Neighbourhood · Welwyn Hatfield
Brookmans Park: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Brookmans Park neighbourhood of Welwyn Hatfield, England (ONS area Welwyn Hatfield 015). Headline figures assembled 4 November 2026. Postcodes AL9, EN6, SG13. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near AL9 7AL.
One of the most affluent neighbourhoods in England, showing clear signs of gentrification
Brookmans Park is one of the most affluent neighbourhoods in England; it shows clear signs of gentrification against Welwyn Hatfield (3 of 16 signals rising, 1 falling). Houses here typically resell for £1,015,000 and flats for £385,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across Welwyn Hatfield (0.5 times the borough's rate) and the nearest station, Brookmans Park, is about a 23-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre.
The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 4 November 2026; source dates are shown below.
Typical house price
£1,015,000
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +22% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Typical flat price
£385,000
Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +8% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Affluence today
Among the most affluent
How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation
Signs of gentrification
Clear signs
Weighted balance +0.18; 3 of 16 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.
Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)
Deprivation
Decile 9 of 10
English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 4 small areas range from decile 9 to 10.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£79,500
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
0.5 times the borough's rate
Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.
Source: Police.uk
Where Brookmans Park sits in Welwyn Hatfield
- Typical house price: the highest of 16 neighbourhoods in Welwyn Hatfield
- Typical flat price: the highest of the 11 neighbourhoods in Welwyn Hatfield with enough flat sales for one
- Average household income: 2nd highest of 16 neighbourhoods in Welwyn Hatfield
Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 4 November 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.
Prices over time in Brookmans Park
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 4 November 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.
How the area is changing, signal by signal
3 of 16 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Welwyn Hatfield, 1 the other way and 12 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.
Rising against the borough
- Recorded crime
- Income deprivation ranking
- Plug-in car growth
Falling behind the borough
- Homes selling
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest station
- Brookmans Park Railway station, about a 23-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.8 km in a straight line). About 5.7 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Great Northern to Moorgate (about 41 min) and Welwyn Garden City (about 11 min).
Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.
Nearest state schools
- Nearest state primary school Brookmans Park Primary School 1.7 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Nov 2023).
- Nearest state secondary school Chancellor's School 740 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Nov 2023).
Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (20 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 30 September 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.
Nearest A&E
- Nearest major A&E Barnet General Hospital 8.3 km from the neighbourhood's centre, in a straight line.
Hospitals: NHS England, NHS Wales and Public Health Scotland site lists. Waiting times: NHS England's Emergency Care Data Set (experimental statistics), StatsWales and Public Health Scotland, Open Government Licence v3.0. The NHS standard is 95% within 4 hours. Ambulances go to the most suitable A&E, which is not always the nearest.
Questions about Brookmans Park
What is the typical house price in Brookmans Park?
£1,015,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +22% against 2017-2019.
How does Brookmans Park compare with the rest of Welwyn Hatfield?
Typical house price: the highest of 16 neighbourhoods in Welwyn Hatfield. Typical flat price: the highest of the 11 neighbourhoods in Welwyn Hatfield with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 2nd highest of 16 neighbourhoods in Welwyn Hatfield.
Is Brookmans Park an affluent area?
Among the most affluent. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Brookmans Park gentrifying?
Clear signs. Weighted balance +0.18; 3 of 16 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Brookmans Park?
Brookmans Park. Railway station, about a 23-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.8 km in a straight line). About 5.7 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Great Northern to Moorgate (about 41 min) and Welwyn Garden City (about 11 min).
Which state schools are nearest to Brookmans Park?
Nearest state primary school. Brookmans Park Primary School. 1.7 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Nov 2023). Nearest state secondary school. Chancellor's School. 740 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Nov 2023).
Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.
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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.