Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
15513
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 15513 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 WD7 7HU
Crime trends · near WD7 7HU
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
11
YoY -59%
ASB
5
YoY -44%
Vehicle Crime
7
YoY +600%
Burglary
1
YoY +100%
Criminal damage
4
YoY -33%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
3 of 5 key categories improving · vehicle crime rising
41
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 2,054
White Brit.71.5%
Other White6.1%
Indian3.9%
African3.5%
Pakistani1.8%
+ 7 other groups · 13.2%
Religion
Total residents: 2,056
Christian42.4%
No religion33.3%
Not answered8.1%
Jewish7.3%
Muslim4.8%
+ 1 other religions · 4.2%
Age groups
Total residents: 2,056
35–4922.1%
50–6418.0%
25–3415.4%
65–747.9%
5–97.4%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.2%
Households
Total households: 859
Other19.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children16.5%
Any member 66+12.5%
Lone parent family: With dependent children9.7%
Cohabiting couple family: No children8.7%
+ 7 other households · 33.2%
Administrative Information
St Albans
Local Authority
Council Area
St Albans E14001507
Constituency
E14001507
Hertfordshire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Park Street
Constituency code
E14001507
EU Electoral Region
Eastern
Parish
St Stephen
International Territorial Level
St Albans
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 - 06N
Cancer Alliance
East of England
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
St Albans 019C E01023720
E01023720
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
St Albans 019 E02004942
E02004942
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
St Albans 019C E01023720
E01023720
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
St Albans 019 E02004942
E02004942
Smaller 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
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1
Sun & Time Information
4:13 AM
Sunrise
7:41 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:13 AM
Sunset (today)
7:41 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 WD7 7HU 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: 15513
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1. LSOA E01023720 and MSOA E02004942 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode WD7 7HU 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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