Low deprivation
IMD England
164
Crime · May '26
£562,500
Median property price
—
Annual change
East of England
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for AL8 6EJ
Stevenage and Welwyn Garden City
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
AL8 6EJ
Coordinates
51.7963, -0.2086
Grid reference
TL236123
Easting
523,631
Northing
212,370
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9C3XQQWR+GH
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.
25419
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 25419 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 · AL8 6EJ
HM Land Registry · Welwyn Hatfield
Average price
£562,500
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £562,500
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jan '25 – May '26May '26: 1 sales · avg £710,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£710k£563k£415k
Jan '25May '26
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Police Recorded Crime near AL8 6EJ
Crime trends · near AL8 6EJ
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
412814
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
30
YoY -23%
ASB
543312
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
54
YoY +238%
Vehicle Crime
1160
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
4
YoY -33%
Burglary
740
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY -50%
Criminal damage
1272
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
8
YoY +60%
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Shoplifting
523518
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
40
YoY +29%
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.77.5%
Other White7.9%
Indian1.9%
White & Asian1.8%
Other Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.7%
+ 4 other groups · 9.2%
Religion
Christian49.9%
No religion39.0%
Not answered5.7%
Muslim2.3%
Hindu1.0%
+ other · 2.0%
Age groups
50–6422.0%
35–4918.8%
65–7413.4%
25–3410.1%
75–848.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.1%
Households
Any member 66+18.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children17.8%
Other13.4%
All members 66+12.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.0%
+ 7 other households · 26.0%
Administrative Information
Welwyn Hatfield
Local Authority
Council AreaWelwyn Hatfield E14001573
Constituency
E14001573Hertfordshire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Handside
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 006B E01023917
E01023917MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Welwyn Hatfield 006 E02004985
E02004985LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Welwyn Hatfield 006B E01023917
E01023917MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Welwyn Hatfield 006 E02004985
E02004985Urban: 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
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode AL8 6EJ 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: 25419
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01023917 and MSOA E02004985 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode AL8 6EJ 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
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