AL6 postcode area
The AL6 postcode district spans 10 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in East Hertfordshire, North Hertfordshire, St Albans, Welwyn Hatfield. Area Scores range from 33 to 98 across them.
In summary
The AL6 district contains both ends of the scale: Woolmer Green, Oaklands & Digswell at 98 out of 100 (#108 of 6,856 in England) against Peartree at 33, a 65-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 7 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 1 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £319,000 in Peartree to £670,000 in Woolmer Green, Oaklands & Digswell — a 2.1× gap within the AL6 district. Note that the district straddles 4 local authorities — East Hertfordshire, North Hertfordshire, St Albans and Welwyn Hatfield — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woolmer Green, Oaklands & DigswellWelwyn Hatfield | 108 | 98 | £670,000 |
| WheathampsteadSt Albans | 704 | 90 | £666,250 |
| Knebworth, Codicote & KimptonNorth Hertfordshire | 841 | 88 | £497,500 |
| Welwyn Garden City Central & HandsideWelwyn Hatfield | 971 | 86 | £510,000 |
| KnightsfieldWelwyn Hatfield | 1,047 | 85 | £450,000 |
| Welwyn & Hatfield Garden VillageWelwyn Hatfield | 1,390 | 80 | £508,500 |
| Watton-at-Stone, Bramfield & BayfordEast Hertfordshire | 1,863 | 73 | £555,000 |
| Datchworth, Walkern & CotteredEast Hertfordshire | 2,562 | 63 | £589,000 |
| PanshangerWelwyn Hatfield | 2,925 | 57 | £375,000 |
| PeartreeWelwyn Hatfield | 4,577 | 33 | £319,000 |
Nearby areas
Postcode districts around AL6.
A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so figures are shown per neighbourhood rather than as a single postcode average — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.