Local authority · E07000241

Welwyn Hatfield

In use

Welwyn Hatfield is a local authority in England, published in boundary releases since December 2015.

The May 2026 boundary, generalised to about 100 m.

Code: E07000241
Kind: Local authority
Area: 129 km²
Population: 122,819Mid-2024 estimate
In use: 2015 to now

Where it sits

RegionEast of England

CountyHertfordshire

CountryEngland

What it contains

69 LSOAs, as of the December 2021 boundaries

9 parishes, as of the May 2026 boundaries

Ayot St Lawrence
Ayot St Peter
Essendon
Hatfield
North Mymms
Northaw and Cuffley
Welwyn
Welwyn Hatfield, unparished area
Woolmer Green

16 wards, as of the May 2026 boundaries

Neighbours

6 local authorities share a border with Welwyn Hatfield, longest border first.

East Hertfordshire 24.6 km
North Hertfordshire 18.2 km
St Albans 17.9 km
Hertsmere 10.5 km
Broxbourne 5.7 km
Enfield 4.2 km

Data published for it

36 of the Atlas's datasets publish figures for Welwyn Hatfield itself.

Air Quality2024
Attainment 8 Gap2025
Broadband Coverage2025
Car Availability2021
Child Poverty2022 to 2025 (4 years)
Claimant Count2026
Council Tax levels in England2026
Crime2026
Ethnicity2021
EU Referendum Results2016
Greenhouse Gas Emissions2005 to 2024 (20 years)
House price to residence-based earnings ratio2025
Housing supply: net additional dwellings2025
Income2025
Indices of Multiple Deprivation2025
Jobs2011 to 2024 (14 years)
Land Area2024
Life Expectancy2024
Life Expectancy Series2003 to 2024 (22 years)
Local authority collected waste management2025
Local authority revenue expenditure and financing2026
Mobile Coverage2025
NHS Waiting Times2026
Planning applications in England2026
Population (Local Authority)2011 to 2024 (14 years)
Public electric vehicle chargers by local authority2026
Qualifications2021
Road Collisions by Local Authority2024 and 2025
School Performance (KS4)2025
Subnational electricity consumption2015 to 2024 (10 years)
Subnational gas consumption2015 to 2024 (10 years)
Temporary Accommodation2026
Travel to Work2021
UK business: activity, size and location2025
Unemployment2021
Workplace income2025

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Ask the API

Everything on this page comes from the UK Data Atlas API's geography resolver. These requests return it, for the May 2026 release.

The areaDocs
GET/v1/areas/localAuthority/2026-05-uk-bgc/E07000241
Its boundaryDocs
GET/v1/areas/localAuthority/2026-05-uk-bgc/E07000241/geometry?tier=medium
Its historyDocs
GET/v1/areas/localAuthority/2026-05-uk-bgc/E07000241/history
What it sits withinDocs
GET/v1/areas/localAuthority/2026-05-uk-bgc/E07000241/parents
What it containsDocs
GET/v1/areas/localAuthority/2026-05-uk-bgc/E07000241/children
Its neighboursDocs
GET/v1/areas/localAuthority/2026-05-uk-bgc/E07000241/neighbours
What you can ask about itDocs
GET/v1/areas/localAuthority/2026-05-uk-bgc/E07000241?include=capabilities