EN6 1NU

Brookmans Park and Little Heath · 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
EN6
Postcode sector
EN6 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
EN6 1NS 51 m
EN6 1NR 227 m
EN6 1NT 253 m
EN6 1NP 298 m
EN6 1NW 311 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EN6 1NU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
EN
Postcode district
EN6
Postcode sector
EN6 1
Latitude
51.712986
Longitude
-0.179180
British National Grid easting
525,892
British National Grid northing
203,152

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
E00121412
Lower layer super output area
Welwyn Hatfield 015D · E01023911
Middle layer super output area
Welwyn Hatfield 015 · E02004994

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
27
Primary
13
Secondary
3
  1. Little Heath Primary School

    Foundation school

    832 m
  2. Lochinver House School

    Other independent school

    866 m
  3. Rhodes Wood Hospital School

    Other independent special school

    877 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
263
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 90
  • Anti social behaviour 45
  • Burglary 35
  • Vehicle crime 30
  • Other theft 16

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
EN6 1 residents
5,968

Age bands in EN6 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.8%

872 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.6%

624 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.8%

1,342 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.6%

1,566 residents

Age 65 and over
25.2%

1,486 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+
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

5

within 5 km straight-line

  • ANNANDALE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82098

    1.6 km

  • HIGHVIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82078

    1.6 km

  • PARKFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    THE WALK, POTTERS BAR, EN6 1QH

    ODS code E82027

    2.0 km

  • POTTERELLS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82058

    2.6 km

  • CUFFLEY AND GOFFS OAK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    MAYNARD PLACE, CUFFLEY, POTTERS BAR, EN6 4JA

    ODS code E82081

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Swanley Bar Lane

    BCT · Swanley Bar

    0.1 miles
  • Swanley Bar Lane

    BCT · Swanley Bar

    0.2 miles
  • Swanley Bar Lane

    BCT · Swanley Bar

    0.2 miles
  • Swanley Bar Lane

    BCT · Swanley Bar

    0.2 miles
  • Swanley Crescent

    BCT · Swanley Bar

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Welwyn Hatfield 015D, 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

29,373 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
7 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

27 open schools are in scope, including 13 primary and 3 secondary schools. Little Heath Primary School is the nearest published school at 832 m.

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

Recorded crime

263 published events cover 12 months, averaging 21.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 90 events.

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