Among the least deprived
IMD England
20
Crime · May '26
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Avg property price
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Annual change
East of England
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for AL6 9EF
Stevenage and Welwyn Garden City
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
AL6 9EF
Coordinates
51.8300, -0.2160
Grid reference
TL230161
Easting
523,032
Northing
216,103
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9C3XRQJM+2J
User Type
Large user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Welwyn
Travel to Work
Stevenage and Welwyn Garden City
ITL Region
Welwyn Hatfield
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
27770
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 27770 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
Property sales · AL6 9EF
HM Land Registry · Welwyn Hatfield
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Police Recorded Crime near AL6 9EF
Crime trends · near AL6 9EF
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
18113
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
4
YoY -56%
ASB
22110
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
9
YoY -50%
Vehicle Crime
530
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY -100%
Burglary
530
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY +100%
Criminal damage
740
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY -100%
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.87.1%
Other White4.5%
White Irish2.7%
White & Asian1.1%
Indian1.0%
+ 1 other groups · 3.6%
Religion
Christian53.2%
No religion38.2%
Not answered5.6%
+ other · 3.0%
Age groups
50–6422.1%
35–4916.5%
65–7412.3%
75–8411.3%
25–3410.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.7%
Households
Any member 66+20.7%
All members 66+15.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children14.5%
Other12.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.0%
+ 7 other households · 26.2%
Administrative Information
Welwyn Hatfield
Local Authority
Council AreaWelwyn Hatfield E14001573
Constituency
E14001573Hertfordshire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Welwyn West
Constituency code
E14001573
EU Electoral Region
Eastern
Parish
Welwyn
International Territorial Level
Welwyn Hatfield
Health & NHS
East of England
Health Authority
Serving Hertfordshire
NHS ScotlandEast of England
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
East of England
NHS Region
East of England
Integrated Care Board
NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Hertfordshire
Sub ICB Location
NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex ICB - 06K
Cancer Alliance
East of England
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Welwyn Hatfield 002C E01023969
E01023969MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Welwyn Hatfield 002 E02004981
E02004981LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Welwyn Hatfield 002C E01023969
E01023969MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Welwyn Hatfield 002 E02004981
E02004981Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
3:54 AM
Sunrise
8:17 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:54 AM
Sunset (today)
8:17 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode AL6 9EF introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 27770
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01023969 and MSOA E02004981 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode AL6 9EF is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
Schools near AL6 9EF
Open state schools within 2 km of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Welwyn St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Hertfordshire · AL6 9DJ
Outstanding
0.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Sherrardswood School
Hertfordshire · AL6 0BJ
0.4 mi
All-throughIndependentMixed · Ages 2–19
Knightsfield School
Hertfordshire · AL8 7LW
Outstanding
0.6 mi
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 9–18
Monk's Walk School
Hertfordshire · AL8 7NL
Good
0.7 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18
Homerswood Primary and Nursery School
Hertfordshire · AL8 7RF
Not judged
1.0 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Oaklands Primary School
Hertfordshire · AL6 0PX
Good
1.1 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Harwood Hill Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School
Hertfordshire · AL8 7AG
Good
1.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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