Demographics report

Demographics near AL8 7AD

Census profile

Demographics around AL8 7AD

Census 2021 · Welwyn Hatfield 003

Population5,971usual residents in matched Census geography

Density1,934people per sq km

Median age43matched 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 area85.9%Average for England82.2%

Significant presencewhite other, mixed white black caribbean, asian other

Postcode area12.7%Average for England

Main religionChristian

Postcode area44.6%Average for England

Population densityPeople per sq km

Postcode area1,934Average for England3,535

Main age bandAged 18 to 64

Postcode area56.9%Average for England60.4%

Main tenureOwner-occupied

Postcode area68.3%Average for England61.8%

Main country of birthuk

Postcode area82.8%Average for England

Official wellbeing index

Neighbourhood wellbeing decile

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · Welwyn Hatfield 003C

6/ 10

Middle of England

This small area sits around the middle of the official England neighbourhood wellbeing ranking.

JobsDecile 5

Mixed

IncomeDecile 5

Mixed

EducationDecile 5

Mixed

CrimeDecile 5

Mixed

HealthDecile 6

Mixed

Housing & servicesDecile 8

Relatively strong

Noise

Modelled transport noise

Source

Max Lden54.5 dBannual day-evening-night level

Max night42.1 dBannual night-time level

Road Lden54.5 dBroad traffic model

Rail Lden47.1 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

Population5,971matched statistical neighbourhood

Median age43Census area median

Owned68.3%household tenure

Private rent8.5%household tenure

Ethnic composition

White85.9%

Asian4%

Black3.5%

Mixed6.1%

Other0.5%

Detailed mix

white british77.2%

white other7.7%

mixed white black caribbean3%

asian other2.1%

black african1.8%

mixed white asian1.4%

mixed other1.1%

black caribbean1.1%

Born: uk82.8%

Born: no passport10.2%

Born: poland1.1%

Born: other eu0.9%

Born: ireland0.8%

Religion

Religion profile around AL8 7AD

Census 2021 · Welwyn Hatfield 003

Largest groupChristian44.6% of usual residents in the matched Census area

Christian44.6%

No religion44.2%

Religion not stated6.1%

Hindu1.3%

Muslim1.1%

Other religion1.1%

Buddhist0.8%

Jewish0.7%

Sikh0.1%

Area rating breakdown

How LocaleIQ rates this neighbourhood

Top 34% nationally · 8 matched domains

Safety

79/100

Income

44/100

Employment

59/100

Education

54/100

Health

56/100

Housing access

78/100

Property

38/100

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 6/10 in England for the small area around this postcode.
9% of households are privately rented in the local Census area.

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