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AL9 7LD

Welham Green and Hatfield South · Welwyn Hatfield · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Welham Green and Hatfield South
Local authority
Welwyn Hatfield
Constituency
Welwyn Hatfield
Postcode district
AL9
Postcode sector
AL9 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
AL9 7NT 82 m
AL9 7JB 94 m
AL9 7JL 100 m
AL9 7LW 125 m
AL9 7HF 129 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
AL9 7LD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 August 1992
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
AL
Postcode district
AL9
Postcode sector
AL9 7
Latitude
51.737743
Longitude
-0.215626
British National Grid easting
523,307
British National Grid northing
205,843

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Welwyn Hatfield · E07000241
Electoral ward
Welham Green and Hatfield South · E05011071
Parish or community
E04012223
Westminster constituency
Welwyn Hatfield · E14001573
Output area
E00121680
Lower layer super output area
Welwyn Hatfield 017B · E01023963
Middle layer super output area
Welwyn Hatfield 017 · E02007092

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
33
Primary
16
Secondary
4

  1. St Mary's Church of England VA Primary School, Welham Green

    Voluntary aided school

    537 m

  2. De Havilland Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.5 km

  3. Links Hatfield Academy

    Academy alternative provision sponsor led

    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
662
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 282
  • Anti social behaviour 126
  • Criminal damage and arson 60
  • Vehicle crime 51
  • Other theft 47

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
AL9 7 residents
7,135

Age bands in AL9 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.2%

1,104 residents

Age 15 to 24
12%

875 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.2%

1,612 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.9%

2,105 residents

Age 65 and over
21.7%

1,577 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+
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%
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

4

within 5 km

  • POTTERELLS MEDICAL CENTRE

    STATION ROAD, WELHAM GREEN, NORTH MYMMS, HATFIELD, AL9 7SN

    ODS code E82058

    1.3 km

  • BURVILL HOUSE SURGERY

    52-54 DELLFIELD ROAD, HATFIELD, AL10 8HP

    ODS code E82023

    2.7 km

  • LISTER HOUSE SURGERY

    THE COMMON, HATFIELD, AL10 0NL

    ODS code E82018

    3.1 km

  • WRAFTON HOUSE SURGERY

    9-11 WELLFIELD ROAD, HATFIELD, AL10 0BS

    ODS code E82002

    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

  • Pooleys Lane

    BCT · Welham Green

    0.1 miles

  • Huggins Lane

    BCT · Welham Green

    0.2 miles

  • Welham Green Railway Station

    BCT · Welham Green

    0.2 miles

  • Welham Green Railway Station

    BCT · Welham Green

    0.2 miles

  • Dixons Hill Road

    BCT · Welham Green

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Welwyn Hatfield 017B, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

18,265 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
4 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

33 open schools are in scope, including 16 primary and 4 secondary schools. St Mary's Church of England VA Primary School, Welham Green is the nearest published school at 537 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

662 published events cover 12 months, averaging 55.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 282 events.

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