AL6 postcode area · Welwyn Hatfield
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. Every full AL6 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.
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.
Living here
Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.
House prices in the AL6 district
| 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 |
People living in AL6 Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 24% · Managers & directors 19% · Associate professional 15%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 24% |
| Managers & directors | 19% |
| Associate professional | 15% |
| Administrative | 10% |
| Skilled trades | 9% |
| Caring & leisure | 7% |
| Elementary | 6% |
| Sales & customer service | 6% |
| Process & plant | 4% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 49% · No religion 41% · Hindu 1%
Born outside the UK: 12%
Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.
Towns & places in AL6
Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the AL6 district.
Nearby areas
Postcode districts around AL6.
A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.