Among the least deprived
IMD England
Low · 1.6 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
East of England
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for EN6 1LS
London
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
EN6 1LS
Coordinates
51.7072, -0.1821
Grid reference
TL257024
Easting
525,708
Northing
202,499
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9C3XPR49+V5
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Potters Bar
Travel to Work
London
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.
29373
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 29373 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)
England & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near EN6 1LS
England & WalesCrime trends · near EN6 1LS
Counts are for Brookmans Park and Little Heath electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
8
YoY —
1371
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
2
YoY —
740
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
320
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
1
YoY —
420
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
1
YoY —
420
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.75.2%
Other White10.2%
Indian3.1%
African2.1%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group2.0%
+ 3 other groups · 7.5%
Religion
Christian53.8%
No religion32.6%
Not answered5.3%
Jewish4.4%
Hindu2.4%
+ other · 1.6%
Age groups
50–6420.7%
35–4918.9%
75–849.9%
25–349.6%
65–749.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 31.6%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children18.4%
Any member 66+17.2%
All members 66+13.3%
Other12.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.1%
+ 6 other households · 30.0%
Administrative Information
Welwyn Hatfield
Local Authority
Council AreaWelwyn Hatfield E14001573
Constituency
E14001573Hertfordshire
Police Force
England
Ward
Brookmans Park and Little Heath
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 EnglandEast of England
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
East of England
NHS Region
East of England
Integrated Care Board
NHS Central East Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Hertfordshire
Sub ICB Location
NHS Central East ICB - 06K
Cancer Alliance
East of England
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Welwyn Hatfield 015D E01023911
E01023911MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Welwyn Hatfield 015 E02004994
E02004994LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Welwyn Hatfield 015D E01023911
E01023911MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Welwyn Hatfield 015 E02004994
E02004994Urban: 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
5:40 AM
Sunrise
6:10 PM
Sunset
12 hours 30 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:40 AM
Sunset (today)
6:10 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 30 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 EN6 1LS 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: 29373
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01023911 and MSOA E02004994 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode EN6 1LS is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near EN6 1LS
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
All-throughIndependentBoys · Ages 4–13FSM 0%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 31%
Attainment 8
36.1
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 19%
RWM expected
63%
PrimaryIndependentGirls · Ages 4–11FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 20%
RWM expected
70%
All-throughStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 5–16FSM 0%
All-throughStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 7–16FSM 0%
All-throughStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 8–18FSM 0%
Secondary with sixth formIndependentGirls · Ages 11–18FSM 0%
Attainment 8
47.2
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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