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AL6 9SB

Welwyn West · Welwyn Hatfield · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
AL6 9PW 55 m
AL6 9PL 63 m
AL6 9PN 71 m
AL6 9PJ 105 m
AL6 9PZ 107 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
AL6 9SB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 2004
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
AL
Postcode district
AL6
Postcode sector
AL6 9
Latitude
51.827964
Longitude
-0.222858
British National Grid easting
522,563
British National Grid northing
215,864

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Welwyn Hatfield · E07000241
Electoral ward
Welwyn West · E05011073
Parish or community
E04004822
Westminster constituency
Welwyn Hatfield · E14001573
Output area
E00121717
Lower layer super output area
Welwyn Hatfield 002D · E01023970
Middle layer super output area
Welwyn Hatfield 002 · E02004981

Postcode source versions

Explore AL6

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
30
Primary
22
Secondary
3

  1. Welwyn St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    473 m

  2. Tenterfield Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    620 m

  3. Sherrardswood School

    Other independent school

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
345
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 124
  • Anti social behaviour 66
  • Other theft 58
  • Criminal damage and arson 21
  • Public order 18

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

3

within 5 km

  • BRIDGE COTTAGE SURGERY

    41 HIGH STREET, WELWYN, AL6 9EF

    ODS code E82019

    526 m

  • THE GARDEN CITY PRACTICE

    BIRDCROFT ROAD, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL8 6EH

    ODS code E82041

    3.6 km

  • PEARTREE LANE SURGERY

    110 PEARTREE LANE, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL7 3UJ

    ODS code E82040

    3.8 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Hawbush Rise South

    BCT · Welwyn

    0.1 miles

  • Hawbush Rise South

    BCT · Welwyn

    0.1 miles

  • Wilshere Road

    BCT · Welwyn

    0.1 miles

  • Hawbush Rise North

    BCT · Welwyn

    0.1 miles

  • Hawbush Rise North

    BCT · Welwyn

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Welwyn Hatfield 002D, 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

17,139 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
2 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.

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
0
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

Schools

30 open schools are in scope, including 22 primary and 3 secondary schools. Welwyn St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is the nearest published school at 473 m.

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

Recorded crime

345 published events cover 12 months, averaging 28.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 124 events.

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