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AL6 9AN

Sherrards · Welwyn Hatfield · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Sherrards
Local authority
Welwyn Hatfield
Constituency
Welwyn Hatfield
Postcode district
AL6
Postcode sector
AL6 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
AL8 7AY 41 m
AL8 7AX 57 m
AL8 7AZ 123 m
AL6 9AH 147 m
AL6 9AJ 219 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
AL6 9AN
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1998
Postcode area
AL
Postcode district
AL6
Postcode sector
AL6 9
Latitude
51.813601
Longitude
-0.223220
British National Grid easting
522,577
British National Grid northing
214,266

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Welwyn Hatfield · E07000241
Electoral ward
Sherrards · E05011070
Parish or community
E43000083
Westminster constituency
Welwyn Hatfield · E14001573
Output area
E00121661
Lower layer super output area
Welwyn Hatfield 003A · E01023959
Middle layer super output area
Welwyn Hatfield 003 · E02004982

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
36
Primary
26
Secondary
3

  1. Templewood Primary School

    Community school

    1.1 km

  2. Monk's Walk School

    Academy converter

    1.1 km

  3. Knightsfield School

    Academy special converter

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
454
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 170
  • Anti social behaviour 90
  • Other theft 70
  • Criminal damage and arson 30
  • Public order 23

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
AL6 9 residents
5,734

Age bands in AL6 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.7%

953 residents

Age 15 to 24
8%

459 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.1%

1,315 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.5%

1,568 residents

Age 65 and over
24.7%

1,409 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

    1.9 km

  • THE GARDEN CITY PRACTICE

    BIRDCROFT ROAD, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL8 6EH

    ODS code E82041

    2.1 km

  • PEARTREE LANE SURGERY

    110 PEARTREE LANE, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL7 3UJ

    ODS code E82040

    2.5 km

  • HALL GROVE GROUP PRACTICE

    4 HALL GROVE, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL7 4PL

    ODS code E82062

    3.9 km

  • SPRING HOUSE HEALTH

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

    ODS code Y02639

    4.1 km

Nearby transport

  • Red Lion PH

    BCT · Ayot Green

    0.2 miles

  • Red Lion PH

    BCT · Ayot Green

    0.3 miles

  • Uplands

    BCT · Digswell Park

    0.5 miles

  • The Frythe

    BCT · Welwyn

    0.6 miles

  • Windsor Road

    BCT · Welwyn

    0.7 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Welwyn Hatfield 003A, 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

33,733 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
10 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

36 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 3 secondary schools. Templewood Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

454 published events cover 12 months, averaging 37.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 170 events.

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