Roundabout Lane Oaklands, Welwyn Hatfield
1 address across 1 postcode (AL6), about 70 m long, classed as a restricted local access road. USRN 43018676.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in Welwyn Hatfield cost £446,043 in August 2026 (+0.7% on a year); private rents averaged £1,510 a month.
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Recorded floods: No recorded flood covers the centre of any of its postcodes.
- Landfill: 1 historic landfill site within 500 m (0.3 miles) of its postcodes; the nearest, Mardley Heath, is 40 m away.
- Radon: Up to 1 to 3% of homes in the 1 km squares around it are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level.
- Traffic: The busiest counted road within 500 m (0.3 miles), the B197, carries 11,879 motor vehicles a day on average (2025).
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band G; Band D in Welwyn Hatfield costs £2,452 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Welwyn North, about 2.4 km (1.5 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 1.1 km (0.7 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 9.2 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.3 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 97 m above sea level.
- Noise: None of its addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Bridge Cottage Surgery, about 2.4 km (1.5 miles) away.
- People: About 380 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 94% of households owned their home and 44% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 7 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
- Road safety: 1 collision in which someone was hurt was reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025.
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House sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
House prices and rents in Welwyn Hatfield
A typical home in Welwyn Hatfield cost £446,043 in August 2026, 0.7% more than a year before. That is 7% more than five years earlier and 13% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £946,848 |
| Semi-detached | £525,806 |
| Terraced | £406,393 |
| Flat or maisonette | £243,974 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £359,339 |
Private renters in Welwyn Hatfield paid £1,510 a month on average in September 2026, 3.3% more than a year before. That is 28% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £1,061 |
| Two bedrooms | £1,373 |
| Three bedrooms | £1,645 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £2,333 |
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
Gas and electricity use
Homes with gas used 18,286 kWh of it on average in 2024, about the same as the district, and 5,427 kWh of electricity, 8% more than the district's 5,039 kWh. There are gas meters for about 90% of the homes.
These are all the homes on the postcode, whatever their size and however many live in them, so they show the kind of homes and heating here rather than what any one home uses. The typical figure is the median: half the homes used less. The district is AL6.
Council tax
What each band costs in Welwyn Hatfield in 2026-27: Band D £2,452 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,635 | £1,907 | £2,180 | £2,452 | £2,997 | £3,542 | £4,087 | £4,905 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band G (45% of about 710 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Oaklands & Mardley Heath - 10 & 12 Oaklands Rise: up to 2 homes, permissioned (600 m (0.4 miles))
Energy projects nearby
No wind turbine or waste plant within 5 km (3.1 miles), and no solar farm, battery site or other project of 1 MW or more within 2 km (1.2 miles), of the street's postcodes, operating or planned.
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre of this street's postcodes.
Recorded floods are where floodwater was seen or surveyed after a flood. Many floods were never mapped, an outline over a postcode's centre does not mean every home in it flooded, and homes outside one may have. Ask the seller whether the home itself has flooded.
Coastal erosion
No projected coastal erosion zone is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Storm overflows
No storm overflow outlet is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Coal mining
No postcode centre here is in a coalfield: the Mining Remediation Authority records no coal mining risk here.
Radon
The postcode is in a 1 km square with radon potential up to 1 to 3%: up to that share of homes there is estimated to be at or above the Action Level of 200 becquerels per cubic metre. At least part of the square is a radon Affected Area, where 1% or more of homes are.
Radon is a natural radioactive gas from the ground that can build up indoors; long exposure raises the risk of lung cancer. A three-month test with two small detectors is the only way to know a home's level, and a high level can usually be brought down with a sump or better ventilation. UKHSA sells a radon report for a single address from its detailed map at ukradon.org.
Historic landfill
1 historic landfill site is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes, the nearest 40 m away.
| Site | Waste went in | Waste | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mardley Heath Woolmer Green, Hertfordshire | 1955 to 1976 | Inert | 40 m |
Closed tips can give off gas (methane and carbon dioxide) and leak into the ground for years. An environmental search, which conveyancers usually order, looks at landfill and contaminated land around the home; the council keeps a register of land it has found to be contaminated.
Height above sea level
The street's address is about 97 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL6 0TJ | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Welwyn North 387,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Knebworth 437,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) | |
| Welwyn Garden City 2.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 5 km (3.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Mardley Avenue Mardley Hill | 170 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Welwyn Garden City | 4.8 km (3 miles) |
| Car parks | Lockleys Drive Car Park | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Osprey Charging Station | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Luton Airport LTN | 12.6 km (7.9 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Bridge Cottage Surgery Good Jun 2016 | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Barnes Pharmacy | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Knebworth Dental Surgery | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Hospital | New Qeii Hospital Cdc | 6.9 km (4.3 miles) |
| Care homes | 7 homes within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Heath Lodge Good Mar 2026 | 730 m (0.5 miles) |
| Police station | Hertfordshire Constabulary | 5.2 km (3.2 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Knebworth Cashzone | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 640 m² | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 1,960 m² | 900 m (0.6 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.6 ha | 880 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 4,270 m² | 900 m (0.6 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Linear earthwork in Perry's Grove, a scheduled monument, 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south-east. 6 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Linear earthwork in Perry's Grove | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south-east |
| Lockleys Roman villa | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south-west |
| Homewood | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Three Corner Wood | Wood | 250 m north-west |
| Dolesbury Firs | Wood | 310 m north-west |
| Mardley Heath | Wood | 320 m north-west |
| Digswell Lake | Lake or reservoir | 3 km (1.8 miles) south |
| Oak Vale | Valley | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) east |
| Bright's Hill | Hill | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.2 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
None of the street's 1 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, railways or aircraft.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Welwyn Hatfield: see them on the Welwyn Hatfield page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection | Exam results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oaklands Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 560 m (0.3 miles) | Good (Jul 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | 60% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 8% at the higher standard (2025; 73% in 2024 and 67% in 2023) |
| St Michael's Woolmer Green CofE VA Primary School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 920 m (0.6 miles) | No published inspection | 82% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 9% at the higher standard (2025; 70% in 2024 and 67% in 2023) |
Exam results are from the Department for Education's school performance tables (Explore Education Statistics, Open Government Licence), for all pupils at each school. The middle school in England had 63% at the expected standard at the end of primary school (2025), Attainment 8 of 46.0 at GCSE (2026) and an A level average of C+ (2025). Attainment 8 adds up a pupil's grades in eight GCSEs, with English and maths counted twice (90 is the most), averaged over the school's pupils. Progress 8 compares pupils with others who had the same results at the end of primary school; it is not published for GCSEs in 2025 and 2026, as those pupils sat no primary tests during the pandemic. Small year groups swing from year to year, and figures for very small ones are withheld.
Nurseries and childcare
4 nurseries, pre-schools and clubs within 1.5 km (0.9 miles), the nearest 150 m from the middle of the street.
| Provider | Kind | Places | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Busy Bees Day Nursery at Mardley Hill AL6 0UE | Full day care | 46 | Outstanding (Feb 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) | 150 m |
| St Michaels Multisports Club SG3 6JP | Out-of-school day care (over fives) | Not inspected yet | 1 km (0.6 miles) | |
| St Michael's Pre-school SG3 6JP | Full day care | 30 | Good (Jul 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Meadow View Childcare AL6 0PL | Full day care | 85 | Good (Sep 2021, overall grade under the previous framework) | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
Ofsted also registers 841 childminders and 251 home childcarers (nannies) in Hertfordshire. It does not publish their addresses, so they cannot be shown here; the council's family information service lists those taking children.
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Busy Bees at Mardley Hill AL6 0UE | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 150 m | 5 Very good | 22 Sep 2026 |
| Gareth's Butchers Of Welwyn AL6 0TA | Retailers - other | 370 m | 5 Very good | 15 Oct 2022 |
| Ocean Star AL6 0TA | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 370 m | 5 Very good | 18 Sep 2024 |
| Oaklands Post Office AL6 0TA | Retailers - other | 370 m | 4 Good | 15 Oct 2022 |
| Mardley Stores Ltd | Retailers - other | 400 m (0.2 miles) | 5 Very good | 14 Oct 2022 |
| Mardley Hill Deli AL6 0TT | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 15 Jan 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 4 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| Public order | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Briary Wood Lane (4); On or near Larch Lane (3).
Road safety
1 collision in which someone was hurt was reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025: 0 fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight. Most were on roads with a 30 mph limit.
| Year | Collisions | Fatal or serious |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Severity | Who was hurt | Road | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Jun 2023 13:49 | Slight | 1 person | Minor road, 30 mph | Daylight |
Only collisions in which someone was hurt and which the police were told about are here: damage-only collisions and near misses are not, and some injuries are never reported. Positions are recorded by the police, usually to within a few metres. Each year's figures are published the following September.
Traffic on nearby roads
The busiest counted road within 500 m (0.3 miles) is the B197, with 11,879 motor vehicles a day on average in 2025, 250 m from the street's postcodes.
| Road | Between | Vehicles a day | Lorries | Ten years before | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B197 | Not recorded | 11,879 counted 2025 | 0% | 250 m |
Each figure is the annual average daily flow: the motor vehicles passing the count point, both ways, on an average day of the year. A point is counted by hand on a weekday every few years and estimated from the trend on similar roads in between. Lorries are heavy goods vehicles, as a share of all motor vehicles.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 52 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 29% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 94% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 55% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | under 1% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 32% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 49% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 46% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 1% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 57% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 44% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 10 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- AL6 0TJ: 1 address of 12 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Hangmans Lane · Hangmans Lane · Briary Wood Lane · Great North Road · Mardleywood · Lower Mardley Hill · Briary Wood End · Marlborough Close · Dolesbury Drive · Mardley Wood · Heathbrow Road · Dudley Hill Close
All the streets in AL6 and across Welwyn Hatfield.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported; road collisions count only those in which someone was hurt and the police were told.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.