After three years, I’ve settled on an answer: Yes, but it depends on what you’re looking for. If you want a 24-hour party, stay in London. If you want green spaces, decent transport, and a community that’s slowly becoming cooler (gentrification is real), then Hatfield is a solid choice.
It’s not a postcard town. It’s a bit rough around the edges. But when you’re sitting in the park with a coffee, watching the deer judge you, and you realize your mortgage doesn’t make you cry… it’s home.
So yes, Hatfield is nice to live in. Just learn to love the roundabouts. Or at least, make peace with them.
— That guy with the orange umbrella? Turns out he lives next door. We’re friends now. He still calls it the armpit. I call it my messy, wonderful, roundabout-filled home.
