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AL7 1SG

Welwyn East · Welwyn Hatfield · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
AL7 1UJ 18 m
AL7 1UD 63 m
AL7 1UE 64 m
AL7 1DN 97 m
AL7 1UA 105 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
AL7 1SG
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 August 1992
Terminated
1 January 1995
Postcode area
AL
Postcode district
AL7
Postcode sector
AL7 1
Latitude
51.815256
Longitude
-0.193805
British National Grid easting
524,600
British National Grid northing
214,500

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Welwyn Hatfield · E07000241
Electoral ward
Welwyn East · E05011072
Parish or community
E43000083
Westminster constituency
Welwyn Hatfield · E14001573
Output area
E00121432
Lower layer super output area
Welwyn Hatfield 004D · E01023915
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
32
Primary
23
Secondary
3

  1. Harwood Hill Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School

    Community school

    392 m

  2. St John's CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    478 m

  3. Homerswood Primary and Nursery School

    Community school

    699 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
985
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 365
  • Anti social behaviour 182
  • Criminal damage and arson 70
  • Public order 68
  • Vehicle crime 66

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

5

within 5 km straight-line

  • PEARTREE LANE SURGERY

    110 PEARTREE LANE, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL7 3UJ

    ODS code E82040

    2.0 km

  • BRIDGE COTTAGE SURGERY

    41 HIGH STREET, WELWYN, AL6 9EF

    ODS code E82019

    2.2 km

  • THE GARDEN CITY PRACTICE

    BIRDCROFT ROAD, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL8 6EH

    ODS code E82041

    2.3 km

  • HALL GROVE GROUP PRACTICE

    4 HALL GROVE, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL7 4PL

    ODS code E82062

    3.0 km

  • SPRING HOUSE HEALTH

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

    ODS code Y02639

    3.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Nursery Hill

    BCT · Haldens

    0.0 miles

  • Nursery Hill

    BCT · Haldens

    0.1 miles

  • Sewells

    BCT · Welwyn Garden City

    0.2 miles

  • Sewells

    BCT · Welwyn Garden City

    0.2 miles

  • Shops

    BCT · Haldens

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Welwyn Hatfield 004D, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

18,272 of 33,755

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

32 open schools are in scope, including 23 primary and 3 secondary schools. Harwood Hill Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School is the nearest published school at 392 m.

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

Recorded crime

985 published events cover 12 months, averaging 82.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 365 events.

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