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AL6 9ZG

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 9NU 27 m
AL6 9NB 118 m
AL6 9NH 124 m
AL6 9LY 132 m
AL6 9GS 138 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
AL6 9ZG
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1998
Terminated
1 December 1999
Postcode area
AL
Postcode district
AL6
Postcode sector
AL6 9
Latitude
51.832357
Longitude
-0.217214
British National Grid easting
522,940
British National Grid northing
216,362

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
E00121713
Lower layer super output area
Welwyn Hatfield 002B · E01023968
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

    644 m

  2. Tenterfield Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    689 m

  3. Sherrardswood School

    Other independent school

    864 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
312
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 117
  • Anti social behaviour 56
  • Other theft 55
  • Criminal damage and arson 17
  • Public order 16

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

4

within 5 km straight-line

  • BRIDGE COTTAGE SURGERY

    41 HIGH STREET, WELWYN, AL6 9EF

    ODS code E82019

    275 m

  • THE GARDEN CITY PRACTICE

    BIRDCROFT ROAD, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL8 6EH

    ODS code E82041

    4.0 km

  • PEARTREE LANE SURGERY

    110 PEARTREE LANE, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL7 3UJ

    ODS code E82040

    4.1 km

  • KNEBWORTH & MARYMEAD PRACTICE

    7 ST MARTINS ROAD, KNEBWORTH, SG3 6ER

    ODS code E82035

    4.5 km

Nearby transport

  • St Mary's Church

    BCT · Welwyn

    0.1 miles

  • St Mary's Church

    BCT · Welwyn

    0.1 miles

  • The Vineyards

    BCT · Welwyn

    0.2 miles

  • Church Place

    BCT · Welwyn

    0.2 miles

  • Church Place

    BCT · Welwyn

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Welwyn Hatfield 002B, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

24,175 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
7 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 22 primary and 3 secondary schools. Welwyn St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is the nearest published school at 644 m.

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

Recorded crime

312 published events cover 12 months, averaging 26 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 117 events.

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