Postcode sector · Welwyn Garden City

AL7 9 area guide

Who lives in AL7 9, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council: Welwyn Hatfield
Region: East of England
Population: 3,724 (2024)

AL7 9Postcode sector · Welwyn Garden City

At a glance

What AL7 9 is like

The AL7 9 postcode sector in Welwyn Hatfield covers 39 live postcodes and is home to about 3,724 people in 1,760 households. 39% of households own their home, 15.2% rent privately and 31.3% are in social housing. The largest age group is 25–29, and 58.5% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for England. Higher-harm crime is above the England and Wales average.

Scores

How AL7 9 compares

Headline figures for AL7 9, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore

5.0/ 10

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

CrimeMore

7/ 10

Around the middle: 36.1 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

TransportMore

5.0/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 41 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

No schools found nearby.

Household incomeMore

£65,442

Average annual income before tax, higher than 77% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where AL7 9 differs most from the national average.

01
A young populationPositive
26.9% of residents are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19.6% across England.
02
A lot of social housingLook closer
31.3% of homes are social housing, against 17.1% across England.
03
An older population
24.7% of residents are 65 or over, against 18.4% across England.

Questions

AL7 9 FAQs

Is AL7 9 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 5.0 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 36.1 per 1,000 people a year, band 7 of 10 nationally. Transport connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10 (good).

Is AL7 9 safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 36.1 offences per 1,000 people a year around AL7 9, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 7 of 10.

Who lives in AL7 9?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 25–29, at 11.3% of residents. 39% of households own their home. The most common property type is purpose-built flat (53.9%).

Which council covers AL7 9?

The local authority for AL7 9 is Welwyn Hatfield.

AL7 9 comes under Welwyn Hatfield in the East of England. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is AL7 9?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 41 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, 0.4 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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