AL6 0WA

Welwyn East · Welwyn Hatfield · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
AL6 0UZ 6 m
AL6 0UR 55 m
AL6 0UX 59 m
AL6 0UU 86 m
AL6 0TN 96 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
AL6 0WA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 2002
Terminated
1 January 2003
Postcode area
AL
Postcode district
AL6
Postcode sector
AL6 0
Latitude
51.847406
Longitude
-0.187553
British National Grid easting
524,942
British National Grid northing
218,086

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Welwyn Hatfield · E07000241
Parish or community
E04004822
Westminster constituency
Welwyn Hatfield · E14001573
Output area
E00121691
Lower layer super output area
Welwyn Hatfield 001A · E01023965
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
24
Primary
17
Secondary
2
  1. St Michael's Woolmer Green CofE VA Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    558 m
  2. Oaklands Primary School

    Community school

    925 m
  3. Knebworth Primary and Nursery School

    Community school

    1.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
197
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 98
  • Anti social behaviour 34
  • Criminal damage and arson 14
  • Vehicle crime 11
  • Other theft 9

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

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • KNEBWORTH & MARYMEAD PRACTICE

    7 ST MARTINS ROAD, KNEBWORTH, SG3 6ER

    ODS code E82035

    2.1 km

  • BRIDGE COTTAGE SURGERY

    41 HIGH STREET, WELWYN, AL6 9EF

    ODS code E82019

    2.8 km

Nearby transport

  • The Drive

    BCT · Mardley Hill

    0.1 miles
  • The Drive

    BCT · Mardley Hill

    0.1 miles
  • Mardley Avenue

    BCT · Mardley Hill

    0.1 miles
  • Mardley Avenue

    BCT · Mardley Hill

    0.1 miles
  • The North Star PH

    BCT · Mardley Hill

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Welwyn Hatfield 001A, 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

32,910 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
9 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

24 open schools are in scope, including 17 primary and 2 secondary schools. St Michael's Woolmer Green CofE VA Primary School is the nearest published school at 558 m.

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

Recorded crime

197 published events cover 12 months, averaging 16.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 98 events.

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