AL7 2JE

Panshanger · 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 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
AL7 2PQ 77 m
AL7 2HF 91 m
AL7 2PH 109 m
AL7 2PG 110 m
AL7 2PJ 110 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
AL7 2JE
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 August 2011
Terminated
1 September 2011
Postcode area
AL
Postcode district
AL7
Postcode sector
AL7 2
Latitude
51.797711
Longitude
-0.168139
British National Grid easting
526,418
British National Grid northing
212,593

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Welwyn Hatfield · E07000241
Parish or community
E43000083
Westminster constituency
Welwyn Hatfield · E14001573
Output area
E00121617
Lower layer super output area
Welwyn Hatfield 005C · E01023952
Middle layer super output area
Welwyn Hatfield 005 · E02004984

Postcode source versions

Explore AL7

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
35
Primary
24
Secondary
4
  1. Watchlytes Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    388 m
  2. Springmead Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    625 m
  3. Ridgeway Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    901 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,216
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 440
  • Anti social behaviour 207
  • Shoplifting 107
  • Vehicle crime 91
  • Criminal damage and arson 89

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

  • HALL GROVE GROUP PRACTICE

    4 HALL GROVE, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL7 4PL

    ODS code E82062

    1.3 km

  • PEARTREE LANE SURGERY

    110 PEARTREE LANE, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL7 3UJ

    ODS code E82040

    2.1 km

  • SPRING HOUSE HEALTH

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

    ODS code Y02639

    2.3 km

  • THE GARDEN CITY PRACTICE

    BIRDCROFT ROAD, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL8 6EH

    ODS code E82041

    2.8 km

  • BRIDGE COTTAGE SURGERY

    41 HIGH STREET, WELWYN, AL6 9EF

    ODS code E82019

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Elizabeth House

    BCT · Panshanger

    0.0 miles
  • Elizabeth House

    BCT · Panshanger

    0.0 miles
  • Russett Wood

    BCT · Panshanger

    0.1 miles
  • Forresters Drive

    BCT · Panshanger

    0.1 miles
  • Wellington Drive

    BCT · Panshanger

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Welwyn Hatfield 005C, 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

16,689 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
3 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

35 open schools are in scope, including 24 primary and 4 secondary schools. Watchlytes Primary School is the nearest published school at 388 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,216 published events cover 12 months, averaging 101.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 440 events.

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