High deprivation
IMD England
88
Crime · May '26
£260,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
East of England
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for AL7 1HX
Stevenage and Welwyn Garden City
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
AL7 1HX
Coordinates
51.8017, -0.1977
Grid reference
TL243129
Easting
524,369
Northing
212,982
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9C3XRR22+MW
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Welwyn Garden City
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.
7164
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 7164 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 · AL7 1HX
HM Land Registry · Welwyn Hatfield
Average price
£232,010
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £260,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Feb '25 – Dec '25Dec '25: 1 sales · avg £106,030
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£330k£218k£106k
Feb '25Nov '25Dec '25
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Police Recorded Crime near AL7 1HX
Crime trends · near AL7 1HX
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
403019
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
31
YoY +19%
ASB
28188
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
26
YoY +53%
Vehicle Crime
1050
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY -80%
Burglary
1260
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY -83%
Criminal damage
1580
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
3
YoY -40%
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.71.5%
Other White8.9%
Indian3.0%
African2.4%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group1.9%
+ 8 other groups · 12.3%
Religion
No religion51.1%
Christian35.6%
Not answered6.5%
Hindu2.0%
Jewish1.6%
+ 1 other religions · 3.1%
Age groups
25–3433.9%
35–4919.3%
50–6411.7%
20–248.2%
≤46.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 20.8%
Households
Other44.4%
Cohabiting couple family: No children13.9%
Any member 66+8.1%
Lone parent family: With dependent children7.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children7.1%
+ 7 other households · 19.4%
Administrative Information
Welwyn Hatfield
Local Authority
Council AreaWelwyn Hatfield E14001573
Constituency
E14001573Hertfordshire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Peartree
Constituency code
E14001573
EU Electoral Region
Eastern
Parish
Welwyn Hatfield, unparished area
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 007F E01035604
E01035604MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Welwyn Hatfield 007 E02004986
E02004986LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Welwyn Hatfield 007A E01023954
E01023954MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Welwyn Hatfield 007 E02004986
E02004986Urban: 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
3:53 AM
Sunrise
8:18 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:53 AM
Sunset (today)
8:18 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
April 2006
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~20 years
Active Duration
2006 -> PresentApril 2006 — Introduced
Postcode AL7 1HX introduced by Royal Mail.
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 7164
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01035604 and MSOA E02004986 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode AL7 1HX is currently active and in use.
First introduced
April 2006
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~20 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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