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AL6 0AY

Welwyn East · Welwyn Hatfield · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Welwyn East
Local authority
Welwyn Hatfield
Constituency
Welwyn Hatfield
Postcode district
AL6
Postcode sector
AL6 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
AL6 0ER 94 m
AL6 0EU 135 m
AL6 0EP 277 m
AL6 0ES 334 m
AL6 0ET 362 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
AL6 0AY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1994
Terminated
1 December 1998
Postcode area
AL
Postcode district
AL6
Postcode sector
AL6 0
Latitude
51.832644
Longitude
-0.178406
British National Grid easting
525,613
British National Grid northing
216,460

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Welwyn Hatfield · E07000241
Electoral ward
Welwyn East · E05011072
Parish or community
E04004822
Westminster constituency
Welwyn Hatfield · E14001573
Output area
E00121718
Lower layer super output area
Welwyn Hatfield 001D · E01023971
Middle layer super output area
Welwyn Hatfield 001 · E02004980

Postcode source versions

Explore AL6

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
27
Primary
21
Secondary
2

  1. Oaklands Primary School

    Community school

    1.6 km

  2. St John's CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.7 km

  3. Sherrardswood School

    Other independent school

    2.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
124
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 36
  • Anti social behaviour 24
  • Burglary 17
  • Vehicle crime 14
  • Other theft 7

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
AL6 0 residents
6,604

Age bands in AL6 0

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.1%

1,015 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.3%

690 residents

Age 25 to 44
15.8%

1,062 residents

Age 45 to 64
33.2%

2,233 residents

Age 65 and over
25.6%

1,722 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

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

GP practices

5

within 5 km straight-line

  • BRIDGE COTTAGE SURGERY

    41 HIGH STREET, WELWYN, AL6 9EF

    ODS code E82019

    2.6 km

  • KNEBWORTH & MARYMEAD PRACTICE

    7 ST MARTINS ROAD, KNEBWORTH, SG3 6ER

    ODS code E82035

    3.7 km

  • PEARTREE LANE SURGERY

    110 PEARTREE LANE, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL7 3UJ

    ODS code E82040

    4.2 km

  • THE GARDEN CITY PRACTICE

    BIRDCROFT ROAD, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL8 6EH

    ODS code E82041

    4.5 km

  • HALL GROVE GROUP PRACTICE

    4 HALL GROVE, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL7 4PL

    ODS code E82062

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Kitts Corner

    BCT · Burnham Green

    0.1 miles

  • Kitts Corner

    BCT · Burnham Green

    0.1 miles

  • New Road

    BCT · Harmer Green

    0.3 miles

  • New Road

    BCT · Harmer Green

    0.3 miles

  • Burnham Green Road

    BCT · Burnham Green

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Welwyn Hatfield 001D, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

33,288 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
7 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

27 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 2 secondary schools. Oaklands Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.0 miles.

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

Recorded crime

124 published events cover 12 months, averaging 10.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 36 events.

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