AL9 5BA postcode in Hatfield, Hertfordshire

AL9 5BA is a postcode in Hatfield, in the Hatfield East 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 67% of homes and businesses can get it. Welwyn Hatfield: 88% Typical price £442,500 Homes sold in AL9 5, last 12 months. ▲ 17.1% on the year before Nearest station Hatfield (Herts) 150 m in a straight line

Where AL9 5BA is, and what is near it

Map of AL9 5BA and what is near it Map of AL9 5BA: its centre point, with the 126 other postcodes in the AL9 5 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices and 8 bus stops, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. AL9 5AB: also in AL9 5AL9 5AD: also in AL9 5AL9 5AE: also in AL9 5AL9 5AF: also in AL9 5AL9 5AH: also in AL9 5AL9 5AJ: also in AL9 5AL9 5AL: also in AL9 5AL9 5AN: also in AL9 5AL9 5AP: also in AL9 5AL9 5AR: also in AL9 5AL9 5AS: also in AL9 5AL9 5AT: also in AL9 5AL9 5AW: also in AL9 5AL9 5AX: also in AL9 5AL9 5AY: also in AL9 5AL9 5AZ: also in AL9 5AL9 5BB: also in AL9 5AL9 5BD: also in AL9 5AL9 5BE: also in AL9 5AL9 5BG: also in AL9 5AL9 5BL: also in AL9 5AL9 5BT: also in AL9 5AL9 5BW: also in AL9 5AL9 5DA: also in AL9 5AL9 5DB: also in AL9 5AL9 5DF: also in AL9 5AL9 5EA: also in AL9 5AL9 5ED: also in AL9 5AL9 5EF: also in AL9 5AL9 5EG: also in AL9 5AL9 5EH: also in AL9 5AL9 5EN: also in AL9 5AL9 5EP: also in AL9 5AL9 5ER: also in AL9 5AL9 5ES: also in AL9 5AL9 5EU: also in AL9 5AL9 5EX: also in AL9 5AL9 5EY: also in AL9 5AL9 5EZ: also in AL9 5AL9 5FA: also in AL9 5AL9 5FB: also in AL9 5AL9 5FE: also in AL9 5AL9 5HA: also in AL9 5AL9 5HB: also in AL9 5AL9 5HE: also in AL9 5AL9 5HF: also in AL9 5AL9 5HG: also in AL9 5AL9 5HX: also in AL9 5AL9 5HY: also in AL9 5AL9 5HZ: also in AL9 5AL9 5JA: also in AL9 5AL9 5JD: also in AL9 5AL9 5JE: also in AL9 5AL9 5JF: also in AL9 5AL9 5JG: also in AL9 5AL9 5NA: also in AL9 5AL9 5NB: also in AL9 5AL9 5NE: also in AL9 5AL9 5NF: also in AL9 5AL9 5NG: also in AL9 5AL9 5NQ: also in AL9 5AL9 5PJ: also in AL9 5AL9 5PL: also in AL9 5 The Ryde School 900 mWelham Green station 3.0 kmHatfield AL9 5BA Map of AL9 5BA and what is near it Map of AL9 5BA: its centre point, with the 126 other postcodes in the AL9 5 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices and 8 bus stops, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. A1001A414 Welham Green station 3.0 kmHatfield East AL9 5BA
  • AL9 5BA
  • Other postcodes in AL9 5: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 8 bus stops
  • 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 51.7637, longitude -0.2131)

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; 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 AL9 5BA?

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 AL9 5BA?

Every home and business at AL9 5BA can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 67% can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)67% 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 AL9 5BA?

BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for AL9 5BA.

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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 AL9 5BA 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 AL9 5BA.

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 AL9 5BA: 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 AL9 5BA 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 AL9 5BA?

Homes in AL9 5 sold for a typical £442,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 31 sales, up 17.1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£442,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£377,750 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 17.1% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £860,000 7 sales
  • Semi-detached 1 sale, too few to price
  • Terraced £506,000 10 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £246,000 13 sales

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

Across the whole AL9 district: a typical £580,000 from 104 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 AL9 5BA

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in AL9 5BA 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 AL9 5BA?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 890 homes in the neighbourhood around AL9 5BA. The largest share of them, 29%, are in council tax band D. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (36%). 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 AL9 5BA

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

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Awithheld£1,635
Band Babout 30 (3%)£1,907
Band Cabout 170 (19%)£2,180
Band Dabout 260 (29%)£2,452
Band Eabout 150 (17%)£2,997
Band Fabout 190 (21%)£3,542
Band Gabout 90 (10%)£4,087
Band Hwithheld£4,905

When the homes were built

  1. 8% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. None 1919 to 1939
  4. 20% 1945 to 1964
  5. 36% 1965 to 1982
  6. 10% 1983 to 1999
  7. 7% 2000 to 2009
  8. 13% 2010 to 2019
  9. 5% 2020 or later

1919 to 1939: 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 AL9 5BA is in (ONS area E01023926), 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 AL9 5BA?

The nearest open schools to AL9 5BA, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near AL9 5BA, 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 AL9 5BA?

The nearest railway station to the centre of AL9 5BA is Hatfield (Herts) Rail Station, 150 metres away in a straight line.

  • Hatfield (Herts) Rail Station Railway station 150 mWalk
  • Welham Green Rail Station Railway station 3.0 kmCycle

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

8 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Hatfield Railway Station, 159 m away.

More stations near AL9 5BA, 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 AL9 5BA?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of AL9 5BA, 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 AL9 5BA?

0 within 1 km 1 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of AL9 5BA, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Pod Point Charging point · No details mapped 1.6 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 AL9 5BA?

The nearest to the centre of AL9 5BA, 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 AL9 5BA?

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 AL9 5BA?

The nearest care homes to the centre of AL9 5BA, 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 AL9 5BA?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of AL9 5BA, 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 AL9 5BA?

The nearest vets to the centre of AL9 5BA 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 AL9 5BA in a conservation area?

The centre of AL9 5BA 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 AL9 5BA?

Police.uk records 213 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of AL9 5BA in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences67 reports
Anti-social behaviour43 reports
Criminal damage and arson23 reports
Shoplifting21 reports
Other theft13 reports
Drugs12 reports

Also: vehicle crime 9, public order 8, possession of weapons 5, burglary 4, bicycle theft 4, other crime 3, robbery 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 AL9 5BA

Ward
Hatfield East
Parish
Hatfield
Region
East of England
Country
England
Built-up area
Hatfield
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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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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