High deprivation
IMD England
52
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 AL9 5JA
Stevenage and Welwyn Garden City
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
AL9 5JA
Coordinates
51.7606, -0.2161
Grid reference
TL232083
Easting
523,209
Northing
208,388
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9C3XQQ6M+7G
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Hatfield
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.
10771
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 10771 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 · AL9 5JA
HM Land Registry · Welwyn Hatfield
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Police Recorded Crime near AL9 5JA
Crime trends · near AL9 5JA
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
22157
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
17
YoY +42%
ASB
17102
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
17
YoY +55%
Vehicle Crime
1470
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
4
YoY +100%
Burglary
740
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY -50%
Criminal damage
840
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY -86%
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.47.0%
Other White21.2%
African11.2%
Indian4.9%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group2.7%
+ 6 other groups · 12.9%
Religion
Christian51.3%
No religion30.4%
Not answered7.3%
Muslim4.4%
Hindu3.6%
+ 1 other religions · 3.0%
Age groups
35–4923.2%
25–3418.0%
50–6414.5%
20–2411.0%
65–748.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 24.9%
Households
Other20.9%
Any member 66+17.2%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over15.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children8.5%
Lone parent family: With dependent children6.6%
+ 8 other households · 30.9%
Administrative Information
Welwyn Hatfield
Local Authority
Council AreaWelwyn Hatfield E14001573
Constituency
E14001573Hertfordshire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Hatfield East
Constituency code
E14001573
EU Electoral Region
Eastern
Parish
Hatfield
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 011A E01023924
E01023924MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Welwyn Hatfield 011 E02004990
E02004990LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Welwyn Hatfield 011A E01023924
E01023924MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Welwyn Hatfield 011 E02004990
E02004990Urban: 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
December 1998
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~28 years
Active Duration
1998 -> PresentDecember 1998 — Introduced
Postcode AL9 5JA 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: 10771
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01023924 and MSOA E02004990 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode AL9 5JA is currently active and in use.
First introduced
December 1998
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~28 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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