Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
23695
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 23695 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 AL9 7DL
Crime trends · near AL9 7DL
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
5
YoY -62%
ASB
8
YoY +33%
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY -50%
Burglary
1
YoY +100%
Criminal damage
3
YoY +50%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
2 of 5 key categories improving · burglary rising
23
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,606
White Brit.77.5%
Other White7.2%
Indian3.0%
Chinese2.0%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group1.9%
+ 3 other groups · 8.5%
Religion
Total residents: 1,612
Christian51.4%
No religion34.3%
Not answered8.4%
Jewish2.0%
Muslim1.4%
+ 1 other religions · 2.5%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,612
50–6421.5%
35–4914.7%
25–3413.1%
65–7411.9%
20–249.8%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.0%
Households
Total households: 629
Any member 66+17.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children14.3%
All members 66+14.0%
Other12.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.5%
+ 7 other households · 31.6%
Administrative Information
Welwyn Hatfield
Local Authority
Council Area
Welwyn Hatfield E14001573
Constituency
E14001573
Hertfordshire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Welham Green and Hatfield South
Constituency code
E14001573
EU Electoral Region
Eastern
Parish
North Mymms
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 017C E01035608
E01035608
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Welwyn Hatfield 017 E02007092
E02007092
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Welwyn Hatfield 014C E01023964
E01023964
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Welwyn Hatfield 014 E02004993
E02004993
Larger rural: 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
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1
Sun & Time Information
4:09 AM
Sunrise
7:44 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:09 AM
Sunset (today)
7:44 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> Present
January 1980 — Introduced
Postcode AL9 7DL 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: 23695
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1. LSOA E01035608 and MSOA E02007092 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode AL9 7DL 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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