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AL8 7SD

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 7SB 86 m
AL8 7SE 101 m
AL8 7JT 127 m
AL8 7LF 138 m
AL8 7HX 147 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
AL8 7SD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
AL
Postcode district
AL8
Postcode sector
AL8 7
Latitude
51.809961
Longitude
-0.209133
British National Grid easting
523,558
British National Grid northing
213,885

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
E00121674
Lower layer super output area
Welwyn Hatfield 003A · E01023959
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
35
Primary
25
Secondary
3

  1. Templewood Primary School

    Community school

    0 m

  2. Homerswood Primary and Nursery School

    Community school

    861 m

  3. Harwood Hill Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School

    Community school

    951 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,037
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 577
  • Shoplifting 471
  • Anti social behaviour 305
  • Public order 132
  • Other theft 129

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

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

5

within 5 km

  • THE GARDEN CITY PRACTICE

    BIRDCROFT ROAD, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL8 6EH

    ODS code E82041

    1.4 km

  • PEARTREE LANE SURGERY

    110 PEARTREE LANE, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL7 3UJ

    ODS code E82040

    1.6 km

  • BRIDGE COTTAGE SURGERY

    41 HIGH STREET, WELWYN, AL6 9EF

    ODS code E82019

    2.3 km

  • HALL GROVE GROUP PRACTICE

    4 HALL GROVE, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL7 4PL

    ODS code E82062

    3.0 km

  • SPRING HOUSE HEALTH

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

    ODS code Y02639

    3.3 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Pentley Park

    BCT · Welwyn Garden City

    0.2 miles

  • Pentley Park

    BCT · Welwyn Garden City

    0.2 miles

  • Great Dell

    BCT · Digswell Park

    0.3 miles

  • Great Dell

    BCT · Digswell Park

    0.3 miles

  • Knightsfield

    BCT · Digswell Park

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Welwyn Hatfield 003A, 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

33,733 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
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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

35 open schools are in scope, including 25 primary and 3 secondary schools. Templewood Primary School is the nearest published school at 0 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

2,037 published events cover 12 months, averaging 169.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 577 events.

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