Welwyn Hatfield in figures

A profile of Welwyn Hatfield from official statistics: 11 figures in 4 sections, each with its period, its change from a year earlier, its rank among similar places where a ranking exists, and its source.

Figures last updated on 2026-10-12.

People

Population in Welwyn Hatfield was 121,748 in 2025, down 1.1% from 2024.

Population121,7482025Down 1.1% from 2024
Population aged 65 and over16.7%2025Up 0.5 percentage points from 2024
Foreign-born population share22%2021No 2020 figure to compare
Net domestic migration, July to June-2,8582025Compared with -2,564 in 2024
110K112.5K115K117.5K120K122.5K125K201120142017202020252011: 110,727 persons2012: 110,684 persons2013: 111,990 persons2014: 112,166 persons2015: 113,972 persons2016: 116,637 persons2017: 117,617 persons2018: 118,365 persons2019: 119,180 persons2020: 119,806 persons2021: 119,747 persons2022: 120,571 persons2023: 122,047 persons2024: 123,051 persons2025: 121,748 persons110K115K120K125K20112016202120252011: 110,727 persons2012: 110,684 persons2013: 111,990 persons2014: 112,166 persons2015: 113,972 persons2016: 116,637 persons2017: 117,617 persons2018: 118,365 persons2019: 119,180 persons2020: 119,806 persons2021: 119,747 persons2022: 120,571 persons2023: 122,047 persons2024: 123,051 persons2025: 121,748 persons
Population, 2011 to 2025. persons. Source: Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Population estimates, local authority based by single year of age: all ages, both sexes, mid-year (ONS, Nomis NM_2002_1).

Sources: Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Population estimates, local authority based by single year of age: all ages, both sexes, mid-year (ONS, Nomis NM_2002_1); Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Population estimates, local authority based by single year of age: aged 65 and over, both sexes, percent of all ages, mid-year (ONS, Nomis NM_2002_1); Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Census 2021, TS004 Country of birth: usual residents born outside the United Kingdom, percent, 100 minus the published share born in the United Kingdom (ONS, Nomis NM_2024_1); Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Mid-year population estimates, components of change for UK local authorities: net internal migration, mid-year to mid-year (ONS, MYEB3). Population and demography statistics and rankings

Economy

Gross domestic product (GDP) in Welwyn Hatfield (pounds sterling) was £7.31 billion (provisional) in 2024, up 3.3% from 2023.

Gross domestic product (GDP), pounds sterling£7.31 billion2024, provisionalUp 3.3% from 2023
GDP per head, pounds sterling£59,4782024, provisionalUp 2.3% from 2023
2,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,00020002004200820122016202020242000: 2,819 GBP million2001: 2,964 GBP million2002: 3,084 GBP million2003: 3,290 GBP million2004: 3,422 GBP million2005: 3,741 GBP million2006: 3,824 GBP million2007: 3,953 GBP million2008: 4,010 GBP million2009: 3,795 GBP million2010: 3,710 GBP million2011: 3,537 GBP million2012: 3,546 GBP million2013: 3,880 GBP million2014: 4,172 GBP million2015: 4,275 GBP million2016: 4,287 GBP million2017: 4,815 GBP million2018: 5,238 GBP million2019: 6,085 GBP million2020: 6,133 GBP million2021: 6,738 GBP million2022: 6,840 GBP million2023: 7,071 GBP million2024: 7,305 GBP million2,0004,0006,0008,0002000200920242000: 2,819 GBP million2001: 2,964 GBP million2002: 3,084 GBP million2003: 3,290 GBP million2004: 3,422 GBP million2005: 3,741 GBP million2006: 3,824 GBP million2007: 3,953 GBP million2008: 4,010 GBP million2009: 3,795 GBP million2010: 3,710 GBP million2011: 3,537 GBP million2012: 3,546 GBP million2013: 3,880 GBP million2014: 4,172 GBP million2015: 4,275 GBP million2016: 4,287 GBP million2017: 4,815 GBP million2018: 5,238 GBP million2019: 6,085 GBP million2020: 6,133 GBP million2021: 6,738 GBP million2022: 6,840 GBP million2023: 7,071 GBP million2024: 7,305 GBP million
Gross domestic product (GDP), pounds sterling, 2000 to 2024. GBP million. Source: Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Regional gross domestic product: local authorities, GDP at current market prices, pounds million (ONS, Table 5).

Sources: Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Regional gross domestic product: local authorities, GDP at current market prices, pounds million (ONS, Table 5); Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Regional gross domestic product: local authorities, GDP per head at current market prices, pounds (ONS, Table 7). Economy statistics and rankings

Prices and housing

Average house price in Welwyn Hatfield (pounds sterling) was £448,681 (provisional) in July 2026, up 3% from July 2025.

Average house price, pounds sterling£448,681July 2026, provisionalUp 3% from July 2025
House price annual change, monthly3%July 2026, provisionalUp 5 percentage points from July 2025
Average monthly private rent, pounds sterling£1,512August 2026, provisionalUp 3.6% from August 2025
400K420K440K460K480K2021-072022-042023-012023-102024-072025-042026-072021-07: 409,690 GBP2021-08: 416,909 GBP2021-09: 418,289 GBP2021-10: 430,757 GBP2021-11: 434,309 GBP2021-12: 437,620 GBP2022-01: 441,442 GBP2022-02: 439,430 GBP2022-03: 447,553 GBP2022-04: 454,821 GBP2022-05: 456,271 GBP2022-06: 453,576 GBP2022-07: 455,823 GBP2022-08: 462,678 GBP2022-09: 459,232 GBP2022-10: 456,055 GBP2022-11: 452,151 GBP2022-12: 456,866 GBP2023-01: 454,057 GBP2023-02: 452,186 GBP2023-03: 444,148 GBP2023-04: 441,327 GBP2023-05: 440,548 GBP2023-06: 452,586 GBP2023-07: 456,751 GBP2023-08: 457,443 GBP2023-09: 450,991 GBP2023-10: 446,182 GBP2023-11: 437,132 GBP2023-12: 429,539 GBP2024-01: 431,169 GBP2024-02: 440,553 GBP2024-03: 437,809 GBP2024-04: 434,285 GBP2024-05: 430,306 GBP2024-06: 440,561 GBP2024-07: 444,683 GBP2024-08: 441,216 GBP2024-09: 439,420 GBP2024-10: 440,358 GBP2024-11: 438,737 GBP2024-12: 435,033 GBP2025-01: 437,953 GBP2025-02: 441,460 GBP2025-03: 444,903 GBP2025-04: 433,569 GBP2025-05: 426,935 GBP2025-06: 426,147 GBP2025-07: 435,781 GBP2025-08: 443,055 GBP2025-09: 439,858 GBP2025-10: 441,460 GBP2025-11: 436,203 GBP2025-12: 434,289 GBP2026-01: 435,495 GBP2026-02: 446,677 GBP2026-03: 451,989 GBP2026-04: 454,756 GBP2026-05: 453,398 GBP2026-06: 450,210 GBP2026-07: 448,681 GBP400K420K440K460K480K2021-072023-042025-012026-072021-07: 409,690 GBP2021-08: 416,909 GBP2021-09: 418,289 GBP2021-10: 430,757 GBP2021-11: 434,309 GBP2021-12: 437,620 GBP2022-01: 441,442 GBP2022-02: 439,430 GBP2022-03: 447,553 GBP2022-04: 454,821 GBP2022-05: 456,271 GBP2022-06: 453,576 GBP2022-07: 455,823 GBP2022-08: 462,678 GBP2022-09: 459,232 GBP2022-10: 456,055 GBP2022-11: 452,151 GBP2022-12: 456,866 GBP2023-01: 454,057 GBP2023-02: 452,186 GBP2023-03: 444,148 GBP2023-04: 441,327 GBP2023-05: 440,548 GBP2023-06: 452,586 GBP2023-07: 456,751 GBP2023-08: 457,443 GBP2023-09: 450,991 GBP2023-10: 446,182 GBP2023-11: 437,132 GBP2023-12: 429,539 GBP2024-01: 431,169 GBP2024-02: 440,553 GBP2024-03: 437,809 GBP2024-04: 434,285 GBP2024-05: 430,306 GBP2024-06: 440,561 GBP2024-07: 444,683 GBP2024-08: 441,216 GBP2024-09: 439,420 GBP2024-10: 440,358 GBP2024-11: 438,737 GBP2024-12: 435,033 GBP2025-01: 437,953 GBP2025-02: 441,460 GBP2025-03: 444,903 GBP2025-04: 433,569 GBP2025-05: 426,935 GBP2025-06: 426,147 GBP2025-07: 435,781 GBP2025-08: 443,055 GBP2025-09: 439,858 GBP2025-10: 441,460 GBP2025-11: 436,203 GBP2025-12: 434,289 GBP2026-01: 435,495 GBP2026-02: 446,677 GBP2026-03: 451,989 GBP2026-04: 454,756 GBP2026-05: 453,398 GBP2026-06: 450,210 GBP2026-07: 448,681 GBP
Average house price, pounds sterling, July 2021 to July 2026. GBP. Source: HM Land Registry (United Kingdom), UK House Price Index: average price, all property types, not seasonally adjusted, pounds (HM Land Registry, Average price file).

Sources: HM Land Registry (United Kingdom), UK House Price Index: average price, all property types, not seasonally adjusted, pounds (HM Land Registry, Average price file); HM Land Registry (United Kingdom), UK House Price Index: annual change in the average price, all property types, not seasonally adjusted, percent (HM Land Registry, Average price file); Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1: rental price, all property types, pounds per month (ONS). Housing statistics and rankings

Business and tourism

Active enterprises in Welwyn Hatfield were 5,560 in 2024, up 0.5% from 2023.

Active enterprises5,5602024Up 0.5% from 2023
Enterprise births6002024Up 11.1% from 2023
5,5005,6005,7005,8005,9002019202020212022202320242019: 5,890 count2020: 5,815 count2021: 5,775 count2022: 5,655 count2023: 5,530 count2024: 5,560 count5,5005,6005,7005,8005,9002019202120242019: 5,890 count2020: 5,815 count2021: 5,775 count2022: 5,655 count2023: 5,530 count2024: 5,560 count
Active enterprises, 2019 to 2024. count. Source: Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Business demography, UK, Tables 3.1a to 3.1d: count of active enterprises by district, county and unitary authority within region and country.

Sources: Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Business demography, UK, Tables 3.1a to 3.1d: count of active enterprises by district, county and unitary authority within region and country; Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Business demography, UK, Tables 1.1a to 1.1d: count of births of new enterprises by district, county and unitary authority within region and country. Companies statistics and rankings

Sources and citations

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  1. Office for National Statistics. Population estimates, local authority based by single year of age: all ages, both sexes, mid-year (ONS, Nomis NM_2002_1). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_2002_1.data.json?geography=TYPE480,TYPE424&gender=0&c_age=200&measures=20100&time=2011,latest. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
  2. Office for National Statistics. Population estimates, local authority based by single year of age: aged 65 and over, both sexes, percent of all ages, mid-year (ONS, Nomis NM_2002_1). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_2002_1.data.json?geography=TYPE480,TYPE424&gender=0&c_age=209&measures=20301&time=2011,latest. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  3. Office for National Statistics. Census 2021, TS004 Country of birth: usual residents born outside the United Kingdom, percent, 100 minus the published share born in the United Kingdom (ONS, Nomis NM_2024_1). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_2024_1.data.json?geography=TYPE480,TYPE424&c2021_cob_12=1&measures=20301&time=2021,latest. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  4. Office for National Statistics. Mid-year population estimates, components of change for UK local authorities: net internal migration, mid-year to mid-year (ONS, MYEB3). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/populationandmigration/populationestimates/datasets/populationestimatesforukenglandandwalesscotlandandnorthernireland/mid2011tomid2025. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  5. Office for National Statistics. Regional gross domestic product: local authorities, GDP at current market prices, pounds million (ONS, Table 5). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/grossdomesticproductgdp/datasets/regionalgrossdomesticproductlocalauthorities/1998to2024. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
  6. Office for National Statistics. Regional gross domestic product: local authorities, GDP per head at current market prices, pounds (ONS, Table 7). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/grossdomesticproductgdp/datasets/regionalgrossdomesticproductlocalauthorities/1998to2024. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
  7. HM Land Registry. UK House Price Index: average price, all property types, not seasonally adjusted, pounds (HM Land Registry, Average price file). Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://publicdata.landregistry.gov.uk/market-trend-data/house-price-index-data/Average-prices-2026-07.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  8. HM Land Registry. UK House Price Index: annual change in the average price, all property types, not seasonally adjusted, percent (HM Land Registry, Average price file). Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://publicdata.landregistry.gov.uk/market-trend-data/house-price-index-data/Average-prices-2026-07.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  9. Office for National Statistics. Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1: rental price, all property types, pounds per month (ONS). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/inflationandpriceindices/datasets/priceindexofprivaterentsukmonthlypricestatistics/16september2026. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  10. Office for National Statistics. Business demography, UK, Tables 3.1a to 3.1d: count of active enterprises by district, county and unitary authority within region and country. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/business/activitysizeandlocation/datasets/businessdemographyreferencetable. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  11. Office for National Statistics. Business demography, UK, Tables 1.1a to 1.1d: count of births of new enterprises by district, county and unitary authority within region and country. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/business/activitysizeandlocation/datasets/businessdemographyreferencetable. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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