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AL7 4PF

Howlands · Welwyn Hatfield · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Howlands
Local authority
Welwyn Hatfield
Constituency
Welwyn Hatfield
Postcode district
AL7
Postcode sector
AL7 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
AL7 4PH 36 m
AL7 4PR 69 m
AL7 4PQ 73 m
AL7 4AZ 82 m
AL7 4PS 101 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
AL7 4PF
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 August 1992
Terminated
1 January 1995
Postcode area
AL
Postcode district
AL7
Postcode sector
AL7 4
Latitude
51.788949
Longitude
-0.178905
British National Grid easting
525,700
British National Grid northing
211,600

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
E00121576
Lower layer super output area
Welwyn Hatfield 008C · E01023945
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
41
Primary
28
Secondary
5

  1. Commonswood Primary & Nursery School

    Community school

    519 m

  2. James Marks Academy

    Free schools special

    601 m

  3. Swallow Dell Primary and Nursery School

    Community school

    827 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,895
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 745
  • Anti social behaviour 343
  • Shoplifting 142
  • Criminal damage and arson 132
  • Public order 108

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

7

within 5 km straight-line

  • HALL GROVE GROUP PRACTICE

    4 HALL GROVE, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL7 4PL

    ODS code E82062

    202 m

  • SPRING HOUSE HEALTH

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

    ODS code Y02639

    1.1 km

  • PEARTREE LANE SURGERY

    110 PEARTREE LANE, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL7 3UJ

    ODS code E82040

    1.6 km

  • THE GARDEN CITY PRACTICE

    BIRDCROFT ROAD, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL8 6EH

    ODS code E82041

    2.3 km

  • WRAFTON HOUSE SURGERY

    9-11 WELLFIELD ROAD, HATFIELD, AL10 0BS

    ODS code E82002

    4.2 km

  • LISTER HOUSE SURGERY

    THE COMMON, HATFIELD, AL10 0NL

    ODS code E82018

    4.3 km

  • BURVILL HOUSE SURGERY

    52-54 DELLFIELD ROAD, HATFIELD, AL10 8HP

    ODS code E82023

    4.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Howlands

    BCT · Welwyn Garden City

    0.1 miles

  • Howlands

    BCT · Welwyn Garden City

    0.1 miles

  • Archers Ride

    BCT · Welwyn Garden City

    0.1 miles

  • Archers Ride

    BCT · Welwyn Garden City

    0.1 miles

  • Little Gannett

    BCT · Welwyn Garden City

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Welwyn Hatfield 008C, 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

18,975 of 33,755

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

41 open schools are in scope, including 28 primary and 5 secondary schools. Commonswood Primary & Nursery School is the nearest published school at 519 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,895 published events cover 12 months, averaging 157.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 745 events.

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