AL7 1JB

Haldens · Welwyn Hatfield · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Haldens
Local authority
Welwyn Hatfield
Constituency
Welwyn Hatfield
Postcode district
AL7
Postcode sector
AL7 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
AL7 1GX 56 m
AL7 1AP 99 m
AL7 1LT 113 m
AL7 1BQ 129 m
AL7 1QT 167 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
AL7 1JB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 April 2003
Terminated
1 April 2005
Postcode area
AL
Postcode district
AL7
Postcode sector
AL7 1
Latitude
51.801760
Longitude
-0.185105
British National Grid easting
525,237
British National Grid northing
213,014

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Welwyn Hatfield · E07000241
Electoral ward
Haldens · E05011059
Parish or community
E43000083
Westminster constituency
Welwyn Hatfield · E14001573
Output area
E00121425
Lower layer super output area
Welwyn Hatfield 004A · E01023912
Middle layer super output area
Welwyn Hatfield 004 · E02004983

Postcode source versions

Explore AL7

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
35
Primary
25
Secondary
3
  1. Panshanger Primary School

    Community school

    189 m
  2. Ridgeway Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    421 m
  3. Swallow Dell Primary and Nursery School

    Community school

    743 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,184
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,087
  • Shoplifting 552
  • Anti social behaviour 503
  • Criminal damage and arson 191
  • Public order 187

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
AL7 1 residents
6,594

Age bands in AL7 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.6%

1,195 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.2%

656 residents

Age 25 to 44
31.7%

2,040 residents

Age 45 to 64
23.9%

1,537 residents

Age 65 and over
15.6%

1,006 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

6

within 5 km straight-line

  • PEARTREE LANE SURGERY

    110 PEARTREE LANE, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL7 3UJ

    ODS code E82040

    1.0 km

  • HALL GROVE GROUP PRACTICE

    4 HALL GROVE, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL7 4PL

    ODS code E82062

    1.4 km

  • THE GARDEN CITY PRACTICE

    BIRDCROFT ROAD, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL8 6EH

    ODS code E82041

    1.7 km

  • SPRING HOUSE HEALTH

    SPRING HOUSE SITE, ASCOTS LANE, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL7 4HL

    ODS code Y02639

    2.2 km

  • BRIDGE COTTAGE SURGERY

    41 HIGH STREET, WELWYN, AL6 9EF

    ODS code E82019

    3.8 km

  • WRAFTON HOUSE SURGERY

    9-11 WELLFIELD ROAD, HATFIELD, AL10 0BS

    ODS code E82002

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Watchmead

    BCT · Welwyn Garden City

    0.1 miles
  • Watchmead

    BCT · Welwyn Garden City

    0.1 miles
  • Westly Wood

    BCT · Panshanger

    0.1 miles
  • Sir Frederic Osborn School

    BCT · Panshanger

    0.2 miles
  • Brownfields

    BCT · Welwyn Garden City

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Welwyn Hatfield 004A, 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

27,623 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
7 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

35 open schools are in scope, including 25 primary and 3 secondary schools. Panshanger Primary School is the nearest published school at 189 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,184 published events cover 12 months, averaging 265.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,087 events.

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