AL10 0PS

Hatfield Central · Welwyn Hatfield · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Hatfield
Local authority
Welwyn Hatfield
Constituency
Welwyn Hatfield
Postcode district
AL10
Postcode sector
AL10 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
AL10 0PR 39 m
AL10 0RH 96 m
AL10 0PP 110 m
AL10 0RQ 135 m
AL10 0PD 153 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
AL10 0PS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
AL
Postcode district
AL10
Postcode sector
AL10 0
Latitude
51.769418
Longitude
-0.227100
British National Grid easting
522,429
British National Grid northing
209,346

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Welwyn Hatfield · E07000241
Parish or community
E04004819
Westminster constituency
Welwyn Hatfield · E14001573
Output area
E00121518
Lower layer super output area
Welwyn Hatfield 010A · E01023929
Middle layer super output area
Welwyn Hatfield 010 · E02004989

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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20 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
70, Birchwood Avenue, Hatfield, AL10 0PS 25 February 2026 £418,000
78, Birchwood Avenue, Hatfield, AL10 0PS 27 November 2024 £400,000
66, Birchwood Avenue, Hatfield, AL10 0PS 28 March 2024 £385,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
36
Primary
23
Secondary
5
  1. Birchwood Avenue Primary School

    Community school

    97 m
  2. Birchwood Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    103 m
  3. Countess Anne Church of England School

    Academy converter

    764 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,681
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,325
  • Anti social behaviour 480
  • Shoplifting 327
  • Criminal damage and arson 257
  • Public order 244

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
53

32 female, 21 male

Postcode households
23
Residents per household
2.3
AL10 0 residents
10,300

Age bands in AL10 0

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.5%

1,890 residents

Age 15 to 24
14.3%

1,464 residents

Age 25 to 44
33.1%

3,387 residents

Age 45 to 64
22.4%

2,292 residents

Age 65 and over
11.8%

1,210 residents

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider AL10 0 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
88.5%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
88.5%
Gigabit-capable
88.5%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

8

within 5 km

  • WRAFTON HOUSE SURGERY

    9-11 WELLFIELD ROAD, HATFIELD, AL10 0BS

    ODS code E82002

    350 m

  • LISTER HOUSE SURGERY

    THE COMMON, HATFIELD, AL10 0NL

    ODS code E82018

    536 m

  • BURVILL HOUSE SURGERY

    52-54 DELLFIELD ROAD, HATFIELD, AL10 8HP

    ODS code E82023

    902 m

  • SPRING HOUSE HEALTH

    SPRING HOUSE SITE, ASCOTS LANE, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL7 4HL

    ODS code Y02639

    2.9 km

  • THE GARDEN CITY PRACTICE

    BIRDCROFT ROAD, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL8 6EH

    ODS code E82041

    3.3 km

  • PEARTREE LANE SURGERY

    110 PEARTREE LANE, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL7 3UJ

    ODS code E82040

    3.7 km

  • HALL GROVE GROUP PRACTICE

    4 HALL GROVE, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL7 4PL

    ODS code E82062

    3.8 km

  • POTTERELLS MEDICAL CENTRE

    STATION ROAD, WELHAM GREEN, NORTH MYMMS, HATFIELD, AL9 7SN

    ODS code E82058

    4.9 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Birchwood Avenue

    BCT · Birchwood

    0.1 miles
  • Birchwood Avenue

    BCT · Birchwood

    0.1 miles
  • Chelwood Avenue

    BCT · Birchwood

    0.2 miles
  • Hopfields PH

    BCT · Birchwood

    0.2 miles
  • Chelwood Avenue

    BCT · Birchwood

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Welwyn Hatfield 010A, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

6 of 10

Overall England rank

18,075 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
7 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
1
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £400,000 from 5 recorded sales in AL10 0PS. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Welwyn Hatfield is £450,696 in June 2026, up 5.8% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

36 open schools are in scope, including 23 primary and 5 secondary schools. Birchwood Avenue Primary School is the nearest published school at 97 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

Published police records

3,681 published events cover 12 months, averaging 306.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,325 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.