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AL8 7QF

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 7QG 79 m
AL8 7QH 84 m
AL8 7RJ 102 m
AL8 7HE 127 m
AL8 7QJ 132 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
AL8 7QF
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 March 1982
Terminated
1 December 1990
Postcode area
AL
Postcode district
AL8
Postcode sector
AL8 7
Latitude
51.814535
Longitude
-0.205440
British National Grid easting
523,800
British National Grid northing
214,400

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
E00121666
Lower layer super output area
Welwyn Hatfield 003B · E01023960
Middle layer super output area
Welwyn Hatfield 003 · E02004982

Postcode source versions

Explore AL8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
33
Primary
24
Secondary
3

  1. Homerswood Primary and Nursery School

    Community school

    292 m

  2. Harwood Hill Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School

    Community school

    450 m

  3. Templewood Primary School

    Community school

    569 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,914
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 519
  • Shoplifting 468
  • Anti social behaviour 299
  • Other theft 125
  • Public order 121

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

    1.9 km

  • THE GARDEN CITY PRACTICE

    BIRDCROFT ROAD, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL8 6EH

    ODS code E82041

    2.0 km

  • PEARTREE LANE SURGERY

    110 PEARTREE LANE, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL7 3UJ

    ODS code E82040

    2.0 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

    3.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Shoplands

    BCT · Digswell Park

    0.1 miles

  • Shoplands

    BCT · Digswell Park

    0.1 miles

  • Great Dell

    BCT · Digswell Park

    0.2 miles

  • Great Dell

    BCT · Digswell Park

    0.2 miles

  • Knightsfield

    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

33 open schools are in scope, including 24 primary and 3 secondary schools. Homerswood Primary and Nursery School is the nearest published school at 292 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,914 published events cover 12 months, averaging 159.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 519 events.

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