	- not rated	554 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Countess Anne Church of England School School Lane , AL10 8AX	4out of 4	554 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Oak View Primary and Nursery School Woods Avenue , AL10 8NW	3out of 4	929 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Millwards Junior Mixed School Woods Avenue , AL10 8NW	- not rated	929 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Downs Infant School Woods Avenue , AL10 8NW	- not rated	929 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Onslow St Audrey's School Old Rectory Drive , AL10 8AB	3out of 4	475 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Onslow St Audrey's School Old Rectory Drive , AL10 8AB	- not rated	475 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Onslow St Audrey's School Old Rectory Drive , AL10 8AB	- not rated	475 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bishop's Hatfield Girls' School Woods Avenue , AL10 8NL	- not rated	939 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Bishop's Hatfield Girls' School Woods Avenue , AL10 8NL	4out of 4	939 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Southfield School Woods Avenue , AL10 8NN	3out of 4	908 yd	Community special school	No	Mixed	More About School
Links Hatfield Academy Travellers Lane , AL10 8TJ	3out of 4	1,646 yd	Academy alternative provision sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
University of Hertfordshire Hatfield Campus , College Lane AL10 9AB	- not rated	2,321 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Lakeside School Lemsford Lane , AL8 6YN	4out of 4	3,771 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
James Marks Academy The Commons , AL7 4RZ	- not rated	3,777 yd	Free schools special	No	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Pizza Palace	29 Salisbury Square, Hatfield	151 yd
Taste of India	33-34 Salisbury Square, Hatfield	193 yd
Sustain Coffee	4 Salisbury Square, Hatfield	227 yd
Old Palace Restaurant	Hatfield Park, Great North Road	239 yd
Amber Tea Room	25 Park Street, Hatfield	259 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Eight Bells	2 Park Street, Hatfield	178 yd
The Horse & Groom	21 Park Street, Hatfield	221 yd
Hatfield Social Club	76 Great North Road, Hatfield	385 yd
The Red Lion	88 Great North Road, Hatfield	655 yd
The White Hart	Queensway, Hatfield	827 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
New Dynasty / Noodle King	27 Salisbury Square, Hatfield	151 yd
TGF Pizza	15A Town Centre, Hatfield	828 yd
Shamiana	14 The Arcade, Hatfield	864 yd
Point One African Restaurant	11-13 The Arcade, Hatfield	864 yd
Tops Pizza	21 Market Place, Hatfield	911 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Poundland	80-84 Town Centre, Hatfield	1,000 yd
Iceland	74-78 Town Centre, Hatfield	1,012 yd
Asda	98 Town Centre, Hatfield	1,012 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Onslow St Audreys School Old Rectory Drive	grass pitches	477 yd
Countess Anne School SCHOOL LANE	grass pitches, swimming pool	553 yd
Pump Gyms (Hatfield) UNIT 1 UNIT 1 BEACONSFIELD CLOSE	health and fitness suite	659 yd
St. Philip Howard Catholic Primary School WOODS AVENUE	grass pitches	932 yd
Bishops Hatfield Girls School WOODS AVENUE	grass pitches	936 yd
Energie Fitness (Hatfield) 74-78 74-78 TOWN CENTRE	health and fitness suite	988 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	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	133.9 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	200 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	200 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	16.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	29.98 Mbit/s

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

Overview of AL9 5HZ