AL7 1JX

Peartree · Welwyn Hatfield · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
AL8 6BE 52 m
AL8 6HA 104 m
AL8 6BB 143 m
AL8 6BP 159 m
AL8 6DL 181 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
AL7 1JX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1991
Postcode area
AL
Postcode district
AL7
Postcode sector
AL7 1
Latitude
51.801011
Longitude
-0.203076
British National Grid easting
524,000
British National Grid northing
212,900

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Welwyn Hatfield · E07000241
Electoral ward
Peartree · E05011069
Parish or community
E43000083
Westminster constituency
Welwyn Hatfield · E14001573
Output area
E00190254
Lower layer super output area
Welwyn Hatfield 007G · E01035605
Middle layer super output area
Welwyn Hatfield 007 · E02004986

Postcode source versions

Explore AL7

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
38
Primary
26
Secondary
5
  1. Peartree Primary School

    Academy converter

    582 m
  2. Ludwick Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    919 m
  3. Holwell Primary School

    Community school

    968 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,836
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 948
  • Shoplifting 526
  • Anti social behaviour 453
  • Public order 177
  • Criminal damage and arson 165

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

8

within 5 km straight-line

  • PEARTREE LANE SURGERY

    110 PEARTREE LANE, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL7 3UJ

    ODS code E82040

    565 m

  • THE GARDEN CITY PRACTICE

    BIRDCROFT ROAD, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL8 6EH

    ODS code E82041

    605 m

  • HALL GROVE GROUP PRACTICE

    4 HALL GROVE, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL7 4PL

    ODS code E82062

    2.0 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

    3.3 km

  • WRAFTON HOUSE SURGERY

    9-11 WELLFIELD ROAD, HATFIELD, AL10 0BS

    ODS code E82002

    4.2 km

  • LISTER HOUSE SURGERY

    THE COMMON, HATFIELD, AL10 0NL

    ODS code E82018

    4.4 km

  • BURVILL HOUSE SURGERY

    52-54 DELLFIELD ROAD, HATFIELD, AL10 8HP

    ODS code E82023

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Welwyn Garden City Rail Station

    RLY · Welwyn Garden City

    0.0 miles
  • Welwyn Garden City Rail Station

    RSE · Welwyn Garden City

    0.0 miles
  • Bus Station

    BCQ · Welwyn Garden City

    0.1 miles
  • Bus Station

    BCS · Welwyn Garden City

    0.1 miles
  • Bus Station

    BCS · Welwyn Garden City

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Welwyn Hatfield 007G, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

15,090 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
6 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

38 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 5 secondary schools. Peartree Primary School is the nearest published school at 582 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,836 published events cover 12 months, averaging 236.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 948 events.

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