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AL8 7BY

Handside · Welwyn Hatfield · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Handside
Local authority
Welwyn Hatfield
Constituency
Welwyn Hatfield
Postcode district
AL8
Postcode sector
AL8 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
AL8 7BU 56 m
AL8 7BQ 80 m
AL8 7BH 159 m
AL8 7BE 162 m
AL8 7BJ 176 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
AL8 7BY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1991
Terminated
1 May 1994
Postcode area
AL
Postcode district
AL8
Postcode sector
AL8 7
Latitude
51.804870
Longitude
-0.220329
British National Grid easting
522,800
British National Grid northing
213,300

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Welwyn Hatfield · E07000241
Electoral ward
Handside · E05011060
Parish or community
E43000083
Westminster constituency
Welwyn Hatfield · E14001573
Output area
E00121438
Lower layer super output area
Welwyn Hatfield 006D · E01023919
Middle layer super output area
Welwyn Hatfield 006 · E02004985

Postcode source versions

Explore AL8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
38
Primary
27
Secondary
4

  1. Applecroft School

    Academy converter

    829 m

  2. Templewood Primary School

    Community school

    958 m

  3. St John's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School, Lemsford

    Voluntary aided school

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,686
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Shoplifting 467
  • Violence and sexual offences 465
  • Anti social behaviour 252
  • Public order 106
  • Criminal damage and arson 93

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
AL8 7 residents
7,518

Age bands in AL8 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.6%

1,532 residents

Age 15 to 24
10%

780 residents

Age 25 to 44
21.4%

1,673 residents

Age 45 to 64
29%

2,267 residents

Age 65 and over
19.9%

1,553 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

    1.1 km

  • PEARTREE LANE SURGERY

    110 PEARTREE LANE, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL7 3UJ

    ODS code E82040

    1.8 km

  • BRIDGE COTTAGE SURGERY

    41 HIGH STREET, WELWYN, AL6 9EF

    ODS code E82019

    2.8 km

  • HALL GROVE GROUP PRACTICE

    4 HALL GROVE, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL7 4PL

    ODS code E82062

    3.2 km

  • SPRING HOUSE HEALTH

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

    ODS code Y02639

    3.2 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

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • The Valley Green

    BCT · Welwyn Garden City

    0.3 miles

  • The Valley Green

    BCT · Welwyn Garden City

    0.3 miles

  • Youngs Rise

    BCT · Welwyn Garden City

    0.3 miles

  • Youngs Rise

    BCT · Welwyn Garden City

    0.3 miles

  • Handside Lane

    BCT · Welwyn Garden City

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Welwyn Hatfield 006D, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

33,461 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
7 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

38 open schools are in scope, including 27 primary and 4 secondary schools. Applecroft School is the nearest published school at 829 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,686 published events cover 12 months, averaging 140.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Shoplifting with 467 events.

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