AL6 0BL postcode in Welwyn Hatfield, Hertfordshire

AL6 0BL is a postcode in Welwyn Hatfield, in the Welwyn East ward. It is in the Welwyn Hatfield parliamentary constituency and the Hertfordshire police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 0% of homes and businesses at AL6 0BL can get it Across Welwyn Hatfield: 88% Typical price £783,170 Homes sold in AL6 0, last 12 months. ▼ 0.5% on the year before Nearest station Welwyn North 1.1 km in a straight line

Where AL6 0BL is, and what is near it

Map of AL6 0BL and what is near it Map of AL6 0BL: its centre point, with the 264 other postcodes in the AL6 0 sector, 3 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. AL6 0AH: also in AL6 0AL6 0AJ: also in AL6 0AL6 0AL: also in AL6 0AL6 0AN: also in AL6 0AL6 0AP: also in AL6 0AL6 0AQ: also in AL6 0AL6 0AR: also in AL6 0AL6 0AS: also in AL6 0AL6 0AT: also in AL6 0AL6 0AU: also in AL6 0AL6 0AW: also in AL6 0AL6 0AX: also in AL6 0AL6 0AZ: also in AL6 0AL6 0BE: also in AL6 0AL6 0BJ: also in AL6 0AL6 0BQ: also in AL6 0AL6 0BS: also in AL6 0AL6 0DD: also in AL6 0AL6 0DE: also in AL6 0AL6 0DG: also in AL6 0AL6 0DH: also in AL6 0AL6 0DJ: also in AL6 0AL6 0DL: also in AL6 0AL6 0DN: also in AL6 0AL6 0DQ: also in AL6 0AL6 0DR: also in AL6 0AL6 0DS: also in AL6 0AL6 0DU: also in AL6 0AL6 0DW: also in AL6 0AL6 0DX: also in AL6 0AL6 0DY: also in AL6 0AL6 0EA: also in AL6 0AL6 0EB: also in AL6 0AL6 0EG: also in AL6 0AL6 0EH: also in AL6 0AL6 0EJ: also in AL6 0AL6 0EL: also in AL6 0AL6 0FJ: also in AL6 0AL6 0NG: also in AL6 0AL6 0PJ: also in AL6 0AL6 0PL: also in AL6 0AL6 0PN: also in AL6 0AL6 0PS: also in AL6 0AL6 0PT: also in AL6 0AL6 0PU: also in AL6 0AL6 0PX: also in AL6 0AL6 0QR: also in AL6 0AL6 0QS: also in AL6 0AL6 0QT: also in AL6 0AL6 0QU: also in AL6 0AL6 0QX: also in AL6 0AL6 0QZ: also in AL6 0AL6 0RA: also in AL6 0AL6 0RB: also in AL6 0AL6 0RD: also in AL6 0AL6 0RE: also in AL6 0AL6 0RF: also in AL6 0AL6 0RL: also in AL6 0AL6 0RN: also in AL6 0AL6 0RP: also in AL6 0AL6 0RR: also in AL6 0AL6 0RS: also in AL6 0AL6 0RU: also in AL6 0AL6 0RW: also in AL6 0AL6 0SJ: also in AL6 0AL6 0SL: also in AL6 0AL6 0SS: also in AL6 0AL6 0XD: also in AL6 0AL6 0XE: also in AL6 0AL6 0XF: also in AL6 0AL6 0XG: also in AL6 0AL6 0XH: also in AL6 0AL6 0XQ: also in AL6 0 School 1.1 kmKnightsfield School 1.2 kmWelwyn East AL6 0BL Map of AL6 0BL and what is near it Map of AL6 0BL: its centre point, with the 264 other postcodes in the AL6 0 sector, 3 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. School 1.1 kmWelwyn East AL6 0BL
  • AL6 0BL
  • Other postcodes in AL6 0: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.8319, longitude -0.2006)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after AL6 0BL?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at AL6 0BL?

83% of the homes and businesses at AL6 0BL can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and none gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

AL6 0BL 0% Welwyn Hatfield 88%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

AL6 0BL 83% Welwyn Hatfield 98%
Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at AL6 0BL?

BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for AL6 0BL.

Check the bin days for AL6 0BL on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is AL6 0BL at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include AL6 0BL.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Welwyn Hatfield

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for AL6 0BL: 1,254 properties in Welwyn Hatfield are at high risk (2% of all its properties). All the figures for Welwyn Hatfield

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of AL6 0BL is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

Sign up for flood warnings, free, on GOV.UK Check flood risk at another postcode

Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near AL6 0BL?

Homes in AL6 0 sold for a typical £783,170 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 68 sales, down 0.5% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£783,170 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£787,500 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 0.5% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £868,500 45 sales
  • Semi-detached £610,000 15 sales
  • Terraced £399,950 5 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 3 sales, too few to price

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole AL6 district: a typical £700,000 from 113 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in AL6 0BL

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in AL6 0BL from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Food hygiene ratings at AL6 0BL

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at AL6 0BL. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 23 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near AL6 0BL?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 670 homes in the neighbourhood around AL6 0BL. The largest share of them, 33%, are in council tax band F. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (32%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around AL6 0BL

Band D in Welwyn Hatfield for 2026‑27: £2,452. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,635 (band A) to £4,905 (band H); band F, the most common, is £3,542.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 20 (3%)£1,635
Band Bwithheld£1,907
Band Cabout 60 (9%)£2,180
Band Dabout 80 (12%)£2,452
Band Eabout 100 (15%)£2,997
Band Fabout 220 (33%)£3,542
Band Gabout 180 (27%)£4,087
Band Habout 10 (1%)£4,905

When the homes were built

  1. 5% Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. 12% 1919 to 1939
  4. 6% 1945 to 1964
  5. 32% 1965 to 1982
  6. 17% 1983 to 1999
  7. 5% 2000 to 2009
  8. 20% 2010 to 2019
  9. 5% 2020 or later

Averages for Welwyn Hatfield before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of AL6 0BL is in (ONS area E01023968), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near AL6 0BL?

The nearest open schools to AL6 0BL, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near AL6 0BL, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to AL6 0BL?

The nearest railway station to the centre of AL6 0BL is Welwyn North Rail Station, 1.1 km away in a straight line.

  • Welwyn North Rail Station Railway station 1.1 kmWalk
  • Welwyn Garden City Rail Station Railway station 3.4 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

No bus stop within 400 metres in the Department for Transport's register.

More stations near AL6 0BL, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near AL6 0BL?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of AL6 0BL, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near AL6 0BL?

0 within 1 km 2 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of AL6 0BL, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Osprey Charging point · No details mapped 1.0 kmWalk
  • A charging point Charging point · 4 chargers 1.8 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near AL6 0BL?

The nearest to the centre of AL6 0BL, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to AL6 0BL?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near AL6 0BL?

The nearest care homes to the centre of AL6 0BL, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

  • Broadview Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report February 2020, over 3 years old · Phone 01438 718929 700 mWalk
  • Hillcrest Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report February 2020, over 3 years old · Phone 01438 718081 700 mWalk
  • Homeside Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report February 2020, over 3 years old · Phone 01438 716442 700 mWalk

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near AL6 0BL?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of AL6 0BL, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near AL6 0BL?

The nearest vets to the centre of AL6 0BL on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is AL6 0BL in a conservation area?

The centre of AL6 0BL is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near AL6 0BL?

Police.uk records 47 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of AL6 0BL in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Other theft14 reports
Anti-social behaviour13 reports
Violence and sexual offences9 reports
Criminal damage and arson3 reports
Vehicle crime3 reports
Burglary2 reports

Also: drugs 2, public order 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for AL6 0BL

Ward
Welwyn East
Parish
Welwyn
Region
East of England
Country
England
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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All of AL6

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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