AL7 4LU

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 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
AL7 4LT 51 m
AL7 4NE 73 m
AL7 3JA 87 m
AL7 4LX 113 m
AL7 3PD 115 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
AL7 4LU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
AL
Postcode district
AL7
Postcode sector
AL7 4
Latitude
51.790366
Longitude
-0.190245
British National Grid easting
524,914
British National Grid northing
211,738

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
E00121562
Lower layer super output area
Welwyn Hatfield 009A · E01023939
Middle layer super output area
Welwyn Hatfield 009 · E02004988

Postcode source versions

Explore AL7

16 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
2, Homestead Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 4LU 12 November 2024 £493,000
20, Homestead Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 4LU 5 October 2023 £638,000
10, Homestead Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 4LU 15 January 2019 £422,500

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

    511 m
  2. Ludwick Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    563 m
  3. Swallow Dell Primary and Nursery School

    Community school

    613 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,574
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 979
  • Anti social behaviour 441
  • Shoplifting 280
  • Criminal damage and arson 185
  • Public order 137

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
47

23 female, 24 male

Postcode households
14
Residents per household
3.4
AL7 4 residents
11,663

Age bands in AL7 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
22%

2,536 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.6%

1,226 residents

Age 25 to 44
30.5%

3,529 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.3%

2,809 residents

Age 65 and over
12.6%

1,452 residents

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider AL7 4 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

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%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

8

within 5 km

  • HALL GROVE GROUP PRACTICE

    4 HALL GROVE, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL7 4PL

    ODS code E82062

    596 m

  • SPRING HOUSE HEALTH

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

    ODS code Y02639

    861 m

  • PEARTREE LANE SURGERY

    110 PEARTREE LANE, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL7 3UJ

    ODS code E82040

    914 m

  • THE GARDEN CITY PRACTICE

    BIRDCROFT ROAD, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL8 6EH

    ODS code E82041

    1.5 km

  • WRAFTON HOUSE SURGERY

    9-11 WELLFIELD ROAD, HATFIELD, AL10 0BS

    ODS code E82002

    3.7 km

  • LISTER HOUSE SURGERY

    THE COMMON, HATFIELD, AL10 0NL

    ODS code E82018

    3.8 km

  • BURVILL HOUSE SURGERY

    52-54 DELLFIELD ROAD, HATFIELD, AL10 8HP

    ODS code E82023

    4.1 km

  • BRIDGE COTTAGE SURGERY

    41 HIGH STREET, WELWYN, AL6 9EF

    ODS code E82019

    4.8 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Upperfield Road

    BCT · Welwyn Garden City

    0.1 miles
  • Upperfield Road

    BCT · Welwyn Garden City

    0.1 miles
  • Marley Road

    BCT · Welwyn Garden City

    0.1 miles
  • Marley Road

    BCT · Welwyn Garden City

    0.2 miles
  • Woodhall Parade

    BCT · Welwyn Garden City

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Welwyn Hatfield 009A, 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

16,373 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
8 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.

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

Property market

The five-year median is £565,500 from 2 recorded sales in AL7 4LU. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Welwyn Hatfield is £450,696 in June 2026, up 5.8% year on year.

Schools

42 open schools are in scope, including 29 primary and 5 secondary schools. Holwell Primary School is the nearest published school at 511 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,574 published events cover 12 months, averaging 214.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 979 events.

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