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AL6 9SX

Knebworth · North Hertfordshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Knebworth
Local authority
North Hertfordshire
Constituency
Stevenage
Postcode district
AL6
Postcode sector
AL6 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
AL6 9ST 127 m
AL6 9SU 216 m
AL6 9SZ 251 m
AL6 9SH 298 m
AL6 9SS 307 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
AL6 9SX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
AL
Postcode district
AL6
Postcode sector
AL6 9
Latitude
51.848895
Longitude
-0.204321
British National Grid easting
523,783
British National Grid northing
218,223

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
North Hertfordshire · E07000099
Electoral ward
Knebworth · E05015768
Parish or community
E04004773
Westminster constituency
Stevenage · E14001516
Output area
E00119992
Lower layer super output area
North Hertfordshire 015D · E01023627
Middle layer super output area
North Hertfordshire 015 · E02004923

Postcode source versions

Explore AL6

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
22
Primary
16
Secondary
1

  1. Oaklands Primary School

    Community school

    961 m

  2. St Michael's Woolmer Green CofE VA Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.6 km

  3. Sherrardswood School

    Other independent school

    2.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
121
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 63
  • Anti social behaviour 23
  • Vehicle crime 9
  • Other theft 6
  • Criminal damage and arson 6

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
1

0 female, 1 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
1.0
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

This postcode contained 0% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider AL6 9 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

2

within 5 km

  • BRIDGE COTTAGE SURGERY

    41 HIGH STREET, WELWYN, AL6 9EF

    ODS code E82019

    2.3 km

  • KNEBWORTH & MARYMEAD PRACTICE

    7 ST MARTINS ROAD, KNEBWORTH, SG3 6ER

    ODS code E82035

    2.5 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

  • The North Star PH

    BCT · Mardley Hill

    0.7 miles

  • The North Star PH

    BCT · Mardley Hill

    0.7 miles

  • Mardley Avenue

    BCT · Mardley Hill

    0.7 miles

  • The Avenue

    BCT · Mardley Hill

    0.7 miles

  • Mardley Avenue

    BCT · Mardley Hill

    0.7 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North Hertfordshire 015D, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

28,342 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
3 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

22 open schools are in scope, including 16 primary and 1 secondary schools. Oaklands Primary School is the nearest published school at 961 m.

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

Recorded crime

121 published events cover 12 months, averaging 10.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 63 events.

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