AL6 9EB

Hertford Rural · East Hertfordshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
East Hertfordshire
Postcode district
AL6
Postcode sector
AL6 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
AL6 0LN 146 m
AL6 0LP 159 m
AL6 0LW 212 m
AL6 0LR 325 m
AL6 0LL 647 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
AL6 9EB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1997
Terminated
1 December 1998
Postcode area
AL
Postcode district
AL6
Postcode sector
AL6 9
Latitude
51.827991
Longitude
-0.145403
British National Grid easting
527,900
British National Grid northing
216,000

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
East Hertfordshire · E07000242
Parish or community
E04004752
Westminster constituency
North East Hertfordshire · E14001393
Output area
E00119289
Lower layer super output area
East Hertfordshire 010A · E01023485
Middle layer super output area
East Hertfordshire 010 · E02004887

Postcode source versions

Explore AL6

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
30
Primary
23
Secondary
3
  1. Tewin Cowper Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.6 km
  2. The Holy Family Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    3.1 km
  3. Waterside Academy

    Academy converter

    3.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
79
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 35
  • Vehicle crime 14
  • Anti social behaviour 13
  • Burglary 4
  • Other crime 3

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

  • WATTON PLACE CLINIC

    HIGH STREET, WATTON AT STONE, HERTFORD, SG14 3SY

    ODS code E82121

    4.0 km

  • KNEBWORTH & MARYMEAD PRACTICE

    7 ST MARTINS ROAD, KNEBWORTH, SG3 6ER

    ODS code E82035

    4.9 km

  • BRIDGE COTTAGE SURGERY

    41 HIGH STREET, WELWYN, AL6 9EF

    ODS code E82019

    4.9 km

  • HALL GROVE GROUP PRACTICE

    4 HALL GROVE, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL7 4PL

    ODS code E82062

    5.0 km

  • PEARTREE LANE SURGERY

    110 PEARTREE LANE, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL7 3UJ

    ODS code E82040

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Plume of Feathers PH

    BCT · Tewin

    0.6 miles
  • Plume of Feathers PH

    BCT · Tewin

    0.6 miles
  • Upper Green

    BCT · Tewin

    0.8 miles
  • Upper Green

    BCT · Tewin

    0.8 miles
  • St Andrew's Church

    BCT · Bramfield

    0.8 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for East Hertfordshire 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

19,779 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
1 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

30 open schools are in scope, including 23 primary and 3 secondary schools. Tewin Cowper Church of England Voluntary Aided 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

79 published events cover 12 months, averaging 6.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 35 events.

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