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AL8 7TZ

Hatfield Villages · Welwyn Hatfield · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
AL8 7TW 9 m
AL8 7TR 128 m
AL8 7TP 179 m
AL8 7TN 279 m
AL8 7TS 431 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
AL8 7TZ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 1984
Terminated
1 February 2015
Postcode area
AL
Postcode district
AL8
Postcode sector
AL8 7
Latitude
51.797120
Longitude
-0.233541
British National Grid easting
521,910
British National Grid northing
212,416

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Welwyn Hatfield · E07000241
Electoral ward
Hatfield Villages · E05011064
Parish or community
E04004819
Westminster constituency
Welwyn Hatfield · E14001573
Output area
E00121520
Lower layer super output area
Welwyn Hatfield 002F · E01033313
Middle layer super output area
Welwyn Hatfield 002 · E02004981

Postcode source versions

Explore AL8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
43
Primary
29
Secondary
5

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

    Voluntary aided school

    128 m

  2. Lakeside School

    Community special school

    928 m

  3. Applecroft School

    Academy converter

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
339
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 163
  • Anti social behaviour 66
  • Public order 22
  • Criminal damage and arson 20
  • Vehicle crime 17

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

    1.7 km

  • PEARTREE LANE SURGERY

    110 PEARTREE LANE, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL7 3UJ

    ODS code E82040

    2.5 km

  • SPRING HOUSE HEALTH

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

    ODS code Y02639

    3.4 km

  • WRAFTON HOUSE SURGERY

    9-11 WELLFIELD ROAD, HATFIELD, AL10 0BS

    ODS code E82002

    3.5 km

  • LISTER HOUSE SURGERY

    THE COMMON, HATFIELD, AL10 0NL

    ODS code E82018

    3.6 km

  • HALL GROVE GROUP PRACTICE

    4 HALL GROVE, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL7 4PL

    ODS code E82062

    3.7 km

  • BRIDGE COTTAGE SURGERY

    41 HIGH STREET, WELWYN, AL6 9EF

    ODS code E82019

    3.9 km

  • BURVILL HOUSE SURGERY

    52-54 DELLFIELD ROAD, HATFIELD, AL10 8HP

    ODS code E82023

    4.0 km

Nearby transport

  • The Sun PH

    BCT · Lemsford

    0.0 miles

  • The Sun PH

    BCT · Lemsford

    0.1 miles

  • Lemsford Corner

    BCT · Welwyn Garden City

    0.4 miles

  • Lemsford Corner

    BCT · Welwyn Garden City

    0.4 miles

  • Applecroft Road

    BCT · Welwyn Garden City

    0.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Welwyn Hatfield 002F, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

28,749 of 33,755

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

43 open schools are in scope, including 29 primary and 5 secondary schools. St John's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School, Lemsford is the nearest published school at 128 m.

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

Recorded crime

339 published events cover 12 months, averaging 28.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 163 events.

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