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AL7 3LY

Howlands · Welwyn Hatfield · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Welwyn Garden City
Ward
Howlands
Local authority
Welwyn Hatfield
Constituency
Welwyn Hatfield
Postcode district
AL7
Postcode sector
AL7 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
AL7 3LX 34 m
AL7 3HY 75 m
AL7 3HX 90 m
AL7 3HT 97 m
AL7 3HZ 113 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
AL7 3LY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1992
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
AL
Postcode district
AL7
Postcode sector
AL7 3
Latitude
51.792193
Longitude
-0.180500
British National Grid easting
525,581
British National Grid northing
211,958

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Welwyn Hatfield · E07000241
Electoral ward
Howlands · E05011066
Parish or community
E43000083
Westminster constituency
Welwyn Hatfield · E14001573
Output area
E00121584
Lower layer super output area
Welwyn Hatfield 008A · E01023943
Middle layer super output area
Welwyn Hatfield 008 · E02004987

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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17 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
10, Hempstall, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 3LY 19 January 2021 £260,000
10, Hempstall, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 3LY 15 December 2016 £245,100
10, Hempstall, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 3LY 15 October 2010 £156,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
41
Primary
28
Secondary
5

  1. Swallow Dell Primary and Nursery School

    Community school

    480 m

  2. Watchlytes Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    859 m

  3. Commonswood Primary & Nursery School

    Community school

    896 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,247
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 883
  • Anti social behaviour 407
  • Shoplifting 160
  • Criminal damage and arson 149
  • Public order 130

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
16

10 female, 6 male

Postcode households
10
Residents per household
1.6
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

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider AL7 3 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

8

within 5 km

  • HALL GROVE GROUP PRACTICE

    4 HALL GROVE, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL7 4PL

    ODS code E82062

    331 m

  • SPRING HOUSE HEALTH

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

    ODS code Y02639

    1.3 km

  • PEARTREE LANE SURGERY

    110 PEARTREE LANE, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL7 3UJ

    ODS code E82040

    1.3 km

  • THE GARDEN CITY PRACTICE

    BIRDCROFT ROAD, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL8 6EH

    ODS code E82041

    2.1 km

  • WRAFTON HOUSE SURGERY

    9-11 WELLFIELD ROAD, HATFIELD, AL10 0BS

    ODS code E82002

    4.3 km

  • LISTER HOUSE SURGERY

    THE COMMON, HATFIELD, AL10 0NL

    ODS code E82018

    4.5 km

  • BURVILL HOUSE SURGERY

    52-54 DELLFIELD ROAD, HATFIELD, AL10 8HP

    ODS code E82023

    4.7 km

  • BRIDGE COTTAGE SURGERY

    41 HIGH STREET, WELWYN, AL6 9EF

    ODS code E82019

    4.9 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

Nearby transport

  • Ganett Roundabout

    BCT · Welwyn Garden City

    0.1 miles

  • Howlands

    BCT · Welwyn Garden City

    0.1 miles

  • Howlands

    BCT · Welwyn Garden City

    0.2 miles

  • Ganett Roundabout

    BCT · Welwyn Garden City

    0.2 miles

  • Ridgeway

    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.

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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

41 open schools are in scope, including 28 primary and 5 secondary schools. Swallow Dell Primary and Nursery School is the nearest published school at 480 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

2,247 published events cover 12 months, averaging 187.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 883 events.

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