AL7 3FD postcode in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire

AL7 3FD is a postcode in Welwyn Garden City, in the Peartree ward of Welwyn Hatfield. It is in the Welwyn Hatfield parliamentary constituency and the Hertfordshire police force area, and has been in use since October 2019.

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 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Welwyn Hatfield: 88% Typical price £389,950 Homes sold in AL7 3, last 12 months. ▲ 1.9% on the year before Nearest station Welwyn Garden City 350 m in a straight line

Where AL7 3FD is, and what is near it

Map of AL7 3FD and what is near it Map of AL7 3FD: its centre point, with the 235 other postcodes in the AL7 3 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 7 bus stops and 1 EV charging point, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. A6129 AL7 3AB: also in AL7 3AL7 3AE: also in AL7 3AL7 3AF: also in AL7 3AL7 3AG: also in AL7 3AL7 3AJ: also in AL7 3AL7 3AX: also in AL7 3AL7 3BA: also in AL7 3AL7 3BB: also in AL7 3AL7 3BE: also in AL7 3AL7 3BH: also in AL7 3AL7 3BL: also in AL7 3AL7 3BN: also in AL7 3AL7 3BQ: also in AL7 3AL7 3BT: also in AL7 3AL7 3BZ: also in AL7 3AL7 3EE: also in AL7 3AL7 3EF: also in AL7 3AL7 3EG: also in AL7 3AL7 3EQ: also in AL7 3AL7 3FA: also in AL7 3AL7 3FB: also in AL7 3AL7 3FE: also in AL7 3AL7 3FH: also in AL7 3AL7 3FQ: also in AL7 3AL7 3GB: also in AL7 3AL7 3NB: also in AL7 3AL7 3ND: also in AL7 3AL7 3NZ: also in AL7 3AL7 3PA: also in AL7 3AL7 3PB: also in AL7 3AL7 3PG: also in AL7 3AL7 3PJ: also in AL7 3AL7 3PL: also in AL7 3AL7 3QE: also in AL7 3AL7 3QF: also in AL7 3AL7 3QG: also in AL7 3AL7 3QH: also in AL7 3AL7 3QJ: also in AL7 3AL7 3QL: also in AL7 3AL7 3QP: also in AL7 3AL7 3QQ: also in AL7 3AL7 3QR: also in AL7 3AL7 3QS: also in AL7 3AL7 3QT: also in AL7 3AL7 3RA: also in AL7 3AL7 3RB: also in AL7 3AL7 3RD: also in AL7 3AL7 3RE: also in AL7 3AL7 3RF: also in AL7 3AL7 3RN: also in AL7 3AL7 3RP: also in AL7 3AL7 3RQ: also in AL7 3AL7 3SF: also in AL7 3AL7 3SH: also in AL7 3AL7 3SJ: also in AL7 3AL7 3SN: also in AL7 3AL7 3SR: also in AL7 3AL7 3ST: also in AL7 3AL7 3SX: also in AL7 3AL7 3SY: also in AL7 3AL7 3TD: also in AL7 3AL7 3TS: also in AL7 3AL7 3TT: also in AL7 3AL7 3TU: also in AL7 3AL7 3UA: also in AL7 3AL7 3UB: also in AL7 3AL7 3UD: also in AL7 3AL7 3UE: also in AL7 3AL7 3UH: also in AL7 3AL7 3UJ: also in AL7 3AL7 3UL: also in AL7 3AL7 3UN: also in AL7 3AL7 3UP: also in AL7 3AL7 3UQ: also in AL7 3AL7 3UU: also in AL7 3AL7 3UW: also in AL7 3AL7 3UX: also in AL7 3AL7 3UZ: also in AL7 3AL7 3XF: also in AL7 3AL7 3XG: also in AL7 3AL7 3XH: also in AL7 3AL7 3XJ: also in AL7 3AL7 3XL: also in AL7 3AL7 3XN: also in AL7 3AL7 3XP: also in AL7 3AL7 3XW: also in AL7 3 Stanborough School 1.5 kmRidgeway Academy 1.6 kmGP 1.7 kmWelwyn North station 2.9 kmPeartree AL7 3FD Map of AL7 3FD and what is near it Map of AL7 3FD: its centre point, with the 235 other postcodes in the AL7 3 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 7 bus stops and 1 EV charging point, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. GP 1.7 kmWelwyn North station 2.9 kmPeartree AL7 3FD
  • AL7 3FD
  • Other postcodes in AL7 3: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 7 bus stops
  • 1 EV charging point
  • 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 51.7982, longitude -0.2016)

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; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after AL7 3FD?

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 AL7 3FD?

Every home and business at AL7 3FD can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Welwyn Hatfield: 88%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Welwyn Hatfield: 98%

The line marks the figure across Welwyn Hatfield.

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 AL7 3FD?

BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for AL7 3FD.

Check the bin days for AL7 3FD 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 AL7 3FD 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 AL7 3FD.

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 AL7 3FD: 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 AL7 3FD 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.

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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 AL7 3FD?

Homes in AL7 3 sold for a typical £389,950 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 99 sales, up 1.9% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£389,950 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£382,500 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 1.9% on the 12 months before
  • Detached Not enough sales to price (4)
  • Semi-detached £426,250 18 sales
  • Terraced £408,000 49 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £251,250 28 sales

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

Across the whole AL7 district: a typical £396,000 from 344 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 AL7 3FD

HM Land Registry records 6 standard sales of homes in AL7 3FD from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 27 May 2026. The middle price was £252,500, from £235,000 to £540,000. Across AL7 3, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £389,950. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of 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

What council tax band are homes near AL7 3FD?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,000 homes in the neighbourhood around AL7 3FD. Over half of them (60%) are in council tax band C. More were built from 1983 to 1999 than in any other period (42%). 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 AL7 3FD

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 £1,907 (band B) to £3,542 (band F); band C, the most common, is £2,180.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Afewer than 5£1,635
Band Babout 260 (26%)£1,907
Band Cabout 600 (60%)£2,180
Band Dabout 70 (7%)£2,452
Band Eabout 60 (6%)£2,997
Band Fabout 10 (1%)£3,542
Band Gfewer than 5£4,087
Band Hwithheld£4,905

When the homes were built

  1. None Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. 4% 1919 to 1939
  4. None 1945 to 1964
  5. 8% 1965 to 1982
  6. 42% 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. 22% 2010 to 2019
  9. 24% 2020 or later

Before 1900, 1900 to 1918, 1945 to 1964, 2000 to 2009: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

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 AL7 3FD is in (ONS area E01035605), 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 AL7 3FD?

The nearest open schools to AL7 3FD, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near AL7 3FD, 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 AL7 3FD?

The nearest railway station to the centre of AL7 3FD is Welwyn Garden City Rail Station, 350 metres away in a straight line.

  • Welwyn Garden City Rail Station Railway station 350 mWalk
  • Welwyn North Rail Station Railway station 2.9 kmCycle

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

7 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Penn Way, 134 m away.

More stations near AL7 3FD, 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 AL7 3FD?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of AL7 3FD, 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 AL7 3FD?

1 within 1 km 4 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of AL7 3FD, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Bp Pulse Charging point · No details mapped 600 mWalk
  • A charging point Charging point · 4 chargers 1.9 kmCycle
  • Pod Point Charging point · No details mapped 2.7 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 AL7 3FD?

The nearest to the centre of AL7 3FD, 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 AL7 3FD?

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 AL7 3FD?

The nearest care homes to the centre of AL7 3FD, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

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 AL7 3FD?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of AL7 3FD, 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 AL7 3FD?

The nearest vets to the centre of AL7 3FD 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 AL7 3FD in a conservation area?

The centre of AL7 3FD is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

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 AL7 3FD?

Police.uk records 339 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of AL7 3FD in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences98 reports
Anti-social behaviour96 reports
Shoplifting52 reports
Other theft19 reports
Public order18 reports
Criminal damage and arson18 reports

Also: vehicle crime 16, burglary 9, other crime 5, robbery 4, drugs 3, possession of weapons 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 AL7 3FD

Ward
Peartree
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
East of England
Country
England
Built-up area
Welwyn Garden City
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
October 2019

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 AL7

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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