AL8 7LU postcode in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire

AL8 7LU is a postcode in Welwyn Garden City, in the Sherrards ward of Welwyn Hatfield. 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 AL8 7LU can get it Across Welwyn Hatfield: 88% Typical price £567,000 Homes sold in AL8 7, last 12 months. ▲ 7% on the year before Nearest station Welwyn North 750 m in a straight line

Where AL8 7LU is, and what is near it

Map of AL8 7LU and what is near it Map of AL8 7LU: its centre point, with the 208 other postcodes in the AL8 7 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 6 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. AL8 7AD: also in AL8 7AL8 7AE: also in AL8 7AL8 7AF: also in AL8 7AL8 7AG: also in AL8 7AL8 7AH: also in AL8 7AL8 7AJ: also in AL8 7AL8 7AQ: also in AL8 7AL8 7AT: also in AL8 7AL8 7DU: also in AL8 7AL8 7EA: also in AL8 7AL8 7EB: also in AL8 7AL8 7ED: also in AL8 7AL8 7EE: also in AL8 7AL8 7EF: also in AL8 7AL8 7EG: also in AL8 7AL8 7EH: also in AL8 7AL8 7EJ: also in AL8 7AL8 7EL: also in AL8 7AL8 7EN: also in AL8 7AL8 7EP: also in AL8 7AL8 7EQ: also in AL8 7AL8 7EW: also in AL8 7AL8 7HE: also in AL8 7AL8 7HF: also in AL8 7AL8 7HG: also in AL8 7AL8 7HH: also in AL8 7AL8 7HQ: also in AL8 7AL8 7LW: also in AL8 7AL8 7LX: also in AL8 7AL8 7LY: also in AL8 7AL8 7LZ: also in AL8 7AL8 7NA: also in AL8 7AL8 7NB: also in AL8 7AL8 7ND: also in AL8 7AL8 7NF: also in AL8 7AL8 7NG: also in AL8 7AL8 7NH: also in AL8 7AL8 7NJ: also in AL8 7AL8 7NL: also in AL8 7AL8 7NN: also in AL8 7AL8 7NQ: also in AL8 7AL8 7NR: also in AL8 7AL8 7NS: also in AL8 7AL8 7NW: also in AL8 7AL8 7NX: also in AL8 7AL8 7QG: also in AL8 7AL8 7QH: also in AL8 7AL8 7QJ: also in AL8 7AL8 7QL: also in AL8 7AL8 7QN: also in AL8 7AL8 7QP: also in AL8 7AL8 7QR: also in AL8 7AL8 7QS: also in AL8 7AL8 7QT: also in AL8 7AL8 7QU: also in AL8 7AL8 7QW: also in AL8 7AL8 7QX: also in AL8 7AL8 7QY: also in AL8 7AL8 7QZ: also in AL8 7AL8 7RA: also in AL8 7AL8 7RB: also in AL8 7AL8 7RD: also in AL8 7AL8 7RE: also in AL8 7AL8 7RF: also in AL8 7AL8 7RG: also in AL8 7AL8 7RH: also in AL8 7AL8 7RJ: also in AL8 7AL8 7RL: also in AL8 7AL8 7RQ: also in AL8 7AL8 7SN: also in AL8 7AL8 7ST: also in AL8 7 Sherrards AL8 7LU Map of AL8 7LU and what is near it Map of AL8 7LU: its centre point, with the 208 other postcodes in the AL8 7 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 6 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Sherrards AL8 7LU
  • AL8 7LU
  • Other postcodes in AL8 7: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 6 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 51.8227, longitude -0.2028)

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; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after AL8 7LU?

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 AL8 7LU?

33% of the homes and businesses at AL8 7LU 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)

AL8 7LU 0% Welwyn Hatfield 88%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

AL8 7LU 33% 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 AL8 7LU?

BinDayBuddy has not read Welwyn Hatfield Council's days for AL8 7LU today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for AL8 7LU 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 AL8 7LU 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 AL8 7LU.

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 AL8 7LU: 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 AL8 7LU 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 AL8 7LU?

Homes in AL8 7 sold for a typical £567,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 71 sales, up 7% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£567,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£530,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 7% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £894,000 21 sales
  • Semi-detached £608,750 20 sales
  • Terraced £422,500 22 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £257,500 8 sales

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

Across the whole AL8 district: a typical £512,500 from 144 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 AL8 7LU

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in AL8 7LU 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

What council tax band are homes near AL8 7LU?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 590 homes in the neighbourhood around AL8 7LU. The largest share of them, 47%, are in council tax band D. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (95%). 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 AL8 7LU

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 £2,180 (band C) to £4,087 (band G); band D, the most common, is £2,452.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Awithheld£1,635
Band Bfewer than 5£1,907
Band Cabout 70 (12%)£2,180
Band Dabout 280 (47%)£2,452
Band Eabout 110 (19%)£2,997
Band Fabout 100 (17%)£3,542
Band Gabout 30 (5%)£4,087
Band Hfewer than 5£4,905

When the homes were built

  1. 2% Before 1900
  2. 2% 1900 to 1918
  3. None 1919 to 1939
  4. 95% 1945 to 1964
  5. 2% 1965 to 1982
  6. None 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

1919 to 1939, 1983 to 1999, 2000 to 2009, 2010 to 2019, 2020 or later: 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 AL8 7LU is in (ONS area E01023962), 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 AL8 7LU?

The nearest open schools to AL8 7LU, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near AL8 7LU, 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 AL8 7LU?

The nearest railway station to the centre of AL8 7LU is Welwyn North Rail Station, 750 metres away in a straight line.

  • Welwyn North Rail Station Railway station 750 mWalk
  • Welwyn Garden City Rail Station Railway station 2.4 kmCycle

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

6 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Pumping Station, 90 m away.

More stations near AL8 7LU, 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 AL8 7LU?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of AL8 7LU, 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 AL8 7LU?

1 within 1 km 4 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of AL8 7LU, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · 4 chargers 800 mWalk
  • Osprey Charging point · No details mapped 1.1 kmWalk
  • Bp Pulse Charging point · No details mapped 2.3 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 AL8 7LU?

The nearest to the centre of AL8 7LU, 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 AL8 7LU?

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 AL8 7LU?

The nearest care homes to the centre of AL8 7LU, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

  • Sewells Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report March 2023, over 3 years old · Phone 01707 321344 900 mWalk
  • Gombards Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report March 2020, over 3 years old · Phone 01483 712892 1.1 kmWalk
  • Broadview Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report February 2020, over 3 years old · Phone 01438 718929 1.7 kmCycle

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 AL8 7LU?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of AL8 7LU, 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 AL8 7LU?

The nearest vets to the centre of AL8 7LU 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 AL8 7LU in a conservation area?

The centre of AL8 7LU 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 AL8 7LU?

Police.uk records 77 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of AL8 7LU in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Anti-social behaviour20 reports
Violence and sexual offences19 reports
Other theft15 reports
Vehicle crime8 reports
Burglary4 reports
Public order3 reports

Also: drugs 3, criminal damage and arson 2, theft from the person 1, bicycle theft 1, other crime 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 AL8 7LU

Ward
Sherrards
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
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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AL8 7NS90 mAL8 7NW140 mAL8 7NR140 mAL8 7LY190 mAL6 0BS210 mAL8 7LX250 m
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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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