# AL6 0LJ: area report for a postcode in East Hertfordshire

AL6 0LJ is a postcode in East Hertfordshire.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of East Hertfordshire. Open the map at AL6 0LJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [East Hertfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-hertfordshire) › [AL6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/al6) › [AL6 0](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/al6-0)

## Around this postcode

- **0 crimes within 500 m**: August, none in July either. East Hertfordshire 010A: 57 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.1561,51.8222,AL60LJ
- **Welwyn North, 2.5 km**: About 31 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.1561,51.8222,AL60LJ
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 790 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.1561,51.8222,AL60LJ
- **No property in AL6 0LJ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-0.1561,51.8222,AL60LJ
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, East Hertfordshire 010A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.1561,51.8222,AL60LJ
- **£457,417 average price**: For the whole of East Hertfordshire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.1561,51.8222,AL60LJ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.1561,51.8222,AL60LJ
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.1561,51.8222,AL60LJ
- **No gigabit broadband at AL6 0LJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.1561,51.8222,AL60LJ
- **Low road and rail noise at AL6 0LJ**: Road 54 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.1561,51.8222,AL60LJ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-0.1561,51.8222,AL60LJ
- **10.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.1561,51.8222,AL60LJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Tewin Cowper Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tewin-cowper-church-of-england-voluntary-aided-primary-school-e117457) | Primary | 790 m (10 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 35% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2024 | £660,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| November 2024 | £825,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| July 2025 | £1,075,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| July 2026 | £500,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| April 2026 | £740,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 320 m |
| February 2026 | £700,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 320 m |
| October 2025 | £845,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 460 m |
| March 2026 | £1,160,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 580 m |

## Within 1 km

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £457,417** (July 2026). East Hertfordshire’s average house price was £457,417 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 3.7% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £52,184** (2025). Full-time workers living in East Hertfordshire earned a median of £52,184 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 8th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 8.8×** (2025). A home in East Hertfordshire costs 8.8 times local full-time pay. Joint 96th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 9.8** (2025). East Hertfordshire has a deprivation score of 9.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 19th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## East Hertfordshire 010A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 14.6** (2025). East Hertfordshire 010A has a deprivation score of 14.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 13,929th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £750,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in East Hertfordshire 010A was £750,000 in 2025. Joint 1,198th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,270** (2021). East Hertfordshire 010A had 2,270 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 2,257th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 55.2%** (January 2026). In East Hertfordshire 010A, 55.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## AL6 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £740,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in AL6 was £740,000 in 2025. Joint 59th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 12,428** (2021). AL6 had 12,428 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 868th least populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in AL6 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 74.1%** (January 2026). In AL6, 74.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [East Hertfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-hertfordshire)
- Centre: 51.8222, -0.1561

Council: [East Hertfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-hertfordshire) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [North East Hertfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/north-east-hertfordshire): Chris Hinchliff (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-0.1561,51.8222,AL60LJ

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