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Handside at a glance
- House prices
- £480,000
- Higher prices86th percentile
- Schools
- 64th percentile
- Middle
- Transport
- 74th percentile
- Middle
- Crime rate
- 183.1 per 1,000 residents
- Weak5th percentile
- Flood risk
- 2.7% of the area in flood zones
- Middle34th percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Handside a good place to live?
Handside has a mixed public data profile, so whether it is a good fit depends on which factors matter most to you. Crime data appears weaker and house prices appear higher than many neighbourhoods nationally, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Welwyn Hatfield below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
The public data shows a mixed profile, so the right fit depends on your priorities.
No additional grounded may-suit bullets are available.
Watch out for
- Crime data appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally
- House prices appear higher than many neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Handside
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 183.1 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 5th percentile nationally
Recorded crime is higher than in most neighbourhoods nationally.
Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.
House prices in Handside
House prices
- Median sale price
- £480,000
- Percentile
- 86th percentile nationally
House prices appear higher than many neighbourhoods nationally.
Median of 67 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.
Schools in Handside
Schools
64th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Handside
Flood risk
2.7% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3
Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers 2% of the area. That is the 34th percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.
Transport in Handside
Transport
74th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.
What the full report adds
This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.
FAQs
Is Handside a good place to live?
Handside has a mixed public data profile, so whether it is a good fit depends on which factors matter most to you. Crime data appears weaker and house prices appear higher than many neighbourhoods nationally, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Handside safe?
Handside ranks in the 5th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Handside?
The median sale price was £480,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 86th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Handside?
Schools rank in the 64th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Handside?
Nearby public profiles include Welwyn East in Welwyn Hatfield and Sherrards in Welwyn Hatfield.
