AL7 3PR

Hollybush · 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 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
AL7 4NB 35 m
AL7 3PU 77 m
AL7 3PX 77 m
AL7 3PP 97 m
AL7 4DA 107 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
AL7 3PR
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1995
Postcode area
AL
Postcode district
AL7
Postcode sector
AL7 3
Latitude
51.790993
Longitude
-0.194773
British National Grid easting
524,600
British National Grid northing
211,800

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Welwyn Hatfield · E07000241
Electoral ward
Hollybush · E05011065
Parish or community
E43000083
Westminster constituency
Welwyn Hatfield · E14001573
Output area
E00121559
Lower layer super output area
Welwyn Hatfield 009B · E01023940
Middle layer super output area
Welwyn Hatfield 009 · E02004988

Postcode source versions

Explore AL7

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
42
Primary
29
Secondary
5
  1. Holwell Primary School

    Community school

    335 m
  2. Ludwick Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    355 m
  3. Our Lady Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    402 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,260
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,091
  • Shoplifting 609
  • Anti social behaviour 529
  • Criminal damage and arson 204
  • Public order 181

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

8

within 5 km straight-line

  • PEARTREE LANE SURGERY

    110 PEARTREE LANE, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL7 3UJ

    ODS code E82040

    709 m

  • HALL GROVE GROUP PRACTICE

    4 HALL GROVE, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL7 4PL

    ODS code E82062

    916 m

  • SPRING HOUSE HEALTH

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

    ODS code Y02639

    969 m

  • THE GARDEN CITY PRACTICE

    BIRDCROFT ROAD, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL8 6EH

    ODS code E82041

    1.2 km

  • WRAFTON HOUSE SURGERY

    9-11 WELLFIELD ROAD, HATFIELD, AL10 0BS

    ODS code E82002

    3.5 km

  • LISTER HOUSE SURGERY

    THE COMMON, HATFIELD, AL10 0NL

    ODS code E82018

    3.7 km

  • BURVILL HOUSE SURGERY

    52-54 DELLFIELD ROAD, HATFIELD, AL10 8HP

    ODS code E82023

    4.0 km

  • BRIDGE COTTAGE SURGERY

    41 HIGH STREET, WELWYN, AL6 9EF

    ODS code E82019

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Woodhall Parade

    BCT · Welwyn Garden City

    0.0 miles
  • Woodhall Parade

    BCT · Welwyn Garden City

    0.0 miles
  • Leigh Common

    BCT · Welwyn Garden City

    0.1 miles
  • Leigh Common

    BCT · Welwyn Garden City

    0.2 miles
  • Longlands Road

    BCT · Welwyn Garden City

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Welwyn Hatfield 009B, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

21,539 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
9 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

42 open schools are in scope, including 29 primary and 5 secondary schools. Holwell Primary School is the nearest published school at 335 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,260 published events cover 12 months, averaging 271.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,091 events.

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