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AL7 4TF area guide

Who lives in AL7 4TF, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood
Hollybush
Council
Welwyn Hatfield
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,806 (2024)
At a glance

What AL7 4TF is like

AL7 4TF is a postcode in the Hollybush area of Welwyn Hatfield. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 1,806 people. 51.5% of households own their home, 9% rent privately and 39% are in social housing. The largest age group is 5–9, and 59.5% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for England. Higher-harm crime is well below the England and Wales average. Homes in AL7 4 sold for a median of £425,000 over the year to August 2026.

Scores

How AL7 4TF compares

Headline figures for AL7 4TF, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore
7.0/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in England) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore
5/ 10

Around the middle: 20.1 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

House pricesMore
£425,000

Median over 101 sales in AL7 4, +3% on the year before.

TransportMore
5.0/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 29 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore
88%

Rated good or better across 8 inspected schools within 1 mile.

Household incomeMore
£63,630

Average annual income before tax, higher than 74% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where AL7 4TF differs most from the national average.

  1. 01
    A lot of social housingLook closer

    39% of homes are social housing, against 17.1% across England.

  2. 02
    Few private renters

    Only 9% of households rent privately, against 20.5% across England.

Questions

AL7 4TF FAQs

01
Is AL7 4TF a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 7.0 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 20.1 per 1,000 people a year, band 5 of 10 nationally. 88% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better. Transport connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10 (good).
02
How much does a house cost in AL7 4TF?

The median sale price over the last year was £425,000.

Homes in AL7 4 sold for a median of £425,000 across 101 sales in the year to August 2026, +3% on the year before. Prices come from HM Land Registry’s record of every residential sale.
03
Is AL7 4TF safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.1 offences per 1,000 people a year around AL7 4TF, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 5 of 10.
04
Who lives in AL7 4TF?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 5–9, at 8.4% of residents. 51.5% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (43.9%).
05
Which council covers AL7 4TF?

The local authority for AL7 4TF is Welwyn Hatfield.

AL7 4TF comes under Welwyn Hatfield in the East of England. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.
06
How well connected is AL7 4TF?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 29 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Welwyn Garden City Rail Station, 0.8 miles away.

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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