# AL6 9NQ: area report for a postcode in Welwyn Hatfield

AL6 9NQ is a postcode in Welwyn Hatfield.

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 Welwyn Hatfield. Open the map at AL6 9NQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Welwyn Hatfield](https://openindex.co.uk/welwyn-hatfield) › [AL6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/al6) › [AL6 9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/al6-9)

## Around this postcode

- **3 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 40% on July. Welwyn Hatfield 002B: 19 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.2169,51.8346,AL69NQ
- **Welwyn North, 2.1 km**: About 26 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.2169,51.8346,AL69NQ
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 890 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.2169,51.8346,AL69NQ
- **2 of 14 properties in AL6 9NQ at medium risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-0.2169,51.8346,AL69NQ
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Welwyn Hatfield 002B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.2169,51.8346,AL69NQ
- **£448,681 average price**: For the whole of Welwyn Hatfield, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.2169,51.8346,AL69NQ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 520 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.2169,51.8346,AL69NQ
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 470 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.2169,51.8346,AL69NQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at AL6 9NQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.2169,51.8346,AL69NQ
- **Loud road and rail noise at AL6 9NQ**: Road 69 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.2169,51.8346,AL69NQ
- **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=-0.2169,51.8346,AL69NQ
- **9.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.2169,51.8346,AL69NQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Welwyn St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/welwyn-st-marys-church-of-england-voluntary-aided-primary-school-e117490) | Primary | 890 m (11 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Tenterfield Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tenterfield-nursery-school-e117078) | Nursery | 920 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, March 2023 | – |
| [Sherrardswood School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sherrardswood-school-e117622) | Independent | 1 km (12 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Knightsfield School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/knightsfield-school-e138485) | Special | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, November 2024 | – |
| [Oaklands Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oaklands-primary-school-e117261) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2023 | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Monk's Walk School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/monks-walk-school-e138632) | Secondary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2023 | Attainment 8 of 47.9 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2026 | £415,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| July 2024 | £753,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 50 m |
| June 2023 | £655,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| June 2026 | £780,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| October 2024 | £1,120,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| October 2023 | £1,225,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 250 m |
| October 2023 | £995,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 260 m |
| October 2024 | £800,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 260 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: BRIDGE COTTAGE SURGERY (520 m)
- Pharmacies: BARNES PHARMACY (490 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Welwyn Express (470 m, Tesco)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £448,681** (July 2026). Welwyn Hatfield’s average house price was £448,681 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 3.0% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £45,145** (2025). Full-time workers living in Welwyn Hatfield earned a median of £45,145 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 48th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 9.9×** (2025). A home in Welwyn Hatfield costs 9.9 times local full-time pay. Joint 56th 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: 13.9** (2025). Welwyn Hatfield has a deprivation score of 13.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 77th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Welwyn Hatfield 002B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 10.7** (2025). Welwyn Hatfield 002B has a deprivation score of 10.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 9,556th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £777,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Welwyn Hatfield 002B was £777,500 in 2025. Joint 1,071st most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,365** (2021). Welwyn Hatfield 002B had 1,365 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 16,737th least 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: 73.9%** (January 2026). In Welwyn Hatfield 002B, 73.9% 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: [Welwyn Hatfield](https://openindex.co.uk/welwyn-hatfield)
- Centre: 51.8346, -0.2169

Council: [Welwyn Hatfield](https://openindex.co.uk/welwyn-hatfield) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Welwyn Hatfield](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/welwyn-hatfield): Andrew Lewin (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=-0.2169,51.8346,AL69NQ

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