Country England and Wales › Region East of England › Council Welwyn Hatfield › Neighbourhood Woolmer Green, Oaklands & Digswell › Postcode AL6 0BU What's changing near AL6 0BU Within 2 km, around Woolmer Green, Oaklands & Digswell in Welwyn Hatfield. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
3 new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
262 homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+0.8% like-for-like prices in Woolmer Green, Oaklands & Digswell, 2024 → 2025 (council +0.6%)
-4% recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
Black pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first Planning permission Jul 2024 Planning permission Sept 2022 New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 3 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
7 homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 25 m²
13 since energy certificates began (2008)
0 in AL6 0BU itself
Spotted when a home's energy certificate shows at least 15 m² (and 15%) more floor area than an earlier one. Only homes with two certificates show up, so the real number is higher. A busy street suggests extensions get permission here; check the council's planning register for the details.
Storm overflows within 2 km No monitored sewer storm overflows within 2 km (England only).
Environment Agency event duration monitoring, 2025 annual return (OGL; © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026). Overflows release diluted sewage into rivers and the sea when sewers are overwhelmed, mostly after heavy rain.
Solar, wind and battery projects within 10 km 28 planned, approved or being built and 3 running (8 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Battery storage Brownfields - Battery Storage Approved, not yet built · 200 kW
Sept 2023 Battery storage Welwyn Power - Energy Storage Facility Approved, not yet built · 5 MW
Aug 2022 Rooftop solar Ridgeway Academy, Herns Lane - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 190 kW
Oct 2023 Rooftop solar Morrisons Supermarket - Solar PV Array Approved, not yet built · 270 kW
Oct 2024 Battery storage Verge In Highway, Great North Road - Energy Storage System Approved, not yet built · 200 kW
Nov 2025 Battery storage Stanborough, Hatfield - Battery Energy Storage System Approved, not yet built · 2 MW
Sept 2024 Solar farm Stanborough, Hatfield - Solar Array Approved, not yet built · 10 MW
Sept 2024 Rooftop solar Computacenter Warehouse Being built · 2 MW
Nov 2019 Rooftop solar Gypsy Moth Avenue - Solar Array Approved, not yet built · 1 MW
Aug 2022 Rooftop solar Unit 1, Roebuck Retail Park, London Road - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 160 kW
Jul 2025 Hydro Road and street works within 1 km 8 permitted works running now or planned.
Standard Haldens, Welwyn Garden City Highway improvement works · HERTFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Standard Warren Way, Welwyn Remedial works · HERTFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Minor Rowans, Welwyn Garden City Utility repair and maintenance works · AFFINITY WATER - C · Some carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 Minor Dawley, Welwyn Garden City Utility repair and maintenance works · AFFINITY WATER - C · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Minor Lumbards, Welwyn Garden City Utility repair and maintenance works · AFFINITY WATER - C · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Minor Timbercroft, Welwyn Garden City Utility repair and maintenance works · AFFINITY WATER - C · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Minor Harwood Hill, Welwyn Garden City Utility repair and maintenance works · AFFINITY WATER - C · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Minor Knightsfield, Welwyn Garden City Highway improvement works · HERTFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 DfT Street Manager permits (OGL), England. Dates are the planned ones; works often finish early or overrun.
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km Decided decided Apr 2025 Decided decided Oct 2013 Decided decided Sept 2014 Decided decided Feb 2017 Decided decided Apr 2014 Planning Inspectorate list of nationally significant infrastructure projects (roads, railways, energy, water, waste), October 2026 (OGL). Each is placed at one point, usually the middle of the site; long schemes run well beyond it.
Transport schemes within 20 km None on our list yet. We're starting with recently opened and under-construction rail schemes.
Running nearest: Westmill Qaurry (landfill gas, 9.1 km); Brazier Landfill Scheme (landfill gas, 9.2 km); Flamingo House (rooftop solar, 9.9 km).
DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database, April to June 2026 (OGL). Projects of 150 kW and over; refused, withdrawn and abandoned ones are left out.