# AL9 6HU: area report for a postcode in Welwyn Hatfield

AL9 6HU 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 AL9 6HU for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Welwyn Hatfield](https://openindex.co.uk/welwyn-hatfield) › [AL9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/al9) › [AL9 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/al9-6)

## Around this postcode

- **0 crimes within 500 m**: August, none in July either. Welwyn Hatfield 011B: 76 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.1563,51.7542,AL96HU
- **Bayford, 4.2 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.1563,51.7542,AL96HU
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 940 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.1563,51.7542,AL96HU
- **No property in AL9 6HU 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=-0.1563,51.7542,AL96HU
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Welwyn Hatfield 011B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.1563,51.7542,AL96HU
- **£448,681 average price**: For the whole of Welwyn Hatfield, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.1563,51.7542,AL96HU
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.1563,51.7542,AL96HU
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.1563,51.7542,AL96HU
- **60% can get gigabit broadband at AL9 6HU**: Superfast for 60%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.1563,51.7542,AL96HU
- **Low road and rail noise at AL9 6HU**: Road 53 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.1563,51.7542,AL96HU
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% 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=-0.1563,51.7542,AL96HU
- **10.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.1563,51.7542,AL96HU

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Essendon CofE (VC) Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/essendon-cofe-vc-primary-school-e117393) | Primary | 940 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2022 | 17% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| January 2026 | £925,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| January 2023 | £2,435,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| September 2025 | £2,075,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 380 m |

## Within 1 km

## 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 011B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 17.8** (2025). Welwyn Hatfield 011B has a deprivation score of 17.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 16,496th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £565,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Welwyn Hatfield 011B was £565,000 in 2025. Joint 3,257th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,747** (2021). Welwyn Hatfield 011B had 1,747 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 11,672nd 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: 64.7%** (January 2026). In Welwyn Hatfield 011B, 64.7% 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.

## AL9 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £595,241** (2025). The median price paid for a home in AL9 was £595,241 in 2025. 154th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 11,849** (2021). AL9 had 11,849 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 831st 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: 27%** (2022). About 27% of people in AL9 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: 75.9%** (January 2026). In AL9, 75.9% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Welwyn Hatfield](https://openindex.co.uk/welwyn-hatfield)
- Centre: 51.7542, -0.1563

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=-0.1563,51.7542,AL96HU

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