Affluence in AL7 3XL
How AL7 3XL ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Peartree
- Council
- Welwyn Hatfield
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,330 (2024)
AL7 3XLWelwyn Garden City
How well off AL7 3XL is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the AL7 3XL area scores 4.0 out of 10, placing it more deprived than most of England. Its lowest-scoring category is income (3.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.
- Income3.0
- Employment4.0
- Education and skills4.0
- Health and disability4.0
- Children in low-income families4.0
- Older people in low-income households4.0
- Crime5.0
- Barriers to housing and services8.0
- Living environment8.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
65.8% of adults in the AL7 3XL area are in work, above the England average of 55.7%. 10.1% are retired and 7.2% are full-time students.
Social grade
32.5% of adults in the AL7 3XL area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
30.9% of adults in the AL7 3XL area hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the England average of 33.9%. 17% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around AL7 3XL (Peartree) (about 1,330 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.