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AL7 2DL

Haldens · Welwyn Hatfield · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Welwyn Garden City
Ward
Haldens
Local authority
Welwyn Hatfield
Constituency
Welwyn Hatfield
Postcode district
AL7
Postcode sector
AL7 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
AL7 2DN 48 m
AL7 2DS 53 m
AL7 2DW 93 m
AL7 2DJ 107 m
AL7 2DQ 121 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
AL7 2DL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
AL
Postcode district
AL7
Postcode sector
AL7 2
Latitude
51.805058
Longitude
-0.175109
British National Grid easting
525,917
British National Grid northing
213,398

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
E00121426
Lower layer super output area
Welwyn Hatfield 004B · E01023913
Middle layer super output area
Welwyn Hatfield 004 · E02004983

Postcode source versions

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Property

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31 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
11, Kingscroft, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 2DL 27 November 2019 £227,500
5, Kingscroft, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 2DL 29 October 2019 £235,000
30, Kingscroft, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 2DL 5 July 2019 £240,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
32
Primary
23
Secondary
3

  1. Ridgeway Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    420 m

  2. Springmead Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    439 m

  3. Panshanger Primary School

    Community school

    601 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,467
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 549
  • Anti social behaviour 256
  • Vehicle crime 113
  • Criminal damage and arson 99
  • Public order 88

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
67

32 female, 35 male

Postcode households
28
Residents per household
2.4
AL7 2 residents
7,584

Age bands in AL7 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.6%

1,221 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.7%

636 residents

Age 25 to 44
29%

2,127 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.7%

1,960 residents

Age 65 and over
19.1%

1,402 residents

This postcode contained 0.9% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider AL7 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

5

within 5 km

  • HALL GROVE GROUP PRACTICE

    4 HALL GROVE, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL7 4PL

    ODS code E82062

    1.8 km

  • PEARTREE LANE SURGERY

    110 PEARTREE LANE, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL7 3UJ

    ODS code E82040

    1.8 km

  • THE GARDEN CITY PRACTICE

    BIRDCROFT ROAD, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL8 6EH

    ODS code E82041

    2.5 km

  • SPRING HOUSE HEALTH

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

    ODS code Y02639

    2.7 km

  • BRIDGE COTTAGE SURGERY

    41 HIGH STREET, WELWYN, AL6 9EF

    ODS code E82019

    4.0 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Hazel Grove

    BCT · Panshanger

    0.0 miles

  • Herns Way

    BCT · Panshanger

    0.1 miles

  • Herns Way

    BCT · Panshanger

    0.1 miles

  • Poplars

    BCT · Panshanger

    0.1 miles

  • Golf Club

    BCT · Panshanger

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Welwyn Hatfield 004B, 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

19,087 of 33,755

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

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

32 open schools are in scope, including 23 primary and 3 secondary schools. Ridgeway Academy is the nearest published school at 420 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,467 published events cover 12 months, averaging 122.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 549 events.

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