Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
18126
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 18126 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 4SH
Crime trends · near AL7 4SH
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
19
YoY -27%
ASB
8
YoY -11%
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY -67%
Burglary
4
YoY +100%
Criminal damage
3
YoY +50%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
3 of 5 key categories improving · burglary rising
44
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,212
White Brit.63.3%
Other White11.1%
African7.8%
Indian3.5%
White & Black Caribbean2.1%
+ 6 other groups · 12.2%
Religion
Total residents: 1,213
No religion45.4%
Christian42.5%
Not answered6.4%
Hindu3.4%
Muslim1.6%
+ other · 0.6%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,216
25–3425.3%
35–4924.6%
50–6414.6%
≤48.5%
5–96.8%
+ 5 other age groups · 20.2%
Households
Total households: 556
Other29.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children15.7%
Cohabiting couple family: No children12.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.2%
Lone parent family: With dependent children9.0%
+ 7 other households · 22.5%
Administrative Information
Welwyn Hatfield
Local Authority
Council Area
Welwyn Hatfield E14001573
Constituency
E14001573
Hertfordshire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Hollybush
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 009F E01035607
E01035607
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Welwyn Hatfield 009 E02004988
E02004988
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Welwyn Hatfield 009C E01023941
E01023941
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Welwyn Hatfield 009 E02004988
E02004988
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) Rural town and fringe D1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
4:06 AM
Sunrise
7:47 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:06 AM
Sunset (today)
7:47 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
November 2005
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~21 years
Active Duration
2005 -> Present
November 2005 — Introduced
Postcode AL7 4SH introduced by Royal Mail.
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1. IMD England rank: 18126
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01035607 and MSOA E02004988 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode AL7 4SH is currently active and in use.
First introduced
November 2005
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~21 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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