Most deprived 30–40%
IMD England
Around average · 7.6 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
East of England
Region
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.
12522
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 12522 out of 33,755 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 WD7 7HY
England & WalesCrime trends · near WD7 7HY
Counts are for Park Street electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearSep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
38
YoY +100%
452811
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
15
YoY +50%
19112
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
4
YoY —
740
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
1
YoY —
740
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
9
YoY —
1050
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.71.5%
Other White6.1%
Indian3.9%
African3.5%
Pakistani1.8%
+ 7 other groups · 13.2%
Religion
Christian42.4%
No religion33.3%
Not answered8.1%
Jewish7.3%
Muslim4.8%
+ 1 other religions · 4.2%
Age groups
35–4922.1%
50–6418.0%
25–3415.4%
65–747.9%
5–97.4%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.2%
Households
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%
Coordinates & Location for WD7 7HY
Postcode
WD7 7HY
Coordinates
51.7032, -0.3128
Grid reference
TL166018
Easting
516,687
Northing
201,837
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9C3XPM3P+7V
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Shenleybury
Travel to Work
Luton
ITL Region
St Albans
National Park
Non-National Park
Administrative Information
St Albans
Local Authority
Council AreaSt Albans E14001507
Constituency
E14001507Hertfordshire
Police Force
England
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 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 - 06N
Cancer Alliance
East of England
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
St Albans 019C E01023720
E01023720MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
St Albans 019 E02004942
E02004942LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
St Albans 019C E01023720
E01023720MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
St Albans 019 E02004942
E02004942Smaller 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
7:13 AM
Sunrise
6:24 PM
Sunset
11 hours 11 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:13 AM
Sunset (today)
6:24 PM
Daylight duration
11 hours 11 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 WD7 7HY 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.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1. LSOA E01023720 and MSOA E02004942 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 12522
Present — Active
Postcode WD7 7HY 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
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