Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
9709
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 9709 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.
Police Recorded Crime near AL7 3ND
Crime trends · near AL7 3ND
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
24
YoY -23%
ASB
13
YoY +44%
Vehicle Crime
5
YoY +150%
Burglary
0
YoY -100%
Criminal damage
2
YoY -71%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
3 of 5 key categories improving · vehicle crime rising
58
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,451
White Brit.72.0%
Other White8.4%
African3.6%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group2.1%
Other Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.9%
+ 7 other groups · 12.0%
Religion
Total residents: 1,454
No religion48.4%
Christian40.2%
Not answered6.2%
Muslim2.3%
Buddhist1.4%
+ other · 1.6%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,454
35–4923.4%
50–6418.2%
25–3416.9%
5–98.9%
10–158.2%
+ 5 other age groups · 24.4%
Households
Total households: 616
Other26.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children14.6%
Lone parent family: With dependent children12.8%
Cohabiting couple family: No children7.6%
Any member 66+7.3%
+ 7 other households · 30.7%
Administrative Information
Welwyn Hatfield
Local Authority
Council Area
Welwyn Hatfield E14001573
Constituency
E14001573
Hertfordshire
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 Scotland
East 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 007D E01023957
E01023957
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Welwyn Hatfield 007 E02004986
E02004986
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Welwyn Hatfield 007D E01023957
E01023957
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Welwyn Hatfield 007 E02004986
E02004986
Urban: 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
4:12 AM
Sunrise
7:41 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:12 AM
Sunset (today)
7:41 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
December 2000
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~26 years
Active Duration
2000 -> Present
December 2000 — Introduced
Postcode AL7 3ND 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: 9709
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01023957 and MSOA E02004986 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode AL7 3ND is currently active and in use.
First introduced
December 2000
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~26 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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