AL9 6AA

Hertford Rural · East Hertfordshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Hatfield
Local authority
East Hertfordshire
Postcode district
AL9
Postcode sector
AL9 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SG13 8LH 354 m
SG13 8LJ 585 m
SG13 8LQ 595 m
SG13 8LG 615 m
AL9 6HH 692 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
AL9 6AA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
AL
Postcode district
AL9
Postcode sector
AL9 6
Latitude
51.767179
Longitude
-0.142766
British National Grid easting
528,254
British National Grid northing
209,242

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
East Hertfordshire · E07000242
Parish or community
E04004740
Westminster constituency
North East Hertfordshire · E14001393
Output area
E00119293
Lower layer super output area
East Hertfordshire 010B · E01023486
Middle layer super output area
East Hertfordshire 010 · E02004887

Postcode source versions

Explore AL9

3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Bedwell Park Ltd, Bedwell Avenue, Essendon, Hatfield, AL9 6AA 23 June 2014 £770,000
1, Bedwell Avenue, Essendon, Hatfield, AL9 6AA 8 April 2004 £750,000
Hertford Lodge, Bedwell Avenue, Essendon, Hatfield, AL9 6AA 27 July 2001 £345,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
21
Primary
16
Secondary
2
  1. Essendon CofE (VC) Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    788 m
  2. Hertingfordbury Cowper Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    2.6 km
  3. Bayford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
53
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 16
  • Criminal damage and arson 13
  • Anti social behaviour 10
  • Drugs 3
  • Burglary 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
8

5 female, 3 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
2.7
AL9 6 residents
1,755

Age bands in AL9 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17%

264 residents

Age 15 to 24
13.5%

209 residents

Age 25 to 44
18.2%

282 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.7%

461 residents

Age 65 and over
21.5%

334 residents

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider AL9 6 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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+
66.7%
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

2

within 5 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

    3.7 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Howe Green

    BCT · Essendon

    0.4 miles
  • Howe Green

    BCT · Essendon

    0.4 miles
  • Glebe Cottages Eastview

    BCT · Essendon

    0.5 miles
  • Sunset View

    BCT · Essendon

    0.5 miles
  • Sunset View

    BCT · Essendon

    0.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for East Hertfordshire 010B, 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

22,199 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
3 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

Schools

21 open schools are in scope, including 16 primary and 2 secondary schools. Essendon CofE (VC) Primary School is the nearest published school at 788 m.

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

Recorded crime

53 published events cover 12 months, averaging 4.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 16 events.

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