Affluence in AL8 6LN
How AL8 6LN ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Welwyn Garden City Central & Handside
- Council
- Welwyn Hatfield
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,686 (2024)
AL8 6LNWelwyn Garden City
How well off AL8 6LN is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the AL8 6LN area scores 7.0 out of 10, placing it more affluent than most of England. Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.
- Income5.0
- Older people in low-income households5.0
- Employment6.0
- Health and disability6.0
- Children in low-income families6.0
- Education and skills7.0
- Crime7.0
- Living environment7.0
- Barriers to housing and services9.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
64.8% of adults in the AL8 6LN area are in work, above the England average of 55.7%. 19% are retired and 5.6% are full-time students.
Social grade
41.9% of adults in the AL8 6LN area work in managerial or professional jobs, above the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
37.7% of adults in the AL8 6LN area hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the England average of 33.9%. 13.1% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around AL8 6LN (Welwyn Garden City Central & Handside) (about 1,686 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.