Welwyn Hatfield Council Housing & Tenant Rights [2026]

Name: Welwyn Hatfield council housing statistics 2023-24
Creator: DLUHC Local Authority Housing Statistics 2023-24
Published: 2026-04-30
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

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England · ONS E07000241

Welwyn Hatfield is one of England's local authorities.

Welwyn Hatfield council housing data (2023-24)

The following figures are reported by Welwyn Hatfield to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government as part of the annual Local Authority Housing Statistics return.

Metric	Value
Housing waiting list (households)	3,532
Waiting for 1 bedroom	2,057
Waiting for 2 bedrooms	717
Waiting for 3 bedrooms	550
Waiting for 4+ bedrooms	163
Council-owned dwellings	8,847
Social rent dwellings	8,847
Affordable rent dwellings	0
Vacant dwellings	180
Average relet time (days)	41
Lettings to new tenants	266
Lettings to existing tenants	239
Council evictions (total)	16
Evictions for rent arrears	8
Evictions for anti-social behaviour	3
Illegal sub-let property recoveries	1
Average EPC/SAP rating of council stock	C
New social rent homes built	121
New affordable rent homes built	0

Source: DLUHC Local Authority Housing Statistics 2023-24. Last refreshed 2026-04-30.