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Welwyn Garden CityPanshanger

Panshanger

AL6 0 / AL7 1 / AL7 2 / AL7 3

Family-friendly

Panshanger is on the eastern edge of WGC, built from the 1960s onwards as a large housing estate. It has its own schools, shops, and community facilities, and feels quite self-contained. Panshanger Park (the former estate grounds) is a major green space on the doorstep, with woodland walks and open meadows. The housing is typical of its era, nothing special architecturally, but the access to green space is genuinely good. It has historically had a harder reputation than the western side of WGC, though this is overstated. Affordable and practical.

Welwyn Garden City1.6 mi
£442kmedian house
Top 10%primary KS2
Top halfsafety
Panshanger

Flat

£239k

Terraced

£392k

Semi-detached

£466k

Detached

£598k

60% homeowners12% private rented28% social rented

Fastest travel times

King's Cross19 min
Oxford Circus34 min
Liverpool Street37 min
Victoria38 min
London Bridge41 min
Paddington41 min

Nearest stations

Welwyn Garden City1.6 mi
Welwyn North2.1 mi
SafetyTop half

Breakdown of reported crime

Violence and sexual offences
30%
Anti-social behaviour
20%
Shoplifting
15%
Vehicle crime
7%
Criminal damage and arson
7%
Public order
5%
Other theft
5%
Burglary
3%
Other crime
3%
AffluenceTop half

Ethnicity

White
85.4%
White British77.3%
Other White6.8%
Irish1.1%
Irish Traveller0.1%
Gypsy / Roma0.1%
Mixed
3.9%
White & Asian1.2%
White & Black Caribbean1.1%
Other Mixed1%
White & Black African0.6%
Asian
6.3%
Indian2.9%
Other Asian1.5%
Chinese0.9%
Pakistani0.6%
Bangladeshi0.4%
Black
3.4%
African2.4%
Caribbean0.6%
Other Black0.4%
Other
1.2%

State primary

Watchlytes Primary School
Inadequate🏆 Strong results
Holwell Primary School
Good🏆 Strong results🤝 Strong SEN support
Swallow Dell Primary and Nursery School
🏆 Strong results🤝 Strong SEN support

State secondary

Ridgeway Academy
Non-selective
Stanborough School
GoodNon-selective🎓 University pathways
Monk's Walk School
Non-selective🏆 Strong results🏆 Strong sixth form

Independent

Sherrardswood School
🏆 Strong results
Green spaces54 nearby
Burnham Green
Tewin Orchard
Moneyhole Lane Park
Welwyn Garden City

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