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AL7 2XH

Panshanger · Welwyn Hatfield · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Panshanger
Local authority
Welwyn Hatfield
Constituency
Welwyn Hatfield
Postcode district
AL7
Postcode sector
AL7 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
AL7 2RH 0 m
AL7 2RG 58 m
AL7 2JL 70 m
AL7 2HQ 95 m
AL7 2JN 111 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
AL7 2XH
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 October 2003
Terminated
1 March 2006
Postcode area
AL
Postcode district
AL7
Postcode sector
AL7 2
Latitude
51.797094
Longitude
-0.166612
British National Grid easting
526,525
British National Grid northing
212,527

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Welwyn Hatfield · E07000241
Electoral ward
Panshanger · E05011068
Parish or community
E43000083
Westminster constituency
Welwyn Hatfield · E14001573
Output area
E00121625
Lower layer super output area
Welwyn Hatfield 005D · E01023953
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
36
Primary
25
Secondary
4

  1. Watchlytes Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    509 m

  2. Springmead Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    714 m

  3. Ridgeway Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,170
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 421
  • Anti social behaviour 196
  • Shoplifting 107
  • Vehicle crime 90
  • Criminal damage and arson 85

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

    1.4 km

  • PEARTREE LANE SURGERY

    110 PEARTREE LANE, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL7 3UJ

    ODS code E82040

    2.2 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

    2.9 km

  • BRIDGE COTTAGE SURGERY

    41 HIGH STREET, WELWYN, AL6 9EF

    ODS code E82019

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Russett Wood

    BCT · Panshanger

    0.0 miles

  • Elizabeth House

    BCT · Panshanger

    0.0 miles

  • Elizabeth House

    BCT · Panshanger

    0.1 miles

  • Forresters Drive

    BCT · Panshanger

    0.1 miles

  • Forresters Drive

    BCT · Panshanger

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Welwyn Hatfield 005D, 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

31,380 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
9 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

36 open schools are in scope, including 25 primary and 4 secondary schools. Watchlytes Primary School is the nearest published school at 509 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,170 published events cover 12 months, averaging 97.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 421 events.

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