AL9 5JP

Hatfield Central · Welwyn Hatfield · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Welwyn Hatfield
Constituency
Welwyn Hatfield
Postcode district
AL9
Postcode sector
AL9 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
AL9 5JJ 113 m
AL9 5JY 115 m
AL9 5JX 250 m
AL10 0AH 280 m
AL10 0AN 281 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
AL9 5JP
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 1990
Terminated
1 January 2023
Postcode area
AL
Postcode district
AL9
Postcode sector
AL9 5
Latitude
51.776148
Longitude
-0.222009
British National Grid easting
522,762
British National Grid northing
210,103

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Welwyn Hatfield · E07000241
Parish or community
E04004819
Westminster constituency
Welwyn Hatfield · E14001573
Output area
E00121508
Lower layer super output area
Welwyn Hatfield 010F · E01033311
Middle layer super output area
Welwyn Hatfield 010 · E02004989

Postcode source versions

Explore AL9

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
39
Primary
27
Secondary
5
  1. Birchwood Avenue Primary School

    Community school

    773 m
  2. The Ryde School

    Community school

    792 m
  3. Green Lanes Primary School

    Community school

    847 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,292
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 903
  • Anti social behaviour 300
  • Shoplifting 171
  • Criminal damage and arson 167
  • Public order 166

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
AL9 5 residents
2,816

Age bands in AL9 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.4%

528 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.4%

271 residents

Age 25 to 44
31.3%

1,009 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.2%

815 residents

Age 65 and over
18.7%

605 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.

Fixed broadband coverage

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

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

7

within 5 km straight-line

  • WRAFTON HOUSE SURGERY

    9-11 WELLFIELD ROAD, HATFIELD, AL10 0BS

    ODS code E82002

    1.2 km

  • LISTER HOUSE SURGERY

    THE COMMON, HATFIELD, AL10 0NL

    ODS code E82018

    1.3 km

  • BURVILL HOUSE SURGERY

    52-54 DELLFIELD ROAD, HATFIELD, AL10 8HP

    ODS code E82023

    1.7 km

  • SPRING HOUSE HEALTH

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

    ODS code Y02639

    2.3 km

  • THE GARDEN CITY PRACTICE

    BIRDCROFT ROAD, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL8 6EH

    ODS code E82041

    2.5 km

  • PEARTREE LANE SURGERY

    110 PEARTREE LANE, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL7 3UJ

    ODS code E82040

    2.9 km

  • HALL GROVE GROUP PRACTICE

    4 HALL GROVE, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL7 4PL

    ODS code E82062

    3.1 km

Nearby transport

  • Tesco

    BCT · Birchwood

    0.1 miles
  • Tesco

    BCT · Birchwood

    0.1 miles
  • Mount Pleasant Lane

    BCT · Birchwood

    0.2 miles
  • Mount Pleasant Lane

    BCT · Birchwood

    0.2 miles
  • Hillfield

    BCT · Birchwood

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Welwyn Hatfield 010F, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

14,666 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
5 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

39 open schools are in scope, including 27 primary and 5 secondary schools. Birchwood Avenue Primary School is the nearest published school at 773 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,292 published events cover 12 months, averaging 191 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 903 events.

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