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AL7 3DH

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 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
AL7 1HN 42 m
AL7 3DB 64 m
AL7 3DE 100 m
AL7 3DJ 113 m
AL7 1HR 116 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
AL7 3DH
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 1997
Postcode area
AL
Postcode district
AL7
Postcode sector
AL7 3
Latitude
51.792454
Longitude
-0.172963
British National Grid easting
526,100
British National Grid northing
212,000

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
E00121585
Lower layer super output area
Welwyn Hatfield 008A · E01023943
Middle layer super output area
Welwyn Hatfield 008 · E02004987

Postcode source versions

Explore AL7

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
38
Primary
26
Secondary
5

  1. Watchlytes Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    686 m

  2. Swallow Dell Primary and Nursery School

    Community school

    924 m

  3. Commonswood Primary & Nursery School

    Community school

    950 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,656
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 630
  • Anti social behaviour 302
  • Shoplifting 141
  • Criminal damage and arson 114
  • Vehicle crime 96

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
AL7 3 residents
11,086

Age bands in AL7 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
21.9%

2,522 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.1%

1,272 residents

Age 25 to 44
31.5%

3,627 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.5%

2,821 residents

Age 65 and over
11%

1,261 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

6

within 5 km straight-line

  • HALL GROVE GROUP PRACTICE

    4 HALL GROVE, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL7 4PL

    ODS code E82062

    701 m

  • SPRING HOUSE HEALTH

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

    ODS code Y02639

    1.6 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

    2.6 km

  • WRAFTON HOUSE SURGERY

    9-11 WELLFIELD ROAD, HATFIELD, AL10 0BS

    ODS code E82002

    4.7 km

  • LISTER HOUSE SURGERY

    THE COMMON, HATFIELD, AL10 0NL

    ODS code E82018

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Thistle Grove

    BCT · Welwyn Garden City

    0.1 miles

  • Great Ganett Terminus

    BCT · Welwyn Garden City

    0.1 miles

  • Thistle Grove

    BCT · Welwyn Garden City

    0.1 miles

  • Birchall Wood

    BCT · Panshanger

    0.2 miles

  • Cole Green Lane

    BCT · Welwyn Garden City

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Welwyn Hatfield 008A, 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

17,659 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
7 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

38 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 5 secondary schools. Watchlytes Primary School is the nearest published school at 686 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,656 published events cover 12 months, averaging 138 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 630 events.

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