Demographics report

Demographics near AL7 2HN

Census profile

Demographics around AL7 2HN

Census 2021 · Welwyn Hatfield 005

Population6,293usual residents in matched Census geography

Density3,117people per sq km

Median age42matched Census area

Households—Census household count

Benchmarks

How this postcode compares

Precomputed Census benchmarks; city average is shown only for major UK cities.

MeasurePostcode areaAverage for England

Main ethnic groupWhite

Postcode area87%Average for England82.2%

Significant presencewhite other, black african, mixed white asian

Postcode area12.6%Average for England

Main religionChristian

Postcode area46.1%Average for England

Population densityPeople per sq km

Postcode area3,117Average for England3,535

Main age bandAged 18 to 64

Postcode area61.8%Average for England60.4%

Main tenureOwner-occupied

Postcode area57.8%Average for England61.8%

Main country of birthuk

Postcode area81%Average for England

Official wellbeing index

Neighbourhood wellbeing decile

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · Welwyn Hatfield 005D

10/ 10

Top 10% in England

This small area ranks in the stronger 10% of England on the official neighbourhood wellbeing index.

Housing & servicesDecile 6

Mixed

EducationDecile 8

Relatively strong

HealthDecile 9

Strong

IncomeDecile 9

Strong

CrimeDecile 9

Strong

JobsDecile 10

Strong

Noise

Modelled transport noise

Source

Max Lden49.7 dBannual day-evening-night level

Max night36.5 dBannual night-time level

Road Lden49.7 dBroad traffic model

Rail Lden0.0 dBrail traffic model

Dominant modelled source at this postcode point: Road traffic. Defra noise maps are modelled strategic estimates, not live meter readings.

People & community

Who lives here

Census 2021

Population6,293matched statistical neighbourhood

Median age42Census area median

Owned57.8%household tenure

Private rent14.5%household tenure

Ethnic composition

White87%

Asian4.9%

Black3.5%

Mixed4.2%

Other0.4%

Detailed mix

white british78.2%

white other7.6%

black african2.7%

mixed white asian2.3%

asian indian2.1%

white irish1.2%

asian other1%

asian chinese1%

Born: uk81%

Born: no passport10.6%

Born: poland1.4%

Born: other eu1.4%

Born: romania0.8%

Religion

Religion profile around AL7 2HN

Census 2021 · Welwyn Hatfield 005

Largest groupChristian46.1% of usual residents in the matched Census area

Christian46.1%

No religion41.3%

Religion not stated6.7%

Hindu2.4%

Muslim1.4%

Jewish0.7%

Buddhist0.7%

Other religion0.6%

Sikh0.3%

Area rating breakdown

How LocaleIQ rates this neighbourhood

Top 21% nationally · 8 matched domains

Safety

66/100

Income

89/100

Employment

62/100

Education

51/100

Health

89/100

Housing access

56/100

Property

41/100

Insight

What the profile means

Use deprivation for within-nation context only. England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland publish different measures, methods, and release years.

Decile 10/10 in England for the small area around this postcode.
15% of households are privately rented in the local Census area.

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