AL7 4ZP

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 4TW 101 m
AL7 4TB 140 m
AL7 4SS 185 m
AL7 4SR 189 m
AL7 4QY 211 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
AL7 4ZP
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1999
Terminated
1 December 1999
Postcode area
AL
Postcode district
AL7
Postcode sector
AL7 4
Latitude
51.788518
Longitude
-0.209372
British National Grid easting
523,600
British National Grid northing
211,500

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
E00121561
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
43
Primary
28
Secondary
5
  1. Creswick Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    541 m
  2. Our Lady Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    667 m
  3. Stanborough School

    Academy converter

    735 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,308
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 895
  • Anti social behaviour 392
  • Shoplifting 261
  • Criminal damage and arson 154
  • Public order 152

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

8

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE GARDEN CITY PRACTICE

    BIRDCROFT ROAD, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL8 6EH

    ODS code E82041

    961 m

  • PEARTREE LANE SURGERY

    110 PEARTREE LANE, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL7 3UJ

    ODS code E82040

    1.2 km

  • SPRING HOUSE HEALTH

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

    ODS code Y02639

    1.4 km

  • HALL GROVE GROUP PRACTICE

    4 HALL GROVE, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL7 4PL

    ODS code E82062

    1.9 km

  • WRAFTON HOUSE SURGERY

    9-11 WELLFIELD ROAD, HATFIELD, AL10 0BS

    ODS code E82002

    2.8 km

  • LISTER HOUSE SURGERY

    THE COMMON, HATFIELD, AL10 0NL

    ODS code E82018

    2.9 km

  • BURVILL HOUSE SURGERY

    52-54 DELLFIELD ROAD, HATFIELD, AL10 8HP

    ODS code E82023

    3.3 km

  • BRIDGE COTTAGE SURGERY

    41 HIGH STREET, WELWYN, AL6 9EF

    ODS code E82019

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Chequersfield

    BCT · Welwyn Garden City

    0.2 miles
  • Burrowfield

    BCT · Welwyn Garden City

    0.2 miles
  • Burrowfield

    BCT · Welwyn Garden City

    0.3 miles
  • Campbell Drive

    BCT · Mill Green

    0.3 miles
  • Stanborough Close

    BCT · Welwyn Garden City

    0.3 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

43 open schools are in scope, including 28 primary and 5 secondary schools. Creswick Academy is the nearest published school at 541 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,308 published events cover 12 months, averaging 192.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 895 events.

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