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AL7 1SH

Welwyn East · Welwyn Hatfield · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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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
AL6 0SN 70 m
AL7 1DP 86 m
AL7 1BX 115 m
AL6 0BU 116 m
AL7 1DR 125 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
AL7 1SH
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1993
Terminated
1 May 1994
Postcode area
AL
Postcode district
AL7
Postcode sector
AL7 1
Latitude
51.817009
Longitude
-0.190833
British National Grid easting
524,800
British National Grid northing
214,700

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
E04004822
Westminster constituency
Welwyn Hatfield · E14001573
Output area
E00121709
Lower layer super output area
Welwyn Hatfield 001D · E01023971
Middle layer super output area
Welwyn Hatfield 001 · E02004980

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. St John's CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    197 m

  2. Harwood Hill Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School

    Community school

    599 m

  3. Waterside Academy

    Academy converter

    776 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
749
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 307
  • Anti social behaviour 128
  • Criminal damage and arson 62
  • Vehicle crime 53
  • Public order 49

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

  • BRIDGE COTTAGE SURGERY

    41 HIGH STREET, WELWYN, AL6 9EF

    ODS code E82019

    2.3 km

  • PEARTREE LANE SURGERY

    110 PEARTREE LANE, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL7 3UJ

    ODS code E82040

    2.3 km

  • THE GARDEN CITY PRACTICE

    BIRDCROFT ROAD, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL8 6EH

    ODS code E82041

    2.5 km

  • HALL GROVE GROUP PRACTICE

    4 HALL GROVE, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL7 4PL

    ODS code E82062

    3.1 km

  • SPRING HOUSE HEALTH

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

    ODS code Y02639

    3.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Nursery Hill

    BCT · Haldens

    0.2 miles

  • Nursery Hill

    BCT · Haldens

    0.2 miles

  • Sloansway

    BCT · Haldens

    0.2 miles

  • Shops

    BCT · Haldens

    0.3 miles

  • Shops

    BCT · Haldens

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Welwyn Hatfield 001D, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

33,288 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 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

32 open schools are in scope, including 23 primary and 3 secondary schools. St John's CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 197 m.

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

Recorded crime

749 published events cover 12 months, averaging 62.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 307 events.

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