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AL8 7NT

Sherrards · Welwyn Hatfield · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
AL8 7NX 79 m
AL8 7RB 89 m
AL8 7RA 145 m
AL8 7NF 166 m
AL8 7NG 182 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
AL8 7NT
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 1997
Postcode area
AL
Postcode district
AL8
Postcode sector
AL8 7
Latitude
51.818152
Longitude
-0.206747
British National Grid easting
523,700
British National Grid northing
214,800

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Welwyn Hatfield · E07000241
Electoral ward
Sherrards · E05011070
Parish or community
E43000083
Westminster constituency
Welwyn Hatfield · E14001573
Output area
E00121660
Lower layer super output area
Welwyn Hatfield 003B · E01023960
Middle layer super output area
Welwyn Hatfield 003 · E02004982

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
31
Primary
22
Secondary
3

  1. Homerswood Primary and Nursery School

    Community school

    258 m

  2. Monk's Walk School

    Academy converter

    370 m

  3. Knightsfield School

    Academy special converter

    450 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
911
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 371
  • Anti social behaviour 167
  • Other theft 85
  • Criminal damage and arson 69
  • Public order 51

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

  • THE GARDEN CITY PRACTICE

    BIRDCROFT ROAD, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL8 6EH

    ODS code E82041

    2.3 km

  • PEARTREE LANE SURGERY

    110 PEARTREE LANE, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL7 3UJ

    ODS code E82040

    2.4 km

  • HALL GROVE GROUP PRACTICE

    4 HALL GROVE, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL7 4PL

    ODS code E82062

    3.6 km

  • SPRING HOUSE HEALTH

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

    ODS code Y02639

    4.1 km

Nearby transport

  • Oakdale

    BCT · Digswell Park

    0.1 miles

  • Oakdale

    BCT · Digswell Park

    0.1 miles

  • Monk's Walk School

    BCT · Digswell Park

    0.2 miles

  • Monk's Walk School

    BCT · Digswell Park

    0.2 miles

  • Shoplands

    BCT · Digswell Park

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Welwyn Hatfield 003B, 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

22,983 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
8 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

31 open schools are in scope, including 22 primary and 3 secondary schools. Homerswood Primary and Nursery School is the nearest published school at 258 m.

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

Recorded crime

911 published events cover 12 months, averaging 75.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 371 events.

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