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Hatfield Town

Middle area

West Welwyn Hatfield. 8,680 people in 1.4 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Hatfield Town’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£344,373
2,746th highest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
8,230
3,158th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
81.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.5%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Hatfield Town compares

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Median sale price16 middle areas, Welwyn Hatfield · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Welwyn Hatfield16 areas from £312,000 to £887,500. The middle area is £448,250. Hatfield Town is £344,373.
£344,3733rd lowest
Population16 middle areas, Welwyn Hatfield · 2021
Population: every middle area in Welwyn Hatfield16 areas from 5,487 to 12,556. The middle area is 7,109. Hatfield Town is 8,230.
8,2304th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage16 middle areas, Welwyn Hatfield · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Welwyn Hatfield16 areas from 64.0% to 99.0%. The middle area is 89.1%. Hatfield Town is 81.5%.
81.5%4th lowest
Claimant rate16 middle areas, Welwyn Hatfield · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Welwyn Hatfield16 areas from 1.1% to 4.6%. The middle area is 3.1%. Hatfield Town is 4.5%.
4.5%2nd highest

Figures for the whole of Welwyn Hatfield

These figures are published for the whole of Welwyn Hatfield, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Welwyn Hatfield and not Hatfield Town alone. See Welwyn Hatfield

Average house price
£448,681
Up 3.0% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£45,145
48th highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
9.9×
56th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
13.9
77th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Hatfield Town in brief

The median price paid for a home in Hatfield Town was £344,373 in 2025.

Hatfield Town had 8,230 usual residents at the census.

In Hatfield Town, 81.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Hatfield Town, 4.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.