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Removals Welwyn Garden City
Are you looking to relocate to Welwyn Garden City? Moving home is not something we do on a regular basis with there often being a few years between each move.
As such, we can often lose sight of the number of belongings we accumulate on the way and come time to relocate there is lots to organise.
This is where enlisting the services of a reliable removals company is crucial. White & Company are a family-owned business with over 150 years’ servicing the Welwyn Garden City community.
We offer a tailor made, reliable and professional service at a competitive price. Our trained crews have tackled all sorts of challenges and can wrap, pack, and transport your personal belongings with minimum fuss and delay.
Should you require it, White & Company can offer storage of some or all your effects also. We have 19 storage facilities across the UK, offering clean, modern, easily accessible storage provision.
We serve many towns around Welwyn Garden City. To find out more about how we can get your dream move underway do not hesitate to give us a call today for a free home survey and quotation.
About White & Company
White & Company has 19 branches located across the UK from the Channel Islands to Scotland and a network of industry partners. This extensive relocation network allows us to provide the perfect removal solutions no matter where you’re moving.
Through hard work, commitment and excellent service, we are now one of the industry’s largest removal companies. We have 265 specialist vehicles, full trained and security cleared removals staff and 19 storage locations across the UK.
Why Move to Welwyn Garden City
Many ex-Londoners have already seen the benefit of leaving the capital and settling in Welwyn Garden City or (WGC). The biggest and most obvious appeal to this leafy Hertfordshire town is that it offers a conveniently quick commute direct into Kings Cross station at just 26 minutes. As well as posing fast rail links into London, Welwyn Garden City also sits alongside the A1 so, has easy access to the M25 via road to the South as well as the Midlands and the North.
Homes are reasonably priced, yet another bonus, and there are plenty of them for sale, so no matter where you sit on the property ladder, there will be a home in the town to suit your budget. Sir Ebenezer Howard founded Welwyn Garden City.
During the 1920s there was a call for the creation of new planned towns of limited size consisting of low-density suburban developments situated close to agricultural land. Thereby creating the perfect balance of town and countryside. Hence the town is visually very pleasingly with a good number of open spaces and green areas for its 44,000 residents to enjoy.
The economy of WGC is thriving.
Some of the UK’s top companies have offices here, including Tesco’s, Nestle’s factory producing cereals, Xerox and Roche, and other high-tech food processing chains and electronic companies. As you would expect for a town this size, there is a huge assortment of social activities to partake in.
Annual festivals such as the World Food Festival are extremely popular events. Award winning community projects include the Anglia in Bloom flower display competition at which WGC recently managed to bag a gold medal. This town has a whole lot going for it – once people move here, they settle quickly and very often remain for life.
Schools & Education
Given the high numbers of families living in Welwyn Garden City it is no surprise that there are excellent schools at all levels.
There are a number of well-regarded schools in the local area that cater for primary aged children. Templewood Primary School has remained an “outstanding” school following several inspections by Ofsted and Apple Croft Junior has also been rated as “outstanding” following its last inspection.
For students aged 11-16, Knightsfield Secondary School and Bishop’s Hatfield Girls’ School both have exemplary reputations, and both have received an Ofsted rating of “outstanding”.
Post-16 education providers include Oaklands College. The college has campuses in St Albans and Welwyn Garden City, with a further provision in Borehamwood. Over 10,000 students’ study at the college annually, studying full-time, part-time, and higher education courses as well as apprenticeships.
The University of Hertfordshire is based in Hatfield, around 4 miles from the town. It has a wide range of Undergraduate, Postgraduate, Professional and Short courses available. It is one of the top 200 universities in the world under 50 years old.
Things to do in Welwyn Garden City
Welwyn Garden City has a great choice of entertainment located nearby.
Here is a selection of things to do and see which may interest you:
The Galleria is a multiplex cinema venue which shows the latest releases and blockbusters.
The Hawthorn Theatre and the Barn Theatre, both stage regular dramatic, musical, and family productions.
Sporting facilities include the 50-acre Gosling Sports Park. Home to a dry ski slope, gym, football pitches, an athletics track, velodrome, swimming pool, tennis, and squash courts, as well as children’s play areas.
There are three golf courses to choose from. Mill Green Golf Club, Panshanger Golf Complex and Welwyn Garden City Golf Club.
The Howard Centre shopping mall and its surrounding streets, such as Stonehills, Howardsgate, Parkway and Fretherne Road have plenty of shops to visit. Department stores such as John Lewis sit alongside smaller independent and specialist retailers offering a wide range of goods.
Welwyn Roman Baths Museum was saved during construction of the A1 motorway between Welwyn Garden City and Stevenage. The museum lies in a purpose-built vault under the road. The baths are very well preserved. While the site is fairly small there is plenty to interest adults and children alike.
Shaw’s Corner was the primary residence of the renowned Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw, now a National Trust property open to the public. Inside the house, the rooms remain much as Shaw left them, and the garden and Shaw’s writing hut can also be visited.
Property prices
Although there was a smattering of small country houses and farms covering the area pre-1920, 99% of properties across the town were built after this time.
As a result, there is a good supply of sizeable early garden city houses sitting on tree lined streets. Much more affordable modern homes are situated on the outskirts of town. Plus, there are several locations where brand new homes have been built.
With regard to costs, £85,000 will buy you a two-bedroom modern flat on a 25% shared price basis. If you would rather own a two-bed property outright, prices start from £175,000.
Those moving with a family will need to budget upwards from £300,000 for a three-bedroom terraced property.
Crest Nicholson has a striking development of new homes located around five minutes’ drive from the town centre.
The development consists of 1,2-,3- and 4-bedroom properties offered in a range of styles and designed to appeal to a variety of audiences, including families and first-time buyers. Prices start from £131,500.
Popular Places to Live Near Welwyn Garden City
- Hatfield
- Hertford
- Welwyn
- St Albans
- Stevenage
- Knebworth
What Others Say…
Wayne Middleton and Brian Witherford were professional and extremely helpful. Did a brilliant job. Would recommend Whites to anyone. Thanks very much.
Have used this company regularly for 5 years including my time in the armed forces. They are professional and efficient. Will use them again on our next move.
The move went very smoothly and they were very polite.
 A very smooth move by White and Co. The team worked very hard and were polite, professional and helpful.
