AL9 7NW

Welham Green and Hatfield South · Welwyn Hatfield · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Hatfield
Local authority
Welwyn Hatfield
Constituency
Welwyn Hatfield
Postcode district
AL9
Postcode sector
AL9 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
AL9 7NN 63 m
AL9 7NS 100 m
AL9 7PA 125 m
AL9 7PB 125 m
AL9 7NU 135 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
AL9 7NW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1983
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
AL
Postcode district
AL9
Postcode sector
AL9 7
Latitude
51.734695
Longitude
-0.210315
British National Grid easting
523,682
British National Grid northing
205,513

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Welwyn Hatfield · E07000241
Parish or community
E04012223
Westminster constituency
Welwyn Hatfield · E14001573
Output area
E00121686
Lower layer super output area
Welwyn Hatfield 017B · E01023963
Middle layer super output area
Welwyn Hatfield 017 · E02007092

Postcode source versions

Explore AL9

34 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
1, Booths Close, Welham Green, Hatfield, AL9 7NW 10 June 2024 £420,000
9, Booths Close, Welham Green, Hatfield, AL9 7NW 29 June 2021 £380,000
5, Booths Close, Welham Green, Hatfield, AL9 7NW 14 May 2021 £380,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
36
Primary
17
Secondary
5
  1. St Mary's Church of England VA Primary School, Welham Green

    Voluntary aided school

    868 m
  2. Brookmans Park Primary School

    Foundation school

    1.2 km
  3. De Havilland Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    2.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
337
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 111
  • Anti social behaviour 67
  • Criminal damage and arson 44
  • Other theft 21
  • Burglary 20

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
41

18 female, 23 male

Postcode households
19
Residents per household
2.2
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

This postcode contained 0.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider AL9 7 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+
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%

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

  • POTTERELLS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82058

    873 m

  • BURVILL HOUSE SURGERY

    52-54 DELLFIELD ROAD, HATFIELD, AL10 8HP

    ODS code E82023

    3.2 km

  • LISTER HOUSE SURGERY

    THE COMMON, HATFIELD, AL10 0NL

    ODS code E82018

    3.5 km

  • WRAFTON HOUSE SURGERY

    9-11 WELLFIELD ROAD, HATFIELD, AL10 0BS

    ODS code E82002

    3.7 km

  • ANNANDALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    THE ELMS, HIGH STREET, POTTERS BAR, EN6 5DA

    ODS code E82098

    4.7 km

  • HIGHVIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    THE ELMS, HIGH STREET, POTTERS BAR, EN6 5DA

    ODS code E82078

    4.7 km

  • PARKFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    THE WALK, POTTERS BAR, EN6 1QH

    ODS code E82027

    4.9 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

  • Welham Green Rail Station

    RLY · Welham Green

    0.1 miles
  • Welham Green Rail Station

    RSE · Welham Green

    0.1 miles
  • Welham Green Railway Station

    BCT · Welham Green

    0.1 miles
  • Welham Green Railway Station

    BCT · Welham Green

    0.1 miles
  • Bulls Lane

    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
2
Medium risk addresses
2
Low risk addresses
3
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

Property market

The five-year median is £420,000 from 1 recorded sale in AL9 7NW. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Welwyn Hatfield is £450,696 in June 2026, up 5.8% year on year.

Schools

36 open schools are in scope, including 17 primary and 5 secondary schools. St Mary's Church of England VA Primary School, Welham Green is the nearest published school at 868 m.

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

Recorded crime

337 published events cover 12 months, averaging 28.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 111 events.

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