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Welwyn Hatfield · report

Past price cycles in Welwyn Hatfield

Sale prices have fallen by 3% or more 10 times since 1995. The deepest began in October 2007.

Deepest fall
−15.0%
Recovery from the low
14 months

Prices in Welwyn Hatfield and the UK, indexed

Average sale prices, both set to 100 in January 1995.

  • Welwyn Hatfield
  • United Kingdom
  • 100 = January 1995
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PeriodWelwyn HatfieldUnited Kingdom
Aug 2026600.6534.7
Jul 2026604.3532.9
Jun 2026603.2530.1
May 2026607.8533.1
Apr 2026606.8530.6
Mar 2026608.9526.0
Feb 2026600.8527.6
Jan 2026586.0526.4
Dec 2025583.7524.8
Nov 2025586.7529.6
Oct 2025593.7528.4
Sep 2025591.9527.8
Aug 2025596.4529.8
Jul 2025586.8526.5
Jun 2025573.8522.4
May 2025574.8517.1
Apr 2025583.8509.5
Mar 2025599.0524.8
Feb 2025594.4518.5
Jan 2025589.7518.8
Dec 2024585.8517.0
Nov 2024590.7518.0
Oct 2024592.9519.4
Sep 2024591.7518.4
Aug 2024594.1519.1
Jul 2024598.7514.0
Jun 2024593.2508.3
May 2024579.4506.3
Apr 2024584.7502.2
Mar 2024589.5499.5
Feb 2024593.2498.6
Jan 2024580.6501.2
Dec 2023578.4501.6
Nov 2023588.6505.9
Oct 2023600.8509.4
Sep 2023607.2511.7
Aug 2023615.9514.2
Jul 2023615.0511.4
Jun 2023609.4505.8
May 2023593.2503.9
Apr 2023594.2502.2
Mar 2023598.0501.1
Feb 2023608.8506.8
Jan 2023611.4511.0
Dec 2022615.2515.4
Nov 2022608.8519.5
Oct 2022614.1520.3
Sep 2022618.3520.3
Aug 2022623.0519.2
Jul 2022613.7514.8
Jun 2022610.7505.4
May 2022614.3499.4
Apr 2022612.4493.8
Mar 2022602.6488.0
Feb 2022591.7486.2
Jan 2022594.4485.7
Dec 2021589.2480.1
Nov 2021584.8477.7
Oct 2021580.0468.5
Sep 2021563.2480.5
Aug 2021561.3466.8
Jul 2021551.6453.1
Jun 2021571.9475.4
May 2021563.1451.4
Apr 2021559.6448.4
Mar 2021553.2455.2
Feb 2021557.8448.6
Jan 2021567.3447.3
Dec 2020564.1447.3
Nov 2020560.5443.9
Oct 2020553.5439.4
Sep 2020551.7435.7
Aug 2020541.4431.1
Jul 2020535.8426.9
Jun 2020535.2423.4
May 2020543.3417.6
Apr 2020548.7415.5
Mar 2020548.3419.7
Feb 2020541.9416.0
Jan 2020537.8418.4
Dec 2019537.8418.1
Nov 2019546.9418.7
Oct 2019547.0420.2
Sep 2019548.4421.3
Aug 2019539.7421.0
Jul 2019540.9419.6
Jun 2019542.3415.0
May 2019542.0413.2
Apr 2019540.0412.6
Mar 2019531.3409.7
Feb 2019532.8410.8
Jan 2019535.4411.8
Dec 2018548.1414.4
Nov 2018545.2415.3
Oct 2018543.7417.1
Sep 2018535.9417.5
Aug 2018541.8418.3
Jul 2018536.9417.0
Jun 2018534.3411.9
May 2018536.1409.2
Apr 2018537.4407.5
Mar 2018546.3403.7
Feb 2018546.6406.1
Jan 2018546.4405.0
Dec 2017540.2406.5
Nov 2017535.3404.9
Oct 2017536.7406.0
Sep 2017529.4405.7
Aug 2017526.6407.2
Jul 2017528.4405.4
Jun 2017524.5400.2
May 2017522.8396.8
Apr 2017519.3394.4
Mar 2017530.4388.3
Feb 2017536.5389.1
Jan 2017535.6388.3
Dec 2016530.1388.7
Nov 2016529.1388.0
Oct 2016527.9386.2
Sep 2016534.4387.5
Aug 2016532.4388.1
Jul 2016535.8388.1
Jun 2016522.6384.0
May 2016505.4380.4
Apr 2016484.0376.0
Mar 2016482.1374.6
Feb 2016478.2370.8
Jan 2016479.9370.6
Dec 2015472.4369.6
Nov 2015470.8368.4
Oct 2015467.9365.6
Sep 2015462.3365.1
Aug 2015458.9364.3
Jul 2015448.5361.0
Jun 2015442.8355.0
May 2015428.4352.3
Apr 2015427.1348.5
Mar 2015421.4345.5
Feb 2015427.2344.2
Jan 2015425.9343.9
Dec 2014421.0345.7
Nov 2014418.5344.9
Oct 2014414.3346.1
Sep 2014416.2346.6
Aug 2014409.9346.2
Jul 2014404.4342.2
Jun 2014399.2337.5
May 2014394.4334.6
Apr 2014388.4331.1
Mar 2014381.9323.9
Feb 2014381.7322.7
Jan 2014377.4321.4
Dec 2013377.2321.0
Nov 2013369.2318.1
Oct 2013370.7316.4
Sep 2013368.3317.7
Aug 2013366.7317.4
Jul 2013362.6314.9
Jun 2013356.5311.4
May 2013352.4308.9
Apr 2013350.7307.3
Mar 2013355.4304.3
Feb 2013357.6302.5
Jan 2013358.2302.5
Dec 2012358.6304.6
Nov 2012362.3305.3
Oct 2012361.7305.0
Sep 2012357.6307.2
Aug 2012352.7308.3
Jul 2012349.1307.9
Jun 2012358.1306.7
May 2012352.2303.8
Apr 2012351.0302.8
Mar 2012338.9299.3
Feb 2012345.1298.5
Jan 2012345.0299.3
Dec 2011346.6301.3
Nov 2011348.3302.6
Oct 2011347.5302.5
Sep 2011341.1305.8
Aug 2011343.3306.6
Jul 2011346.9306.4
Jun 2011357.3302.6
May 2011352.1302.1
Apr 2011353.1303.4
Mar 2011345.2298.8
Feb 2011349.8300.2
Jan 2011347.1301.8
Dec 2010348.3304.3
Nov 2010349.6304.9
Oct 2010353.5308.5
Sep 2010358.6312.0
Aug 2010358.3312.8
Jul 2010354.4312.8
Jun 2010347.2309.7
May 2010344.3308.2
Apr 2010341.7306.7
Mar 2010336.5302.8
Feb 2010333.0302.8
Jan 2010334.4302.1
Dec 2009334.5303.2
Nov 2009329.8301.2
Oct 2009317.5300.2
Sep 2009313.9298.2
Aug 2009305.2295.9
Jul 2009303.9293.0
Jun 2009302.4287.8
May 2009300.2285.0
Apr 2009301.3281.1
Mar 2009302.2278.6
Feb 2009308.5280.3
Jan 2009311.9283.6
Dec 2008316.2290.3
Nov 2008316.9294.8
Oct 2008324.9303.4
Sep 2008334.1309.6
Aug 2008349.4317.6
Jul 2008349.7324.4
Jun 2008349.9328.0
May 2008343.9332.4
Apr 2008341.6330.4
Mar 2008343.9329.8
Feb 2008347.1332.2
Jan 2008350.0335.1
Dec 2007350.8341.3
Nov 2007350.8341.8
Oct 2007353.3342.0
Sep 2007350.3342.8
Aug 2007346.7342.3
Jul 2007347.4340.4
Jun 2007343.1336.1
May 2007337.4332.5
Apr 2007333.6328.7
Mar 2007329.1322.2
Feb 2007325.3319.8
Jan 2007319.3318.8
Dec 2006323.3319.0
Nov 2006328.6315.0
Oct 2006329.9313.4
Sep 2006324.6311.6
Aug 2006320.7310.3
Jul 2006317.6307.7
Jun 2006314.5303.4
May 2006314.6300.5
Apr 2006311.8297.7
Mar 2006309.7291.4
Feb 2006306.4289.0
Jan 2006304.5288.6
Dec 2005308.3289.0
Nov 2005309.5287.4
Oct 2005310.0286.6
Sep 2005308.5287.1
Aug 2005305.7287.6
Jul 2005308.5286.4
Jun 2005298.3282.8
May 2005293.1280.6
Apr 2005291.2277.6
Mar 2005304.9273.7
Feb 2005313.6271.5
Jan 2005311.5271.7
Dec 2004306.5271.9
Nov 2004303.4273.9
Oct 2004303.4274.3
Sep 2004300.0272.3
Aug 2004298.9272.8
Jul 2004296.4269.7
Jun 2004297.7264.1
May 2004299.7259.5
Apr 2004294.7256.4
Mar 2004292.0245.3
Feb 2004284.9244.7
Jan 2004286.8247.1
Dec 2003285.5245.6
Nov 2003286.2240.9
Oct 2003280.8243.6
Sep 2003274.3239.4
Aug 2003266.6240.2
Jul 2003268.0236.0
Jun 2003270.8231.9
May 2003266.6231.4
Apr 2003265.4233.0
Mar 2003262.1227.6
Feb 2003267.4222.8
Jan 2003266.3225.2
Dec 2002265.9226.8
Nov 2002264.3219.5
Oct 2002257.7217.3
Sep 2002251.4215.7
Aug 2002242.9210.6
Jul 2002237.2206.0
Jun 2002229.6204.4
May 2002222.7196.4
Apr 2002216.1191.4
Mar 2002214.5188.9
Feb 2002212.9182.5
Jan 2002207.9176.1
Dec 2001204.7176.7
Nov 2001203.9176.7
Oct 2001208.8176.7
Sep 2001207.7180.3
Aug 2001206.6180.3
Jul 2001204.1180.3
Jun 2001202.3174.1
May 2001197.0174.1
Apr 2001193.4174.1
Mar 2001193.6168.0
Feb 2001194.6168.0
Jan 2001192.8168.0
Dec 2000188.6168.9
Nov 2000188.2168.9
Oct 2000190.1168.9
Sep 2000189.2164.0
Aug 2000188.7164.0
Jul 2000185.2164.0
Jun 2000182.6161.0
May 2000177.2161.0
Apr 2000176.1161.0
Mar 2000174.5152.6
Feb 2000171.8152.6
Jan 2000169.0152.6
Dec 1999165.4148.8
Nov 1999164.0148.8
Oct 1999159.4148.8
Sep 1999155.9145.1
Aug 1999151.7145.1
Jul 1999149.9145.1
Jun 1999149.4137.1
May 1999146.3137.1
Apr 1999143.1137.1
Mar 1999140.4131.5
Feb 1999141.4131.5
Jan 1999140.9131.5
Dec 1998139.3130.7
Nov 1998139.6130.7
Oct 1998139.6130.7
Sep 1998141.5131.3
Aug 1998140.7131.3
Jul 1998142.6131.3
Jun 1998140.3125.8
May 1998137.9125.8
Apr 1998133.4125.8
Mar 1998133.5119.5
Feb 1998132.0119.5
Jan 1998128.7119.5
Dec 1997129.0116.5
Nov 1997128.4116.5
Oct 1997132.0116.5
Sep 1997128.1117.4
Aug 1997127.0117.4
Jul 1997124.4117.4
Jun 1997122.4111.7
May 1997121.1111.7
Apr 1997116.3111.7
Mar 1997116.2109.5
Feb 1997114.2109.5
Jan 1997115.9109.5
Dec 1996112.2108.0
Nov 1996109.9108.0
Oct 1996107.1108.0
Sep 1996106.7106.2
Aug 1996108.7106.2
Jul 1996108.8106.2
Jun 1996108.5102.2
May 1996106.9102.2
Apr 1996105.2102.2
Mar 1996104.7102.1
Feb 1996103.2102.1
Jan 1996102.8102.1
Dec 1995103.1100.6
Nov 1995103.3100.6
Oct 1995104.1100.6
Sep 1995104.8102.0
Aug 1995103.8102.0
Jul 1995102.7102.0
Jun 1995101.4101.1
May 1995103.3101.1
Apr 1995105.9101.1
Mar 1995105.2100.0
Feb 1995104.2100.0
Jan 1995100.0100.0

Every fall of 3% or more

From the peak to the lowest month after it, and how long prices took to get back.

PeakLowFallMonths fallingMonths to recover
April 1995June 1995−4.3%211
February 2005April 2005−7.2%213
October 2006January 2007−3.2%33
October 2007May 2009−15.0%1914
September 2010March 2012−5.5%187
November 2012April 2013−3.2%53
February 2017April 2017−3.2%26
December 2018March 2019−3.1%36
June 2021July 2021−3.5%13
August 2022June 2025−7.9%34Not yet

The UK House Price Index goes back to 1968 for the UK, its nations and England's regions, to 1995 for councils in England and Wales, to 2004 in Scotland and to 2005 in Northern Ireland, where it is quarterly. A fall counts once prices drop 3% below a peak, and ends when they are back at it.

Other reports for Welwyn Hatfield

Sale prices have an 80% chance of landing between £412,649 and £478,919 by August 2027.

Expected, August 2027
£445,784
Chance of a rise
50%

At the average sale price, a home costs £446,043. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is £2,058 a month. The UK sets no cap on the payment; no more than 15% of new mortgages may lend over 4.5 times income.

Payment, two incomes
27%
Payment, one income
55%

Renting the average home costs less each month than owning it. Owning counts interest, running costs and the return the deposit could earn, at the average sale price; rent is the average of all private tenancies. Repaying the loan is saving, so it is left out.

Rent per month
£1,510
Owning per month
£2,100

44.1% fewer homes were started in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.

Started, 12 months
120
Per 1,000 residents
1.0

Figures for United Kingdom: Welwyn Hatfield has no reliable figures of its own.

Buyers living abroad bought 1.8% of the homes sold here in the four quarters to Q1 2025.

Bought by buyers abroad, 12 months
1.8%

In 2025 the population fell by 1,302 while 140 homes were finished.

Homes finished, 2025
140
Population change, 2025
−1,302

4.6% of the 48,597 homes counted in the 2021 census had nobody usually living in them.

Empty, 2021 census
4.6%
Empty homes
2,225

In 2025, 0% of the homes added came from existing buildings rather than new ones.

Homes from existing buildings, 2025
0%