AL6 9UL

Knebworth · North Hertfordshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
AL6 9UA 58 m
AL6 9TX 559 m
SG4 8DE 593 m
SG4 8YX 601 m
SG4 8UL 604 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
AL6 9UL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 1997
Postcode area
AL
Postcode district
AL6
Postcode sector
AL6 9
Latitude
51.848146
Longitude
-0.221352
British National Grid easting
522,612
British National Grid northing
218,111

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
E00119991
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
20
Primary
15
Secondary
1
  1. Codicote Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.2 km
  2. Oaklands Primary School

    Community school

    1.8 km
  3. Welwyn St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    2.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
189
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 90
  • Anti social behaviour 34
  • Criminal damage and arson 26
  • Burglary 12
  • Other theft 8

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

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • BRIDGE COTTAGE SURGERY

    41 HIGH STREET, WELWYN, AL6 9EF

    ODS code E82019

    2.1 km

  • KNEBWORTH & MARYMEAD PRACTICE

    7 ST MARTINS ROAD, KNEBWORTH, SG3 6ER

    ODS code E82035

    3.4 km

Nearby transport

  • New Town

    BCT · Codicote

    0.4 miles
  • Hollards Farm

    BCT · Codicote

    0.4 miles
  • Hollards Farm

    BCT · Codicote

    0.4 miles
  • New Town

    BCT · Codicote

    0.5 miles
  • Rollswood Road

    BCT · Danesbury

    0.5 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

20 open schools are in scope, including 15 primary and 1 secondary schools. Codicote Church of England 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

189 published events cover 12 months, averaging 15.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 90 events.

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