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AL8 7LT

Welwyn East · Welwyn Hatfield · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
AL6 0ST 6 m
AL8 7LX 105 m
AL8 7ND 200 m
AL8 7LY 217 m
AL8 7NS 225 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
AL8 7LT
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 2000
Postcode area
AL
Postcode district
AL8
Postcode sector
AL8 7
Latitude
51.820778
Longitude
-0.200897
British National Grid easting
524,096
British National Grid northing
215,102

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Welwyn Hatfield · E07000241
Electoral ward
Welwyn East · E05011072
Parish or community
E04004822
Westminster constituency
Welwyn Hatfield · E14001573
Output area
E00121709
Lower layer super output area
Welwyn Hatfield 001D · E01023971
Middle layer super output area
Welwyn Hatfield 001 · E02004980

Postcode source versions

Explore AL8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
32
Primary
23
Secondary
3

  1. Homerswood Primary and Nursery School

    Community school

    470 m

  2. Harwood Hill Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School

    Community school

    542 m

  3. Knightsfield School

    Academy special converter

    569 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
894
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 361
  • Anti social behaviour 150
  • Other theft 90
  • Criminal damage and arson 66
  • Public order 52

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

5

within 5 km straight-line

  • BRIDGE COTTAGE SURGERY

    41 HIGH STREET, WELWYN, AL6 9EF

    ODS code E82019

    1.5 km

  • PEARTREE LANE SURGERY

    110 PEARTREE LANE, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL7 3UJ

    ODS code E82040

    2.6 km

  • THE GARDEN CITY PRACTICE

    BIRDCROFT ROAD, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL8 6EH

    ODS code E82041

    2.7 km

  • HALL GROVE GROUP PRACTICE

    4 HALL GROVE, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL7 4PL

    ODS code E82062

    3.7 km

  • SPRING HOUSE HEALTH

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

    ODS code Y02639

    4.3 km

Nearby transport

  • Digswell Park Road

    BCT · Digswell Park

    0.1 miles

  • Digswell Park Road

    BCT · Digswell Park

    0.1 miles

  • Pumping Station

    BCT · Digswell Park

    0.1 miles

  • Pumping Station

    BCT · Digswell Park

    0.1 miles

  • Sherrardswood School

    BCT · Digswell Park

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Welwyn Hatfield 001D, 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

33,288 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
7 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

32 open schools are in scope, including 23 primary and 3 secondary schools. Homerswood Primary and Nursery School is the nearest published school at 470 m.

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

Recorded crime

894 published events cover 12 months, averaging 74.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 361 events.

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